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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-05
BUMPTIOUs YOUNG OXFORD.
How a Youthful College Gradu-
ate Was k1Ieciually Pull
verified.
&c. Baylor. in Atlantic Monthly.

Many years ago the writer was
breakfasting one morning in London
with friend, and among other guests
was the late Matthew f. Maury, of
Virginia, the simplest and best, as
we'll as one Of the most distinguished
Of savants, and very handsome,
bumptious young fellow, nephew of
the host, just up from Oxford, with
all the world in sling, and a strong
disposition to give the sun black eye
on the smallest possible provocation.
He was placed at a table just opposite
Commodore Maury, whom he knew
very we'll by reputation, but had
never associated with the quiet,
kindly old gentleman across the ma.
hcgsny. The conversation turning
upon the origin and influence of
the gulf stream the Commodore
was appealed to, with the beautiful
modeSty and simplicity for which he
was noted began to make his State
ment. l say began, for he was never
allowed to finish it. Young Oxford
objected to, shifted at, and utterly
pooh-poohed every proposition, and it
was charming to see the old man lay
ing no claim whatever to superior
knowledge. but mildlyasked if it had
occurred to him to look at it in this
light" gently depreciating his Conclu-
Sions and patiently explaining his own
position. But all il vain; he was
only trampled the more under the
heel of assertion, and at last meekly
retired from the contest, bowed and
followed the ladies into the Ii.
brary, leaving his antagonist SWELL
ing with sense of victory. All this
time the host had been fretting and
tuning at the other end of the table,
out of range, and nov burst out in a
turkey cock fury with, Prank, do you
know that you have been making a
consummate ass of YOURSELF Do you
know whom you have been talking to?
That Is MauryI" Poor young 0xford's
face, on hearing this, expressed an
amount of amazement and mortified.
ton that spoke well for its Ingenious
ness. His rosy cheeks turned quite
purple, and he gasped out in horri-
fed way, Good heavensl You don't
mean II, spA, napkin in hand, jumped
up, rushed afyeF the Commodore, and
made the n 10 profuse apologies in a
red heat Of eontritiop, and was then
dismissed with a kindly pat on the
shoulder and Never mind, never
mind, my dear boy. You are very
young" That was pulverizing in the
extreme.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-05

