Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-31
the current being very swift and

hazardous.
LettsY 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. -
Madison street. /
The Dean Adams will be here to-
night and leaves at 8 pm. tomorrow
tor all landings on the lower coast as
far as Arkansaw City, where close
connection is made with trains on the
Little Rock, Mississippi River &
Texas railroad.
Rees q Co. are building at Pitts.
burg a large dry dock, capable of
docking the largest class Of boats.
Heretofore Pittsburg boatmen have
had to send their boats to Cincinnati
and Madison for repairs, which will
now be obviated.
The Coahoma, of the Lee U. s.
Mail Line, is the regular packet leav-
ing this evening for Osceola and all
way landings, giving strict attention Q
whatever business may be entrusted to
her: Captain Henry Cooper commands
with the Office in charge Of Hugh
Tomlinson and John Haley.
The teWboat Charlie Bowen arrived
last evening, with two barges of ice for
Bohlen, Huse & Co., and was prepar-
ing to leave, this forenoon, for Phil
lips Bayou, on st. Francis river,
where she gets a couple of barges,
containing near $4,000 feet of walnut
logs, which she takes to st. Louis.
The fast Anchor Line steamer City
of Baton Rouge arrived yesterday
afternoon, having made the run from
New Orleans to this port in 2 days, %
hours and 3 minutes, having attended
to all her business, and losing about
three hours in making landings. She
cleaned her boilers, and left last night
for St. Louis.
The reliable steamer Hard Cash, in
command Of Captain 4. G. Postal, is
on berth to leave this evening for
Devall's Bluff, Augusta, Jacksonport
and way landings, going through with
dispatch and making direct connection
with the regular light draught steam
ers for upper White and Black rivers.
Chas. NJ. Postal presides at the desk,
and is assisted by Joseph Postal.
The longest steamer on deck, plying
on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. is
the Chas. P. Ohouteau, which is 1876
feet; the next is the j. NJ. White, S2l
feet the third, the r. &. Lee, 3l5
feet and the fourth, the Ed Rich
ardson, $40 feet. The Grand Repub-
lie, which burned at st. Louis, was
$50 feet, and the James Howard, also
burned at the same place, was 800
feet.
The splendid light draft steamer
Katie Hooper, in command of Capt.
Ed Nowland, leaves this evening Tor
Pine Bluff and all way landings,
carrying the mail, attending
promptly to all business entrusted to
her, and making direct CONNECTION
with the regular packets for Little
Rock and points above. Captain j. N.
Thompson presides at the desk,
assisted by Will Darragh.
Passengers destined for the lower
COST should bear in mind
that Lees Train" the Jane.
Lee, takes her departure at 5 pm. to
day for Helena, Friars Point and way
landings, carrying the U. S. Nail, at
tending promptly to all business en-.
trusted to her and making close con
%nection at Glendale with trains on thu
Mobile & Northwestern railroad. Cap
tain Stacker Lee commands with the
Office in charge of Lloyd ". Whitlow
assisted by Platt Rhodes and Arthur
Browne.
In our notice on Monday last Of the
quick run made by the steamer James
Lee, it read that "the Dean Adams
had been engaged to attend to the
Lees affairs for the trip, at a cost o.
about $500" Since then we have
been reliably informed that, the Dean
Adams having been built by the same
parties who built the James Lee.
Captain Mark Cheek, of the Adams,
voluntarily rendered to DO the up
stream business Of the Lee if she
would make the run against time, he
making no charge whatever and the
work that the Adams did, having car
ried the mail and made all way land
ings, was done satisfactorily for the
owners of the Lee. One other mistake
occurred, that of the time from Helena
to Memphis. 1t should have read
5:33, instead Of 5:44 Below we re-
publish the table. which is correct
The Memphis & Arkansaw River
Packet Co. yesterday closed a contract
with the owners of the Marine Ways,
at Madison, Indiana. for the building
of a stanch light draft steamer to take
the place Of the Marlin Speed, and be
ready for business by the first of Sep
TENDER. She is to be $50 feet long, 30
feet beam, and 3 feet depth Of hold,
with 81 feet sheer. She is to have a
full length cabin, with texas, and the
hull is to be built very strong, with
several water tight departments which
will be a new wrinkle for wooden
models In fact, she is to be one of
the best boats ever placed in Arkan.
saw river, aud when completed will
draw but l6 inches light. Her cabin
is to be nicely furnished, and she will
have all the improvements for the
safety and comfort of passengers.
Captain John j. Darragh leaves here
on Sunday next to superintend the
construction. She will probably be
named after a well known Pine Bluff
belle.
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