Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-11-23

afterwards washed away by the current
This makes the width of the channel 300
feet. One dam still remains, taking up
100 feet Of the entire space between the
two piers, which is. 400 feet.
MILwAUKEE, November %. "A special
dispatch from Lacrosse to the Wiscon-
sin, says the Mississippi is filed with
floating ice, and prospects OF gorge,
owing to the low stage Of the water.
I EST. JosEPH, November % The Their.
memeter this morning stood eight de-
grees below zero The Missouri river is
running full Of ice, and caused consid.
cradle delay to boats this morning.
DUBUQUE, November q River falling
slightly. Weather raw and freezing.
The Dubuque is now the only Northern
Line boat above.
ST. PAUL, November "a River falling,
and ice has comm seed to run; only two
and half feet in the channel. The Mel
lie Kent and Charlie Cheeyer are both
laid up in winter quarters. Weather
COLI.
ST. LOUIS, November 22.-Departed
Mollie Moore, New Orleans; Fontanelle,
Red river; Alice, Memphis River ris-
ing. Weather clear and cold About
an inch Of snow fell last night.
The local packets brought good trips.
The A j. White brought 92 bales cotton,
$40 sacks seed; the Cheek llO bales
cotton, 620 sacks seed; the St. Francis
rs bales cotton 400 sacks seed, and the
Allen 267 bales cotton, 3Os sacks seed,
all Of which arrived this morning.
The City of Quincy passed up this
morning, 81 days out from New Orleans.
She discharged 60 tons freight and had
500 tons for above, including 1868 bars
railroad iron.
The Henry Ames, five days out, pass
ed up before noon with a good trip.
The p. W. Strader, five days out,
passed up from New Orleans to-day, af-
ter discharging here Ill sacks coffee
and some miscellaneous freight.
The Howard is over Reeves bar, and
gone on her way.
There are four hundred bales of cot
ton on the leyee awaiting shipment to
New Orleans.
Joe Locke has all the late river pa
pers.
The lively G W. Cheek leaves to-day
at five p. m. for Friars Point and all the
coast landings. Captain Mark Cheek is
her commander.
The fine and elegant steamer So. Fran
els, Captain Il. T. Bowman, leaves to-
day at FIVE p m. fer Helena, Mariana,
and all points on the st. Francis. Sam
C. Paine and Ed Crowley are her clerks.
The fine steamer Belle Memphis, Cap
tain Crane, leaves to-day at four pm.
for Cairo and st. Louis. Billy Blenker
is clerk.
The fine and fleet passenger steam
er Ada Heilman, Captain j. b.
Hall, leaves to-day at four pm. for
Cairo, Evansville aud all the upper land
ings. Mr. Oliver Breeder is her chief
purser.
Our special kilograms give the latest
information as to the coal feet now
coming down the Ohio.
The Fort Gibson leaves here on Mon
day next for Fort Gibson direct.
Snow fell yesterday at many points on
the Ohio and Mississippi.
The Republic was aground at Devil
Island forty-six hours.
The Richmond leaves St. Louis to-day
for New Orleans.
The new steamer John Howard will
leave Louisville to-day for Arkansas
river direct.
Ohio river coal is furnished to steam
boats at thirteen cents bushel at the
Sand Island coal yard.
The steamboatmen at Baltimore have
organized an association to consolidate
and promote the general interest of all
engaged in the steamship and steamboat
business at Baltimore.
Of freights, yesterdays ST. Louis Re
publican says: The Barge line reduced
their rates yesterday to New Orleans to
So cents per barrel on flour, and pound
freight from 27l cents to 20 cents per
100. Steamboats, are charging GO cents
per barrel for -four and 30 cents per 100
on pound freight.
The wrecking boat Travis Wright re-
covered two hundred and thirty-five
bales of cotton from the wreck of the
Wade Hampton.
The Minneola will be the first Dean
Line steamer from Cincinnati. Mr.. f.
D. Cobb, her agent, will send her back
with full load Of cotton.
The Celeste is due from the Arkan'
sas.
A company with a capital of $500, OOO
has been organized to put in operation
a patent termed steam camels, de.
signed for bringing ships over bars al
Balize. The vessels on which the patent
will be used are to be built at once
The plan operates on the principle Of
floating docks, the main feature being
the expulsion Of water after the sinking
of the camels, dashed to the vessel, by
which means the ship is brought mp and
foated over the bar,
Yesterdays ST. Louis Democrat hai
the following:
Navigation in the Upper Mississippi
is steadily contracting southwark; thu
far Upper Missouri is already ice ridden
the Illinois, one Of these cold mornings
will be frozen over. and all attempts L
navigate it will be fruitless. Inthe mean
time there is fair water to Keokuk, AM
the eompany's big boats are taking I'D
vantage of it. The Illinois is again los
and won't be hard to freeze. Hence t
Cairo there is six feet. We look for les
water and big advance in freight rates
! We hone there are no ST. Louis simmer