Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-06

non, New Orleans; Bowling Green
Bowling Green; Florence Lee, East
port; Arkansas Belle, Cairo; Kate Kin
ney, Louisville; Altoona, Cincinnati
Sam J. Hale, Cincinnati; Fayette, Hen
derson; Mary Ament, Cincinnati. De
parted--Shannon, Pittsburg; Quickstep
Cairo; Kate Kinney, New Orleans
Altoona, PASSPORT; Sam j. Hale, Mem
phis; Fayette, Henderson. The Allan
tic brought two barges loaded with rail
road iron for the st. Louis and South
eastern railroad.
CAIRo, December 5.-Arrived: James
Z. Rankin from Evansville, Julia from
Vicksburg, II. g. Turner from New Or
leans, Minneola from Memphis. De
parted: II. @. Yeager for New Orleans
Jas. Z. Rankin for Memphis, H. s. Tur
ner for Louisville. The weather il
cloudy, but moderating. The river ha,
fallen throe inches. The steamer W H
Brown with fow of salt ran on Beacon
Rock, in the mouth Of the Ohio, about
eight pm, and is reported badly in
jured. A tug has gone to her assistance.
ST. LOUIS, December 5.-The river is
freezing over at this point, and adven-
turous persons are already crossing on
the ice There is a narrow space Of
open water below the bridge, which still
allows the passage of the ferry boat
Bogy. This is the earliest closing oil
the river at this point ever before known.
New ORLEANS, December 5.-Arriyed:
Charles Bodmann and Mollie Gilbert,
Louisville; Katie B. Kountz and C. b.
Church, st. Louis; Texas, Cincinnati.
Departed: Indiana and Mary Houston,
Louisville; Ii. NJ. Shreve, st. Louis;
Tidal Wave, Arkansas.
NASHVILLE, December 5.-The river
is falling slowly, with twenty-five inches
on Harpeth shoals. Weather clear and
very cold.
CINCINNATI, December 5.-The river
nine feet ten inches and falling. Wealth
er clear and cold
VIcKsBURG, December 5.--Down last
night; Mary Louise. Down to-day:
Natchez, six pm. Up: Great Republic,
eleven am. Weather clear and cold
River rising. atal
Yesterdays st. Louis Democrat says
The river fell ten inches during the last
forty-eight hours, and only three and q
half feet of water at Dogtooth reported.
Weather very cold, and much ice of a
heavy quality still passing down. Navi-
cation is ended to and from this port
The annual ice blockade is upon us
again. Steamers cannot get into this
port, nor leave it, owing to the fact that
the river is full Of floating ice, just as
the case has been regularly, as the sea-
son has arrived, for more years than the
Oldest mariner can remember.
The Arkansas is aground on Dog
tooth, and the A. Baker helping her; p.
W. Strader lying at Dogtooth island;
Glencoe came up tried the rifle, failed
and went back to Cairo; Belle Mem
phis at Powers island, and Colorado
working at her; Emile LaBarge at
Powers island, and the Lumsden had
started to her assistance. Captain
Henry Symmes has returned from
Cairo, where be went by the Eckert off
the Dexter. We regret the hard road
this steamer has had to travel. Cargo
nearly all out, and still she is unable to
get over Dogtooth; her passengers gone
to Cairo on the Eckert; stock also gone,
and yet she sticks.
An ice gorge has formed twenty-five
miles below st. Louis.
Dur Cairo telegram reports an acct
dent to the w. II. Brown.
For Cincinnati--The regular Ohio
river packet, Robert Burns, Captain NJ
J. Verdin, leaves to-day at five p m. for
Louisville Cincinnati and all way land
ings. Mr.. A. D. Wilson is her chief sec
rotary.
The list of names published to-day
compelsus to omit portion of the news
compiled for to-day's paper.
Captain Ben. F. Egan has been grant
ed a masters license by the United
States Inspectors Of Evansville. His
application contained the following bio
graphical sketch:
Was born in Kentucky, twenty-five
or thirty years ago; graduated at st.
Mary's College in Marion county, Of the
same State; fought, bled and died in the
Mexican war; returned home in lS4S,
covered with vermin and glory, and, as
master or clerk, has ever since been en-
gagged in steamboating as a profession.
Drinks no mean whisky, plays no cards,
and in his habits is generally temperate.
Is personally acquainted with the editor
Of the Cincinnati Commercial, Silver
thorn Of the Evansville journal, Faxon
of the Paducah Kentuckian, and Bell Of
the Nashville Union and American. Is
intimately acquainted with the Mem
phis river editors they all owe him
money borrowed when he was wealthy,
and by permission refers TO them for an
Endorsement Of his good name and rep
utation generally.
A dispatch from New Albany says
the falls are no longer navigable.
The Marble City will leave the wharf
boat at five pm. to-day for Belmont,
Cairo, and all the way landings.
The Legal Tender, A. J. White and
Geo. W. Cheek left lest night with good
trips.
The Belle St. Louis last night took
four hundred and sixty-three cotton
bales for reshipment at Cairo.
The Burns came in just before dark
yesterday, loaded to the guards, and her
ealliope steaming music that charmed
the negro rousters at the levee.
The Brandeis brought 1000 sacks oats,
200 sacks bran and 100 tons miseellane-
Gus freight
The Lady Lee passed up during the
night, but did nothing here.