Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-07-16

Delta, La, which steamer is to be
wrecked and new hull built for her
machinery. The old hull has been pur.
chased for wharf boat at Delta, La
viii l.. Visher, formerly connected
with steamboats,, is now running the To-
cal and editorial department Of the St.
Joseph Commercial.
The Colossal has laid up at Louisville.
Coal has been advanced to sixty.fve
cents per box at the Bayou Sara and
Red River coal yards.
Some weeks since we mentioned the
fact that certain little town up in the
forks Of the two rivers, a couple OF hun
dred miles or so above here, was about
to be depopulated, and that the NOV
ers were looking at Denver fora home.
Now we learn from waits third:epis-
tie TO the Commercial that those same
movers are dissatisfied, and "of two
great evils will choose the least" The
writer tells the story in the following
manner
As | mentioned the fact some time
since that twelve or fifteen families OF
this place had caught the Denver fever,
it will be in place to give the experience
one mana carpeRter-who sold ont
and gave way all he had, and moved to
that city about two weeks ago. He left
Cairo with the brightest hopes, based
upon the glowing accounts Of persons
who had visited the place for pleasure,
and fully expected to make a fortune in
little less than no time. He writes
that it is the awfulest place he ever got
into. That there are at least three car
penters for every nail that is to DO
driven, and that all other branches of
mechanics are as largely represented.
A great many carpenters, he says, are
washing dishes aud waiting upon tables
at hotels for their board, end there is
absolutely no opportunity offered where
by poor man may make a living. At
the time he wrote a club of young men
were talking of walking back to the
States, and thought they could accom-
plish the feat in thirty days. They were
out Of money, and could not obtain
work even for their board. He says the
heat is more intense than at Cairo, and
if he can possibly make money enough
he will be back here by the first of Sep
tember. Denver is an excellent place
to visit. The scenery in the mountains
near by is beautiful, but the visitor must
be backed by a national bank if he pro-
poses to enjoy it for any length of time.
The Denver fever is abating.
Observer Rhodes informs us that the
suspension of special river reports is
only Il temporary one, and will be re-
sumed October LIST, 1873. The appro-
priation at present is only sufficient to
have these special observations taken
from April 1st to June Both, and from
October LIST to November Both of each
year, the period included in those dates
being the time when these special re-
ports are most needed. During the
time intervening between these dates all
the observers at their special stations
are instructed to report any unusual rise
or fall of water, so that shippers need
net feel any apprehension of being ex-
posed to danger unwarned.
DRIFTwooD.-T Ohio fell two feet
at Evansville yesterday .........No boat at
Nashville yesterday. .".....Five feet Of
water at Little Rock 1.-THE Yaeger
passed Vicksburg yesterday coming
up.......Agent Lightburne disposed of
sixteen tickets yesterday to Memphians
who go St. Paulward. 1.-THE hull of
the Marble City has been purchased by
the Grand Tower Iron company at pri-
vate sale........The Mayhower is to be
sold at New Orleans on the 22d by United
States Marshal Packard .........The Yae-
ger has on board for St. Louis 1900 box
es of sugar and lot Of salt.........The
steamer Shamrock, which has been lay
ing at Cairo for the past six weeks, is
now in the hands of the United States
Marshal, and will soon be offered for
sale ........Julius Pollock, of the White
House Saloon, accompanied by his fam
lily, went up this morning on the City of
Vicksburg, St. Paul being his destina-
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