Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-23

loud peals of thunder.
RIVER rELEGRAMs.
EVANSVILLE, December %. - About
twenty inches of snow fell Thursday
night. 1t has been raining since A am.
The ice has gorged below the mouth of
Pigeon creek, and people crossed on it
last night. The river is swelling little.
The Dwight Newcombe is aground on a
bar near a point below the city. APP
are entertained for her
safety. The Quickstep and Arkansas
Belle have laid up in Tennessee river.
CAIRO, December 22-Arrived; Mar
BILE City, Vicksburg. Departed. Poto-
mac, New Orleans; Silver Bow, Red
river; Emile LaBarge, Vicksburg.
Weather moderating. The Columbus
packet failed to make her trips this
morning, on account of heavy ice The
river has fallen one inch.
ST. LOUIS, December 22.-Departed;
City of Quincy and Tom Jasper, for New
Orleans. River rising slowly. Weather
mild; sleet this morning, light rain rest
Of the day and evening. Report says
that the Capitol City is aground at Craw-
ford's, and in danger Of breaking in two.
LOUISVILLE, December 22-Weather
moderated; has been raining slowly
nearly all day; cloudy and damp, with
prospect of more rain. Work on the
mitre stills of the new canal lock was re-
sumed to-day, and will be finished in two
or three days, if mild weather con-
tinues
CINCINNATI, December 23.-River fall
ing to-day, indicating that the gorge has
been giving way at some point below.
Several inches Of snow fell yesterday,
turning to sleet and rain, which contin-
ued till about two o clock. Now it is par
tally clear, with the temperature much
moderated. River closed, but the ice
has weakened. River men ase hopeful
for a good river soon.
The St. Joe arrived from above this
morning with good trip of grain and
produce.
The Kate Kearney arrived from above,
eoaled and departed for New Orleans
with fair trip.
The A. ]. White came in last night
with 290 bales of cotton and 1894 sacks
of seed
The G. W. Cheek arrived this morn
ing, and leaves this evening at five pm.
for Helena and Friar's Point
The Charles Bodmann added 500 sacks
of corn here, and departed for New Or
leans, drawing five feet She has a
barge in tow.
There will be no paper issued from
this office on Monday next.
The White River Journal Of the 10th
has the following: "The snagboat s.
Thayer entered White river on the 9th
day of November, and has taken out
232 snags between the mouth and Au-
gusta, the large majority above Des Arc.
Her orders are to proceed as far as Po-
cahonias."
P. G.. Bigley, former resident Of this
city, but now dealer in black diamonds
in New Orleans, arrived here yesterday
to spend the holidays.
The regular United States mail and
passenger packet r. P. Walt, Captain
William Ashford leaves today at p m.
for Devalrs Blutf, Jscksonport and all
points on White river. E. W. Outlaw is
her popular secretary.
The Emile La Barge, Captain Gun
soils, will arrive from above to-day in
time to leave at pm. for Vicksburg
and the bends.
The elegant passenger steamer a. j.
White, Captain George Malone, leaves
to-day at pm. for Napoleon and all
way landings. Mr.. b. +. Fields is clerk,
The St. Joseph, Captain Cobeft. is
the only upstream boat advertised for
to-day. She leaves the &C. Louis wharf
boat at p. IN. for Belmont and Cairo.
The RosEvILLE SUNK. The new stern
wheel steamer Roseyille, built here last
summer by the Arkansas River Packet
Company, struck a stump at Sandy
Bayou, twenty miles above the mouth Of
the Arkansas, while coming down thai
stream at noon on Wednesday, and sanE
in four feet of water. She was on hel
way to New Orleans with 1896 bales o
cotton on board, nearly all of which will
be saved. The Roseville was worth
$40, 900, and was insured in Pittsburl
and Wheeling Offices for half tina
amount. Last night Major Adams in
formation was that she could be easil,
raised, but the White officers state tina
her hull was more seriously injured thai
was first supposed. Assistance ha
reached her ere this, however, an,
everything possible will be done. Sh,
struck the same obstruction that twisted
some Of the Cleburne's timbers a few
days since.
The Thos. H. Allen, Captain Eugene
Smith, will leave the wharf at FIVE p m
Monday for all points on the Arkansas
One hundred and twenfy-three bale
of cotton have been recovered from thu
Fanny 6randeis, all hopes Of raising
her having been abandoned She vii
be dismantled.
Captain Reese Dugan, Of the wreckeI
7. f. Eckert, viii take of four feet o.
the top OF Bacon Rock, at tie mouth O
the Ohio for $1,000 per foot, or remove
the entire rock for $4,000.
The pilots Of the White report las
night storm as the heaviest experienced
in years, and il was with the utmost diff
fculty that their boat was kept in th,
river. The wind blew a perfect tornado
and the waves dashed high over the bow
Of the boat. The Dexter was hare
aground ten miles below Helena, with
her eapstan and rigging broken. The
Indiana was also aground at Helena
The Phil Allin was blown high and dry
at Reeves, and careened so that one
guard was under water. The snag-boai
s. H. Long was laying near and would
not assist her. The White ran close to
her aud offered assistance; but was told
they could do no good
The Cheek is Of and viii doubtless 60
out as usual this evening.
TIE st. Louis Journal Of Commerce
has the following; The sudden freez-
ing snap has compelled many Of our
frstclass clerks 10 lay-to for the present
Lord De Witt cousin 70 the Duke Of
Arryle ION the larbcsrd side Of the fam