The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-12-01
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The Ohio river is on boom, and the Goa
tows are getting under way.
The Buckeye State, the first through boa
from Cincinnati to New Orleans left the form
er city this afternoon.
The river at Cairo has been rising at the rate
OFF, feet per day. 1t IL due to the excessive
rains OF Kentucky and Tennessee.
The John X. Speed passed the city Thursday
on her wayto New Orleans, in charge Of Cap.
tain Don A, Mari. Harry d. Proctor IN ONCE,
the Julia passed here Wednesday with good
trip ON her way to vicksburg and all way
landings. Fred Heiner is in charge Of the
office. @ IVY @
The McDougal, with the whaleback bargei
in tow, landed at the Greenville wharf short
time Wednesday evening, on her return trip
to st. Louis,
The Delta, Captain Ed holland, Jr., arrived
Wednesday. She left for Lake Providence,
Vicksburg and all way landings. Jas. Poster
is in charge of her office.
Mondays courier-Journal says: The tow
boat Beaver passed Columbus with the largest
tow OF lumber ever brought up the Mississippi
by single towboat, IS, 100000 feet.
The Mississippi and Ohio rivers are rising
rapidly, and during the past week millions OF
bushels Of coal were started to New Orleans.
Five million bushels were shipped from Pitts
burg Monday. &
The Hill City was at the wharf yesterday,
and Captain t. B. Sims says she is the largest
boat ever raised after sinking in the Missis-
Carondolet Monday for repairs.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The following changes in post lights on the
Mississippi river between Memphis and Natchez
have been made: Island No. 97-New light,
established November %. Illawara-Discon-
tinued. Pecan Grove-New light established
November %.
The Cincinnati Enquirer Of Friday says:
eat meeting yesterday between the directors
of the Memphis, New Orleans and Cincinnati
Packet Company and owners of the steamer
City of Pittsburg, arrangements were COM
pleted whereby the steamer City Of Pittsburg
will run in the Cincinnati and Memphis trade
this season, under the auspices of the Mem
phis, New Orleans and Cincinnati Packet
Company. The steamers City of Vicksburg
and New South will comprise the Memphis
line. One of these fine steamers will leave
Cincinnati every Wednesday at p m. for
Memphis and all way landings, taking passen-
gers and freight for all points as far as Vicks-
burg, and will leave Memphis every Tuesday
at S D. m. for Cincinnati and all Ohio river
points. 1t is many years since there has been
a line of sidewheel boats to Memphis, and no
finer boats have ever run in the Cincinnati
and Memphis trade than the City of Pittsburg
and New South. The boats will be run strictly
on time, and will pay special attention to way
business, passengers, stock etc. No two bet
ter stock boats ever ran on Western waters. BY
placing these two elegant boats in the Mem
phis trade the line expects to add largely TO
the business of Cincinnati, especially the
stock and passenger traffic With these hne
accommodations large amount of stock that
has been going to other points from the lower
Ohio and Mississippi rivers will now come to
the Cincinnati market. The merchants rom
cinnati, Memphis and all intermediate points
should see that these boats are well patron
lied. Captain John M Phillips and Captain
Dana Scott will be in charge OF the steamer
City of Pittsburg, and Captain E. H Matthews
and his regular crew will be on the New South.
The Memphis, New Orleans and Cincinnati
Packet Company has not yet decided posltively
lust what boats it will leave in the New Or
leans trade this season, but it Is an assured
fact that boats will be run between Cincinnati
and New Orleans as usual"