Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-06-21
JOHN A. CODY,
Sergeant signal Service, U, $. A.
MISCELLANEOUS.


The SuDGoWer Billie got away fairly
loaded.
The Golden Rule passed up promptly
on time full Of passengers.
. The Golden Crown Is the next
steamer out of the Ohio, after the Nor
gan.
The Fair Play arrived at II 10 p m
with q light trip of freight, but good
list Of passengers.
The staunch Josephine Splenger,
Offered by popular gentlemen, and
we'll appointed either for passengers
or freight, departs for Yazoo river At
noon to-day.
The good steamer Colorado, boat
that ranks first.class and is manned by
officers who can't be beat, "nO way you
can fix it," leaves the Elevator TOR ST.
Louie at IL M, sharp. The City of
Vicksburg Is the next Anchor Liner,
leaving Saturday.
Garrett SelmOn is in charge Of the
cabins of the Golden Crown. Garrett
is one Of the oldest Stewards on the
river. The Golden Crown has added a
circulating library 10 her attractions,
and promises to have paper published
on board shortly.
The familiar liihograph entitled "a
Steamboat Rice on the Mississippi" is
said TO be a liie-likC representation Of
the Baltic and Diana, which boats en-
gagged In an exc ting contest twenty
years sgo. The picture met with an
immense sale st the Time, aud still finds
ready purchasers.
Capt. w, W. Alter, who died 10 ST..
Louie. had $22 900 insurance on bis
life 500 900 Of 1t is IN the Pennsylvania
Mutual, $1,000 in the Merchants Ex.
change Association, aud 81 600 10 an.
other Company not named. IN addi.
ton TO this he had considerable prop.
erty. lie leaves wife aud one child,
boy, aged nine years.
Tue New Orleans Dem cral says
Morgan's Railroad claim as theirs BY
right, 600 feet OF the wharf in front oil
their depot, from GirOd street up, aud
want ii. The Mobile RAilroad haven
been heard from yet. As likely as moi
they will want as much, if not more
Steamboats, will have TO hunt somt
other landing place next season.
Cincinnati Times: Capt, W. S
Parker arrived from Memphis lhi,
morning. lie Is soliciting bids for thu
new boat be proposes 10 build for thI
Pittsburg aud ST. Louis trade. Sh'
will be q wheeler, $50 feet long
3S feet beam and 81 feet hold. He
engines will DO lSH inches in diameter
6 feet stroke. Capt. Parker leaves ioI
Pittsburg tonight.
Courier.J ournal: Tie suit brough
before the courts here some time agr
by SAllie d, wife of pilot Robert NJ
Osirander, for divorce, was amicabl
/ settled yesterday, aud the case dis
missed. The parties rfjoin each Other
aud, we trust, will forever dwell i
peace aud hsppln, ss together. RobCE
! Ostrander is good pilot and goo
man. The wide dfIerenc
between the treatment extended I
river and railroad transportation linel
by the law, would almost Incline on
TO think that the managers OF the latte
secured discrimination to enable ther
10 compete more readily with tn
former. A railroad may owe Its ell
ployes any amount, and pass into
receivers hands, leaving this class {
creditors to whistle for their due
Why q railroad employe should nj
have tho same right to tic up a trai
for his wages that steamboat employ
has 10 tie up a steamboat for his due
is not clear to one viewing the matt
from an i'm partial standpoint.
ST. Louis Times: II was on bo
the writer held the responsible posiliC
\ OF cabin boy that backwood's fami
\ were seated at supper near tho head
the table, where the dish containing Il
beefsleak was always placed, for 4
Captain in those times did the carvin
A female Of some eighteen Summer
; who was the oldest of several Childre
on being asked by the Captain If che
~ have q piece Of beef, replied: II dol
mind Il do take ahunk." A few mi
/. utes later che began sopping her bre
/ In the meat dish, and turning to 9
vt ter who sat next 10 her, said "Dip
Sal, dad pays as much as any Of 'el
This was when the river enjoyed
monopoly OF the carrying businC
There were no railroads then, and p
lple had TO 90 by boat or not 60 at
and Of course the society was not
lect. Il was no uncommon thing
boat to have on board q dozen CT
Victs aud an equal number Of Senat
and Representatives, and even Pr
dent of the United States, oil on h
way to-serve their country.
To rrrnnn mhn nnfEar frnKsn Duannn