Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-08

to-day are the CoahOma, for Friars
Point and the Dean Adams for Osce.
ola. Their time Of departure is 5
pm.
The Hard Cash viii arrive to-
morrow and is the mail packet leaving
on Wednesday evening for AZ points
on White river through to Jackson
port. o
The news Of rise in the Ohio has
brought many steamboatmen in from
their country homes, aud 10 short
time business will be on the boom
again.
The Ida Lee is the mail packet
leaving to morrow evening for Mari
anna, the Cutoff and intermediate
landings on L'Anguille any st. Fran.
els river.
The river Commission has forwarded
to number Of Mississippi river pilots
elegant maps of the river which will
be found quite useful as we'll as
ornamental.
The towboat Oakland, bound from
New Orleans to st. Louis, left her
tow down about Delta and came up
here yesterday to have cracked
boiler repaired.
Miss Susie Moore, only daughter Of
Captain Dan Moore, Of the steamer
Wyoming, was married on Wednesday
night last to Mr.. Silvers, prominent
attorney, Of WellsviIls, Ohio.
The Ste. Genevieve, in command Of
Captain George Carvell, is the Anchor
Line packet leaving this evening for
Cairo, st. Louis aud way landings.
Rolla Porter is her chief clerk.
The great iron steamer Charles ?.
Chouteau left st Louis on Saturday
evening with all the freight she want,
ed, and should pass here on Wednes.
day next, bound for New Orleans.
Colonel Merrill has decided for
many reasons not to allow the build
ing Of the proposed Golfer dam at the
head Of the lock at Davis Island Dam.
One Of the most important reasons
assigned is the want of funds.
The Donnally interest in the steam
er Ariadne has been sold to the Me-
Coy boys, and Mr.. Ed Donnelly, late
clerk of the Ariadne, has retired from
the river Captain W. H. Mccoy will
command the boat in the future.
The surveys made by the govern
ment engineers here to ascertain what
the filling in the inner harbor during
the past year amounts to, show the
filling in some places to be as great
as feet. The average has not been
figured out as yet.
The james W. Gaff, which has been
lying up at this port ever since the low
water set in, is announced to leave
here on Wednesday evening for Gin
cinnati. Her new commander will
probably be Captain James Surtees,
her former chief clerk.
The Southern Transportation Line
advertise that they will send two
boats to New Orleans next week,
leaving on Wednesday aud Saturday.
A meeting will be held at the lines
office, to determine which boats will
start out. They commence receiving
freight to-day.
Captain Joe D. Moore is getting his
popular steamer Cons Millar in readi-
ness to start from Cincinnati on
Wednesday next for this port. Mr..
James Voris, who has had charge Of
the office for several years, will con.
tue to hold the same position. The
Buckeye State has been added to the
feet of Memphis and Ohio river
packets.
The Ella Kimbrough, which was
sent to the relief of the d. X Powell
and barges at Tiptonville, returned to
Cairo with GO tons OF damaged meat
from the sunken barge Saline, and re.
ported that there we're 1892 bbls -four
in the hold all damaged. The Kim
brough returned to the wreck with
diver, who, with the steamer T. +,
Eckert, will attempt to raise the
barge aud bring it to this port.
Major D. L. Sublett, Assistant En-.
gineer Of the Kentucky river improve.
ment reports the completion on Fri.
day last Of Dam No. 4, on the Ken,
lucky river just below Frankfort. The
first timber was hid July % and the
last sheeting was put on October 8.
The dam is 52S feet long at the crown,
zig feet high and "a feet wide. It,
contains about 10000 lineal feet Of
timber, 100000 feet of sheeting, 1884
cubic yards of riprap stone and 10000
pounds Of iron and spikes and cost the
government SIS, 800.
The new lock of the Louisville and
Portland canal cannot be in use for
some time, as the new miter.si is not
laid. The old locks are in fair work.
ing order, but are only 40 feet wide
and 275 feet in length, Steamers
larger than the locks will, have to await
the opening of the new locks. The
government work on the wing dam
head Of the falls is suspended, aud the
coferdam at the Indian Chute is
being removed. That will greatly
lessen the hazards Of falls navigation,
The peerless steamer Kate Adams,
in command of Captain Mark r.
Cheek, is the mail packet leaving
promptly at 2 o'clock this evening for
Helena, Friars Point, Torrone, Ark.
snsaw City and way landings, giving
prompt attention to all business that
offers and connecting at her dostina.
ton with trains on the Little Rock,
Mississippi River and Texas railroad,
The Adams is the finest packet
plying from this port and enjoys a
fine reputation for speed, elegance,
comfort and safety. Captain Ed
Outlaw presides in the office, assisted
by Ansel Banksmith and John @.
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