81 to 81 50 per Dbl measure and SOC per
Dbl higher packed; lemons firm at S5a5 81
per box; oranges S4a5 80 per
box for California; dried APP
Piles s 10 Sc per ID; peaches dull at 3la5c
per ID. Ga. watermelons $50 per 100, and
La. oantaloupes s. 50a3 per doz.
BUTTER-Coeking butter l2al5c per
ID; medium and fancy dairy Is to DC;
creamery 25a27c; country Is 10 2Oc per Ii.
CHICKENS AND EGGS-Old hens
in demand at S3 50a4 per doz; mixed
and ROSTERS dull at $2aS; young chickens
in ovsrsupply and few strictly choice
sell at 81 75a3 per DEE, while small drag at
Sla2, and good are slow at ~ 25a2 so.
Eggs range from l0allc as per quality,
the latter for strictly eheice in small
packages.
MEATS AND LARD-An classes
droopy and irregular. Dealers fll cash
orders as follows; Bulk shoulders, 71l7s4c
per ID; do or 5, 8AzaSsc; clear 9sa9k;
smoked shoulders, 6Na81<; do & II S, 95Sa9t;
do clear, 9Tal0 mess pork, $l8 20 per
Dbl; hams, l2al21<c per ID; b bacon, l2lc.
Lard in ties, l04al0Ac; kegs and half bbls,
llQHalO1ci pals, lOHalONi half do, &c
higher
COFFEE-Dull at 9al4c per ID for
Rio, and 25a26c for Java.
SUGAR AND MOLASSES-Per ID
for k, 61za71fc, as per quality; do C,
64aSbc; do white, S3za9c; coffee, A, 9a9se;
graduated, 9sa99<c; pow'd and loaf,
l0Nc. Molasses, 32a35c per gallon.
BAGGING AND TIES-Valuesr range
from 8al1c per Id for bagging; 81 35al 50
per bundle for ties.
HIDES AND LEATHER - Dry
flint hides, 15al6c per ID for No. /; 12alSc
for No. 2; dry sailed, l0al2c; green sailed
6s7c; green, 4a6o Tallow, 6Xa7Ac. Bees
wax, 26a28c. Wool, 22a24c per ID.
Feathers, 35a40c. Harness, oak sole and
skirting leather, 36a40c per ID; hemlock
sole, 27a30c; French cali, $40a60 per doz;
domestic. $24a40 per dc
MACKEREL-New in hf bbls, IS 40
for No. !; IS 90 for No 2; "a rs for No. 8
Urge and 81 so for medium. In kits 95.
80 and 76e for Nos. l, 2 and 3.
SUNDRlES-Salt 81 IS per Dbl. Soap,
31<a6c per ID. CIDER, 81 90 tor bbls and
"a 00a4 10 for hf do; rice, 5Aa7hc
per ID.
BUILDING MATERIAL.-Nails,
" ~ per keg. Lime, 96caSl per bbl
Cement, 81 Goal IS per Dbl for Louisville;
81 50 for Rosedsle, and 81 6Oa5 for Port
land. Plaster, 81 80. Lumber, yellow
pine flooring, SIS; rough framing, Sl4;
dressed, $30per N;lathing, 81 75a2 per M;
shingles S3a4 so per M.
COTTON SEED, OIL, ETC.-Cotton
seed at river landing SIG per ton; seed
meal, Sl7 50al850 per ton; oil cake,
81; oil, 30a35c tor crude; 45a54c for re-
fined as per quality.
LIVE ST0CK-Choice beef cattle &C.;
do medium 4a5c per lb gross; other
classes 1Sa4Ac, as per quality; yearlings,
$6a9 each; mich COWS S2Oa30; per head;
sheep 0ia4c per ID, for good mutton quail
tiles, and $lal 90 perhead for poor;
lambs 81 5OaS per head TOR medium and
6a6Hc per pound for choice. Mules at
$65 to $llO each; horses at $65 TO $50
each,
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NOn-ResidenI NOrIce,


70. 495O-In the Chancery Court of sb.I-
by county, Tenn.-Imogene Shapard a. ~
vs. Mary Schmuck ct al,
appearing from bill which is sworn 10
achmuck, is a resident of the Empire Of
Germany aud non resident Of the State Of
tennessee, and that the names and resi-.
unknown and cannot be ascertained after
II is therefore ordered that they make THAR
appearance herein, at the courthouse of Shell
By county, in Memphis. Tenn, on Or betoTs
lhe hrst Monday in August, 1883, and plead.
answer or denur TO complainant bill or
the same will be taken for confessed az
to them and set for hearing ex-parte; and tbSt
2 copy this order be published once a week
toT iour successive weeks IN the Public LsdRer
This 18th day Of June, 1888. VI
A copy-Atisst:
K. J. BLACK, Clerk and Master,
by NJ Bradley. D. @, & nj. 'O D-o''>A'
Taylor 4 Carroll, soils for eompPt.
l03 100 liz I0I
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The Lime Kiln Club.
Detroit Free Press.


