Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-28
The John F. Walton and barges are

The mail boat Goldman was up and
down on time yesterday and will be
back to go again Friday.
The City of New Orleans should pass
down tonight and the City of st. Louis
up today, both through Anchor Liners.
The new Pargoud. Capt. J. F. Muse,
Curt Lewis clerk, will pass to the upper
bends this evening at 3 o'clock, going
as high as Greenville.
The Paris G. Brown, which left Gin
cinnati Saturday for New Orleans, had
13l tons Of freight, IL cabin people
and 1880 bushels of coal.
The tug Grant which went up Sun
flower river last January is coming
down with four boatj loaded with
slaves, which she will take to New
Orleans.
The o. Line steamer Golden Crown.
Capt. F. j. Cakes, Mr.. T. Strider, in
the office, will pass to the Ohio river
this evening at 5 o'clock going as high
as Cincinnati.
P. Line steamer Barksdale came in
from Yazoo at 3 o'clock yesterday
morning and left for the Yazoo and
Tallahatchie rivers yesterday evening
with a good trip.
The Issaquena, Capt. H. G. Marion.
neaux, Frank Steigelman clerk, came
in early yesterday evening and returns
at l o'clock today for Greenville ard
way points.
The prompt and reliable steamer L.
H. Sargent, Capt. Geo. Epple will leave
this morning at 10 o'clock for Davis
Bend bayous. Roundaway and Vidal
and all way landings.
Memphis Ledger says the United
States local inspectors at New Orleans
must be keeping their eye on business.
During the present month they have
reported five masters for working un-
der expired licenses.
The favorite steamer City of Vicks-
burg, of the Anchor Line, Capt. Dan
Able, Mr.. Geo. D. Walton clerk, ar
rived from st. Louis last night and
returns today, leaving promptly at 2
pun, making all way landings.
The Joe Seay will arrive this morn
ing from MIller's bend with a raft of
timber for John Williams. She leaves
for New Orleans tonight with a tow
of five barges of oak slaves, three for
Leonard s. Co., one for G. Johnson and
n for Bobet & Co.
N. o. Picayune: G. F. Hughes, n
of the "mysterious individuals, from
Washington" who have been causing
the steamboat captains at some of the
river ports much annoyance, was ar
rested here Monday evening, charged
with victimizing Capt. G. w. Thomp-
son, of the Charles Morgan, out of
$40.
New Orleans States /: ga bill has
been introduced in the house reorgan-
izing the custom service, dropping out
the Teche district and consolidating it
with the New Orleans district. fixing
the salary of the collector at New Or
leans at $4,000. naval officer SO, 800
and surveyor S. $500. = 4 x r. 2.
Leathers, Jr., has gone to Cooper's
Wells, Miss, to recuperate his health.
He will remain there a month, and we
hope will return with a long newed
lease of life"
Cairo Argus; The decline in the
river here is much less rapid than it
was after the big rise this spring. The
Wabash is booming and doing much
damage to the bottom farmers. 4 Il
Two men by the names of Walker
aud Bachelor came here on the Fowler
Saturday. 1t is said that they are de-
tectives from Washington, and are out
looking around steamboats, to note and
report anything required by law that
may be neglected or in any wayamiss
Their coming had been anticipated,
and the boys in the harbor were prob
ably ready for them.
Mrs. Mary NJ. Miller was licensed as
captain and pilot of the steamboat
Sallie, at New Orleans, February Is,
1884. The first and only female cap
tain regularly licensed in conformity
with the law. Captain No. 2-Mrs
Miller has a rival for females honors
on steam vessels in Mrs. Mary w.
Coons, who was licensed last week by
United States Inspectors Fairchild and
Marslaud at New York to act as pilot
and captain of the pleasure steamer
Elizabeth. Louisiana Captain Mary
should send congratulations and ex-
change photographs with New York
Capt. Mary, and may they always be
"Mary" is the sincere wish of the
licensed oficers.-Marlne Journal.
Memphis Avalanche: Pilots are
warned to be very careful in landing at
the elevator, against which the current
is again setting very strong, the cross
and under currents are heavy. The
Annie p. Silver had a little trouble in
landing there on Saturday, and the
Arkansas City which landed there 9
few hours later, had the side of her
wheel. house smashed in. y y y II
was through the strenuous exertions oil
Capt. Mark r. CHEEK that Maj. Adams
elegant steamer Kate Adams was saved
from destruction Sunday night when
the Dean Adams was destroyed by FIRE
Notwithstanding the heat was great