Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-02-02
RIYIR. BUSINESS. WEATHER.

A light rain fell last night early. and about
midnight it commenced to snow, and to-day
there is about an inch depth upon the ground.
Business is anything but brisk. There was
one arrival last evening and two this morn
ing. while the departures number just two
one local packet and the Indiana, which ar
rived from below yesterday and passed up foE
Cairo without doing anything here. The
Glencoe from New Orleans. and H. M. Shreve
from Red river, arrived this morning with
light trips and lay up here for better weather
and less ice. There is scant six feet over
Reeves bar, and the river is falling at the rate
Of one foot per day, and unless tho weather
moderates considerably the river will gorge
above. The ice is getting soft, however. and
should the snow. now falling, continue, We
may look for break at Columbus.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A heavy gorge is reported below st. Louis.
The latest telegraphie advices from the gorge
above Columbus up to one pm. Is 70 the effect
that the Great Republic will likely be extri-
Gated and reach Memphis in time to take the
duke to New Orleans.
The Armadillo is below trying to work her
way up through the ice.
Captain Isaac II. Jones. Of the Dexter. ar
rived at st. Louis Wednesday from Belmont,
where he left the boat laid up in a good har-
Dor. Captain Jones reports only six feet Of
water between Memphis and Columbus, and
falling rapidly. The Charles Bodmann. Cap
tain Jones thinks, will get through. as she is
near its lower edge. The Great Republic Is
about a mile higher up. and it was feared
would not be able to move until the river rises
or the weather moderates. The Belle ST. Louis
and several other boats are also laid up near
Columbus in good harbors.
Captain Thomas Morrison left St. Louis last
evening for Columbus. KY. to confer with
Captain ThoTwegan in relation to the situation
of the Great Republic. and endeavor if pos
sibe TO devise some means to get her through
the ice. A boat may possibly be chartered to
cndeavor to break the gorge below.
Pedestrians cross the Ohio on the ice at
Evansville and Cincinnati.
The fne steamer Bat Cleburne. Captain
Reese Pritchard. leaves for Little Rock, Pine
Bluff and all way points this evening at 5
o'clock. John Hardin clerk.
The A. ]. White. Mark Cheek master. leaves
at 5 o'clock this afternoon for Napoleon. B.
P. Fields clerk.
The distractions at Colbert's shoals. Ten
nessee river, complained Of some time since.
have been removed.
In the examination Of the patent Clark
steam gauges at Jersey City. the FIRST varied
6 pounds in o points. the second equally as
much, and the third an entire revolution an
the dial. This is one Of the gauges approved
by the secretary Of ihe .Esasury. and known
as the Clark sapge;
Messrs. Clark and R0lston, our lecal In
spectors. are perhaps the model Inspectors Of
the Mississippi. There Is not steamboat
owner nor steamboat captain here or coming
to this port who does not speak in then praise.
The second pier Of the 81. Joseph bridge
across the Missouri river was safely landed ca
a bed Of rock yesterday a { depth Of sixty-six
feet below hish water. For the past few days
progress has been slow, owing to the caisson
meeting with a three feet stratum Of water
bearing gravel. This gravel bed contains
specimens Of rich sold bsarilE auariE, topaz.
ametbvst. vinestone and other relics Of a
Glacial period. The air pressure IN the eaia-
son during the last day was tHsnty-four
pounds TO the square inch. l
In the United States senate yesterday the
house amendment to the bin exsuPting the
Philadelphia icehoats from inspection vas
concured in.
The Evansville Underwriters refuse v take
risks on boats or cargosi.