Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-02
to work around ID the Josie Harry


to work around ID the Josie Harry
tomorrow evening
The City of Providence passed down
to-day for Yicksburg, having brought
the trip Of the Ste Genevieve. Two
OF the principal items were 1860 bbls
Hour and 2lS6 SKIS corn. She added
about 90 tons for points below.
The sidewheel steamer Rene Mac
ready will make an exclusion Sunday,
leaving from the foot of Court street
at 8 pm. and going around the island,
giving passengers a good view of the
quarantine station. Fare for the trip,
30 cents.
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. /
The Dean Adams departed last
evening with a fair trip, and, as the
fast boats are now on their mettle, it
is very likely she will take a notion to-
morrow to knock down the pegs of the
Belle Memphis and City of Provi-
dence and get within feeling distance
OF the n set by the James Lee on
Saturday last.
The Coahoma, in command Of Capt.
Henry Cooper, leaves this evening
"on a rum to Osceola and return.
She will carry the mail, attend to all
business that offers and be back by
dark tomorrow evening. Hugh Tom.
lipson and John Haley are in charge
of the Office and will look after the
comfort of passengers.
The Josie Harry arrived last,even-
ing With a fair trip, and leaves to-
morrow evening for Helena, Terrene.
Devalls Bluff, Augusta, Newport and
way landings, carrying the mail, at
tending closely to all business en-,
trusted to her and making direct
connection with light draft steamers
for upper White and Black rivers.
The Cons Millar, in command o.
Captain Chas. B. Russell, will leave
this evening for Cincinnati and prin.
cipal way landings on the Ohio. max.
ing close connection with the different
railroads and giving through tickets
to all points East at low rates. Hei
accommodations are frst-class anC
her officers are polite and sociable
james W. Voris and Lowell lines arr
in charge Of the Office.
"The champion" steamer james
Lee departs at 8 p m. to-day for Hele
ma, Friars Point and all way mai
landings, giving prompt attention II
all business entrusted to her and max
ing close connection at Glendale will
trains on the Mobile & Northwestern
railroad. Captain Stacker Lee com
mands with the Office in charge o
Lloyd W. Whitlow, assisted by Plat
Rhodes and Arthur Browne.
The commencement exercises of tn.
city schools took place at the theate
/ last night, and out Of the nine youn
ladies who received diplomas fou
we're the daughters or relatives @
steamboatmen. Misses BERTHE an
JUNE Thompson are the daughters
Captain James Thompson. chief cler.
of the Katie Hooper. Miss Liddi
Creighton is a niece of his and
daughter of Cook Creighton, a forme
well known river clerk. Miss Ami
Banks is a niece Of pilot Eph Bank
of the steamer City of Cairo. Nil
Minnie birth, whose father is pilot
the Coahoma, also took part and gay
a recitation, which was enjoyed vel
highly by the large audience presen
A special telegram to the LEDGE
yesterday afternoon announced thi
n the Anchor Line steamer Belle Men
phis had left Helena at 1880, bent O
making a fast run to this port. Immt
diately after the paper was issue
Y crowds wendell their way to the bluf
to witness her arrival, which WI
expected soon after 4 o'clock. 1t ";
but a few minutes alter 3 pm. whe
q her smoke was first seer belo
the foot of the island. and it was the
e THOUGHT by many that she woul
reach port in an hour, an
Il beat the Lees time by five or 81
minutes. In this they were mistaket
, nc e. rroenoA unk,l A,OE 49, IL. 49,
herself at the head Of the chute, an
from there to a point opposite the 70,
Of Beal street was run in 8 minute
4 The Belle left Helena at 10:491 an
aud arrived here at 4:424, making Il
e run in 5 hours and 80 minutes, whiC
was three minutes behind the City
a Providence and 20 minutes benin
that of the steamer James Lee, whic
is the fastest time on record No