Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-23
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.R

RIVER INTELLIGENCE.n
A New Orleans exchange Of the
l4th has the following sad news Of
the death Of Mr.. I'd. Braughton, 30
IavOrably known to the business
circles Of this city as the clerk Of
the Belle Lee:
We regret to learn Of the decease
Of our young friend, Mr.. Ed. L.
BraughlOn, which took place on
Tuesday last at the residence Of his
father, Judge Braughton, ct Rod.
ney, Miss. Mr.. BraughtOn had
been ailing for some time past from
disease OF the heart and str0ve
hard to dlslOdge that sudden agent
Of death, who on more than one oc-
CasiOn attempted to claim him. Bnt
alas, man Is but q weak vessel, and
tho strongest will sooner or later
succumb TO the viii Of the all-wise
Providence. Mr.. Braughton was .
whole.souled and clever gentleman
and occupied q position in the office
of the steamer Belle Lee, when
that packet first came out, and con-
tinued In that capacity until q
change Of ownership, when he left
the Belle Lee and went on board Of
the steamer Robert e. Lee. On
board of the latter packet he gained
many warm hearted friends, and
finding that his disease was gaining
on MIN he withdrew, but only ID
turn his steps to the home Of On
aged and honored parent, there n
Yield up the spirit TO Him who
gave It. That his soul may rest Il
peace is the prayer Of his many
warm hearted friends whom he ha
left behind.
A Louisville exchange Of th
18th, says:
The new Red river packet CArFi
Converse, Capt. George Res, vii
leave Pittsburg In Q few days 70
| New Orleans. The Carrie 70 namei
after the wife Of Q leading New Or
leans merchant, and is described q
Q handsome and well-bullt boat.
June 17th, the t0wbOat Coal Val
ley collided with the cOfler.dam o
the Newport bridge and carried !
away. Suit has been brought b.
Mr.. G. G. FranCiscus, the bridgI
contractor, In the United State
| District Court ct Cincinnati, agains
the owners Of that boat for $277 A
damages arising from the collision
Captain John Kouns who passe'
through Cincinnati q few days ago
has secured Capt. NewtOn's nev
boat Tidal Wave, now being com
pleted at Pittsburg, TO take th
place Of the Selma In Red river 70
the summer aud fall trade. Tn
Tidal Wave viii be completed i
about ten days.
An exchange says:
There is to be 9 boat race at Pitt
burg on the 18th, in which the COZ
testants will be three ladies-Mil
LOttie McAlICe, Miss Maggie Lu
J and Mary Whalen. The first name
. lady Is described by the Pittsbur
: Commercial as an orphan, "ab0I
/ fifteen years Of age, good-lo0kinI
|, and weighs one hundred and mir
pounds. On the day Of the raS
/. she will wear q red Jacket and
r white dress. She will row In q
|. elegant order boat" Il is said
Mary Whalen that she ''has bee
familiar with skiffs since che was
little girl. She is about eightee
years Of age; black hair and eye
. and go0d.looking. Her weight
one hundred and nineteen pound
} Her boat is cedar, thirty-two fcI
long and twelve and one half inchG
, wide /; weight 81 pounds. She wi
, wear o light buff dress, and doC
/ not propose TO cucumber herse
/. with q jacket. The Commercii
! describes Maggie Lue as "a fiT
: looking, auburn haired girl, aboI
} l6 years old. She has a 1ine cedl
boat, and handles It with no sma
degree Of skill. She has an advaI
! tage over her opponents In one n
4 spect, and that Is she weighs OF
D hundred and thirty pounds. 81
will wear q white and blue jacket
{ A New Orleans exchange Of u
Q 10Th says:
We regret to learn Of the deal
] Of Mr.. Thomas e. Henthore, whiC
J, took place in this city yesterda
}, Mr.. Henthorne was chief mate {
: many Of our first-class packets, b
Q had retired from that position, al
r he, with Mr.. ThOs. Hastings Al
J. Mr.. Thomas r. Smith, were Q
4 gagged as contractors In dischargil
II steamboats,. It was but q few "a
II ago that he was on the landing, q
his decease will be much reaFoii
8 by his many friends. Hia fnne
Ie win take place to-day at X p.
u The steamers ct the landieR 1
n evening, displayed their col0rs
o hali-mast, IS q token of respect
O. The memory of Tie daoea
|ll Tha 81 Louis nemhefsE -