Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-02-14

poets of another freeze-up above
Heavy ice passed st. Louis yesterday
and the day previous. The Missouri Il
again very low, and the Illinois is closed
above Naples. The Ohio is falling al
all points, but has yet sufficient water
for the large boats above Louisville
The Cumberland is rising again, with
seven feet on Harpeth Shoals. White
river is rising slowly from the recent
rains, and has ten feet to Devall's Bluff
The Arkansas is declining slowly, will
nine feet in the chaRnel to Little Rock
The weather continues cold, butts clear
A light snow fell last evening Business
at the levee is dull.
The I. II. Allen is the regular u. s
mail steamer for all points ON the Ar
kansas tomorrow
The Batesville will arrive from White
river Thursday with 479 bales of cotton,
and departs the day following for the
upper White, Black and Little Red
rivers.
The st. Joseph goes out tonight for
Cairo and st. Louis. j. W. Corbett is
master, and Messrs. Hewett and Sharp
clerks.
The splendid little passenger packet
George w. Cheek departs at pm. for
Helena, Friar's Point and all way land
ings. Mark Cheek is in command, and
Frank Gonterman clerk.
The U. S. mail packet Legal Tender,
Captain John d. Elliott, leaves to-day
for Jacksonport and all way landings on
White river. She connects at Devalr $
Bluff with the Little Rock train. E. G.
Postal is her chief secretary.
The gay st. Francis, Tom Bowman
master, will depart at pm. today for
Helena, Mariana, Madison, Wittsburg
and all intermediate landings on the St.
Francis. Captain Tom, with his corps
of gentlemanly assistants, are fayorites
in the st. Francis trade, and will doubt
less leave with all the freight and people
his boat can carry.
The elegant passenger and freight
packet Robert Burns, Frank Skunk in
command, gets away at FIVE o'clock this
evening for Cairo, Evansville, Louis
vile and Cincinnati, making all the way
landings. The Burns has an elegant
cabin, and is furnished splendidly
throughout. Those going North cannot
do better than to secure passage on her.
1.-THE splendid new steamer John Kyle,
j. B. Weaver master, and VIM. Chopper
clerk, will arrive tonight, and depart at
noon tomorrow for New Orleans and
all way landings @a
The Hatchie river packet Tom Nor
gan gets away tomorrow evening for all
points ON the Hatchie river.
By reference to our steamboat column
it will be noticed that the Louisville and
New Orleans Packet Company's elegant
steamer Mary Houston, L. B. Durham
master, and Harry Walker clerk, will
leave this port on Thursday, the 10th, at
10 a. m. for Vicksburg, Natchez and New
Orleans, arriving at the latter city one
day previous to the commencement of
the Mardi Gras carnival, thus affording
those who contemplate visit to that
city an excellent opportunity Of seeur-
ing passage on splendid steamer at an
expense of $35 for the round trip
Captain Frank Hicks, commander of
that floating palace, the Belle Lee, tele-
graphs that he will arrive in time to
depart tomorrow at pm. for New Or
leans, carrying all those who desire to
witness the Mardi Gras festivities, for
$40 the round trip, including board
while laying at New Orleans. Those
going down the river should at once
take advantage of the inducements Of
fered by this steamer, and apply at once
to her agent. See his card in another
column.
The Belle of Alton recently made the
run from Barbin's landing to the mouth
of Black river in two hours and sixteen
minutes, distance of sixty miles.
The cargo of the W. r. Arthur is
valued at $4,000. OF this only $24, 900
will be saved, according to the statement
of o. Palmer, Esq, marine agent for the
Board of Underwriters. The Board of
Underwriters of Pittsburg have entered
into contract with the wrecking boat
Eckert to raise the balance of the cargo
of the Arthur for a salvage of 35 per
cent.
ANOTHER ACCIDENT. -The steamer Sam
j. Hale, enroute FROM Cincinnati to this
port, in descending the falls at Louisville
on Sunday, struck the rocks at the head
of the chute, damaging her larboard
skagg. She Immediately commenced
taking water, and by the time she landed
at the Portland wharf there was at least
three feet of water in the hold. The
ferryboat Frank McHarry was called to
her assistance, and Immediately COM
menced pumping her out. At 5 pm.
she was free of water and preparations
we're being made to build a bulkhead.
1t was thought that the Hale would be
able to resume her trip that evening.
The damage to the cargo viii be consid-
cradle. b
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