Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-07-03

DO06s.
The Katie Hooper arrived this
morning from Arkansaw river, and
leaves on Wednesday evening with a
return trip, connecting at Pine Bluff
with boats for Little Rock and points
above.
Negotiations for the purchase of the
Natchez wharfboat were completed on
Friday last, Colonel Ed Richardson
paying $4,000 for her. She will be
used in connection with his oil mills,
which are now being removed to
Vicksburg from Refuge Landing.
The fast and popular steamer Chas.
Morgan, in command of Captain Al
bert Stein, is announced to pass up
to morrow evening for all points on
the Ohio river through to Cincinnati.
Harry Stein is her chief clerk, and
Captain Ad Storm, at the wharfboat,
is her agent.
Captain Henry Cooper's punctual
Lee LINE steamer Coahoma is tie
mail packet leaving this evening for
Osceola and way landings on the upper
coast and attending promptly to all
business entrusted to her. Hugh
Tomlinson and John Haley are her
polite clerks.
The Macaronians and their friends,
including many ladies and children,
went down the river yesterday to
Camp 249 and enjoyed themselves
hugely. They returned at shutdown,
well pleased with their trip. The
club contemplate another frolic in
about three or four weeks, due notice
of which will be given.
The Rene Macready, in command Of
20. K. Joplin, is the mail packet
leaving to morrow evening for Helena,
Mariana, the Cut Of, Wittsburg and
way landings on L'Anguillc and St.
Francis rivers, making close connec
ton with the light draft mail steamer
Advance for the Sunk Lands. A. l..
Banning is in charge of the Office.
The PUBLIC LEDGER book bindery
ID Madison street, is in the same build.
ing as the newspaper and job printing
establishment; is owned by the same
proprietor; embraces all machines and
material used in first class book
bindery, and is conducted by compe
tent workmen, capable OF executing
work in as good and substantial 8
style as can be done anywhere. I
The James w. Gaff will be found
in port this afternoon aud leaves at
pm. with a return trip for Cairo
Evansville, Louisville, Cincinncti anC
principal way landings, ticketing pas
sengers through to points East at Low
rates, The accommodations Of tn,
Gatf are second to none in the line
+ and her officers polite and sociable
Captain James Surtees is in charge o.
g the Office.
The City Of Helena, in command o
Captain Elem Calvert, arrived las
night with moderate trip, comprisin
1882 pckgs, the principal items o
which we're 677 bbls flour, 80 Dbl
e meal, $50 SKIS corn, $50 SKIS bran, IA
SKIS oats and 1875 boxes meat. Sh
9 leaves promptly at 8 pm. with re
o turn trip for Cairo, st Louis and wa
z landings. George Walton and The
q Phillips are in charge Of the Office.
y The feet and elegant steamer Jane
Lee, with Captain Stacker Lee on tn
roof, leaves this evening for Heleni
q Friars Point and way landings, carry
ing the mail, attending promptly |
all business that offers, and maxim
close connection at Glendale wit
trains on the Mobile & Northwestern
railroad. Captain Lloyd w Wnitlo'
presides at the desk, and is assisted b
Platt Rhodes and Arthur Browne.
The Dean Adams, in command {
Captain Mark r. Cheek, is the regu
s lar mail packet leaving this evenin
for Helena, Terrene, Arkansaw Git
= and way landings, giving prompt after
' ton to all business entrusted to he
and making connection with trains O
IS the Little Rock, Mississippi River
Texas railroad. Captain A. l.. Gun
e Minis is in charge of the office, az
sisted by Walker Outlaw and LIE
|, Oummins, jr.
/. An elegant pair of horns, importe
+ from Ireland in 1927, by p. McMakor
2 and held by the society of Knights q
Innisfail since 1874. has been present
. ed to the steamer James Lee for tn
j fastest four boiler boat in the world
she having recently made the best ru
on record from Helena to this poini
: The "boys" Of the Lee are proud O
I their gift, and it now holds a conspiC
uous place in the cabin so that it cal
be seen by all passengers, and those
3 having business on the boat.
A friend and patron of the Jane
q Lee requests the publication of tn
following in to-day's LEDGER: "Al
most as good clerk as Lloyd Whit
/. low" emphasized coast resident il
j, striking a comparison with the chic
clerk Of the James Lee, and upon tn
LEDGER man querying if Mr., w wa
| indeed superior, added, "Yes, he i
my ideal Of an officer, and with hi
; expert and thoroughly trained lieu
tenants, the handsome and modes
Browne and fascinating and dashinI
Rhodes, presents queer setting 0
completest business methods" TIL,
reporter, neither inclined nor perhap
able to controvert the correctness o
f his interlocutor's Judgment, but bow
, ing modest acquiescence therein
left in quest of other earnest ant
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