Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-31


. Lady Lee. Red river.
st. Joseph. Cairo.
Pat Cleburne, Arkansas river.
DEPARTURES
Steamer Legal Tender. White river.
% John KilgOur, New Orleans.
Il, j. Lockwood, Cairo.
BOATS IN PORT.
Columbia, Pauline Carroll, Anna, Lady
Lee, Frank Forest. St. Francis, Minnie, g..
W. Cheek. Mary Boyd, Undine. st. Joseph.
Cleburne.
BOATS ADVERTISED TO LEAVE TO-DAY.
New Orleani. Charles Bodmann.....5 pm.
RIVER, BUSINESS, WEATHER.
The decline yesterday was Eve inches, and
the river continues to recede at about that
rate each day. From above, we have the fol-
lowing reports by telegraph to-day: Louis
vile, river fell eight inches; weather slightly
moderated; the Grand Duke arrived. Little
Rock, river falling fast. Nashville, river
stationary. two feet on Harpeth shoals. heavy
ice running. Pittsburg. both rivers frozen.
New Orleans, river stationary. Vicksburg,
river fell nine inches. cool and clear. Cincin-
natl, river fallen two feet six inches, gorge
broke below. Evansville, river closed, peo-
pie crossing on ice. Cairo. river fell nine
inches, navigation suspended to all points.
St. Louis. river fell two inches. Omaha.
river stationary. Shreveport. river rose FIVE
inches.
PORT NEWS.
The following boats are laid up here ON ac-
count of the ice: G. W. Cheek. st. Francis
Frank Forest. Undine, Pauline Carroll, Lady
N.r II -. rufn uau-
terday was light. and will be dull to-day.....-..
The John Kilgour, from Cairo. added 43 bales
of cotton and left for New Orleans, drawing
I The Lady Lee. days out from Red
river, brought in As bales Of cotton and 4S9
sacks Of ed.........The R. J. Lockwood passed
up early yesterday morning. after diseharging
here 200 sacks Of salt and Is hogsheads Of
sugar. The Legal Tender departed for
White river with good trip of freight and
passengers.........The Mary Boyd came back
from below Reeves bar, and reports that the
Thompson Dean went over all right early yes
terday morning. She took over 400 bales Of
cotton from the Boyd.........The Lady Lee re-
ports having first met ice at Helena, but
heavy ice was net encountered until close TO
this city. There we're no arrivals or depart
ures to-day.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Great Republic. BOdmann. Longwsrth,
and the transfer steamer Illinois are stuck
fast in the gorge in the Mississippi above Co
lumbus. with little prospect Of immediate re-
lease.
The Washer and barges are laid up at West
port. twenty-five miles above Louisville.
A heavy gorge is reported between Louisville
and Madison. which is the cause Of the river
being 50 low at Louisville.
The tOwbOat Sampson has laid up at Hick-
man, and the Dexter has gone to the bank at
The ice blockade below had caused rise Of
two feet in the river at Cairo.
The Belle St Louis has arrived at Columbus
and laid up.
A gorge Is reported as forming at Randolph,
sixty miles above here,
The Malhe Rsgon and Kate Kinney have
tied up between Cairo and this point,
The Indiana. Turner. Glencoe and Mollie
Ebert are the next boats due up.
At Cincinnati yesterday the agent Of the IN
dervriters arrived from visit 10 the Alaska.
and says her freight is net dsmaged over $500.
and il viii cost about 5000 to repair the boat.
Passengers we're crossing ea the ice az Gin
einnati and Evansville yesterday,