Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-07

Interest 10 order their FOB pflptlns and
blank books from the pUBlfc LEDGER
job printing office and blank book
mandatory, IL Madison street.
The Coahoma is the Lee Line mail
packet leaving this evening for 0sceola
and way landings, giving strict atten-
ten to all business entrusted 10 her.
Captain Henry Cooper commands,
with Hugh Tomlinson and John
Haley in charge of the Office.
Letter heads, bill heads, bills Of
lading, envelopes, hand bills and every
other kind ofjob printing executed in
the best style and at the lowest prices
at the PUBLIC LEDGER job printing
office and blank book manufactory. IL
Madison street.
The Katie Hooper, in command Of
Captain Ed Rowland, is the mail
packet leaving this evening for Pine
Bluff and way landings on Arkanssw
river, making direct connection with
the regular light draft steamers for
Little Rock and points above. Cap
tain j. N. Thompson presides at the
desk, assisted by Will Darragh.
The "Old reliable" Hard
Cash, in command Of Cap
tan Il. q. Postal, is the regu-
lar packet leaving this evening for all
points on White river through TO
Jacksonport where direct connection
is made with the regular light draft
steamers for upper White and Black
rivers. Chas. and Joseph Postal are
in charge of the Office.
The boss" local packet james
Lee, with Captain Stacker Lee on the
roof and Lloyd Whitlow in the Office,
leaves this evening for Helena, Friars
Point and way landings, carrying the
mail, attending promptly to all bust
ness entrusted and making close con-
uection at Glendale with trains on the
Mobile & Northwestern railroad,
Passengers will find her accommoda.
lions all that could be desired.
The cases in tive Criminal Court
against several Of the officers of the
burned Golden City were tried yester.
day before a jury, who, after listening
to the testimony of several expert
eneed steamboatmen, followed the
directions of the Judge and brought
in a verdict of mot guilty" This
testimony showed hal the officers o.
the Golden City were not guilty o
criminal carelessness, as charged, bur
had used all customary %precaution,
against fire.
The reports from the upper streams
to day are anything but gloomy. A
all points above Cairo the rivers arr
falling, and at the latter point thert
was only an inch rise during the pas
twenty-four hours. 1t will probably
; be falling by to morrow, after which
rapid decline will set in at this point
At noon to day the river at this poin
was four feet one inch above the higl
water mark of March 9th, which i
q considered official high waite
mark.
D A serious. accident occurred to til
Ohio river steamer Evansville abou
: daylight, yesterday morning, Will
she was lying at Calhoun landing dis
a charging freight. One Of her lar
board hues collapsed, scalding eigt
4 or ten men, four of them quite SER
ously, and injuring several other
/ The boat parted her lines and drifte
down the river, taking frc, which Wa
2 extinguished when she was again mac
fast, after drifting $50 yards. Nor
d of the passengers were injured by Il
accident. 1t is thought both the fir
d men will die.
Now that the electric light is
fixed thing" cannot the city autho
tiles be induced to put up two {
three lamps on the levee, for the bel
efitof steamboatmen, who pay $50 ,0(
or $4,000 per year for the priviles
of doing business at our landing
e Steamboatmen will appreciate this,
d it will enable them to work every hol
out of the twenty four of each da
1t will also save them from pet
thefts, which is no small item. I
this light a night Waterman could 81
the entire length of the levee, az
thieves would be afraid to approach
pile of freight. 1t would save steam
boatmcn considerable money.