Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-30
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

BOATS ADVERTISED TO LEAVE TO-DAY.
| St. Louis Emma c. Elliott.........5 p. m
Napoleon...........A. J. White. p.
Vicksburg....-..Fannie Lewis.........-.....5 p. m
| ARRIVALS.
Steamer Belle Lee, New Orleans.
p" Legal Tender, New Orleans.
Mary Boyd, White river.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer James Howard, Cairo.
Boats IN PORT.
Andy Baum, St. Francis, Mary Miller,
Arlington, Ashland, Frank Forest, Law
renee, p. w. Strader, Glasgow, Pat
Cleburne, Excelsior. II. c. Yaeger, Belle
Lee, A. j. White, Legal Tender, City Of
Augusta, Mary Boyd.
THE RIVERS AND WEATHER.
The river has risen four feet since
Saturday, but is now nearly stationary,
and the ice has nearly all ran out. There
is yet huge mass, however, extending
from the mouth of Wolf river to the
foot of Adams street, in which the dry
docks, the Excelsior, Pat CleburAe, Mel.
lie Thomas, and the steamers Belle of
Pike and r. +. Walt are fastened, and
even the rain of yesterday has failed
to move but small portions of it
from the outside. Little danger is
apprehended now, though, as it is
thought, the lower portion will
break away first; in which case the
steamers will suffer but little, but the
Walt, Belle of Pike, and what is left Of
the Laura, will 60 to the bottom. The
Summer Koon, or that portion of her
that remains above water, may sink at
any moment. The little iron steamer
Helen Brooks sunk yesterday, when the
Augusta was being pulled off the ice
dock by the White. The Walt has about
two feet of water over her starboard
guard, and lies hard up against the
bank ready to capsize at any moment.
The Belle of Pike lies in the same posi-
ton reported Saturday, the water having
risen to and two feet over her cabin
floor at the stern, and is level with the
floor at the wheel. All of her cotton,
TAG bales, has been taken out by the
wreckers, and considerable freight, as
well as all her upper movable works, are
safe on the bank. The Cleburne is in
the same position that she occupied Sat
urday, and the Excelsior and dry docks
are Just above her. 1t is believed that
about all the ice from above has
run out, and navigation will be re-
sumed to-day. The Legal Tender came
up yesterday, after severe battle
with the ice, and went to the elevator to
unload. The II. G. Yaeger came over
the river 10 put out her freight, and is
at the landing. The James Howard left
soon after dinner yesterday for Cairo,
and will arrive there to-day doubtless
The Belle Lee came. up this morning
having fought oceans Of ice all the way
from Helena, and is uninjured, except,
perhaps, the, breaking of a few wheel
arms; she is at the foot of Jefferson
street discharging about 300 tons, and
goes back on Wednesday. The weather
continues to moderate, and the streets
aud landing are in a terribly muddy
condition, but Notwithstanding, the
sight-seers at the river are nearly as nu-
merous as they were yesterday. For
regarding the streams above
and below see the appended kilograms.
By Telegraph
PITTsBUKG.-We moderated very
little since last report, and the rivers
remain closed.
LOUIsvILLE.-No change in the river
The weather is moderating. Mercury,
Is to 370.
ST. LoUIs.-The weather is milder to.
lay, and much of the snow has disap-
Deared by thawing. The river i still
rising, but the ice gorges are still strong.
New 0RLEASs. Arrived: Tom Jasper
md Peytona aud barges, from Cairo,
With large cargoes Of produce Pink 4
yarble, Memphis, With oil cake
BuRG.-powp: Coy. Allen. Up:
Pargoud, 9 an Emile LaRarge, II
IN. River falling. Weather cool and
LOUDLY.
OAIRa-No arrivals, Departed: City
# Chester Memphis, 10 am; Dexter,
New Orleans, IL am; William Cowan,
Memphis. l pm; Robert Mitchell Pa,
lucah, pm River stationary. Weather
cloudy, with indications OF rain. Mer-
Jury, 360,
CIyeIYSATI-Thirty steamboats, are
aid up in the frozen river, exclusive Of
erry and harbor towAoAts, Of which
here are ten. Il is thought that they +;
ire so protected as 10 be secure from
iarn gaea the river breaks. The ice
las been cut ont between the suspension
fridge and Newport bridge. Weather
warm and snow softening.
EVANSVILLE. = Weather clear and .
mild. Mercury, eighteen TO thirty-six
legrees. River risen six inches. Slight
movement of ice to-day. The gorge in
Dutch Bend still firm. The Henderson
nd Nashville railroad transfer packet
ras struck by cake Of ice last night,
nd sunk in FIVE feet Of water, her hull
eing about level and full Of water.
respects of general breakup to-
light !
HELENA, ARK.-The entire coal feet
as broken loose by the ice Saturday
ight, at eleven o'clock, and went down
be river, smashing and sinking thres
roduee boats lying below it. One man ]
ad leg broken. The steamer Cheek )