Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-22

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poets are not as favorable as might b
wished. Business is fairly active.
RIVER TELEGRAMs.
New ALBANY, December p. = TIL,
river has risen four inches, and is full o
floating ice. The thermometer at day
light stood at zero. Navigation is en-
tirely suspended The Grey Eagle is in
the harbor.
EVANSVILLE, December 22.-Naviga
ton is closed.
PITTsBURG, December 22.-The river
remains closed and unchanged. The
weather is very cold. The thermometer
is two degrees above zero.
CINCINNATI, December 22.--The river
has risen eight feet, caused by the back
water from the gorge below, Men skate
from shore to shore in several places
the first time in fifteen years. 1t is
closed also at many points above, and
crossings on the ice are made every.
where.
NASHVILLE, December 22.-River fall
ing, with fifteen inches on Harpeth
shoals. Weather cloudy and cold.
CAIRO, December 2l.-Arrived; Emf
lie LaBarge, st. Louis, 10 pm; Arma
dillo, New Orleans, pm; Ada He'll
man, Memphis. Departed; Emma Floyd
Cincinnati, s pm; Henry Ames, New
Orleans, 8; st. Joseph, 10; Belfast, New
Orleans, pm; Bismarck, pm. The
river has fallen one inch Weather cold
and has been showing all night.
ST. LOUIS, December 22.-River about
stationary. The weather has moderated
good deal, but navigation is partially
suspended on account of low water.
LOUISVILLE, December 22.-The river
was frozen over yesterday at the tow
head, and people were crossing over
until 10 am, when the tugboat W. j.
May broke the ice as far up as Pumpkin
Patch. The weather is moderating but
cloudy. A heavy snow fell during the
night.
New ORLEANS, December 2l--De'
parted; City of Cairo and John F. Tolie,
st. Louis; Emma c. Elliott, Memphis.
Our Evansville telegram to-day states
that the river was frozen over there in
less than thirty-six hours from the first
appearance of the ice.
Captain Durham, of the Mary Hous-
ton, died in Louisville yesterday.
Our special river kilograms gives full
report of the condition of the streams
above.
An Ice gorge has formed below Evans
vile.
The Pat Cleburne is advertised to
leave for White river tomorrow.
The Belle Lee will leave on Wednes.
day next for New Orleans
Coal is sold to steamers here at the
old priee-seventy cents per box.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain Car
ter, will pass down to-day at p. m. for
Vicksburg and the bends.
The James Howard left for below this
morning, drawing five feet seven inches.
The Nick Longworth passed up last
night, after discharging here ten tons OF
freight
The Pat Cleburne came Of the docks
this morning fully repaired.
DIMINUTIvE.-The smallest engine in
the world is on exhibition in Worcester,
Mass. The material is gold and silver,
comprising l4S pieces, fastened together
with screws, the largest of which is one
eighteenth of an inch in size. The
engine, boiler, governor and pump stand
in a space seyen-sixteenths of an inch
high. The engine alone weighs but ff.
teen grains, and yet every part is COM
plete, and it may be set in motion by
filling the boiler with water and apply
ing heat, being supplied with all valves
and other appliances to be found upon
an ordinary upright engine. 1t is a
marvel Of mechanical ingenuity.
Capt. Mark Cheek will back out the
A. j. White at four D. N. to-day for Ma
poleon and all the lower landings.
Capt. Geo. Malone is down at the
Cheek working to get her off.
The Dardanelle, just from the docks
where she was overhauled thoroughly,
will leave at Eve pm. to-day for Pine
Bluff, Little Rock ard other villages on
the Arkansas. Ed Rowland commands,
and John W. Williams clerk
Immense quantities of grain is being
shipped from New Madrid bends to New
Orleans Nearly every Loaf that lands
takes from 5000 to 200 sacks.
The wharf perambulators Of the
Evansville Courier and the Journal are
enjoying themselves hugely throwing
dirt. The last shot was, that one
charged the other with the intention of
opening a beer saloon.
1t was only day before yesterday that
his physicians thought Captain Durham
would recover, and yesterday he died.
In the midst Of life we are in death.
The contest between the Morgan Line
Of steamers and the Mobile aud New
Orleans railway has ceased. Morgan
has bought the railway and hauled of
his boats. The rate Of freight from New
Orleans 10 Mobile will now be the old
steamer rates, viz. 30 cents per barrel
for -four, Is cents per sack for corr, and
81 per cask for bacon. Other Western /
produce in proportion.
An effort is being made to have the 4
Grand Duke Alecks-is take a trip down
the Mississippi. aud the Great Republic I
has been spoken Of as the vessel 70 be
thus highly honorod with his carcass.
The Emile LaBsrEe got of the bar at
Powers Island. and was lying at the
bank on Monday at three pm, taking
on her freight \
On her way down last Sunday, the
Glencoe added 500 bales Of cotton Al
Helena.
A Westminster is 70 Be voted for al
the next election. VIII not some kind
hearted gentleman announce himself az
4 candidatef Surely, the position pays
! living compensation.
The Importer has laid up a Little
Rock and paid Of her crew. =. --.-l