Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-09
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pm. up II. X. ShreYe, Il pm, IL
diana, 2 am City Of Vicksburg, 9 I
m; Weather warm and cloudy. Rive
falling.
PITTsBURG December 9-Monongt
hela unchanged, and navigation sti
suspended.
EVANSVILLE, December 8.-Weathe
clear and mild. River stationary. Down
X. G. Gray, Arkansas river
CAIRO, December S.--Departed; Ar
COSY, New Orleans, pm; Hero, Mem
phis. No ice in the Mississippi beloy
Powers Island. The river has fallel
seven iuches. Weather clear.
ST. Louis, December S.-Weathe
much colder. There is no change in tn
river to note, except that the sharl
freeze of last night aud to-day has Sc
the gorge above the bridge piers firmly
The harbor remains open
LOUISVILLE, December 8. - Rive
falling slowly, four feet eleven inches il
the cana, three feet in the chute
Departed Minneola, Cincinnati.
The Oil City has gone down to Reeves
bar with barge to tighten the Grea
Republic, and the Little Alps went dowr
to tighten the John +. Tolle off Reeves
bar.
The White brought up the passengers
from the Great Republic yesterday
numbering some two hundred, and gave
them square meal
The regular Dean Line, freight and
passenger packet Sam J Hale, HANDLE
ton, leaves to-day at five pm, for Gin
ciEnati and all way landings. Mr.. W
B. Miller has charge of the office.
The Groesbeck came in last night
and departed this morning for New Or
leans.
The Emma c. Elliott will arrive on
Monday and depart on Tuesday for
Vicksburg and New Orleans.
The John f. Tolle is over Reeves as
also is the H. c. Yeager. The Republic
is tightening her cargo and will perhaps
be up tomorrow.
The st. Joseph, Captain Corbitt,
leaves to-day at FIVE pm for Cairo, St.
Louis and the coast landings,
The regular United States mail pack
ct R. P. Walt, Captain Ashford, leaves
to-day at five pm. for Devalrs Bluff,
Jacksonport and all points on White
river E. W. Outlaw is her secretary.
The regular passenger packet G. W.
Cheek, Captain Dave Hukill, leaves to-
day at five pm. for Friar's Point and
all way landings. F. S. Gonterman,
L. W. Briggs and NJ. Downs are her
clerks,
The new and elegant steamer
James Z. Rankin leaves at FIVE p. m. to-
day for Cairo, Evansville and all way
landings.
The Marble City, Capt. Boyd, will
pass down tomorrow at ten a. IN. for
Vicksburg and the bends.
The Fanny Brandeis, which sunk
night before last, has two feet Of water
over her lower deck. As yet none of
her cotton has been lost. The subma-
marine IA" goes to her assistance.
Those who came down from the wreck
of the Brandeis on the Jas. e. Rankin
report that they were charged five dol
lars each, passage, and that the officers
of the Rankin were highly indignant
and abusive towards some of the Bran
deis crew because they failed to have
the required amount. Mans inhuman-
ity to man, ETC., etc. and if the story
be true may the Rankin never be caught
in similar plight
Ice has closed navigation at Pittsburg
IN both rivers.
Yesterdays st. Louis Times has the
Weather warm and thaw continues. |
Ice above the bridge is getting rotten,
and moved a few feet yesterday and |
again stopped, but is liable to break up
at any moment. The back water rise,
caused by the gorge below, amounts to
over three feet and the current in the
iarbor is scarcely perceptible. Some
ears are entertained here in case the
block below should give way suddenly,
Is it would produce a current that would
'ause the ice to break above the bridge
md come down with a rush Stanley
lyland, Esq, and Captain Rice, clerks
II the Illinois, left the boat at PlatiR
Rock Wednesday and returned to the
'ity. The Illinois lies in the same con-
lition as last reported.
Capt, John P. Keiser Superintendent
,f the Memphis Packet Company. re-
urned from Power Island and Dog
Tooth yesterday, and gives the following
ccount of boats between st. Louis and
)airo:
Belle Memphis at Powers Island,
aging straight Bow dry about thirty
inches astern. Freight all on shore,
Tell dunaged and tarpaulined-al per
shable freight on Colorado. The Colo
ado laid up at Dog Tooth; not water
nough for her to get over light. The
took of Belle Memphis was driven to
afro and reshipped on St. Joseph on =
Wednesday, the 9th. Emile LaBarge
avs within length Of the Belle Mem
'hisi bow dry, broken down for ten
nohes amidships, but now lays on bot |
om full length. leaking a little, but can
eep her clear with one pump; has her :
took, passengers and all on board; will
ave her relieved as soon as she can get ,
boat to her. The Dexter Is laying on
be bar at Dog Tooth, laying straight;
eight all ashore. Arkansas aground I
Glow the Dexter; cargo all on board.
ulia, Chester and Grand Tower laid up
t Cairo" /
STEAMBOATS,.