The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1904-02-27
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By "old Sox.

The Delta passed up Tuesd ay morn
ing W it'll good load.
The Chaimette, now running I'D the
New Orleans and Bends trade will run
excursion trips to the Worlds Fair
next sum mer.
The Wheeling made port to day
at IL O'Clock, she will return this
evening to Vicksburg
The Delta made this port on her
down ward trip for Vicksburg last
mig hit, sne wasoaded to the guards
Last week the Delta and American
boats grounded. The Belle of the
Bends broke a shaft and is laid up at
Vicks burg waiting for a new shaft
The Greyhoend left Greenville We'd
tuesday, moreing en- rout 70 White
river, Ark. for a large tow of logs and
will retnru absut Tuesday of the com
ing week
A mum Der of mlshaps occurred last
week putting some of tbs packet boats
into "dry dock" for considerable time
and other minor disasters, delaying
river traffic for few days,
The Charley Brown, bound for ports
below with large tow of coal arrived
Tuesday morning in disabled con-
dtion, she stopped at Point Chicot
and repairs MAIDS leaving the Same
night.
Captain J, H. Morgan, of Vicksburg,
has applied to the United States
Treasure Department for permiss ion
to change the name of the Joaeph
Henry to Louisiana. The Henry is
well.known as the old lighthouse ten
der and was purchased from the Gov
ernment by Captain Morgan.
The Charles Crown and tow which
was wrecked near this port was towed
to Memphis by the Ed. Roberts,
arriving there Wednesday. The
Roberts towee to Memphis considerable
al which had been lost by the Chas.
b.own. Some of her machinery was
shipped from this city to be repaired.
The City OF Wheeling which took
the Belle of the Bends place left
Vicksburg last Saturday but burned
out her boilers soon after leaving that
port and had to return. She left the
following Tuesday making one taip
this week to GreeDvile. The Belle of
Bends will be layed up several weeks.
Evansville, Ind, Feb. "a, The new
cotton steamer Stella, owned by Capt.
Robert Hornbrook, this place, was
sold to-doy to the Home Steamboat
Company, at Yazoo City, Miss. The
boat is " orth about $l5 900, but the
terms were not made public, Capital n
H. G. Brantley, of Yazoo City was
here and closed the sale, and the boat
will be taken south about March Is,
The Stella was recently built at JEFF
fersonville. The machinery has not
yet been placed on her. but this will
be done in few days. The Home
Steamboat Company owns steamboat
line and the Stella will ply between
Yazo0 City and south of the Suntlower
river.
The following is list of snags de-
stroyed by the snagboat John N.
M2comb ON her recent triy from Mem
phis to Vicksburg: One at Nonconnah,
at Polka, at Commerse, at Chris
tain Landing, at Fox Island, at
st. Fransis Island, at Trotters, 3 at
Bends Island IS. | at Bends Island
81, at Parkers, below Laconia, l at
MaloneS Island, below Nauclause,
at Henderson; Cut trees off caving
bank at Fox Island, cut l.lS0 trees off
ewing bank at st. Francit Island
The Vicksburg Herold of Tuesday
says: '"There was a big showing of
boats in the harbor yesterday morning
ttrung along from the mouth of the
canal To jackson street. The list in
cluded the snagboat Florence and Col
ombia, the Belle of the Bends, Sena-
tor Cordil River Commission steamer
Patrol, City OF Wheeling, Rees Pritch-
ard. Elk, American. Vernie Mac, to-
gather with the Joe Scay cruising
around the Scioto, busy as ever; Stella
Gwynn, Hazel, Angelian NJ. Pride of
Virginia and other small fry. Further
down, at KIeinston, was also the biz
snagboat John N. Macomb, taking the
holiday. with the perpetual motion
packet Pelican going and coming"