Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-26

steamer, Grand Isle, left Cincinnati
last evening for New Orleans.
Envelopes, Xxx, high cut, cheape T.
in the city, at LEDGER job printir
Office.
The Rene Macready arrived this
morning from st. Francis river and
leaves on Tuesday next with a return
trip.
The Jno. B. Maude will be here in
the morning. and leave tomorrow
evening with a return trip for st.
Louis.
The Anchor Line packets leaving
Sunday at 10 am. will be the City OF
Cairo, for V~ieksburg, and the Gold
Dust, for st. Louis.
The Jos. B. Williams, with a tow
of coal, arrived at New Orleans last
evening, and the Raymond Horner left
there with a tow of empties.
The River Commission steamer
Emma Etheridge passed up yesterday
from Lake Providence, whittier she
had been with a tow of coal.
Mrs. Cheek, wife Of Captain Mark
X. Cheek, ofthe steamer Dean Adams,
returned home yesterday from the
springs, looking much improved in
health.
The City Of Helena and City of
Vicksburg arrived at st. Louis yes
terday, and the City of Cairo left
there last evening for New Vicks-
burg,
Mr.. Conn Mcdonald, son Of Cap
tain Jim Mcdonald, of the towboat
Iron Duke, on Tuesday last took out
his first license as river pilot, and his
many friends wish him all the success
he deserves.
The City of Providence is the
Anchor Line packet leaving this
evening for Cairo, st. Louis and prin.
opal way landings. Captain George
Lenox commands, with the Office in
charge of Frank Perkins.
Merchants at river towns trading
with Memphis will find it to their
interest to order their lob printing and
blank books from the PUBLIC LEDGER
job printing Office and blank book
mandatory, ID Madison street.
The shaft on the towboat Future
City was made of steel. by Krupp in
Germany; is over Is inches in diane
ter and, with 1anges, weigh % tons,
being two and a half times heavier
than the one on the Calf, recently
mended at the Charleston railway
shops.
The Coahoma came in early last
night with a light trip and leaves at
3 p m. for OsceOla and all way land
ings on the upper coast, carrying the
mail and attending promptly to all
business entrusted to her. Captain
Henry Cooper commands, with the
office in charge of Hugh Tomlinson
and John Haley.
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 printin,
office and blank book mandatory; Il
Madison street. t
The towboat Future City, Captain
VIM. Coll, which passed up thi
morning, came here in six days from
New Orleans with a fleet Of barge
containing nearly 1900 tons. On,
barge was loaded with Turks Islam,
salt in bulk. On the last down tri'
Of the Future City the freight lis
amounted to 10000 tons, and was tn
heaviest cargo ever taken down tn
river at one time.
On board the steamer Vint Shinkle
now in port, are a number Of round
trip excursionists, who are taking il
the sights Of our city. Among then
are Hon, John Zunestine and wife
Hon. Mr.. Gobel, law partner of Gov
ernor Tom Young, Mrs. Gobel, Hou
John Tunlsten, Miss Hoffman, Mrs
Adam Geiss, Miss Lizzie Geiss an
Mrs. Fehrenbatch, wife of Hon. job.
Fehrenbatch, Supervising Inspecto
for the Seventh district.
Quite a nice party of young peopl
assembled Oh the steamer Yin
Shinkle, last evening, and enioye,
themselves in the "giddy" dance unit
midnight, Captain Thompson havin
granted them the privilege of tn
boat for a few hours pleasure. Every
thing passed off pleasantly and al
enjoyed themselves, receiving the bes
attention from the officers and crew
of the boat. The Sbinkle has c~ertainl
the best band on the river.
The James Lee arrived last nigh
with 100 sacks cotton seed, a gOoC
list of other freight and a fair list o
people. She is the mail packet leav
ing this evening for Helena, Friar.
Point and way landings, attending
closely to all bushes. that offers anC
making close connection at Glendale
with trains on the Mobile & North
western railroad. Captain Lloyd W
Whitlow presides at the desk and i
assisted by Platt Rhodes and Arthur
Browne.
The Vint Shinkle, in command o
Captain G. W. Thompson, is receiving
to leave at 5 pm. to-day for Cairo
Louisville, Cincinnati and all way
landings on the Ohio river, makinl
close connection with the different
railroads and giving through tickets
to points East at low rates. The &C
commodations Of the Shinkle art
second to none in the line, and hel
officers will be found polite and socia
with their patrons. Colonel j. d
Moore presides at the desk, and i,
assisted by Ad Bennett.
The popular passenger steamer
Josie Harry arrived at | am. with
large excursion party from White