Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-08-28

big men of the country except Presi-
dent Arthur, who is of on mule rid
ing and fishing excursion.
A man named Blanchard Is at wsrk
at Cairo, Ill, making a large model Of
q four wheel boat, that is to be able
to nayigatsIlsnd as we'll as water. Il
is to have wheels fore and aft on each
side, and be propelled something like
a velOcipsde. The wheels are cylin.
drical to secure buoyancy.
The Ida Lee, in command of Cap
tain ]. Q. Collins, is the mail packet
leaving this evening for Mariana, the
Cut OF, Wittsburg and way land
ings on L'Anguille and st. Francis
rivers, through to Mark Tree, the
crossing Of the Kansas City and
Memphis railroad, where connection
is made with the light draft steamer
Advance for the Sunk Lands. Charles
Stockley is her chief clerk.
The splendid light draft steamer
Ida Darragh. in command Of Captain
Ed Rowland, is the mail packet leaV-
ing this evening for Pine Bluff and
way landings on Arkansaw river,
attending promptly to all business that
offers and connecting at her destina.
ton with the pool line boats for Lit
tie Rock and points above. ]. N.
Thompson presides in the Office, as
sisted byrLon Hudson.
Pittsburg Chronicle, %: The new
Chickasaw was tOwed up from Sc.
wickley last night. She is not YET
finished, but will be Soon. She is q
beauty. At the christening on Thurs.
day the customary bottle of cham.
payne turned out to be ketchup. II
is strongly limited that the Captain
emptied the champagne and then
filled the bottle with the sauce.
The Anchor Line steamer City Of
Baton Rouge, due here from st. Louis
since Sunday morning, grounded Al
Cheeks Island yesterday about moor
only few miles above the city. Sht
is reported to have a big trip and
drawing 81 feet of water. The tow
boat Oakland pulled at her yesterday
but without success. The clerk came
down in a yawl last night to have thu
Belle Memphis go up and tighten hei
of, but the Belle, due yesterday after
noon, had not arrived this morning.
st. Louis Republican, August 26
The KeOkuk Gate City has the fol
lowing in relation to the remark thar
the st. Paul was not showing very
fast time, Q. A. Hutchinson was asked
ifit were true: "She is the best boa
on the river" said Charley, land ont
Of the fastest. but of course she can
make the time the Gem City can. Thu
st. Paul is two hour boat to Alton
from st. Louis, and on her first triI
made it in 2:l5 witha heavy river and
the Mississippi on a boom. She made
the st. Paul trip in a week and hal
always been heavily loaded. She il
about the same speed as the Wa
Eagle, with probably about mile al
hour in her favor. A weekly trip il
what is required of her and she make
it easily, She is one of the most com
pact and substantial boats on tn,
Western waters, and next year he vii
probably have another one just Xix,
her" i-a l
| The Construction Committee Of tn,
River Commission have been exam
lining the government works on tb,
river between Cairo and Vicksburg
and report them generally in goot
condition. AT Vicksburg they or
dered the discOntinuance of dredginI
in the west pass Of the lake and Il
resume the same in the harbor proper
General Comstock states that at Plum
Point it was found that work in cours
| Of construction had been considerabl
damaged during the last high waite
by an amount Of drift accumulatin
against the piling and dyke work
which, unable to stand the pressure
gave way; but he thought the plan @
improvement woald eventually prov
successful. He spoke favOrably ofth
work at Providence Reach and WilsO
| Point, there being substantial evi
dence of the success Of the work don
and but little damage had been sui
tanned at those points by the hig
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