Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-22

/; Howard, in command Of Captain
Bryan, is due up to-day bound for
Cairo,
Engineers Eli Samuels and Ed
Goodwin, formerly Of the George w.
Cheek, arrived from Vicksburg yes
terday.
The Port Eads, with three barges
in tow, laid up at Benefits, thirty
miles below here on account Of the
heavy ice.
The Golden City is announced TO
leave Cincinnati this evening, to be
followed by the Golden Crown on
Tuesday next.
The Champion No. s has gone to the
wreck Of the Eldorado, and if success
full in raising her, will bring her to
Cincinnati for repairs.
The james Lee will be in tomorrow
and leave at her regular hour Monday
evening for Helena, Friars Point and
all way landings.
The OsceOla Belle departed this
forenoon for 0sceola and all interme-
date landings with a fair trip of both
freight and people.
The Charles Morgan, from Cincin-
natl, passed Evansville yesterday noon,
and is due here tomorrow on her way
to New Orleans.
|, A produce boat laden with apples,
belonging to Sperry & Bowen, was
sunk at the Louisville landing on
Wednesday last.
The crew Of the Rene Macready
leave by rail this evening for Wits
burg to bring out their boat, which
has been ice-bound for several weeks.
The Guiding Star and Paris G.
Brown, which left here on Monday
last, were compelled to lay up at
Richardson's landing, 80 miles above
here.
The levee is quite slippery, and
many unexpected seats were taken to-
day upon its surface.
The Golden Rule is due up to-day,
bound for the Ohio river.
The Virgie Lee, Of the Memphis
and Ohio river packet company, is an
nounced to leave Cincinnati this even
ing for this port.
The K. R. Springer, which left Gin
%cinnati Wednesday evening. is towing
the hull and cabin of the dismantled
Matches, which she takes to Matches
to be converted into a wharfboat.
The General Lytle is still kept aAoat
by her own pumps, and will 60 on the
ways for repairs either at Cincinnati
or Madison, whichever place affords
the first opportunity.
The U. P. Scheuck, from New
Orleans, passed up last night, bound
for Cincinnati. She had about 900
tons of freight. On account Of the
heavy ice she was three days coming
from Helena.
The Gold Dust came in this morn
ing from Cairo, put off 1893 pkgs Of
freight, adds eco tons for Vicksburg
and the bends and will get away this
evening, being the only boat going be-
low Terrene.
A foreign vessel entering the Mis-
sissippi river is not bound by the sig
nal regulations of the United States
inspectors. Such is the view taken by
Judge Butler, of the admiralty court
Of Philadelphia.
The supervising inspector of the
seventh district reports that the mum.
Der of passengers carried during the
year 1880 by boats in the above dis
trict were 4,466, 797, against 3,lS3, 448
Tor the year 1879, and not a person
lost his life or met with an injury.
Major W. II. II. Benyard, of the
United Status army engineer corps,
reports the channel at the mouth of
Red river Of sufficient depth, and
work there has ceased. The rise now
going in the Mississippi river will
serve to aid the effect Of the work.
Major Benyard and Major Suter
have recently been relieved of the di-
rection ofthe works in Arkansas river,
which have been formed into q sepa-
rate district with Captain Hamburg
in charge, who is soon to commence
work on the improvement of that
stream.
On the last trip of the Hard Cash
up White river she was presented by
the citizens of Indian Bay with a new
set of colors, the handiwork of several
of the bellies of that enterprisng town.
The flag for the iackstaf was run up
to day Tor the first time, and with the
fresh northern breeze shows off to per-
lection.
Burt Hazen, a we'll known Memphis
and Ohio river pilot, and late of the
Vint Shinkle, has been missing for
two weeks. He was last seen in Gin
c%innati, and it is feared he attempted
to cross the ice in the night where the
Champion No. 8 had broken it up,and
was drowned. He was a single man,
about 30 years of age, and resided
with his aged parents in Bellevue, KY.
Miss Ida Wise, daughter Of Captain
James s. Wise, superintendent Of the
Memphis and Ohio river packet com
pany, was married on Wednesday last
at Cincinnati to MIR. Harry M. Hills.
There was quite a ] large attendance to
witness the nuptials, and many were
the wishes of long life and happiness
to the newly welded pair.
The splendid packet Marlin Speed
is announced to leave at 4 pm. to-day
for Pine Bluff and all intermediate
landings, carrying the mail, paying
prompt attention to all business en-
trusted to her, and connecting with
the light draughte packet Maumelle
for Little Rock and points above. Cap
tain John Darragh commands, and
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