Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-29
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Observer Signal Service. u. 5. A.
THE RIVERS AND WEATHER.
The weather reports to the Signal Sta
lions report the temperature this morn
ing as follows; Chicago. % below zero;
Davenport, 200 below; Louisville, 80
below; Omaha. 70 below; Pittsburg, Y
below; Keokuk, pc below; Cincinnati,
GO above zero; Memphis. GO above Nash
vile, 80 above; New Orleans, 330 above
the weather being clear at all the points
named. Here the mercury at 3 am. had
risen A., but failed TO get any higher.
The river continues TO rise, but not as
rapidly as on yesterday, and is quite full
Of heavy ice, a good portion OF
which comes from the shore. This side
Of Cairo there is, however no imme-
date danger Of gorge above or below,
unless the river should fall rapidly, and
that just now is hardly probable, as it
has been rising at Cairo for several days
and only come to stand there this
morning. Navigation is once more sus-
pended in all directions, except at Cairo
and from there up the Ohio TO Evans
vile. That, too, will be closed tonight or
TO- morrow unless the weather moderaies
suddenly. The rise from the Cumber'
land is all now that keeps the Ohio open,
aud when that stream begins to fall river
men can say truthfully that there is not
creek above the head Of navigation
on the Mississippi that they can stick
their boats in. The Arkansas is reported
rising above Little Rock, but is falling
below there, with four feet in the chan
mel. White river. has five feet to Jackson
port, 0uachita three feet to Camden and
Red river nine feet to Shreveport. No
business was done at the landing yester-
day afternoon, and except "a few dray
loads Of cotton seed hauled from the
levee and some light freight and cotton
taken from the elevator, scarcely any
thing was done there to-day. The City
of Augusta backed out into the ice last
night and foated down with it on her
way to White river. The Mollie Moore
came up stream and went to the bank al
Hopefeld for harbor. The Boyd and
Thompson Dean are below the elevator
we'll protected from the ice. The Cheek
lies Just below the wreck of the steamer
r. P. Walt, and below the big wharfboat
are the St. Francis, Continental and
Frank Forrest. i1
BOATS TO LEAVE.
The ice permitting, the George W
Cheek will leave tonight for Hale'i
Point, the St. Francis for Wittsburg
and the Grand Tower for Cairo. The
Colorado goes down in the morning
for vicksbutg, and the Pink Varbl'
starts for Pine Bluff
Captain Lightburne has Telegram
stating that the Mary E. Forsythe will
be here to leave on Friday, at noon, foi
Vicksburg and New Orleans
MISCELLANEOUS.
A heavy gorge is reported at Green
leaf s, fifteen miles above Cairo, ant
rumor has it that there is a gorge in the
Ohio below Evansville. That is ex
tremely doubtful, however.
Two fishermen, who had more whisky
than brains, came near being carried
down the river in a skiff by the ice yes
terday and were only saved from certain
death by the efforts Of several gentlemen
who got rope to them from the wharf
boat.
The Julia passed down last night anC
could not get through the heavy ice tt
come to the landing. 1t is presumed
that she has plenty of coal to last hel
until she can land at some woodward.
The Augusta had to take several hun
dred boxes of coke yesterday as she
could get no coal.
The underwriters at Cincinnati hav'
again stopped issuing risks on boats o
cargoes.
The Richmond remains bard agroun'
at Horse-tail and will try to-day and ge
to the bank. The Great Republic ha
not been heard from yet.
Yesterday, at Louisville, navigation
was suspended for the fourth time, an'
the ice was the heaviest Of the season.
The Harry Johnson, Grand Tower
Bismarck, Colorado and Crescent Cit
left Cairo yesterday for the South. Their
is no telling, though, when they will ge
here.
All hopes of raising the Cherokee
sunk some time since at Silver Lake, il
the Arkansas, have been abandoned
and the Eckert is now at work wreckini
her
Captain Reese Dugan and Mr.. Shal
cross, Of the Louisville Underwriters
passed through the city yesterday oil
. their way to Louisville.
Tom Scott sends 5000 tons Of railrOa'
iron from Pennsylvania to ST. Louis t.
20 ihence'by boat to Red river, When Id
n weather moderates - some time mex