Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-30
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weeks.
The James ". Gaa. bound lot Gin
cinnati, passed Louisville to-day.
The viii s. Hays completed hei
first trip and arrived at Cincinnati
yesterday.
The pilot rules for Western rivers
as amended, will go into effect at noon
on the Sd Of September.
A boat for White river. one for
Arkansaw river and another for st.
Francis river leaves to-day.
The towboat |. N. Phillips. sunk in
the upper Ohio, has been raised and
taken to Pittsburg for repairs.
Ad Bennett, of the clerical force Of
the Andy Baum, though not enjoying
the best Of health this trip, Is attend
ing to business.
The toWbOat w. W. O,Neil went
from Cairo to Louisville in thirty-6ve
hours, most OF the distance through
heavy floating ice.
The viii s. Hays in announced to
leave Cincinnati this evening for New
Orleans, to be followed by the U. P.
Schenck Tomorrow.
Captain VIM. b. Hambleton, the
we'll kuown boat builder of Mound
City, died yesterday afternoon in the
ffty.fourth year OF his age.
The Ohio departed last evening for
Cincinnati with 724 bales cotton, 40
bales rags, 800 bales batting, 1900 bbls
oil and a big list of sundries.
Mate John Q. Armstrong, of the
tOWbOat Smoky City, died at Pittsburg
on Friday last, after a brief illness,
The deceased leaves a wife and two
children.
Captain Robert Otis, a we'll known
river commander, died in Mobile on
Thursday last, and Pilot Henry. J.
Monk died in Portersville, Ala, a few
days ago.
The gorge above Grand Tower gave
way yesterday and ran out. The en-
gineer and mates of the Montana went
to Cape Giradeau to take their steamer
up to st. Louis.
Captain Sam Orr, who has charge Of
the government coal feet above Caire,
his engineer, cook and several of the
crew, were badly poisoned last week
by drinking tea. None Of the cases
resulted fatally.
Captain Thos. Pickles, lessee of the
Canal street ferry, at New Orleans,
has had an electric light with a globe
erected on top Of the clock tower at
the ferry landing, for the convenience
of steamboatmen.
Miss Mary H. Birch, daughter of
Captain R. e. Birch, commander of
the U. S. snagboat II. G. Wright, was
married yesterday afternoon at In
diauapOlis, Ind, to Mr.. James L.
Fletcher, Of that city.
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
and blank book manufacturing estab,
lishment, ID Madison street, Memphis
Tenn is prepared to execute every
kind Of work in their line in superior
style andat low prices. +
The Hard Cash will be found in
port this afternoon, aud is the regular
packet leaving at 5 pm. tomorrow
for all points on White river through
to J%acksonport, where connection is
made with light draft steamers for
upper White and Black rivers.
A number Of beer kegs were caught
last night by the rising river, and with
tho current aOated toward Eads'
jetties, The next thing taken will be
the steam engine stored on The levee
and now partly in the water. The
law regarding freight remaining on
the levee over "A hours should be en-.
forced.
The Andy Baum arrived yesterday
from the Ohio river, with $50 tons Of
freight, comprising 1854 pkgs. She is
receiving at the foot of Court street
and will leave at 5 pm. to- morrow for
Cincinnati and way landings on the
Ohio river, giving through tickets to
points East at low rates. Captain G.
Wash Thompson commands.
The Thomas Sherlock, with 1900
tons OF freight aud ia cabin passen
gers, most Of whom were Mardi Gras
excurSionists to New Orleans, passed
down at daylight after discharging IS
pckgs freight and adding HOO SKIS cot
ton seed meal, 40 SKIS corn aud 20 tons
Of sundries, She will arrive at her
destination on Sunday next, and re
min until after the festivities are
over.
The Noxubee river is now open ia
navigation, and the steamer Dove ar
rived at Macon, Mississippi, on Tues.
day last, she being the first boat VI
that stream.in thirty years. The river
was opened by the government, and il
navigable nearly the whole year. Upor
the arrival of the Dove there was
grand demonstration by the citizens
with firing of cannon and general re.
joioing.
The change Of signals in reference
to Rule No, l, demanded by Western
steamboatmen, has been decided on
so far as the Board Of Supervising
Inspectors is concerned, but the SAINT
awaits the approval of the Secretary
OF the Treasury to become a law
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