Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-05-11


Captain Billy Hobbs, river editor Of
the Globe Democrat, is highly spoken
Of to the appointment OF Assistant
Chief OF the St. Louis FIRE department.
The steamer Big Horn, running up
in the Yellowstone country, struck a
snag and sunk, on Tuesday last. 1t
is thought she will prove a total loss.
The City of Providence passed to
Vicksburg this forenoon after dis
charging 1929 pckgs and adding a big
lot of miscellaneous freight for points
below.
The rapidly recsding river leaves a
heavy deposit on the government
gauge at the foot of Jefferson street,
which has to be scraped of by every
one who goes down there to read the
gauge correctly.
The popular Ohio river steamer,
Guiding Star, in command of Captain
J. D. Hegler, is announced to pass
down this evening on her way to New
Orleans. Sterling Mcintyre is in
charge Of the Office.
The Future City and barges, from
st. Louis, passed down this morning
for New Orleans, and added here a
government excursion launch, which
she takes to New Orleans to be used
by the agent Of the National Board of
Health.
Captain John j. Darragh, who went
to Cairo on business connected with
the cargo of the sunken Bransierd,
has returned home and will superin.
tend the sale of the Bransfords ma
chinery and cabin outfit, which takes
place tomorrow at loan.
Captain Ebert Williamson, the
Ohio river pilot, obtained Judgment
on Wednesday last in St. Louis for
$1,000 from the Iron Mountain Rail.
road Company for personal injuries
received two years ago by the compa
ny car running over him at Caron
delet.
Now that the riveris falling rapidly,
pilots should be very cautious, as there
are always some changes after contin-
ued high water, Getting a boat
aground now, unless Immediately got
ten of, may compel her to remain I'M
til there is another rise, for which the
prospects at present are very slim.
The Golden Crown, lacking about
200 tons of full load, passed down
yesterday bound for New Orleans
She discharged $50 pkgs and added
here 2O7 bbls soap stock, 300 SKIS cot
ton seed meal and had 1900 SKIS en-
gagged at Friars Point. In Madrid
Bend she took on 14C0 SKIS corn and
100 bbls meal.
Passengers for points along the Ohio
river should bear in mind that the
fast and elegant electric light steamer,
R. r. Springer, will pass to morrow
morning for Cincinnati. She has
splendid accommodations, and her
officers are courteous and experienced
boatmen. Henry @. Lowe, at the foot
OF Jefferson street, is her agent.
1t would be well for pilots to keep
themselves posted in regard to the
daily decline of the river at this port.
The LEDGER is the only paper which
gives the exact reading of the govern
ment gauge, and can be relied upon.
The table furnished by the United
States Signal Observer tells how much
the river is above low water mark, and
not the reading on the gauge.
The Dean Adams, in command of
Captain Thomas Foster, is the Lee
Line packet leaving this evening for
Osceola, Plum Point and way land
ings on the upper coast, and will give
prompt attention to all business in
trusted to her. Hugh Tomlinson
presides in the Office, assisted by
Chares Bourne and John Rhodes
The CoshOma, in command of Cap
tain Marsh Miller, is the Lee Line
mail packet leaving this evening for
Helena, Friars Point and way landings,
connecting with trains on the Mobile
and Northwestern, the Helena and
Iron Mountain and the Arkansaw
Midland railroads. Captain A. L.
Cummins presides in the Office. as.
sisted by Platt Rhodes aud Will Ash
ford.
Passengers and shippers for points
on White river, also principal way
landings on the Mississippi as far as
Terrene. should bear in mind thatthe
Josie Harry is lying at the foot Of
Monroe streas, receiving, and will
leave at 5 p. N. tomorrow, going
through to Newport, where direct
connection is made with the regular
light draft steamers for Upper White
and Black rivers.