Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-21

about stationary, hve feet nine lncnes.
Weather very cold, and all boats laid
up. River reported gorged with ice
above. Yesterday the ice had blocked
at Madison, shutting up on the opposite
side of the river the America, which left
here for Memphis on Monday. Reports
say the Dumont and franklin are laid
up above the mouth Of the Kentucky
river which is there frozen up.
CAIRO, December 20. = Departed
Kate Kearney, New Orleans, 5 p m.
The river has fallen three inches. The
weather is clear.
NASHVILLE, December 2l.-River fall
ing, with sixteen inches on Harpeth
shoals. Weather cold and clear.
LOUISVILLE, December 2l.-Naviga-
ton is suspended on account of the
heavy running of ice. The Tarascon
arrived from Henderson and laid up
River falling.
ST.. Louis December 2l.--Arriyed
yesterday: Alice, Memphis. Departed:
City of Quincy, New Orleans; Mary E.
Poe, Red river. Weather turned in
tensely cold last night, and to-day has
been one of the coolest of the season.
The river fell a foot, and navigation is
almost suspended again, although no
ice is running.
PIrrsRURG, December 2I.-Weather
very cold, and navigation still closed.
EVANSVILLE, December 2a-Weather
intensely cold; mercury four to seven
teen degrees. River falling aud full of
ice, and it will probably close tonight.
Weather growing rapidly colder.
A general suspension Of navigation
above is expected.
Still another candidate for Wharfmas-
ter announces himself to-day.
The cylinder heads for the Belle Lee
are expected to-day, and she will repair
in time to leave for New Orleans on
Wednesday next.
The Dardanelle goes out tomorrow
for the Arkansas.
There are, according to the registra-
ton closed yesterday, over ten thousand
voters In the city, one-half Of whom will
be candidates for the office Of Wharf
master before the day Of election. Twen-
ty-three have already announced "
themselves.
The Lawrence and Belle Memphis ar
rived last night, each with good trip.
Captain A. II. Dugan is now supply
ing Caunelton coal to steamboats, at
Louisville at eighteen cents per bushel.
The towboat Hero is at work on the
wreck of the Fannie Braudeis, above
Island 40.
There are now laid up at Pittsburg
sixty-nine tow-boats, three passenger,
and FIVE freight steamers a.sf
Captain Rhodes, the contestant in the
Mcmillan steam capstan case, recently
decided in favor of the plaintiffs, intends
carrying it before the Supreme Court Of
the United States, having been assured
by the best lawyers that the decision of
the lower court would not be sustained.
Steamboat owners have refused to com
ply with the recent decision on the
ground that it is illegal.
The Rankin came in from Evansville
to-day with good trip.
The p. w. Strader passed up from
New Orleans late last night, after dis
charging here 100 tons of freight.
The G. b. Church has gone above the
landing to lay up.
Commodore Rollingpin, Of the famous
Duck Creek packet line, has issued his
comic almanac for 1872 1t fully equals
any publication of the kind. Containing
many happy hits Of events of the present
day, many original and humorous
sketches, and being illustrated by many
Of the best artists of the country, it can
not fail TO be we'll received.
The Louisville Ledger contains the
following witty items:
"a current topie-The Sand Island
dam.
In going for ducks on the falls,
sportsmen should take the Indiana chute.
IF the canal locks are not burglar
proof, may not some one break in and
steal the tolls. pr
is it wonder that the river is de-
clining, when it is known that it is act
ing wet Nurse TO all the little tow-heads
from Pittsburg to the mouth"
A st. Louis pilot has figured up the
expense Of lighting up the bad places on
the Mississippi river at night, the total
outlay and expense for lanters, reaectors,
skiffs, etc, amounting to "a, 933 80 for
the first year.
Yesterdays Little Rock Gazette says
the river at that point continues to de-
cline, because, we presume, JEFF Baldwin
has not yet determined when he will 90
up the river with his fatboat.
George Day, the steamboat Waterman,
arrested at New Albany for an attempt
ed rape, tried, aud efeetually, too, to
XVI himself while being conveyed to
Jail He put his pistol to his mouth and
cred, the ball lodging in the region Of
the base Of the skull. He then ran
and escaped frem the officers, but was
again captured the next morning, and
now lies at the point Of death.
Yesterdays st. Louis Republican
says The City Of Helena re-shipped
her freight yesterday GA the Mary Nc I
Donald, the company thinking SIG. 600 I
Just expended, IS too much TO risk on
the present low water. We are very
sorry to learn of an accident TO Captain
Charlie Sender. who vas thrown rom ]
his buggy yesterday and severely m
iured. he will be confined to ms room
about a week"
The signal officer here viii give after
the first Of January a correct stage Of
water AZ All points on The Western
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