Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-09-27

that the alligator would make mince
meat Of him unless he acted promptly
Cloud swallowed it, and since that time
tho Vicksburgers have quarantined him,
fearing from his bloated appearance
that he has worms or the yellow jack.
walt" Mckee writes from Cairo as
follows "The weather continues clear
and cool, bat as there has not yet been
frost the health Of the city does not
improse. As yet only few fatal cases
have occurred, but there are now many
obstinate ones typhoid bilious fever) on
hand. Lawrence +. Mckee, my brother,
is very low with this disease, and night
before last was pronounced beyond re-
covery by two able physicians. But he
still lives, aud with strong hopes OF re-
covery. Boats from the South are ex-
amined by our authorities after arrival
here to prevent their landing, but no
quarantine has yet been established, as
very few cases have yet been found on
steamers. Business does not yet seem
to be seriously affected by the preva-
lence OF disease elsewhere, probably be-
cause il was too near dead to begin with
st. Louis forbids the dumping Of oiial
or nuisances of any kind in the harbor,
500 feet from the St. Louis shore, under
heavy penalty.
The Joe Kinney will enter the Anchor
line as Vicksburg boat at St. Louis to.
day. Captain Porter will be in charge,
and Jim White has the engagement as
chief clerk.
Andy Wilson has shipped as second
clerk on the Belle of Texas.
The li.tle steamer Union has been pur-
chased at a cost of $25OO, to take the
place of the Mountsineer in the trade
between St. Joseph and Peru, on the
Missouri river.
Henry A. Jackson, who unfortunately
got his arm broken while attending the
prize fight on Tuesday above st. Louis,
was cabin boy on the steamer Lady
Lee, and was taken to the Marine Hos
pital by Captain Shields and Clerk
Hener. Mr.. jackson is said to be a
very worthy young man.
VIM. B. Walker, formerly connected
with the boat store of the Northwestern
Union Packet Company, died in st.
Louis on Monday, in the 39th year of
his age
Dick Weston (Old Knott, an old Cum
berland river steamboat engineer, has
retired from the river, and is now rum
ming a steam mill at Paducah. He says
he don't like stationary" it looks
like being on boat that is aground.
Jimmy Greenough, clerk of the Peni-
nah, and Captain Shaw, late of that
steamer, we're in Sioux City on the 18th.
Captain W. H. Daniel, of Troy, Ind,
is trying to get the folks to build boat
to run between Evansville and Red
river.
The Cleburne didn't get away for
Vicksburg until this morning.
Previous to the adjournment of the
National Convention, recently held at
Philadelphia, new executive commit
tee, comprising fifteen members, was
elected, with Thomas Sherlock chair
man, and also subcommittee to visit
Washington this winter, in the steam
boatmen's interest. Another committee
was appointed to wait on the Secretary
of the Treasury, and urge the accept
ance of the Louisville and Portland
canal by the Government. The com
mittee consists of Mr.. Thomas Sherlock
and Mr.. James S. Wise, of Cincinnati;
Mr.. Stockdale, of Pittsburg, and John
Gilbert, of Illinois.
The st. Louis Times says; "Commo-
dore W. F. Davidson's raid against the
cities of the North, to recover wharfage
charges, continues undated. Colonel
]. Ham Davidson, attorney for the
Northwestern Union Packet Company,
filed complaint recently for the pur-
pose of recovering the wharfage money
paid to the city of st. Paul during the
years 1870 and 1871. 1t is claimed that
the several sums paid to the city under
the wharfage ordinance were so paid
after protest by the company, and with
accompanying assurances that suits
would ultimately be instituted for the
recovery. A large number of barges and
twenty-one steamers paid wharfage du-
ring the period referred to amounting to
1854 49. and plaintiff wishes that
amount returned, with interest, costs
and disbursements"