Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-17
ment Of Assistant Chief Of the St.
Louis Fire Department.

| Louis Fire Department.
Charles Hess aud Jake Stellar, two
fwell known steamboat stewards, have
opened the Grand Central Dining,
room. 10 Louisville, on Main, between
Third and Fourth streets.
The tug Billy Kelly, with a raft in
tow, is reported hard aground at
Island 40. She is drawing z feet, and
only 4 feet is reported where she lies,
with the river falling half an inch an
hour.
The Anchor Line steamer City of
Providence viii be up tonight and
leave at 10 lam. tomorrow for Cairo
and St. Louis. Captain George Lenox
commands, with Frank Perkins in
the Office.
The Kate Adams, in command of
Captain Mark R. Cheek, leaves this
evening for Arkansaw City. Captain
Ed Outlaw presides in the Office,
assisted by Walker Outlaw and John
c. Wyckof.
The Arkansas City, in command of
Captain Harry BrOlaski, will be the
Anchor Line packet leaving from the
elevator at 10 am. tomorrow for
Vicksburg Charles Quesnel is in
charge Of the Office,
Captain James Keer, jr., is the
lively aud enterprising river editor Of
the New Orleans Daily States, and is
qnite popular with the marines. His
department is always full of fresh and
interesting items.
The press and the people of Ciucin-
natl are unanimous in pushing the
claims Of the Hon. $. F. Coviugton for
Captain Eads' position upon the Mis-
sisSippi River Commission, caused by
the resignation of the latter.
The j. M. White has made 30 trims
this season, and carried total of
94,O78 bales cotton, 1l8,448 SKIS cotton
seed, 13,468 SKIS oil cake and 1928
SKIS cotton seed meal, a larger aggre.
gate by considerable than the one Of
last season.
The Courier.J ournal of Louisville
says: Where there used to be go
feet Of water in the river at the foot
OF Sixth street, there is not 6 feet
now, and unless a hole is cut in the
dam at the head of the wharf tue
river will fill up entirely with mud,
and the canal will be shut to floating
crafts"
Passengers for the Ohio river or the
East should bear in mind that Capt.
Billy Tichenor's fast and beautiful
electric light and FIRE proof steamer
Will 5. Hays, is announced to pass up
Tomorrow evening for Cincinnati.
Her accommodations are unsurpassed
by any boat on Western rivers and her
officers are courteous and experienced
boatmen. II. .. Lowe, at the foot of
Jefferson street, is her agent.
Since the big rise of last winter, the
channel ofthe river below Lake Prov.
idence has changed down around the
Mississippi point to the left of Ajax
bar, the head having filed up SO there
is no water that way now at all. At
Burdeaux Island the river has cut
through above the foot of the island
which will soon give a good channel.
In that event the channel will 90
through into the old river above
Walnut Bend, say some two or three
miles higher up than the present
crossing.
1t is said that Senator Gibson called
on the Secretary of War and asked
him to re>assigu General Gilmore to
the Presidency of the Mississippi
River Commission, for the reason that
the Atchafalaya question is assuming
great Importance, and General Gil.
more has given it great deal of study.
The Secretary said that General Gil
more would be directed to assume the
duties Of President Of the River
Commission as soon as his health
would permit; that he was improving
rapidly, and would probably be able to
resume his old plana in q abort t;,,.