Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-23

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Merchants at river towns trading
with Memphis will find it to their
interest to order their job printing and
blank bookstrom the PUBLIC LEDGER
job printing Office and blank book
mandatory, ID Madison street.
The HOtspur will probably get away
this evening with a tow Of slaves for
New Orleans. She will add three
barges at Helena. Captain Long
necker, with the tug Vanderburg and
i've barges Of slaves, is due down this
evening.
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 Katie Hooper is now in port,
receiving to leave at 5 PR. tomorrow
for Pine Bluff and way landings on
Arkansaw river, carrying the mail and
making direct connection with the
regular packets for Little Rock and
points above,
The Hard Cash arrived last night
from White river with a fair trip, and
is the regular packet leaving at 5 pm.
tomorrow for all points on White
river through to Jacksonport, making
close connection with light draft
steamers for upper White and Black
rivers.
The Rene Macready, in command Of
0. K. Joplin, leaves this evening for
Helena, Mariana, the Cut Of, Wits
burg and way landings, giving prompt
attention to all business entrusted to
her and making direct connection with
the light draft steamer Advance, for
the sunk lands. A. L. Banning and
Charlie Stockley are in charge of the
Office.
Nathaniel Weaver, son of Captain
Billy Weaver, a we'll known lower
coast pilot, is now on the Anchor
Line steamer City Of Vicksburg, learn
ing the river to st. Louis. He is sale
to be A No. l pilot between Vicks
burg and New Orleans, but wishes tt
extend his acquaintance with the
great father Of waters" from st
Louis to the Crescent City.
A dispatch from New Orleans states
that there has been a rise of two
inches on the railroad between Delhi
and Monroe, caused by the food wa
tiers from the Arkansaw. There hai
been a heavy rise in Red river anC
several plantations submerged. TIL,
rising water in Red Chute swamp de
lays the construction of the Vicks
burg, Shreveport and Pacific railway
Wesley Ware, a we'll known colore,
steamboat steward, diedin this city o.
Sunday evening last, after a very brie
illness, For a number Of years pas
he has been with the Arkansaw Rive
Packet Company, and on account q
I his courtesy and fair dealing, wa
quite popular both with steamboatme
and the travelling public. His remain
t we're buried yesterday evening. Peac
s to his ashes.
The Anchor Line steamer City {
D New Orleans and the Ohio rive
steamer R. r. Springer are having
tussel this trip. Both left New Oh
: leans Saturday evening, and passe
Vicksburg, which is considered ha
way to this port, yesterday at 7:S
am. At this rate OF speed they shoul
be here by dark, only three days gu
Both these boats are very fast, az
either will do to bet on.
The James W. Gaff, which has bee
delayed here for the past two week
repairing a broken shaft, will lea,
4 this evening for Cairo, Louisville, Gil
cinLati and principal way landing
making close connection with the di
ferent railroads and giving throug
tickets to points East at low rate
Passengers will find the accommod
2 tions of the Calf irst-class and h,
officers polite and sociable. CAPITA
Sc james Surtees is in charge Of Il
Office.
Captain John F. Kranz' new stear
p er, Grand Isle, Just completed at Ci
cinnati for the New Orleans and Graz
Isle trade, is announced to leave Ci
c%innati Thursday evening. She is Il
feet long, with capacity tor 400 tor
She has a full length saloon cati
which is handsomely furnished. Graz
Isle is a famous pleasure resort own
by Captain Kranz, with a fine hot
and cottages with accommodations
500 guests, and is a very p~opularplea
rs ure resort in the Gulf of Mexico, wi
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