Am Purveyor Hopewell in de hall
dis ebeniDg2" asked Brother Gardner,
as the meeting was called to order.
Yes, sab, replied voice from the
back row OF seats.
Den please step dis way"
Brother HOpewell shuffled forward
with a mixed look of hope and doubt
on his face. He couldn't make out
whether he was to be rewarded for
pulling stranger out of the river the
other day, or court martialed for hav.
ing wheelbarrow in his possession
which three men claimed to have been
stolen from them.
"Brudder Hopewell, continued the
President, as great silence fell upon
the meeting, de odder day [ met you
down de street, and ! shouldn't have
knowed who you was if Pickles Smith
hadn't identified you. You had on a
suit OF toys that must have cest $40"
Yes, sab"
You had ha'r lie on yer ha'r, and
yer smelt of 'fumery and carried a
cane"
"Yes, sah."
when you walked you acted like a
man who owned half de town, an
when you stopped you struck pose to
show of yer fgger. Brudder Hope
we'll, how much money does you airn a
week."
Bout 50, sab"
board2" y
I'LL s'pects lie bout eben,
sab"
"Brudder Hopewell, you am in
debt far board, fur cloze, fur butes,
FUR cigars, an you haQ borrowed
money WHICH you can't pay. ! has
had ny eye on YOU fur de pas three
months, an | knows all bout it. Now,
den, who sm your"
"Purveyor Hopewell. sab"
'Zactly-'zactly. You am \ sinpla
man, twenty five years Gid, a second
clsss pSTDer, noe worth $50 s1 cut OF
de 81, OVJ, 900 people ~ ais keGtry not
Ober lee has iieaFd Of you. Now, den,
you dress up, you swell around, YOU
fling on scOllops, you try to deceive
people into takin' you fur pusson of
riches. What am your objickB'
"I-I-doau' know, sab" STAN
mered the vietim. 10 y
-" Brpdder Hopewell, let me tell you
somethin' When you fatter yerself
dat de people Of dis kentry dcsn'
know de difference between de bray of
de mule an de roar of de lion you sm
drefllly mistaken, You have bin
fellerin' de lead of sartin white peo.
pie. | knows heaps of EN- who goes
hungry an dodge creditors fur de sake
Of blndin' peoples eyes, A woman
whose husban airns $40 per week has
no bizuess wild silks and diamonds a
SIS hat or a 81 par of shoes, but she
am de pusson who'll have EN- fur fear
dat somebody will think he isn't rich.
Half de kentry am in debt fur oloze
which only de odder half kin afford.
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COMMERCIAL.
PUBLIC LEDeER OFFICE,

MhhFhlss LbNNts July o. 1903.
Nearly $4,000 in dividends has
been declared within the past few
days by our banks and insurance COM
panies, and several are yet to be heard
from. Besides this distribution, 3
considerable amount of earnings has
been credited to the surplus account.
All Of the local money earning inst.
tutions are in strong financial condi-
ton, and they have been exceedingly
prosperous during the past six months.
The Peoples Insurance Company
has declared A per cent dividend,
thus disbursing $4,000 among its share
holders, and half as much more was
added to the surplus account. The
Phoenix made a 5 par cent dividend,
and cleared of the last stock notes of
its shareholders, and stock is now
worth a premium in the open market.
The State National Bank has declared
a cash dividend of A per cent; the
Bank Of Commerce 5 per cent and the
Manhattan Bank 5 per cent. The
directors of the German National
recommend a dividend of 10 per cent
out Of the last six months earnings,
the bank having made nearly $4,000
during that time. The dividends Of
the Union and Planters and First
National Banks, the Bluff City In.
surance, the Memphis City Fire In
surance and the Home Insurance
have been noted in previous issues
The local money market continues
easy, with capital in ample supply.
Exchange is quiet and UNMARRIED.
Bankers buy Eastern cotton bills at
par to 10 discount, and bills on New
Orleans at 9c off. Drafts on the lat
ter are sold at par, and on New York
at to premium.
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Gon-Faa.dsn, MoiIaa.

No. 4Aa-IA the Chancery Court of Shs,h,
:, couRty, Tenn.-Caroline Krekel Va Albert
Krekel, Va Ai"ei'
I appearing from SheriH's return In this
cause, that the defendant, Albert Krekel.
IS not to be found in his county.
II IS therefore ordered that he make his
shelby county, in MempAis, Tenn, on or be-
l0re the hrst Monday in August, 1888, ana
plead, answer or demur TO complainant
bill and amended bill or the same viii
be taken for confessed as to him and
set ter nearing ex-parte; and that = oopy
Of this order be published once a week.
Ledger. ~'"S
This 18th day Of IuAs, 1888.
A copy-Attssh
r ] BLACK, Clerk and M1tts,.
w N Bradley, D. O. & NJ.
Wright, Folkes h Wright, Sol's toY commit.
81 an 1ni I'M
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NOD.ResIdenG Notice.


