Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-02-08

| BOATS IN PORT.
Minnie, Lady Lee. H. NJ. Shrsve, st. Jo-
seph, Columbia, John +. Tolle, P. Carroll,
Frank Forest.
BOATS ADVERTISED To LEAVE TO-DAY.
New Madfid.......St. Joseph...............,5 p.
Friar's Point...-.....G. W. Cheok...-.....5 ,. m.
RIVER, BUSINESS, WEATHER.
The river has risen one inch since our last
report, and is now one foot above the lowest
mark Of the season. Advices from above give
but little hope of breakup. A rise of five
feet is. however. reported in the Cumberland,
which may soften the Columbus gorge triHe,
but. unless the weather moderates, will not
affect it much. The Arkansas has risen eight
inches. White river is rising slowly.
PORT NEWS.
The Belle Lee came up shortly after dark
yesterday, and reported the Kate Kinney
over Reeves bar, after having been detained
IS hours. The Lee brought C bales of cotton.
2l5 sacks of seed. 20 hogshead of sugar. 1877
barrels of molasses and lot of sundries.
Nothing was done at the levee to-day.
The Mary Alice and barges passed up about
9 a.m......The Belle Lee has her cargo out
and leaves at 4 pm. with her cabin full Of
passengers......W leather cloudy.........The Belle
Lee left at noon for New Orleans with a cabin
full of people and all the freight she wanted
MISCELLANEOUS.
A telegram received at Louisville yesterday
from the underwriters' agent at Columbus
says the Nick Longworth, Charles Bodmann
and Great Republic are all right. No danger
is apprehended. except from a sudden rise.
The Longworth is not leaking nor being un-
loaded. Two boats are working at the lower
end of the gorge.
The officers Of the W. S. Hays report that
the Emma Floyd has been injured by ice near
Tiptonville, and was run out on a sand bar
near that place. where she now lies high and
dry, and where she can be repaired without
difficulty by the time the river rises. The
Floyd lies straight and easy. and is in no
further danger. She left here on the 18th Of
January with S75 bales of cotton for the Ohio
river.
Captain o. P. Shinkle has contracted with
the Robert Mitchell. lying at Columbus. KY,
to work at the ice in the lower end Of the
gerge. for the purpose Of relieving the Charles
BOdmann from her perilous situation. The
BOdmAnn's owners are to pay the Robert
Mitchell two hundred dollars per hour for her
services.
A meeting Of the underwriters Of Cincinnati
was held Saturday. to consider the propriety
Of unloading the steamers at the levee at that
city, in anticipation Of disastrous breaking
up Of the ice. The matter was referred to
Captain B. Frank Pierce. Inspector for the
underwriters. with Discretionary power 10 act
in the matter under consideration.
The mate Of the Mary &. Poe while cross
ing on the ice at Cairo fell through twice, and 1
only escaped drowning BY having two sticks
Of wood under his arms, which prevented him
rom going under.
This is the only year that the KanaWha
liver has fro1en over shree times during one
Ieasou for the past foriy-six years.
Oficers Of Ohio river steamboats, complain
hat during the l==.tsslFe months they had
rot made more than six fall months wages.
The Evansville Courier has the following
he libel fled in the Z. s. court b. John
fields vs. the steamboat sam. j. Hale. In
Which plaintiff claims S100 damages for inju-
les received By him from. q personal assault
made BY the mate Of said beat, was dismissed
5n Monday
Captain Phillips Wharfboat at Cairo vas
iroksn loose By the force Of the running ice.
friday morning. and carried down as far a.
ialiiday's. where Il was fortunately stopped.