Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-22

A AIS ttslet thAb TIC Nav urltnht
Cotton Seed Association aud the
Memphis Seed and Oil Exchange con-
template placing two fine steamers in
the Memphis and New Orleans trade
the coming season.
The Belle Memphis will be down
this evening and leave at 10 am. to-
morrow for Vicksburg and principal
way landings. Captain |. II. Mckee
commands, with Henry Corbyn in
charge of the Office.
The fastest run ever made between
st. Louis and Alton was made by the
Gem City during the early part Of this
month, her time being ] hour, 3lI
minutes, beating the famousrun Of the
Altoona one minute and half.
Merchants at river towns trading
with Memphis will find it to their
interest to order their Job printing and
blank books IRON the PUBLIC LEDGER
job printing Office and blank book
mandatory, ID Madison street. /
The Josie Harry will arrive this
evening and leave at her usual hour
Saturday evening for all points on
White river drought to Newport,
where she will make direct connection
with light draft steamers for upper
White and Black rivers.
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 mandatory, IL
Madison street. I
The Ste Genevieve, in command of
Captain George Carvell, arrived last
evening with moderate trip, com
prising 1920 pkgs. She leaves this
evening with return trip for Cairo,
st, Louis and way landings. Rolla
Porter is in charge of the Office.
The only point above here at which
rise is reported is Cairo, where the
increase since last report was IA
inches. A rapid decline is going on
in the Ohio at all points above Evans
vile, and both the Cumberland and
Tennessee rivers are falling, with 8
feet at Nashville and feet at Chat
tanooga. At Memphis the river lacks
feet of reaching high water mark.
Among the names mentioned in
connection with the Office of Local
Inspector of Hul!s for this port in
case vacancy occurs are Captain B.
+. Montana, Captain John T. Warner,
Captain G. +. Conn, Henry McKnett,
Hiram Brace and W.. T. Kennedy,
colored. There are number of
others whose names we have heard
mentioned, but cannot remember Just
now.
The Vint Shinkle arrived yesterday
with good list Of freight, comprising
1929 packages. She has the same all
out and is receiving to leave at 5 pm.
to morrow with return trip for Gin
cinnati, where she makes close con.
ncc'ion With the different railroads,
and gives throu.h tickets to points
East at very low rates. Her accom-
| uOudJlOuo are eACbleuI anu n6r OH
GERS polite and sociable.
| On Monday afternoon the stock
holders of the st. Louis and New Or
leans Anchor Line met on board their
wharf boat and elected the following
officers to serve for the ensuing year;
Directors: John A. Scudder, G. B
Allen, John P. Keyser, Jas. 0'Neal
and Theo. 9 Zeighler. Officers: Jno
A. Scudder, President; G. B. Allen
Vice President; James 0'Neal, Su
perintendent; and r. G. Werrick
Secretary and Treasurer.
The swift and elegant steamer Dear
; Adams, 10 command of Captain MARI
R. Cheek, is the regular mail packe
leaving this evening for Helena. Ter
rene, Arkansaw City and way landings
{ attending promptly to all business en-
trusted to her, and making close con
, nection at her destination with train
on the Little Rock, Mississippi Rive
& Texas Railroad. Captain A. L
Cummins presides at the desk, and i
assisted by Walker Outlaw and LIE
Cummins, Jr.