No. 1855 In the CbaLcery Court ofshs,b,
Stounsy' tenn:-ItP State of Tennessee for
lIs own USE etc, va Louis Hanauer al al AOi
appearing from amended bill Wbich "a
asW4ya g n tAis cause that the defend
Ssits' Aagley Siyely and Eliza Sively, bis
we, ana Drones are all residents ~ tbs
5tste Of Mississippi; that Charles Nj Sudan am
x a. q re TS VI the state Of New York and
bra9y, and his wife - Brady, are ali Non-
RESIDENTS Of theState of Tennessee. AO"-
It's taefeleEe ordered that they ali mnkatA Thai.
appearance herein, at the courthanss az S shhor
Ss cIsT r0t IN Memphis, Tenn, on or before
answer or demur to oomnIainant XII 'caul
amended amended bill or the same will BE- taken A for
confessed as to them and set for hearinF sxs
paLte, and that q COPY of this order 81 Nh "a
in the Public Ledger ''''A'' "0eAsa
This 18th day Of June, 1883.
A copy-Attest:
~ ~ Era. icy. b G and N. ' - NJ
n helSkell and W NJ Smith, soils for com.
s@sN, 80 90 l06 III
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NOn.Rosident Notice.

No. Sss-lA the Chanoery Court of SnsI =
county, Tenn.-The State of Ter oeSSss.
Tor It's own use, etc. vs. Eliza Stillrasn al al
appearing from amended bill which is
4 sworn to in this cause that the defend
ssht, ROBERT Scott, is a resident Of the
resident Of Colorado and both non-resi-
dents OF the State of Tennessee. And Il fur
Their appearing from the Sheriff 8 return hare
IN that johanna hOrlan and Thomas Scott are
not 70 be found in my county,
" u therefore ordered that they waks
thsif appearance herein, at the oourtbouse AZ
SS nta ecSSunty. in Memphis, Tennessee on or
Oeiol 1 the hrst Monday in August, 1858, and
ant amended bill or the same viii be-
taken for confessed as 10 them and set for
nearing e1-PArte; and that copy Of this
order 30 published once a week for fouT
SUCCESSIVE weeks 10 the Public Ledger.
This l4th day of June, 1883.
A Copy-AttestI
= ROBERT BLACK, OAndM.
byJ NJ BRADLEY, d and N,
Il Heiskell. Sol. for Complainant.
81 81 103 l0o
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A spell Of Weslhcr Mt Cincin-
NATL
Commercial Gazette. I.

Yesterday was the hottest day Of
the season thus far, and nearly ten
degrees warmer than July 3, 1882. At
7 in the moraing the thermometer
showed 769 in the shade, ana tbe ner.
curry still on a dead run. At1l am,
81 Sc had been reached, and at 3 pm.
it passed Rnder the string at a 81 gait.
These are the o@Oisl Ggpres ss ghoWn
at the Signal Service DMce, which,
strange to say, differ but little from
those obtained at other points
about the city. Though not in the
employ Of Uncle Sam, Mr.. Ferd.
Wagner, the optician Of Fountain
Square, is a correct and careful oh.
server, and using a government in
Strgment By recorded the work of the
mercury yesterday as follows; At 2
am, 79o; at IL, 49,; at pm, 9Oo,
ana at 3 o'clock, the highest, 9lo.
Last year upon the same day the tenn
perature was but 800 at this point and
52o at the Signal office. Though
warm days have been experienced, the
suffering was as great as when the
thermometer marked even q greater
degree Of heat. This Mr., Wagner
s'tributes 10 the recent wet weather.,
followed By tho sudden change, which
rendered the air extremely oppressive.
The indications are that the small
boy will glow with enthusiasm and
sunburn to-day.
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General TrnAei

