Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-14

ner passed up for tho same point. neither dis
charging mol. adding anything of Importance
here. To-days arrivals were but few. Tho A.
j. White brought bales Of cotton and 6es
sacks cotton seed. The Capitol City passed
up for 81. Louis four days out from New Or
leans. putting out here Al cases Of tobacco. IS
bbls. salt and some sundries. The Rubicon
followed soon after, putting out zoo bundles
cotton ties, The r. p. Walt was eight days
out from st. Louis, and added nothing save
some light freight and left at 10; so am, for
| Vicksburg. The George W. Cheek came in az
noon with lot of supdries and fair passen-
ger list. A heavy rain fell at intervals
during the night and up to a late hour during
the day.
The gay little steamer George w. Cheek,
Captain Mark Cheek commander. will get
away at o'clock this evening for Helena.
Friar's Point. and all intermediate landings.
The City of Chester, Aeck ZegIer in com
mand. will depart to-day as advertised else
where. for Cairo. st. Louis and all tho way
landings. and makes direct connection with
tho railways and upper river steamers.
Tomorrow the White river railroad
packet. Usage. will leave DevalI's Bluff for
DesArc, Augusta and Jacksonport, upon the
arrival Of the train from this city. Any de-
sired information can be obtained at No. s
Madison street.
The following additional rules adopted BY
the Board ofSupervising Inspectors at Wash
ington. wiz be found interesting to steam
boatmen:
RULE IS. Before license can be issued to
any person to act as u master, mate, pilot or
engineer, he must personally appear before
some LEGAL board or n supervising inspector
for examination according to law.
RULE %. ALI steamers now in service, and
which are now supplied with lookup safety
valves. in conformity with the regulations Of
the former Board of Supervising Inspectors.
shall be deemed to have complied with the
law relative to the lookup safety valves.
The Mary Boyd goes to White river Satur-
day as the United States mail steamer in place
of the Thos. II. Allen, which vessel will lay
up for repairs.
The Fort Gibson and Fort Smith are to ply
between Little Rock and the mouth Of White
river during the low water season. The Oar
danelle will run from Pine Bluff to Little
Rock twice week. and the Pat Cleburne from
this city TO the mouth Of White river twice
each week until the next rise.
Tho Louisville mail boats sell round trip
tickets from Louisville or Madison, including
admission to the Exposition at Cincinnati,
for five dollars and four dollars respectively.
The Evansville Journal says that the wreck
ers at work in front of that city on Tuesday
morning removed q large section of the hull
of the Norman, and that they are making fair
progress, and do not apprehend a sufficient
rise 10 interfere with their work.
The tOw-bOat Sam Merwin was sold at pub
lie sale Monday OF Louisville. Frank Dough
erty was the purchaser at $3.50. He aftey-
ward sold her to Homer. Woods & Co.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain Carter, is
announced to leave the landing at ten o'clock
tomorrow morning for the bends and Vicks-
burg. She has magnificent accommodations
and makes splendid time.
Captain Bunker's new steamer. built at
Barmore's ship-yard, JefTersOnville. was
launched Tuesday in the presence Of a large
number Of spectators.
Captain d. Il. Conner, commanding the
Lizzie. was the first boatman to receive his
certificate as master under the new law from
the Inspectors at Louisville. Under this law
all the officers of boats are required to take
out license. which the Government issues at
the following rates Masters. SO; engineers,
frst-cIass. $40; second and third classes, So;
frst mates, S.; pilots, SO.