Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-02-13

safety.
The james Lee and Coahoma are the
Lee Line mail packets leaving to-
morrow evening for the upper and
lower coasts.
The Thomas Sherlock, with her big
trip of Mardi Gras excursionists, was
expected to pass up this forenoon for
the Ohio river.
The Will s. Hays, announced TO
leave New Orleans last evening for
the Ohio, was detained until to-day
90 account Of fog.
The Paris @. Brown, loaded Eat,
passed down this morning for New
Orleans. She put of about 100 pkgs
here and added some oil.
The Annie p. Silver, which arrived
at st; Louis YESTERDAY, reports 9 feet
b inches of water 10 the channel be.
tween that port and Cairo.
Point Scudder is the new name for
the head Of Fogleman's outlet, and is
marked by a government light A
postoftce is wanted there for the hem
EFT Of citizens on Old river bend.
Navigation is now opened between
Csiro aud st. Louis. The Annie P
Silver arrived at St. Louis yesterday
and the Bright Light is announced
70 leave there this evening for Vicks
burg.
The large aud elegant Anchor Line
steamer John A. Scudder is announced
to passed here this afternoon bound
tor Nicksburg, New Orleans aud the
bends Captain AID Storm is her
agent,
The PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
aud blank book manufacturing estab.
lishment, 10 Madison street, Mem phis
Tenn, is prepared to execute every
kind OF work in their line in superior
style and at low prices. +
The great iron steamer Charles p
Choutesu has deferred her departure
until Tomorrow evening, when she
will leave for New Orleans. She has
splendid passenger accommodations
and is in charge of clever officers.
The steamer Helena, from New
Orleans, arrived this forenoon and is
bound for st. Louis. She has a biz
load Of sugar and mOlasses, besides
100 bales Of cotton taken on at
ArkalsaW City. She gets here l745
bales.
The Hard Cash will be in this after.
noon and is the regular packet leaving
tomorrow evening for all points on
White river through to Jacksonport.
where connection is made With ligh
draft steamers for upper White aud
Black rivers.
The splendid steamer Ohio, of the
Memphis and Ohio River Packet
Company, came in this forenoon with
800 tons of freight, and will leave to
morrow evening on her return trip to
Cincinnati and way landings on the
Ohio river and will give cheap rates
to all points East. Captain NJ. NJ.
Deem commands, with Robert Nc.
Coy in the Office.
The splendid steamer Ida DarraRh,
in command Of Captain Ed Nowland,
leaves this evening for Pine Bluff and
intermediate landings on ,Arkansaw
river, attending promptly to all bust
Less and connecting at her destination
with the Pool Line packets for Little
Rock and points above. Captain j.
n. Thompson has charge of the Office
and is assisted by Gus Young.
The Rene Macroady arrived yes.
terday from st, Francis river. with
100 bales cotton, II bags seed cotton,
and l70l sacks cotton seed. She is
the mail packet leaving this evening
for Helena, Mariana, the Cut OF
WittsburR and way landings on Ian.
guile and St. Francis rivers, through
to Mark Tree, at the crossing of the
Kansas City and Memphis railroad.
Captain q. X. Joplin commands. with
j. d. Block and Charles Stockley in
charge of the Office
The Ohio river at Cincinnati and
Louisville is higher to day than il
was during the food Of 1882, when
there was 81 feet 3 inches on the
gauge at Cincinnati. Much damage
is reported, and a very large volume Of
water is emptying itself into the Mis-
sissippi at Cairo, and with a rapid
current is sweeping its way to the
gulf. To-day at noon the river at this
port was x feet inches on the
gauge which is Z feet Z inches below
the highest point reached last spring.
Unless tie upper Mississippi gets on a
tear during the next few days, and
joins the food from the Ohio, the
river below here will hardly 90 over
its banks, and no serious damage will
result, If the planters below here
can stand 5 feet more, all will be we'll
with then, as the probability now is
that we will not get any more than
that.
A special government detective has
been here for the past four weeks, ex-
aiming the seamen's time books Of
the packets running from this port,
and in nearly every instance has found
alleged irregularities. These cases
have been reported and penalties rang
ing from $4,000 to $4,000 each have been
assessed. The owners of these boats
Of course will give good security and
either test the case or appeal for a re-
mittance Of the fine. 1t has been the
general custom for clerks to write up
their seamen's time book at the end
of each trip or week from the portage
book, which shows the date of ship
ment and date Of discharge of each
person, aud this really covers the in
tent Of the law. Ifsteamers have VIC
lated the law it is through no intent
to delraud the government, for it is
preposterous to think that a steamboat
owner would allow his clerk to cheat
the government out Of the paltry sum
Of ten cents week from each
person employed. Again it has
not been the custom Of
oolleetinq hosnital dues from barkeep-