Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-09
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
MISCELLANEOUS.

pOuuueI ID W ledNo DbsbVulo tO-uoIoW
evening for New Orleans.
1t is now given out that a Louisville
and New Orleans Line, with FIVE side,
wheelers, will run this season.
Captain james Surtees has arrived
from Cincinnati, and will take out the
James W. Gaff tomorrow evening.
The Browns at Pittsburg are build
ing new towboat to be called the
Sentinel, and she is to be coed one.
The Ida Lees freight in from St.
Francis river comprised 1S9 bales cots
ton, 4 bags seed cotton and 347 bags
cotton seed.
When the big Helena passed Vicks-
burg she had 3,O5S bales cotton and
800 tons miscellaneous. freight, includ
ing the Choutaau's trip.
The crew of the Golden Crown will
go to Evansville, where their boat is
laid up, as soon as the water on the
falls is sufficient to let her over.
The venerable father ofCommodore
W. F. Davidson and Captain Thomas
Davidson died on Friday last at South
Point, Ohio. His funeral took place
yesterday.
Mr.. Ed II. Barmore will on January
LIST be admitted as business partner Of
his father, Mr.. D. s. Barmore. in the
boat building business at Jefferson
vile, Ind.
The tug Billy Kilby, enroute from
New Orleans to this port, laid up at
Vicksburg and her crew paid off. Her
engineer, james A. Rice, came on to
Memphis by rail.
Only medium sized boats can use
the old locks of the Louisville and
Portland canal. There is sufficient
water through the new locks, but
they are closed for repairs.
The Golden Rule will be the first
boat Of the Southern Transportation
Line to come south. She leaves Gin
cinnati tomorrow evening and will be
fol lowed on Saturday by the Paris &
Brown.
Captain Dick Sinnott, of New Or.
leans, was in Washington several days
ago for the purpose of inducing the
War department to take steps to re-
move the distractions at the mouth
Of Red river.
\ The large steel shaft made byKrupp
in Germany for the towboat Boaz, Of
Pitt,burg, has arrived. 1t measures
80 feet Z inches long and varies in di,
ameter from l3l to 49, inches, Its
weight is 1876 pounds.
The D. r. Powell, which passed
here Saturday morning, ran aground
at Burdeaux chute in the afternoon,
but got off and was met by the Kate
Adams $50 miles below here on Sun
day, moving along all right
The rise in the upper Ohio river
during the past week seems to have
only spirit, and unless there is anoth-
er shortly it will do but little good
down this way. A general swell OF
the upper rivers is what is needed.
Passengers or shippers to0hio river
points are notified that the FIRST boat
Of the season leaving for that stream
will be the steamer James W. Gaff,
now in port, She is announced to
leave on Wednesday at 8 pma going
through to Cincinnati, Captain r.
W. Lightburne, her agent, will give
all desired information.
Mr.. Lowell lines, for several years
connected with the packets Of the
Memphis and Ohio River Line, has
given up marino life and accepted a
position as discharging clerk Of the
Chesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern
railroad. His many friends will, in
the future, find him at the freight de,
pot on the leyee just below Unior
street.
There being a sufficient rise in th,
Ohio river to allow boats ofthe Memp
his and Cincinnati line to resum,
business. the LEDGER is notified b!
letter from Captain j. D. Moore tina
the Cons Millar is now receiving t,
leave Cincinnati for this port on Fri
day next. Merchants derising /,
make orders should write or telegraph
the same at once. The Cons Milla
was the last boat to leave this port ant
so through to Cincinnati, and durinI
her retirement there has undergone
a thorough overhauling and repaint
ing, Capt. j. D. Moore will continu
command and James W. Yoris pre-
sides in the Office.
The question OF regular packet t
ply between this port and Vicksbur
which has been agitated for some slime
has at last been decided upon. Colone
Ed Richardson, who is well known t
everybody 10 the Mississippi valley
will place his steamer the h. W
Cole, In the trade, and she is an
nOunced to leave here on to-morro,
week, the 10th inst. Mr.. A. P.Sauo
Of Vicksburg, a man Of fine bushes
attainments, will be the general man
ager, while at this end Of the line III
management will be represented b
Captain II. X. Thomas, we'll and "a
vorably known to the travelling an
shipping public. Some years ago
fine line Of boats ran In this trade an
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