Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-05
RIvER INIELLIsENeE.
MISCELLANEOUS

ooal VIII proOaoly DC sent out
Inc recent rains seem to have been gen
erai all over the country, and were bless
ngs 70 mankind. Steamboatmen will be
benefited a little in a few days.
The Vint Shinkle, on the ways at Mad
lson' Indiana will be launched on satur-
DAY. The repairs of the Andy Baum are
compile ed, and she presents beautiful
appearance.
The Sunhower river is very low at Oil
plants bar, only IS inches Of water is TO
be found The Tallahatehie is lower than
1t has been for many years. while many
logs andt b obstruct the channel Of the
river.
The bie-4sie at Cincinnati Tuesday
morning tore away feet of coal barges
az Walmers landing, forming a pontoon
bridge acrossthe riyerat that point, detain-
ing an upward bound packet, which had to
tow the barges to shore before she could
pass,
Captain Lloyd W. Whitlow, formerly
OF the Memphis and Frias Point packet
James Lee, is now in command Of the
Louisville and Henderson packet, J. T.
Droulilard, and is quite as popular with
lhe people OF the Ohio valley as he is with
'he planners ana shippers below here
Inc surveyors measure Of the river
rom Cincinnati makes It 5O4 miles to
oalro' '4o miles TO Memphis 1872 miles
70 Vieksonrg, l24l miles TO Natchez, l54S
miles 70 New Orleans, 1927 miles to the
mouth 1.-THE river Cut and paste this, as
i Will be the distance this season from
Olnphnau 70 the mouths OF the Ohio and
Mississippi.
Inc National Board Of Steam Naviga-
tlon propose to employ the service of a
lawyer or agent to represent their interest
at Washington during the session of Con-
gressi thst would be a good move and
should not be lost on our steamboatmen for
they should mass together, engage the
service OF good representative, and have
MN also at the capital to take special care
OF their Interests.
MT y. Dorman, OF Cincinnati, and
oolohel VIM o hays OF Louisville, have
Oeen appointed agents OF the Memphis
ano New orleans steamers Henry Frank.
fieiehS ana u r Ohouteau. This gives
passengers and shippers another line from
Oineinnau 70 New Orleans in connection
win tne Ola reliaole Memphis and Ohio
n'ver racket company oil which Captain
Robert W. WISE Is superintendent.
me steamer n w Cole, with Captain
! hilison' formerly OF this city, in
command, IS doing a lucrative business
between Nicksoprg and Greenville as a
regular seml-weekly packet Captain
i'iiiSon' wneh ne OooK charge oil The Cole
"eli' among strangers ana oelng a gentle
'nan Oh good steamboat experience, and OF
genia' uisposilion, soon made FRIENDS all
nong 'ne route VINO VIII give him good
Snaleoi 'neir patronage
~. 10 snO" 'na' 'ne famous keeses' OF
i'''sDurg' are not iule' we wlii state that
'ney nave Just composed the rebuilding
Oh Ine 'owooa' Tor jenkins q Oo'-hiseen
,ncn cyIihder and SIX ieet stroke the tow
Uo"' ~ a. speed LOT captain John D.
DA,ragn, OF MemphiS the new memphis
anu Whte river packet, Chickasawi the
new Alabama packet for Mobile New
Alabama ana the Memphis and Arkan-
saw River Packet Company's boat, Joe
refers all OF which viii have steam up
INSIDE OF Two weeks,
New orleans States It's possible that
.ne United states Government Engineer
IN charge OF the work IN Old river is
gong to allow our Red, Ouachita and
Atchsialsya rivers and Bayou Teche
steemooa'men TO be defrauded out of
thelr summer seasons work by letting
matters remain IN that gut as u Is at pres
ent' A llt'le work there bya good dredge-
GOAT under prachCal management would
certainty IN less IMAM week cut canal
through 50 as 70 ALLOW steamers the above
named streams where business awaits
them IN plenty Why don't Major Stick
ney obtain the use Of the dredgeboat al
Nicksourg and make some effort to re-