Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-07-16

Captain james H.. Rees, who /
experimenting the construction Q
the Memphis and Vicksburg packe
Parole, reports that the hull will b
ready to launch in a few days.
Captain j. G. Andrews saw-mil
boat which has been under course o
construction at Deans Island, is com
pleted and ready for business. Capt
Andrews has named her Straigh
Edge.
The james D. Parker cleared a
dusk for Cincinnati with 100 bales o
cotton, 20 bbls oil and IS tons of mis-
ce~llaneous freight, and had l25 cabir
passengers and a large number o
deckers.
The Vint Shinkle for Memphi,
passed Evansville yesterday mornin,
at 2 o'clock, and is due here to-mor.
row, and leaves Friday evening with {
return trip for Cincinnati, ticketins
passengers through to all points East
at reduced rates. Captain j. A
Lindsay is her chief clerk, assisted By
Harry CARLY.
The Osceola Belle. Captain ]. G.
Andrews, is the regular mail packet
leaving this evening for 0sceola and
all way landings on the upper coast.
Captain b. D. Michel, one of the
cleverest gentlemen on the river, has
charge OF the office, seconded by Cyrus
Fay.
The splendid l~ight-draught steamer
Hattie Nowland, with Captain John
Darrageh in command, takes the place
OF the j.. W. Calf in the Memphis
and Cincinnati trade, and leaves here
tomorrow evening on her initial trip.
The Hattie Rowland is an excellent
packet for the trade, is a good carrier
and has palatial passenger accommo-
datlons, and has recently been locked
and put in complete running order.
Captain A. j. Mcconnell, an affable
gentleman, who is well known along
the Ohio river, has charge of the Office.
The Coahoma, the famous red
tiger" packet of the lower coast.
arrived at 10 o'clock this morning,
having been delayed by an unusually
heavy way business. She is now
receiving at the foot of Court street
for Friar's Point and all intermediate
landings, and leaves this evening at
o'clock, sharp, carrying the mail, do
ing all way business, and connecting
at Glendale with the Mobile and
Northwestern railroad. Captain John
G~wathmey is her chief clerk, and has
associated with him in the Office
Messrs Plat Rhodes and j. w Haley.
The reliable and independent pack
ct Hard Cash, Captain Ed Postal,
came in this morning from White
river with 3 bales cotton, $50 SKIS seed
and 40 pRgs suudries, and leaves this
evening at 6 o'clock, sharp, with a re-
turn trip for White river, carrying
the mail and going through to Jack
sonpOrt. She will make all way land
lngs, there being no quarantine on
White river. Charley Postal, who is
noted for his integrity and prompt.
ness, is her chief clerk, seconded by
that clever gentleman, John Z. Wyck-
off.
Pittsburg kilograms of Monday con
tain the following: The weather is
melting hot. The Monongahela
reached 4 feet, and is now falling.
with 4 feet 6 inches on the marks.
The W G. Gray aud crew left to bring
up the Iron Mountain. Captain VIII
liams and crew left for Louisville t,
bring up the j. b. Williams. Goa.
shipments-For Cincinnati JOIN
Lysle, Jos. Nixon, j. W. Gould, VIM
Stone, 5. Brown, John Penny, Gray
hound, 50 barges and fats, with 49l,.
600 bushels for Wheeling and Park.
ersburg, $4,000 bushels for Louis
vile, Fred Wilson No. 2, $4,000
bushels. Several other tows were
ready, but did not consider it safe tc
venture. Gray's Iron Line sent out
10 barges for louisville and St. Louis
The G. w. Bachelor, for Cairo, will
leave Tuesday. The towboat George
Matheson has been sold to a Cincin.
natl company for $500 cash.
An engineer gives the Pittsburg
Dispatch the following important in.
formation There IS no good rea.
son why our boats should not do the
work they now perform with one-halt
the amount of fuel that Is now CON
sumed, just think for a moment Of
an engineer exhausting a volume Of
Al cubic feet Of steam at a pressure
of 12O pounds to the square inch each
revolution. This amount of steam
alone is capable Of doing double the
work done before being exhausted Be.
low we will show the economy Of the
different sized engines, all to use the
same volume and pressure of steam.
A 2G-inch cylinder, s feet stroke, cut.
ting off at ~ inches, or 4 of the
stroke, will give an average torsioI
on the shaft of 32s, l58 pounds, A
26-inGh cylinder, with 10 feet stroke
with like volume and pressure, vii
give an average torsion of 3S4,97I
pounds 26x12, 340,Il0 do; 30xl2
504,0S4 do; 32x12, 5l6,32O do 32xl2
566, 592 do 40xl2, ~condenSing, 1928
DO, a sa,a of the latter over the for
mer with the same fuel being SIS pc.
cent
An Idyl Of the Fourth.
The Springfield Union thus drop,
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