Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-14
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MISCELLANEOUS

The Della gets a load of Lumber aud
leaves al Q o'clock this morning.
The Clarksville has been chartered
by Capt, Abe Smith for the AttakapGs
trade.
The river rose here q hall inch yes-
terdsy evening In the three hours be-
tween 6 aud 0 o'clock.
The Government snag.boat Wagner
came down out Of the Yazoo yesterday,
and 10 tied up below the Elevator, hav-
ing some machinery repaired.
The little Minnie a, which we
thought had passed down without
stopping, didn't get in till yesterday
morning, She goes down below 10
tow cotton seed.
The United States Marshal OF Evans.
Vile sold the steamer Il. S. Triplett on
Friday to Schultz, Truman & Co., for
S6l0, who afterward sold her 10 r. S.
Triplett aud George A, Williams, Of
Owenboro, at a slight advance.
The Capitol City arrived with 1900
packages. Mr.. VIM. Blenker now pre-
sides in the Office, vice our old friend
Henry DIETRICH, of whom he ls 10 every
way a worthy successor, Mr., Blenker,
as are all the officers of the Anchor
Line, is a gentleman Of experience in
his business, and of such social quail.
ties as will. gain him a host of friend.
down this way.
New Orleans City Item Capt. Jack
Blanks has contracted with D. s. Bar.
more for a low water side-wheel steam
err to he ready in thirty days and moi
TO draw over five inches light he will
call her the Little Bob, and will be EN-
ployed In one Of the Ouachita river
tributaries, - = . That clock IL no
yet in running order. We mean, o
course, the ferry landing clock,
Capt. Tobin's new boat will be 800 fee
long, with so feet beam, and will be
rather in speed. = The Thomp
son Dean will, when the painters ar
through with her, be one of the hand
soonest boats afoat.
NATIONAL BOARD OF STEAM SAvIGATIoN
Extracts from the second aud lac
days proceedings;
capt. John +. bravo and Gen. J. X
Morehead spoke Of the success OF the Fad
lefty system, and the latter said he want
cd the system introduced up the Missts
slppi as far as Cairo. He agreed wit
Capt. Gould that the Mississippi shout,
be improved from the mouth Of the Mis-
souri, to New Orleans, and said he believel
this could be done by the jetty system.
ton for the appointment Of q committee Q
i've to take into consideration the quel
ton OF improving the Mississippi rive
from the mouth OF the Missouri river I
New Orleans in accordance with the sul
gestion OF Capt. Gould. The resoluti0
was adopted, and the chairman appointe
Capts. L. W. Gould, John 5. Botngel
John z. Kelser, Of st. Louis: n. n. Jones
Memphis, and George h. Kirk, New U
leans.
Captain Varble presented the tollowin
resolution, which was adopted:
"ResOlved, That 1t Is the judgment
the National Board Of steam Navigatlo
that the present charges for license to OF
GERS OF steam vessels are unfair and one
Gus, and that the Executive Committee b
instructed to use its best efforts for the
reduction.
Mr.. h. U, Hart, OF St. Louis, offered Ii
following:
"Resoived, That the lighthouse servie.
as adopted upon our Western rivers, Is
indispensable service 10 the interest
navigation, and the Convention eArnestl
recommend to Congress that the appropI
alton 10 this branch Of the public seTylt
shall be proportional TO each district"
The resolution was adopted, Mr.. Ha
explaining that the Government was bo'
TO make some changes which would be q
verse to navigation, and which would like
be prevented by the timely action OF 4
National Board.