Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-31

years too old, to battle alone with the
huge ice cakes. The Bismarck LEFT the
opposite shore last night for New Or
leans. TheJ. II. Johnson did not go TO
the bank at all. but passed on down.
The Maude, and, perhaps, the Mary
Houston, will come over during the day.
The transfer boat Mutt had made one
trip over through the ice this morning,
butbad not returned up to a late hour.
The weather is moderating rapidly, and
by evening the streets and landing will
have dead loads Of mud for pedesiri-
ans aud vehicles to tote of. Business
has more active appearance, and sew
eral Of our local boats will doubtless
commence receiving freight to-day.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Henry Ames left Helena at one
o'clock, coming up. The Susie Silver
and DeSmet are still there, and the Belle
Lee is reported short distance below.
The Arkansas was nearly frozen over
at Little Rock yesterday. The river
there is falling and has but three feet
two inches in the channel, which will be
glorious news to the Eckerts officers
aud crew, as they may now possibly
raise the Cherokee.
Night before last barge No. 30. loaded
with -four, grain and assorted merehan-
disc, for New Orleans, was cut down by
the ice while it was in the tow Of the
Crescent City and sunk in deep water.
The cargo was doubtless insured in st.
Louis.
The passengers of the John B. Maude,
Mary Houston and Julia came over yes
terday, and those northward-bound left
by rail. The City of Quincy also sent
her passengers, some sixty-Gve in num-
Der, down on the Julia, and they went
north also.
The City of Quincy is laying just be-
low Randolph in a safe harbor
The Pink Varble, laden with cotton
seed, is reported at the bank at Bled
soc S, and in a bad fix, she having
burst her mud-drum.
The wrecks of the Walt and Excelsior
are suffering severely by the heavy ice.
The upper works of the former are
nearly gone and the latter is nearly Gov
cred by ice and water.
Ofthe Katie, the New Orleans Times
says: 1.-THE steamer Katie, now lying
at Algiers, is undergoing a thorough
renovation above the main deck, and
will go into dock on Thursday. Captain
Cannon informs us that he intends TO
spare neither pains nor expense in
placing before the public far better
and more substantial packet in the Ka-
tie than she was heretofore"
The river was about stationary at
noon.
The Potomac, Idlewild, Arlington and
Alaska are in the mouth of Tennessee
river.
The Julia did not get to the elevator,
as was reported this morning, but went
to Hopefeld to keep company with the
Maude and Houston. The Tom Jasper
managed to crowd her way through the
ice and went into the mouth Of Wolf
river, where she was at o'clock this
afternoon.
Two of Brown & Jones coal fats went
down last night with the ice.
The Legal Tender passed Devalfs
Bluff yesterday with 800 bales of cotton
for this city.
The bluffs were crowded with specta-
tors this morning watching the move
ments of the boats trying to work their
way through the ice. The coal tug gave
her attention to raft Of cedar poles
that came floating down, and after part
ing one or two lines and working few
hours, succeeded in getting it out. Her
movements were watched by about five
hundred persons on the bluffs and at the
landing.