Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-09-30

at louisville. with four feet four inches 10 the
canal. and Eve and half feet In the. channel
in the lower Ohio.
nfs BOATS IN PORT.
Guidon. Commercial, Dos Arc. Wauanita.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The trade with Arkansas this season has been
greater than ever known before. The local
packets In White and Arkansas rivers have
been taxed 10 their utmost capacity TO trans
| port the freights. The scarcity Of labor has
caused much delay. though the freigh have
been sent forward with very little delay.
The Guidon was delayed last evening on nc.
count Of her crow Jumping her. She will get
of this evening for Arkansas river. having
completed her cargo. Captain Clay Rice COM
| mands. with VIM. Morrison in the Office.
The evidence in regard TO the explosion Of
the steamers Cumberland and Phantom will
be laid before the Grand Jury of the United
States Court Of Louisville at It's next sitting. z
The Commercial, alias the "0ld Reliable"
Is being put In complete order. She will be
brought to the Ieyes this evening to commence
receiving for White river, and will leave on
Saturday.
Little or no coal will get out on this rise. in
consequence Of Lock No. on Monongahela
being out Of order.
Messrs. Levy & Robbins. steamboat agents
and forwarding merchants, have installed
themselves in their new Sofiics. No. l6 Jefrer.
son street. All business intrusted to their care
will receive prompt attention. They will give
their especial attention to steamboat agency.
The Bismarck. Capt.Entriken. will leave the
wharf to morrow evening for New Orleans.
Look out for her.
The Dan. Able. Capt. Jsm,s Lee. Is the Fi-
day Friar's Point PACKET.
The Edinbug will arrive to-day from White
river. sr
The Cora s. is due to-day from Cincinnati,
and leaves on Saturday with return trip.
The Geo. W. Cheek. Capt. George Malone. is
the regular Friday Friar's Point and bend
packet. risfH rflelI feq4F3 4
The fine steamer Thomas II. Allen, Captain
Pritchard. will be found at the wharf this eve
ming. to receive for Arkansas river. She is the
regular Friday Arkansas river U s mail packet.
The Arkansas was to have left st. Louis on
Wednesday for Little Rock.
t. The ST. Louis Packet Company advanced the
rates Of freights on Tuesday to Memphis and
Arkansas river twenty-five per cent.
The Nick Lonsworth and Pauline Carroll
will be down on Saturday for New Orleans.
The Linton is receiving for Arkar sas river.
leaving on Saturday for Fort Smith direct.
The DesAIe sails to-day at five pm. for all
points on White river through to Jacksonpert.
Billy Miller. 81 ever gentleman, controls the
a. FAIRS of the Office.
Peter Conrad has purchased at st. Louis
one half the steamer Corr Ella for Sl3. 900
Tho Wauanita. Captain Stein. leaves for
The Belle 81, Louis. Capt. Zeigler. rs the
regular Thursday St Louis packet. though
she had not arrived at the WHAT up to noon.
ereSs q bs
ing: ut has been related. and we have often
witnessed. the sallantry Of chefclerks on pala-
tial steamers. and the little incident which we
herein propose TO relate. seems 10 our view to
completely cover the a. sertion with truth. and
at once place the perpetrator in the head rank
OF gallant steamboat clerks. The Belle st
Louis, from Memphis, was coming up the river
a few days ago. nearing on board large con-
course of beautiful ladies. one Of whom. in par
ticular, was remarkstle for her beauty, and
especially for the brightness of her eyes. The
clerk being gentleman renowned for genial
ity. and also for sreat appreciation Of feminine
beauty, became Father smitten with the stars
which beamed so lustrously upon him. and to
show his appreciation Of the bright eyes was
| VI u IdIc COuCcptuup ucRhtl iu5 iduy 10 let
him light his cigar from the wondrous light Of
thote eyes, II is related in history that that
cigar was thrown in the waist bssket-te, and
that certain clerk from that moment became
The elegant steamer Natoma, Captain VIM.
Ashford, is the regular Saturday White river
| pa ket. She will be found in port Tomorrow
| morning ready TO receive
| The Colorado leaves the wharf this evenir
| for Nicksburg. .sHf slt p
The Emma No. 8 is due from New Orleans.
The following is the decision Of the Local
Inspectors of Memphis in the Phantom ex-
| plosion: -
The Local Inspectors are Of the o.inion that
| the evidence taken in the case fthe explosion
of the steamboat Phantom all goes to estabi sh
the fact that the steamers Phantom and Clara
Scott were racirg at the time Of the explosion
OF the boilers on the, Ph9r tom. If we were
called upon to define the nlasuinep OF the word |
racing We would sa, ;.Where tw boa are |
running IN close proximi Y one to the 9th r, |
and the officers aud crew of each boat are car |
rying high steam, aud using All other means in |
their power to arrive at certain pants in al |
vance OF her competitor; we would call this !
be running in open opposition for the purpoSe |
of securing the trade.
We are, therefore. OF the opinion tia Can
tain Dexter. in assumins 10 c, n'rol the entire
business betweea certain DIN 5 on the navi- |
gable waters of the United States which have |
been declared open and free alike 10 all her cit
izsDs. has acted in open disregard to the safety |
of the lives of passengers intfusted to bis care |
and skill as comm inder of steam boats.
And, in the case of the or gneers of the |
ste mboat Phantom Phiilpps best and John |
Wallace-we are Of the opinion that the boil |
eIs on the steamb at Plant IN were very de |
fective. They were burned and charred on the
bottom, i'm mediately over the fires and he |
first engineer, in his oyn evidence. admi,s that |
he was not sware of the condition of the boil
ers, and further states that he had been en-
ployed on the steamboat Phantom for the last |
year as engineer. and that in that time be had |
never had the bottoms OF the boilers swept and |
examined. ana did not know their true condi- |
ton. The Inspectors assume il TO be fact |
that the boilers on the steamb boat Phantom /
could not have become thus burned and cnarred |
as portions of them proved to be. If the said /
engineers mentioned above had used the proper /
skill and precaution 10 the discharge of their |
duties as eneinee s. We. theref re, suspend |
the license Of Phillips Best and John W allace
for the term of one ear IRON date, for negi-
geuce, irattention to duty. and unskillful1 ess,
thereby causing the explosion of tho boilers on I
the steamboat Phantom on the latn day Of Sep |
TENDER, 1859; and We refer all whom il NAV
concern to the Law made and provided for SUI |
cases: Act of July l.. 1854. section O. entitled
an act further to regulate the carriage Of pas
ser gers in steamships and other vessels and |
section y, and sftiele 9, Of the law passed hY 1
Congress, August 30. 1852 an act u amend 70
act, entitled an act TO provide far the better SO
curity of the lives Of passengers on board Of |
vases propelled in whole or in part By steam,
and II other purposes.
ROBERT GoQDE.
United Stats Local inspectors, Memphis.