Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-04
RIVER MTELlIstNcE.
MISCELLANEOUS.

for New Orleans under the auspices Of
the Anchor Line.
Captain Whitehill. Of Arkansaw
City, has bought from Louisville par
ties the little ferryboat Roy.
Packets now going down the river
take out large numbers Of hands tor
work on the levees south Of here
The new towboat Minnetonka, Just
completed at Jacksonville, Ind ex-
poets to start for Plum Point in few
days
The Katie P. KOuntz is to run in
the New Orleans aud Vicksburg trade
with Captain G. NJ. Woods 10 COM
mand.
viii Hays thinks "a Louisville and
New Orleans line Of fine, fast steam,
boats would paralyze Cincinnati and
cripple her for life, "
The steamer Colorado has been
chartered and will be used as a hotel
during fair week at St. Louis. She
lies at the foot Of Locust street.
There is regular fight going on now
10 the Vicksburg and New Orleans
trade. Plenty Of boats, plenty Of bust.
ness, and the profits we'll DIVIDED
The river between St. Louis and
Cairo is said to be in better condition
than between Cairo and this port.
Boats are now having considerable
trouble at TiptOnvilie, Phillip and
other bad places.
The levee just across the river from
Vicksburg, below Delta, over miles
long, will De completed during the
present week. Mr.. Carlisle, the con.
tractor, will then commence work on
his Omega levee contract.
At Louisville the first rain Of any
consequence since July 18th, fell on
Monday, and as the rain was general
in the Ohio valley, it is to be hoped
that there has been enough Of it to
allow through packets to start out.
Captain b. +. Flynn, of Boston, was
at Cincinnati the other day represent
ing Standard Life Saving Mattress
Company spring bed, hair mat
tress, and life preserver capable Of
sustaining ten people. This invention
has been thoroughly tested and is q
complete success.
1t is rumored that the steamer
Blanks will be placed 10 the Vicks>
burg and New Orleans trade along
side the P Line steamer City of Yazoo
and the Corona will run with the s.
II. PArisot. 1t is also said that the
John A. Hanna will enter the Vicks
burg and YazOo river trade about
October 10Th
New Orleans States: THE st. Louis
Dispatch computes the idle tonnage at
that city to be valued at 10000
Obi pshAw. That's nothing We have
the value Of more than 5O,OO0,OOO lying
idle at New Orleans, and all because
the United States government allowed
Old river to close up on that tom
mage"
There is to be q wedding 10 thigh
life" shortly 10 marine circles. Don't
all speak at once. Knowing both
parties we'll, we can say with Candor
that both draw big prize in this lot
terry Of life. Notwithstanding I'VE"
are a married man, it must be admit
ted that the bride is one OF the lovliest
young ladies it has been our fortune
to meet. Particulars further on.
The neat sternwheel steamer Henry
A. Tyler, in command Of Captain
John II. Messeng ale, leaves from the
elevator building at 5 o'clock this
evening for Hickman, Cairo, St. Louis
and all way landings, under the aus
pices of the Anchor Line. The Tyler
has nice comfortable accommodations
and is 10 charge OF clever aud expert
enced officers. Lem Hill is her polite
clerk.
| The towboat Champion No. 8, Of
Cincinnati, Sullivan, engineer, acrom-
plished feat never before equaled in
these waters. He ran the boilers Of
that boat nine weeks without opening
to clean or wash out, and when he
did open them, after the run Of nine
weeks, he says he did not 6ud peck
Of mud or other material to wash
out" Sullivan says, without the
Sharp Boiler Cleaner, he was compelled
to clean boilers every week.
1t is next to impossible for boat
leaving New Orleans to get through
Old River into Red river, the mouth
Of which is damned" by heavy bar.
The steamer Shields left New Orleans
last week with the intention Of going
through, but failed. 30 she returned
to New Orleans. Determined not to
be outdOne however, Captain Rea
then took the Shields 10 Red river by
way Of the river from New Orleans to
the Jump, then along the Gulf coast TO
Berwick's bayaud up tho AtChaIalsya
into Red river
Seven yearsago yesterday the steam
er Hard Cash left here on her maiden
trip to White river, for which trade
she was expressly built. In all she
has made 295 trips, 2S6 Of which we're
from here to White river, and 8 from
st, Louis to points below during the
suspension Of business here in 1873
and 1879. Each trip averaged ll25
miles, making total distance travelled
during the seven years Of 1871, s75.
During the season Of 1881 and 80 she
made 81 consecutive trips from Mem
phis 10 Newport and Jacksonport,
leaving here every Wednesday.
Passengers and shippers for points
helow should hear in mind that the