Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-08-22
MISCELLANEOUS.

day.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The John Kyle didn't leave New Or
leans until last night, and will be up on
Monday night.
Z The City CT Augusta dropped down to
the landing this morning, to load fc.
White river.
The John B. Maude left st. Louis last
night for New Orleans, and will be here
ready to leave on Sunday evening.
A Louisville dispatch says; THE Lion
ess on her way from Cairo to this port
broke her shaft at Holtz bar. The
Robin and Greyhound went down this
evening to bring her up. The Charles
Bodmann is reported laid up at Stevens
port waiting for water. Pilots from be-
low report FIVE feet on the shoaleSt bars
out to Cairo"
Says Wednesdays Cincinnati Com
mercial Five million bushels of Pitts
burg coal will arrive here today. One
half Of this will go to Louisville, and
the other two and half millions will be
held in this market on owners account
for a price. Pittsburg operators state
that their miners are on strike to force
the screen bill into operation, and
they appear Indifferent about selling
until the stocks in yard are reduced and
prices advanced Fifteen cents will
probably be the price held for. "
The wharfboat at Lake Providence
was aground foRseveral days. Four or
FIVE boats pulled at it unnecessarily. but
the Bart Able finally got it all right Sun
day morning. 1t had lodged at wreck.
James surveying party, on the Colo
RADIO river, is encamped in the desert
with the Caseopah Indians, near the
river. The prospect of filing the Colo
RADIO desert from the waters Of the river
is reported upon as feasible.
A Washington telegram Of the Goth
gives the following additional particu-
lars OF the Wswassett investigation, now
going on there:
Captain Gidley, superintendent of the
Potomac Ferry Company, testified be-
fore the Wawassett commission to day
that the license for that vessel called for
one hundred and thirty cabin and twenty
steerage passengers. This was received
from the Georgetown custom-house. The
last inspection allowed only thirty cabin
and twenty deck passengers. He after
wards obtained permission to carry five
hundred additional passengers on linn
tied number of excursions on the Poto-
mac river. The witness had no idea how
the mistake as to the limitation of the
number of passengers occurred on the
last inspections, only these being al
lowed. Captain ward said the superin-
tendent never gave him instructions to
exercise the crew in the fire drill. After
further testimony had been given, Capt
Smith, General Supervising Inspector,
said from the evidence of the Superin-
tendent of the Potomac Ferry Company
and Of the Captain of the Wawassett, it
was evident that there was absence of
discipline, order and proper authority on
the Wawassett. Who was to blame he
would not say; but everything possible
should be done to obtain the truth, in
order to form a right judgment, and to
act accordingly. He entered the room
with deep feeling of regret and sorrow,
not only because Of the occasion. but
because it shorteded his trip to the West
ern waters. He was anxious to be here
before the commission closed, and give
such aid in the investigation as might be
required, and express his sympathy to
those who lost their friends and relatives
by the disaster. The commission ad-
journed till Friday.
The George c. Wolf will be due up
this evening.
Parties are at Louisville from Shrevt-
port negotiating with the boat builders
around the falls for a new ferryboai, 20
be used at that point.
Says yesterdays St. Louis Republi-
can: The upper Mississippi pilots still |
hold out on the strike for one hundred
and fifty dollars a month, and the n. and
n. line are equally determined to Psy
DO more than one hundred aud twenty
Eve dollars between here and keokuk.
The Northwestern. that Was to have left
Tuesday, failed to get out till last even
ing, owing 70 the changes in the prices.
Captain McCuns telegrsphed down from
Keokuk yesterday that be had good pr
lots engaged, aud that be would send
them down Immediately. From this it
would seem thai be intends Sighting the