Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-12-27
FOR Pr NTER S.

ing, freezing as it fell, covered the streets and
pavements with ice. making travel thereon
quite difficult and somewhat dangerous. Bus
mess at the levee is dull. with but few arrivals
or departures since our last issue.
The old dock steamer Peosta, used for the
past two years as ferry landing for the
Mound City ferry. burned TO the waters edge
on Sunday morning with about forty bales Of
cotton. Loss about $1,000. No insurance.
She was owned by the Mound City Ferry Com
pany, and will prove total loss.
The St. Luke, Capt. Cartwright, departs to-
nigt for Cairo and all upper landings.
The U. S. Mail packet, Geo. W. Cheek, now
in port. backs out at 5 pm. for Helena. Friars
Point. and all way landings. Mark Cheek is
master, and Messrs. Gonterman, jackson and
Briggs clerks.
The elegant st. Francis came in during the
night, and will depart at pm. to-day for
Helena, and all landings on the st. Francis
river. Tom Bowman commands, and Sam
Paine, W. B. Berry and Billy Clark are clerks.
The regular U. s. Mail steamer Mary Boyd.
Capt, Reub. Staines on the roof. gets away at
D. IN. to-day for Pine Bluff. Little Rock. and
all intermediate landings on the Mississippi
and Arkansas. connecting at Little Rock with
light-draught packets for Fort Smith and
points on the upper Arkansas. She has SPLEEN
did passenger accommodations. and makes
good time. e. w. Outlaw and Bob Shields are
her clerks.
The United States mail packet Legal Ten
der. John Elliott master, gets away at FIVE
pm. to-day for Devall's Bluff, Jacksonport
and all points ON White river. Sam Miller
presides at the desk.
The j. N. Kellogg is aground at Watson's
above Cairo. Tho Shark is aground at Liberty,
where the Mary Mcdonald has laid up.
The ice was gorged above Columbus yester-
day. The Mary Alice and Bee worked through
and were followed by the Arlington and Mary
Houston.
The Nightingale Is due from the Arkansas.
The tow-boat John A. Wood, that parted
her hog-chains near California. in the Ohio
river several days since, finally sunk after
making the Ohio shore. She had thirteen
inches of water over her main deck and stern.
Her bow is out on the shore. The barges.
which were also taken 10 the shore. are in
danger of being cut down and sunk by the
ice. The Wood cost s65. 900. and was owned
by Horner, Wood & Co., Of Pittsburg.
The LeOnidas passed up this morning with
out stopping.
The Susie Silver is ioe-bound at Evansville.
The elegant steamer Henry Ames came in
from St. Louis this morning, and is now at the
wharf receiving for New Orleans, and W II de-
part at bpm. She has recently been enlarged.
and is now one Of the finest boats on the West
ern waters. possessing superior passenger and
freight accommodations. ]. I. Jacobs is her
master.
Heavy fields Of ice fioated past the city this
morning.
By telegram to Major Jno. d. Adams, We
learn that heavy ice was running in the Ar
kansas at Little Rock yesterday.
Notwithstanding the ice. the ferry boats
were making regular trips this morning.
The West Wind. which left here some days
since, sprung leak at Evansville on Saturday,
and after transferring her freight. was placed
upon the docks.