Traffic has been inactive through
out the present week, and the light
transactions were broken by the holi-
day of yesterday, when no news came
from other points and little was done
here except in a small retail way dur
ing the forenoon. A general resump-
ton set in this morning, but it is
limited in lines. One of the leading
items of interest is the continued
tendency of all classes Of provisions.
Within the present week values have
fallen from 10 to 25o per cwt on all
cut grades, while mess pork is Go per
Dbl cheaper. The total decline since
the movement downward set in about
seven weeks ago, has been $3.50 per
Dbl on mess pork, $40 per cwt in the
Chicago market, and at some other
points the fall has been even greater.
The receipts here are very limited,
ana the demand appears equally so.
The prices given below are for cash
on small orders &pd round lots
can be had at to less while the unset~
tied feeling causes dealers to report
quotations almost nominal. Our mar
ket has been almost bare of corn for
several days, only few hundred SKIS
having arrived the present week, and
a thousand SKIS or such matter would
and ready buyers. Corn meal has
also been very scarce, local mills all
having suspended operations for lack
Of corn, but iull Ship@epts are under
way, and numeroRs sales to arrive are
reported at 81 5Ss260 per bbl. Oats
are plentiful and weak though the kind
offering are mainly inferior in quality.
Bran has offered in very scant quanti|
ty and PRICES are very firm with none
in first hands 81 present. There is
no change in hay, and buC little move.
ment. A carload of Southern pFairia
sold at six dollars per ton,
Tho potato shipping traffic
continues quite brisk, but prices have
dropped to dissOprOging figure.
Only 60 cents per Dbl measure Was
paid yesterday and to-day. Onions
are going forward quite freely, and
shippers pay S2a2 % per Dbl measure
loose. The market has been 0VeF'
stocked with chickens for several days
and prices are weak for all classes ex.
cept strictly choice old hens, which
are not abundant like other species
Eggs are unsettled, and few sales Of
fresh in sgqall pkgS occur at l2c, though
lG91lc is the tey9rite pFieg and few
have to pay more. Strictly GLoiCs yet
low and solid packed country butter j
selling At l5a2Oc per ID.
FLOUR AND MEAL:-Family doui
from common 20 fancy is 81 80 to 90 pei
Dbl and dull; putsfits S5f5s7 90, Corr
- aal 81 50a2 60 per Dbl,
" FEEDSTUFFS-Corn scarce and firm
a. 5s 70 ner busbeI for dray load lots be
tween cen dealers, and 20 81 per Ru highe
in small way; rounS lot On ths IapdlInl
would sell at IS to 56c. 0as,S are ahotel
az 44c between dealers, but offering o
lots AGA at 42c; retailing up to Soc. Brar
is not offering but prices are given al
S14 5Oa15 for wheat per ton and S0a9Oc pei
cwt. Corn bran ST. per ton, Hay ranges
from s to Sl7 per ton and 85aS5 per cwt
Prairie 80 per ton and 40abOc per cYt.
VEGETABLES AND FRUIFS-=Po
tatoes are Coo per Dbl measure, anc
81 26al 50 in shipping order cabbage S3al
per 100 head, and 81 90 per crate
old peas and beans nOminali new apples
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-05

Hand bills of all sizes, from the
smallest to a three sheet poster, done
with neatness and dispatch, at the
PUBLIC LEDGER job printing Office.
Prices as low as the lowest,
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OFFICE OF LITTLE Rock AND)
Fort SMITH RAILWAY,
Boston, Mass. lime % 1899

UNI AghlA II HALLWAY,
Boston, Mass, June %, 1888.
Tothe Bondholders of the Hitchcock and
Fort Smith Railway:
In view of the suit brought against
this company 10 make it liable for
Arkansaw State aid bonds,it has been
thought best to devote the earnings of
the road to reduce the floating debt.
which has been done to the extent of
$3.50, 900 since January l, 1883.
1t is now proposed to fund the cou>
pons falling due July and January
next, and the Treasurer will issue
scrip, payable in ten years, if not pre-
Viously redeemed, with interest at 7
per cent, payable semi-annually ON the
surrender of the respective coupons.
which will be held by the trustees Of
the bonds as security for the scrip.
BY order oil the board.
JOSEPH II. CONVERSE, Pres.
The stock of this company has been
sold at about 30 recently, but in 1881
sold as high as 9l1. The Z per cent
bonds formerly sold at 1l3, but more
recently at about 60
To-day the stock sold at IS, and
bid.
The State aid bonds, issued to aid
in building the Little Rock and Fort
Smith road, sold in New York yester
day at 90, but the counsel for the com
pany declare that they are worthless,
and that the company must ulti.
mately get decision in its tgyoR and
against the holders of the State sid
bonds.
The floating debt of the Little
Rock and Fort Smith Railroad Com
pany was s272, 559 December 81 1882
and and is now said to be only about $780,,
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Hutored at the Postofhce In Memphis, Tenn,
as secOnd-class matter.

