Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-19

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all business that offers and connecting
st Ter destination with the pool line
boats for Little Rock and point
Walker Outlaw presides 10 the office
assisted by Lon Hudson.
For the Ohio river this evening We
have the popular steamer Cons MillAr
in command Of Captain j. D. Moore
She is announced to leave at 5 pm. fol
Cairo, st. Louis, Louisville, Cincin-
natl aud way lauings, giving rough
tickets and cheap rates 70 points East.
The Millar has good, comfortable &C
eOmmodAtiOns, and Is in charge Of
clever and experienced officers. Jas.
W. Voris presides in the Office, as.
sisted by james Bray.
The following new changes have
been made in the United States bea-
con lights on the Lower Mississippi
river, between St. Louis and Cairo,
III. i'm Smiths, moved up 600 yards;
opposite Sulphur Springs, new light;
Head Rush Tower Island, moved
down 300 yards; Tairy Island No, 2,
moved down 400 yards Beaver Dam
Rock, new light Cat Island, new
light; Saladin Towhead, novel up
400 yards; Greenleafs moved up one
mile.
In the County Court at Newport,
KY, on Monday last, articles Of incOr
poration Of the Thomas Sherlock
Transportation Company were filed
The object Of the company is the
chartering. buying, selling, owning,
running and using one or more steam
boats and barges in the transportation
Of freight on the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers and their tributaries. The CAPT
tai stock is $4,000, divided into stocks
Of $500 each. The incorporators are
NJ. V. DAILY, John 5. Patterson, 5. G..
Mcintyre and Alex. Montgomery.
The Mississippi Valley Transports
ton Company have run their barges
regularly during the low water season
and they have done SO with very little
detention at the bad crossings. They
have not lost a single boat or barge,
nor have they sustained any injuries
These results indicate excellent man
agement on the part Of the officers Of
the company, as we'll as great skill and
good judgment in the men employed
upon their feet Of boats. We suppose
they have carried freight at a profit,
and if SO, have demonstrated the
utility Of the barge system Of handling
freights in low as well as high water
seasons.
Commodore W. f. Davidson's new
operahOuse IN StPaul was opened last
Monday night in the presence Of q
very large audience. In boxes, among
other notable people, we're Mayor
o. Brien and Governor Hubbard, both
OF whom made speeches. General
Terry, in command of the post at Fort
Smelling, also occupied private box,
The performance was by the Emma
Abbott Opera Company, the opera
being III Trovatore, The house cost
over 5000 600 and will seat more than
1000 people. This is the second opera
house Commodore Davidson has built
in St. Paul. 1t favorably compares
with the finest in the Union,
Washington City Critic. Super
vising Inspector General DumOnt was
in his Office at the Treasury Depart
ment to-day, While East he visited
Buffalo and was present during part
OF the investigation Of the causes
which led to the explosion Of the
boiler Of the steamer Colorado, and
also at Albany, where the investiga-
ton into the explosion ofthe boiler Of
the steam tug Robinson was going on.
AS was anticipated by General Du-
mont, the pop valves were screwed
down in both instances, preventing an
escape of steam, which led to the ex'
plosions. The United States District
Attorney may cause the indictment o.
the engineer of the Colorado, who vic
lated the laws relating to shipping, in
preventing an escape Of steam, He
was injured in very painful manner
and that may be the means Of his es-
Gaping conviction or indictment.