Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-22

interest to order their job printing and
blank booksirom the PUEBLO LEDGER
job printing Office and blank book
mandatory, IL Madison street.
Captain Thorwegau and others are
forming a stock company for the pur-
pole OF transforming the steamerJ b.
NJ, Kehlor into a floating cotton seed
oil mill. When ready for business
she will operate on the lower river.
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.
Fred l.. Klump, river editor of the
Louisville Evening Post, was married
on 1huraday evening last to Miss
Maggie Seigel, an accomplished young
lady Of that city. That the couple
may have K Jumps of happiness is
the wish OF their many friends.
Captain Henry Cooper's punctual
Lee Line packet Coahoma leaves this
evening for 0sceola and way landings
on the upper coast, carrying the mail
and attending promptly to all business
that offers. Hugh Tomlinson and
John Haley are in charge Of the Office.
A large and beautiful pencil draw
ing of the steamer Dean Adams is on
exhibition in the show window of
Wilkins jewelry store, on the corner
of Main and Madison steets. The
work is from the hand of Mr.. Fred
Anderson, a rising young artist of this
city, whose talent in that line is truly
great.
The City of Helena, in command of
Captain Elem Calvert, arrived last
night with a light trip comprising
1855 pckgs, including SOL bbls -four,
90 bbls meal, 336 SKIS oats, $50 SKIS
bran and 80 SKIS corn. She leaves
promptly at 5 pm. with a return trip
for Cairo and st. Louis. George
Walton is her polite clerk.
The Supreme Court at New Orleans
has affirmed the decision of the Cir
cult Court in the case of Hopkins c.
Blessey against the steamer Nstcheg.
Blessey brought suit for damages
sustained in the less Of a leg, which
loss resulted from injuries received by
the falling of a bale of cotton upon
him while boarding the boat.
Captain Mark Cheeks fast and ele-
CANT steamer Dean Adams is the mail
packet this evening for points
down the river as far as Arkansav
City, where close connection is made
with trains on the Little Rock, Mis-
sissippi River and Texas railroad.
Captain A. l.. Cummins presides al
the desk, and is assisted by Walker
Outlaw and Lee Cummins, Jr.
The repairs to the shaft of the
James w. Calf being completed, she
will drop down to the landing to
morrow and leave at 5 pm. for al
points on the Ohio through to Oincin
natl, making close connection witt
the different railroads and givinl
through tickets to points East at Low
rates Captain r. W. Lightburne
No. Monroe street, is her agent.
The james Lee, in command o
Captain Stacker Lee, is the mai
packet leaving this eveningfor Helena
Friars Point and intermediate land
ings, attending promptly to all bushes
intrusted to her and making clos
connection with trains on the Mobil
: & Northwestern railroad. Capital
Lloyd Whitlow pfesides at the desk
and is assisted by Plat Rhodes an
Arthur Browne.
Hugh N. Burford, the master me
chanic of the Memphis & Uharlesto
railroad shops. had the shaft OF tn
: steamer James W. Calf complete,
Saturday. and so well was it done tina
!, Captain Wise says that it will com
pare iavorably with work of the sam
class done in the East. and is a bette
f, job than could have been done thi
side Of Buffalo. Memphis should b
able to compete with any other cit
f in work like this.
8 The steady rains of yesterday hav
caused planters to feel quite anxiou
in regard to the rising river. TIL
t present outlook is not ~unfavorable
All the upper streams are falling
, Cairo being the only point at which
: rise is noted, this beiLg the last Of th
upper Ohio rise. The river here j
II inches below danger line, and 3 fee
; | inch below high water of March 9tl
1t is probable that we may get 4 or
inches more, when a rapid declin
S will set in.
: The decision of the Secretary of tn
: Treasury relative to The assessment
q. and collection of hospital dues is a
r as follows: Persons employed o.
board a vessel in operating a bar
dining room or restaurant, whether S
employed directly by the owners O
the boat or by others who bargain 70
the privilege of operating the bar
restaurant or dining room, are seamen
within the intent dissection 3 Of act O
March 3, 1875, and Of paragraph 309 o
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