Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-08-15

The Charles B. thslssa, WhIsh IA
kbthdins the summer AZ 81. Louis, ID
putting In the time BY giving big OK.
cursions, which have proved very
successful.
The pilots of the Anchor Line
steamers desire to offer their thanks
Mr.. L. kippenberger, the geutlemanly
landing keeper at st. Mary's, for the
bright white light he furnishes at his
landing Tor the benefit of steamboats,.
Captain Kirker, of the Buckeye
State, under direction of the owners
has chartered a barge of the Tom
Means, and has it alongside the sunken
steamer, relieving her Of her freight.
1t SEEM doubtful whether she can be
raised.
The Paris G. Brown, from New
Orleans, arrived at Cincinnati yes.er-
day. just before reaching Louisville
on Sunday her second clerk, Fred
Mansfield Hall, died on board. He
was i'll at the time when the boat
passed here a few days ago.
The Katie Hooper is receiving TO
leave at 5 pm. to morrow for Pine
Bluff and way landings on Arkansaw
river, making direct connection with
light draft steamers for Little Rock
and points above. Captain Ed Now
land commands, with Chas. Musselman
in charge of the Office.
A dispatch received from Captain
Chas. NJ. Postal states that the Plow
Boy will be in tonight and leave al s
o'clock tomorrow evening for all
points on While river, through tC
J%acksonport, where direct connection
is made with light draft steamers fol
upper White and Black rivers.
The Rene Macready goes out a,
usual this evening for st. Frapci,
river. Upon her return she will leave
for Cincinnati, to be placed on the
docks for a thorough overhauling anC
repainting. Arrangements have beer
made to place the light draft steamer
Fulton in the trade during the low
water seaeOn.
A dispatch from Vicksburg says" A
force Of laborerS were put to HorE
saturday, doing some general work OF
the Kleinston levee, with a view 0
preparing for the wharfboat, which il
expected to be sent down there some
lime this week" Steamers going int
Vicksburg enter by the West LAX
side, which alone is navigable.
The Cons Millar, in command o
Captain G. B. Russell, with about 30t
IONS Of freight, came in yesterda,
afternoon from the Ohio, and vii
cave this evening with q return triI
fer all points On the Ohio, through t
Cincinnati, where close connection i
made with the different railroads, anC
through tickets given to points East
at very low rates. James w. Vori
presides at the desk. and is assisted b,
Lowell lines and Arson Temple.
Mr.. John Langlois, so badl,
wounded by the explosion OF the GolC
Dust, is in a very critical condition
Ills two sisters are with him, an,
everything is being done that woul,
tend to relieve his sufferings. An in
cident showing the heroic work o
Clerk Langlois is related By q passen
ger of the i'll fated boat, who says tina
after the wreck struck the shore an,
he line made fast to the bank, MI
Langlois, with badly scalded hands
tied the other end of the line to th
boat, all the time patiently endurin
severe pain, caused by handling tn
line, which was filed with sand an
gravel, which imbedded itself into hi
blistered hands; but, as an officer {
the boat, he saw there was no time I
think Of himself, as the boat was the
on fire, and was liable to float ava
with a number Of human beings o
t board. His many friends hope IN
pray that he will recover.