Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-26
BUSINESS.

Scarcely anything has been done at
the landing since Tuesday; that night
the Glasgow came up through the ice.
and, after an hours work, got to the
landing, but could not get laborers to
discharge her cargo, and will lay here
until the ice clears away. The Belle of
Pike when she went out Monday only
got to Bradley's, and returned from
there to lay up in safe harbor here.
The P. W. Strader was the first boat to
arrive from either direction yesterday;
she came pushing through the ice at
noon from New Orleans and went to the
elevator to discharge 22O hogsheads of
sugar and 600 barrels of molasses, be-
sides lot Of government freight and
stores for reshipment to Little Rock
making cargo of $50 tons, which she
is putting out to-day, and will then come
to the landing and take load of cotton
for New Orleans; in her wake came the
White, "a hours out from Helena, with
1872 bales of cotton and 636 sacks seed,
which she fortunately obtained laborers
to put out, and began work soon after
her arrival This sums up the work
done since our last issue.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Jaeger foated down in the ice,
getting here before noon.
The transfer boat made but one trip
yesterday, and the Mound City ferry did
not run at all.
Mr.. Hawks, the clerk of the Bismarck,
came up-with the passengers from his
boat--on the Glasgow. The Bismarck is
at the bank at Benefits, thirty miles
below, with two barges in tow and 800
tons of freight, but will not venture out
until assisted by towboat from this city,
or until the ice clears away.
The James Howard came up to Horn
Lake yesterday behind the p W. Stra-
der, having left her barge at Scanlan's,
twenty miles below here, but could not
get over, as there was but little more
than five feet Of water in the channel,
the river having fallen over foot there
The Howard was drawing six feet, and
has 1900 tons, portion of which is for
this city.
The veteran pilot Marsh Miller reports
the channel at Horn Lake changed to
point two hundred yards nearer the
Arkansas shore. 4t
The flags of the steamers in port were
at half-mast yesterday, in respect to the
memory of Captain Thomas II. Newell,
who died day or two since, and was
buried yesterday.
Peter Wirzer, clerk, and Wallace
Lamb, pilot, Of the James Howard, came
up by land yesterday, and report walking
difficult.
Four boats were sunk by the ice at
Madison, Ind, day before yesterday
The General Buell. and Ben Franklin, be-
longing to the United States mail lne,the
Nat Williams and ferryboat Belle Of
Melton went to the bottom Of the river,
and the Henry Probasco, lying at the
marine ways, was carried by the ice from
two to three hundred yards down the
river, where she was secured to the shore
by extra cables. The dispatch convey
ing the information says further: Seve-
raj barges and hatboats we're also carried
away or sunk. The ferryboat is battered
and broken, leaking in every seam, and
is now crowded on shore She hes in
about four feet water. Should the rise
continue till the water covers the deck
the damage will be very extensive. Her
guards are already badly deranged. 0ne
of the huge pieces of oak, ten inches
square, which support the cabin, was
snapped in twain like reed
The Ohio is reported gorged at the
mouth of the Cumberland.
William Hamilton, late engineer on
the T. F. Eckert, and gentleman highly
esteemed by the officers of that boat,
died at Cairo day before yesterday.
Generally the steamboatmen, and
those whose business is identified with
the river, enjoyed a quiet Christmas
yesterday.
The officers and pilots of the A. j.
White played it sharp yesterday TO get
here without butting the huge ice fields.
They followed the Strader all the way
up.
On her way up the Strader met the ice
floating at Greenville, and at Monte
yuma bar it was very heavy. She had
to lay up Tuesday, on account Of q
heavy snow storm, and on starting out
again encountered ice eight inches
thick.