The subscription price Of the
DAILY PUBLIC LEDGER is e6 per
auuam and OOS psr month for less
than one year. The WEEKLY
LEDGER is 81 per annum-pOStage
free. Payable in advance invaria'
bly,.
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Music books, magazines, illustrated
pa oers, etc., bound at the PUBLIC
LSDcER bindeyy, 10 Madison street
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BOATS FOR BALE

fNHREE Shell Boats, suitable for Iood;.
4 with freight or slaves, Lying at The Tba. -
&C Helena; and two boats In Welt river 1 nna
a gannel barge, and the other a lighter RoV
I PnatriS no write or Inquire of A,KARR.
IOf IVs NO. D Water street. Memphis.
Msmphla and ArkaRSaw City PaOkst "a
Adams y. s. Mail Llns-For Helena F,,s".
folpI VoneordiaI Terreno, ArkanssW cits
Ano Pine Bluff 4. R.-Ths new pssSer az
Kate Adams, -
N r Cheek. master; E W OutIaw. cis-l
Leaves every MONDAY and Thursday a.
q! EssGTvtns the right to pass all landings the
FOR infornstisH apply At No. Madison n.
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SCHEDULE.
Gl6 Prilss, amounting to... =;
Tickets, g. Halves, a.

AL PRIZES PAID ON PRESENTATION
SHIPSEY COMPANY, General As.,..,
l2l2 Broadway, New York civ
or % II. Randolph street, Chicago. III
,ox.,,., JoHS B. kKRNARDRS,
A1OAAAVili0 Savannah, Ga.
or W q PRICE, 81 SO College st
Nashville r.
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a SENSATION
Caused for Day In Boston by the
Fort Smith Railway Default.
ing on Interest.
Boston Transcript, June, %.

Boston Transcript, June, %.
The sensation of the day was in the
announcement that the Little Rock
and Fort Smith Railroad Company
would default on its July coupons. an
event which was rot expected at this
season. The announcement is as fol.
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S. l. FINLEY, TlcSet Agen'.
Az, STEVENS, Pass. Agent.
9ST Main Street.
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RAILROAD TIMETABLES.

ohio a Southwestern
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----l~-
W. o,Iaans Nail daily 6.90p.m $50 E.m
Freight train ,car'g o'g's q on
E(except bundayl-......... 900 Am ]'OO P'"
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Atam meeting of the Board of Di,
rectors Of the Anchor Line the fol-
lowing appointments made by Captain
Keiser were confirmed: General Su.
perintendent, Captain James Good;
General Freight Agent, New Orleans
1iyisign, Captain James Q'Neal; AS
sistant, Captain Johl VI. carroll;
General Freight Agent, 'Vicksburg
Division, John W. Bird; General
Agents, ]. B. Woods at New Orleans,
I'D. o. Carroll at VicksbuFg, Adrian
Storm at Memphis, and Captain
Thomas w. Shields at Cairo.
The Bureau of r,o S5isctiion of Steam
Vessels has issued stringent circul' =
to Inspectors, directing them to taso
special precaution fOF the preservation
of life on passenger and excursion
steamers. The duties OF masters and
Inspectors are laid down with more
than usual strictness The trouble
with the steamboat inspection service
is that it has not force enough to do
the work, and that the discipline is
net rigid enough. There have been a
good many suspicious in different
parts Of the country that Local In
spegt0rs we're too easily approached,
and 1t is quite eeEtail' that BOATS are
often permitted 10 carry a number Of
passengers largely in excess Of their
permits.
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The Kate Adams, Captain Mark
CHECK, arrived this morning with 30
bales Of cotton, 669 sacks Of cotton
seed, and 2 head OF stock. She leaves
at 5 o'clock this evening for Helena,
Terrene, Ankansaw City and all way
and mail landings. Messrs X. W.
Outlaw, John WyckOf, and Walker
OUTLAW are her clerks,