Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-02-05


and had $50 tons for above, including 800 tons
of pig iron. The Kate Kinney passed down
from above after dischargng lot Of furni-
ture. She was drawing seven feet. No ice Of
consequence has passed up TO the hour Of one
pm.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Two young ladies were drowned in crossing
the river at Cincinnati yesterday.
Our Cincinnati dispatch to-day says the
prospect for break up is more encouraging.
although the river is frozen over solid. and the
water rising slowly.
The Kellogg was butting at the lower end Of
the Columbus gorge yesterday, and it is
thought the Bodmann and Illinois will be ex-
tricated from their position to- day. Yester-
day the Nick Longworth was reported in
dangerous situation. and her freight was
being taken ashore. The ice above her gave
way and forced her forward. parting her lines
and it is said severely damaging her, but to
what extent is not known. All the other
boats lie in the same position as when FIRST
frozen in.
The Turner grounded q few hours at
Reeves but got over without serious difficulty
or assistance She had asplendid trip at big
rates, all of which was secured for her By
those enterprising agents, Messrs. Elliott 4
Miller.
Those of our citizens who contemplate
trip to New Orleans by river to witness the
Mardi-Gras festivities. should apply at once
10 the agent of the Belle Lee, Mr.. Kennedy,
on the Arkansas river wharfboat, and secure
rooms. The Belle Lee will leave here on
Wednesday night.
The ice gorge above Columbus, KY, is re-
ported to be twenty feet deep in places, and to
extend within one mile Of Birds Point, dis
lance Of nearly twenty miles.
Heavy fields of floating ice passed down
yesterday, it doubtless being that broken from
the gorge at Columbus BY the kellogg.
iii feared that, should the gorge at St
Louis be broken by a rain, all the boats in
that harbor would be either destroyed or bad
ly damaged.
james Franklin has resigned the second
elerkship on the Indiana, and will be our
deputy wharfmaster.
OF the patent gauges, Saturdays Cincinnati
Commercial says;
Yesterday the engineer Of the United
States Survey steamer, Major Saunders, iaio
up at Covington, Kentucky, for some time
past, on examining his steam gauge-ono OF
]. L. Eastman's-foun it indicated a pres
sure of Az pounds of steam, notwithstand-
ing 1t IS new gauge. and only been IN use
four months, while there has been no water
or steam in the boilers for several weeks. This
beats Clark's gauge on recording steam pres
sure. We believe practical engineers are
right when they advocate the plain and relia-
bic gauge cocks"
An Evansville telegram Of Friday nighs
says: The ice opposite the wharf and along
the bar moved last night. creating quite IA
commotion about the steamers, NO damage
was done. The gorge below the bend remains
firm, and parties hero have crossed during the
day" q
The committee on commerce have con-
sidered two of the proposed amendments to
the steamboat bill, and rejected both. Tbs
first related to the informer's amendment,
and did not. as in the old law. give them halls
Of the fine. The committee decided to retain
the clause giving them this share. The second
modified the authority of inspectors at their
discretion to prescribe additional safeguards
against fire and other dangers. The commit
tee have retained the clause giving them this
power.
The Nashville Union of Saturday says;
The, river in front of the city was frozen
over in several places early yesterday morn
ing. but broke and gave way about tho middle
of the day. Between the railroad and sus-
pension bridges the gorge was complete. This
is the first time that we have had the river
frozen all the way over since 1856. In 1892 oc
Cured the greatest freeze ever known here.
In that year tho ice was several feet deep.
and wagons crossed the river for u week over
the lee.