Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-12
day, at 5 pm, with a return trip for
the Ohm

day, at 5 pm, With a return trip for
the Ohio.
The government has a big force Of
men employed at Horsetail bar, below
st. Louis, and the work is progressing
quite rapidly.
Mate Phinn Starr has resigned his
position on the Dean Adams to accept
a similar n on the u. s. snagboat
John R. Meigs.
The new steamer Ida Darragh ar
rived at Cincinnati Sunday, and leaves
there to morrow evening for Memphis
and Arkansaw river direct.
The W. P. Halliday, from St. Louis,
arrived last evening with a big trip;
added about 10 tons and left during
the night for New Orleans.
The James W. Calf and Paris G.
Brown arrived at Cincinnati yester-
day. The Cons Millar leaves there to
morrow evening for this port.
Diver Charles Ealfey, with a barge,
has gone to Hickman to make an
effort to raise the safe of the Gold
Dust, which he thinks he has located.
The Hard Cash will be found in port
this afternoon and is the regular pack
ct leaving to morrow evening for all
points on White river through to
Jaeksonport.
The splendid Anchor Line steamer
City Of Baton Rouge, in command Of
Captain Bixby, is announced to leave
here at 10 a m. tomorrow for Cairo
and st. Louis.
Messrs. Ralstou & Brace, the local
inspectors for this district, yesterday
reinstated Mate j. N. Bondurant.
whose license was revoked sometime
since on account of the Golden City
disaster,
The Office of Supervising Inspector
for the Sixth district has been re-
moved from Louisville to this port.
and Captain s. s. Garrett was expected
home to day,
The Annie P. Silver, under the
auspices of the Anchor Line, is an
nouuced to pass down to morrow, at 10
an, on her way to New Orleans.
Captain AID Storm is her agent.
Charles Leidy, a Little Rock print
err, started from that place on Sunday
last on a trip to New Orleans in a
skif. Printers usually walk, but it
may be possible that he is lame.
The independent st. Louis and New
Orleans packet, Centennial. in com .
mand of Captain Thomas l.. Davidson,
was expected to pass down this fore
noon, on her way to the Crescent City.
Big preparations are being made BY
the packet companies OF st. Louis fol
the transportation Of visitors TO the
Fair and Yelled Prophets grand
procession, in October.
The Arkansas City was detained
above Cairo, but will pass down thi:
afternoon on her way to Vicksburg.
Captain Harry Brolaski commands
with Charles Quesnel and AL Simpson
in the Office.
Maxwell Slearer, one of the mates
of the Golden Grown, is lying very
sick with malaria at Newport, Ky,
Maxwell is well known here, having
for several years been employed on
our local packets.
A crew of seven men, headed BY
Mr.. James cKendrick, is coming
from st. Louis to take surveys of The
river front between Vieksburg anC
Lake Providence, aud will continue
at work until next April.
A dispatch from Louisville says thu
S H. Parisot, built by the Towards
of Jacksonville, for the lower Missis
sippi river trade, was launched lasi
evening, The owners are Captains
Frank Beck and Alex McVey.
The Plow Boy arrived at daylight
from Arkansaw river, and leaves to
morrow evening with a return trip 70
Pine Bluff and all way landings, max
ing direct connection with light drai
steamers for Little Rock and point
above.
Surgeon General John B. Hamilton
of the Marine Hospital Service, an,
Messrs. S. +. Coviugton and A. I
Goshorn, have been appointed by tn
Secretary ofthe Treasury to constitut
la commission to select a site for
Marine Hospital at or neat Cincir
natl.
A dispatch from Lynchburg, Va
says the rains of Sunday caused
, great rise in the James river an
tributary streams, overlooking tn
lowlands and destroying property
Five thousand feet of t%restle, used i
( extending the dam across the river q
Lynchburg, was washed away, carry
ing five workmen with it, who, afte
riding six miles, managed to swil
/ ashore. The Richmond and ALE
gheny bridge across Tye river wa
washed away. Other damage wa
done along railroads.
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