Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-25

C1Nc1NYATI, November 24.-The Pres
ident Of the Chamber of Commerce an
nounces the following committee to
memorabilia Congress in reference to
the Louisville canal, as recommended in
the resolutions adopted on Wednesday;
S. Coyington, A. I. Goshorn, Theodore
Cook, Benjamin Eggleston. Sam J.
Hale, James II. Laws, John Kyle, Louis
Glenn, Richard Smith. River eleven
feet six inches and falling. Arrived;
John f. Tale, Pittsburg. Departed;
John +. Tale, New Orleans; Kate Rob
inson, St. Louis. Weather clear and
cool.
CAIRO, November A.-Riyer rose five
inches. Arrived: Mary Alice, New Or
leans, pm; II. c. Yeager, st. Louis,
2; Alice, Memphis, 2; Messenger, Pitts
burg, 3; Post Boy, Louisville, 3. The
Tom Jasper lighted on barges and pro-
ceeded south this forenoon. The dam
age to the boat is probably slight. The
river rose five inches. Weather clear.
VIcKsBURG, November "a. = River
rising. Up; Shannon, z pm Atlantic
and barges, PM; City of Alton, p.
m. Weather cool and clear.
ST.. LOUIS, November 24.-Departed;
Richmond and Mollie Ebert, New Or
leans; Grand Tower, Memphis; Bayard,
Hannibal The river is falling and
navigation practically suspended above
here, but as the weather is moderating it
be but temporary The steamer Andy
johnson, which sunk above Hannibal,
Missouri, yesterday, was valued at forty
thousand dollars and not Insured.
New ORLEANS, November 24.-Ar-
rived: Glencoe from st. Louis. Depart
ed Mary Miller for Pittsburg. River
thirteen feet FIVE inches below mark OF
1862. A special from Camden to the
Commercial Bulletin reports the Ouach-
ita river rising.
CAMDEN, ARK, November 23.-The
0uaehita river raised six inches; on a
stand now.
ST. Paul, MINI, November 23.-The
river closed this morning with ice, the
quickest closing on record from the time
the ice commenced TO run until it stop
ped. The Addie Johnston, OF the North
western Union Line, was the last
through boat at this port and the last to
20 through the lake. Weather cold and
clear. No snow.
DuBuquE, November 23.-The Addie
Johnston came down this morning and
is laid up in the slough. The Dubuque,
Diamond Joe and Ida Fulton have gone
into winter quarters at Winona. Wealth
er very cold. River filled with heavy
ice; navigation suspended for this sea
son.
QUINCY, Ill, November 23.-The
Harry johnson left for below at noon,
and the Victory al six pm. The Eagle
left for above on time. The Pembina
arrived down at six pm, with two
barges in tow. River two feet six inch
es; falling slowly, with considerable
floating ice in the channel. The Andy
johnson, due up this afternoon, sunk in
twenty feet Of water, six miles above
Hannibal.
MILWAUKEE, November pa dis
patch from Winona, Minnesota, says the
ice at that point is gorged above the
bridge, below which the channel is par
tally open. Steamers Dubuque Of the
Northwestern Union Line, the Diamond
Joe and Ida Fulton Of the Diamond Line,
came down yesterday aud are frozen in
there; also two small steamers, the g.
Il. Wilson and julia. Weather clear
and cold.
RIvER, BUSINESS, MISCELLANEOUS
A rise Of three inches is reported BY
the gauge since yesterday, and the river
stands two feet three inches above the
lowest point Of the season. There is
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