Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-06-19

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The Paris 0, brown had her ohinnsys
blown down. and the little towboat
Jennie Walker was sunk.
Merchants at river towns trading
with Memphis will find it to their
interest to order their job printing and
blank books from the PUBLIC LEDGER
job printing Office and blank book
mandatory, l3 Madison street. /
The new Will S. Hays. now in
course OF construction at Pittsburg
for the Cincinnati and New Orleans
trade, will probably run as an indie
pendent packet, making q day round
trips, leaving Cincinnati every third
Tuesday.
The Rene Macready is receiving to
leave at 8 pm. tomorrow for Helena,
Mariana, the Cut Of, Wittsburg and
all way landings on L AnguilIe and
st. Francis rivers, making direct con-
nection with the light draft steamer
Advance for the Sunk Lands.
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. t
Captain Henry Cooper's splendid
Lee Line steamer Cohoma leaves this
evening for Osceola and way landings
on the upper coast, carrying the mail
and attending promptly to all business
entrusted to her. Hugh Tomlinson
and John Haley are in charge Of the
Office.
Three boats a week has been de-
termined upon for next seasons pro-
gramme by the Memphis & Ohio River
Packet Company. Commodore Wise
the energetic Superintendent, who has
just been over the line, says the people
want three boats, and must be accom-
modated.
Messrs. @. B. Bryan & Co.'s harbor
tug, James 0Connor, after couple
Of weeks retirement, is again on duty
lacking as pretty as an Irish flag. Her
machinery was thoroughly oyerhauled
and the entire boat reprinted. Fol-
beauty and speed she is second to nc
tug in the harbor.
The James w. Gaff arrived thi.
forenoon with 450 tons Of freight and
did a good business all the way down,
She will leave tomorrow evening with
return trip for the Ohio, and give
through tickets TO all point East al
low rates. CAPTAIN Wise and Clerk
Surtees will see that passengers are
comfortably cared for.
The boss flyer" James Lee. witt
Captain Stacker Lee on the roof, il
the mail racket leaving at 5 pm. to-
day for Helena, Friars Point anC
intermediate landings, attending
promptly to all business that offer
and making close convection with
trains on the Mobile & Northwestern
railroad. Lloyd W. Whitlow preside,
at the desk and is assisted BY Plat
Rhodes and Arthur Browne.
The City of Cairo made a Trial rur
Saturday from Helena to this por
and accomplished the feat in 5 hours
48l minutes, beating the City of Prov
idence only one minute, and fallin,
behind the run of the James Lee 10,
minutes. This is very good time fo
her, considering she is a new boat
The conditions were favorable for
good run as there was a southern
breeze blowing all day and the rive
falling.
The swift and popular steamer Deal
Adams, in command of Captain Mari
| r. Cheek, is the Adams Line mai
packet leaving this evening fer Hell
ena, Terrene, Arkansaw City and wa,
landings, attending promptly to al
business that offers, and making con
nection at her destination with train
on the Little Rock, Mississippi Rive
4 Texas railroad. Captain A. i
] Cummins prosiles at the desk, ant
is assisted by Walker Outlaw and lie,
Il Cummins, jr.