Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-07


RIVER TELEGRAMs.
NASHVILLE, December 6.-The river
is Telling, with twenty-one inches on
Harpeth Shoals. Weather mild.
EVANSVILLE, December 6.-Weather
clear and moderating. River stationa-
ry. Departed: New 0rleans--Alaska, 2
D. M; Morning Star and Mary Ament
down, 3 pm; Idlewild.
CAIRO, December 6.-Departed Sal
lie, for Arkansas river, 2 PM; P. W.
Strader, New Orleans, 5; Columbia,
Belmont, st. Joseph, Memphis, 8. The
Come and See Ne passed down last
night. The river has fallen six inches.
The towboat W. II. Brown, which struck
Bacon Rock last night, broke thirty
eight timbers. She is not leaking badly.
She will go on the docks at Mound City.
The Emile LaBarge is reported in a
precarious condition at Powers island.
She is aground forward, with her stern
in the channel, and leaking badly. The
weather is clear and cold. pom
ST. LOUIS, December 6.-Ice in the
harbor has been broken up to such an
extent to-day by the tug Criveling, that
the portion of the river below the bridge
piers is open, and ferryboats are again
running freely. The river between here
and Cairo is reported to be in alternate
strips Of ice and open water, but if the
warm south wind and warm atmosphere
which have prevailed to-day continue,
navigation South will soon be resumed.
VICKsBURG, December &. -Down: John
Kyle, 5 pm. Up. Lockwood, 3a.m.
Governor Allen, Sam. Weather clear.
River falling. l....
CINCINNATI, December 6.-The river
is nine feet nine inches, and falling
Local packets all on time. Departed
Charmer, for Evansville; Emma Floyd,
for Memphis; Kate Putnam, for New
Orleans. The Andes leaves for New
Orleans tomorrow. The Nashville loads
in the Memphis packet line to leave on
Saturday.
LOUISVILLE, December 6.-The river
is falling slowly, with FIVE feet three
inches at the head of the canal, and
three feet and three inches on the falls.
The weather is clear and cold Their
mometer 37'. The Edinburg arrived
from Cincinnati and departed for Red
river. The Shannon arrived from New
Orleans. The Greenback and barges
arrived from Evansville and departed
for Cincinnati.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 6.-The weather
is fine, and business on the levee is very
brisk. The river is thirteen feet nine
inches below high water mark of 1862.
Belle Vernon and Maria Louise from
the Ohio river, Belle Lee from Memphis,
City of Cairo and Richmond from St.
Louis, are all due. Arrived-Texas
from the Ohio river. Departed--Bis-
marck, for st. Louis; Emma Elliott, for
Memphis; Potomac, for Louisville.
The names of the following gentle
men were proposed at the Democratic
Convention yesterday for wharfmaster;
N. B. Holt, William Morrison, j. h.
Flynn, j. N. Cannon and r. w Light
burne After three ballots all the names
but that of Captain Lightburne were
withdrawn, when he was nominated by
reclamation.
The Mary Boyd goes out to morrow
evening for the Arkansas.
Six feet of water Is the depth reported
at Reeves bar to-day
The Belfast, up yesterday from New
Orleans, was four and half days out,
She discharged here fifty tons of freight,
and had $50 tons for above.
The Geo, W, Cheek, in this morning,
brought eigbiy-nine bales Of cotton and
2s4 sacks of seed.
Last night an old one-legged negro
fell into hole dug in the levee for the
placing of ringbolt and broke his neck.
The H. c. Yeager, seven days out
from st. Louis, passed down this morn
ing, discharging 200 barrels of -four,
thirty-six dressed hogs, and added 200
bales of cotton, which, owing to her
large cargo, was placed in the cabin.
The Frank Forrest, in this morning,
brought seventy-seven bales of cotton
and l6s sacks of seed.
The Nick Longworth arrived this
morning, eight days out from Cincin-
natl, and left for below soon after din
ner.
One Of the local packets from below
came in this morning with sixty-fye
bales Of cotton and 40 sacks Of seed.
The elegant steamer G. W. Cheek,
with Mark Cheek on the roof, leaves to-
day at pm. for Friar's Point and all
coast landings. f. S. Gonterman, l..
w. Briggs and NJ. Downs are her clerks.
That fine passenger and freight packet,
Robert Burns, Captain NJ. j. Verdin,
leaves to-day at pm. for Louisville,
Cincinnati and all way landings. Mr..
A. d. Wilson is her chief secretary. She
gets 400 bales of cotton and lot Of
miscellaneous freight.
The St. Louis Democrat gives the fol-
lowing location Of boats:
The Belle Memphis, Dexter, P. W;
Strader and Arkansas had not reached
Cairo yesterday at noon. The Jonh
Lumsden, T. f. Eckert and Colorado
are assisting the boats of Dog. Iootn.
The Continental is laid up al the arse
nal. The Rob Roy. Hs~y johnson;
/ Tom Rodgers. Minnie, Sioux City ana
/ Take Snperior are laid up in the neigh
I borhood Of the Marine Ways ana o4seoI
I No. Is, Tom Jasper, W. !, Lewis 5, 1 -i-
7 Mcdonald. s. s. Merrill, City OF Helena
and Mountaineer BY the Sectional docks