Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-02-16


Of the 81. Louis Board Of Underwater.
arrived yesterday from St. Louis, and
left Oh the Illinois for the sunken
steamer City Of Quincy.
The a. 8. Turner s due up to-day en-
route to Cincinnati. ns2H2aa az a.
The Illinois backed out for Vicksburg
With : big trip of freight and people,
ndThe 0scsola for St. Francis river had
q good trip Of freight .
The ThsmpScn Dean. Captain v. B.
Miller. leaves tomorrow evening fog
New Orleans and the bends on a grand
Mardi-Gras excursion. making all prom
iusnt way landings. All wishing q
pleasant safe journsy to the Crescent City
will do we'll to take passage on her.
George Miltsnberger does the honors Of
the office.
The George W. Cheek, Captain Nat
Green, from tho lower coast, had a good
list of cotton and people. She return,
to Helena aud the bends this evening,
Messrs. Davis and Langlois are hei
clerks.
The James D. Parker, Captain Bob
Wise, will arrive tonight from Cincin,
matt and leave tomorrow evening on 4
return trip to the Ohio river. She
makes q MArdi-Gras excursion from Gin
eiunAti to Memphis. Captain 4. W.
Lightburne will make engagements for
her.
The Belle Of Shreveport passed down
this morning without landing.
The 0scsola Belle, Captain 0. K. Jop-
lin, came in this morning from the
upper coast with II bales and 3S bags
cotton, lO2 sacks seed and q lot Of sun.
dries. She returns to Haile's Point
Friday evening, attending to all way
business. Ally Hancock is her purser.
The Belle of Texas, Captain Oar.
ragh, gets away this evening for Little
Rock and all points on Arkansas river,
carrying the mail and attending to way
business. Msssrs. Billy Butler aud Billy
Nucles oficiate in the Office. The
Belle will make a grand Mardi.G rss trip
to Memphis. She will entertain her
guests in a royal manner, and will lay
over here until after the carnival is over.
The Cons Millar for Memphis and
Golden Rule for New Orleans leave Gin.
this evening.
The City Of Quincy. which has found
q resting place seventy miles below
here, was built at Madison, Ind, by the
Northern Line Packet Company and
came out in 1871. Her dimensions are
30 feet long, As feet breadth Of beam,
33feet floor and 81 feet depth Of hold.
She measured 74S tons, With capacity
forll00 tons.
@ Captain r. W. L~ightburne, agent Of
the steamer Mary Houston, received .
telegram from Cairo this morning from
Captain Charley Miller, her commander,
that she would arrive here at 6
pm. and leave at IL o'clock to night for
New Orleans and all principal landings
in the bends.
Captain Robert Wise. commander Of
that ever popular steamer. the James D.
Parker, telegraphed Captain Lightburne
from Cairo that be would arrive here to-
night with bis packet and leave promptly
tomorrow evening for Cincinnati, going
through on a quick trip in order to arrive
at Cincinnati in time to leave for Mem
phis on q grand Msrdi-Gras excursion.
EEw STEAMBOAT BILL The Commit
tee on Finance at Washington agreed to
report To- the House the bill 10 amend
the Revised Statutes regulating com
merce and navigation, and the regula.
ton Of steam vessels, by which, among
other things, all said vessels are required
To- e furnished with proper signal lights,
and during the night time TO show q
lighted torch upon that point or quarter
to which any steamer shAll be ap-
preaching, the penalty for n~on-compli.
snce with the provision being 5000.
The master Of any vessel coming into or
going out Of any port situate upon
waters which are the bounds between
two States may employ any pilot duly
licenped by the laws Of either State
The Local Inspector shall inspect the
boilers Of all steam vessels before the
same be used. and once at least every
year thereafter. Any person shipping
oils Of vitrioL, unsealed lime, inAamma-
BILE matches, OF gunpowder, in q vessel
taking cargo for divers persons on freight
without delivering at time Of shipment a
note in writing expressing the nature
and character Of such merchandise to
the master, mate, eficer, OF other person
in charge OF the ladinR Of a vessel,
shall be liable to the United States
in q penalty Of $1,000 No steamer
carrying passengers shall depart from
any port unless she shall have in her
service q full complement Of licensed
officers, and q crew sufficient ct all times
10 manage the vessel, including the
proper number Of watchmen, except on
No loose bay, loose cotton,
or loose hemp, camphene, nitro-glycerine,
uaphths, benzins, benzole, crude petro-
leum, or other like explosive burning
fluids shall be carried As freight on any
steamer carrying passengers. Refined
friction matches, gunpowder,
nitro-glycerine, and other combustible
substances are required to DO securely
protected and placed at q secure dis.
lance from any FIRE or heat, or in such
part Of the steamer as the local luspec-
tor shall designate In writing. No pro,
ducts Of petroleum shall be used on q
steam vessel for illuminating purposes