Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-11

The Cherokee struck a snag near
Silver Lake, Arkansas river, last Sun
day, while on her way to New Orleans,
and sunk in eight feet Of water with her
cargo Of ESQ bales Of cotton. She was
owned by Captains Perry, Dismukes and
Nowlsnd, valued at $4,000, and insured
in Louisville and Cincinnati. sE' WITH
doubtless prove a total loss. The
wrecker Eckert will go to her and save
her cargo aud machinery.
The John Kilgour is below heavy
gorg &c at Dutch bend in the Ohio.
The Greenfield ferry was cut down by
ice at CSiro yesterday, and sunk.
A gorge was expected at Columbus
last night.
The gorge above the bridge at St.
Louis is being used to-day for crossing
teams and heavily loaded wagons.
The Fannie Lewis will be up to-day.
She broke rock shaft below Helena,
but repaired it again.
Two men frozen to death in a skitf
aoated past Columbus yesterday in n
large field Of ice.
Captain Vim. +. Bailey, Of the tow
boat VIM. Cowen, now at Cairo, tele-
graphs Brown 4 Jones this morning to
look out for heavy ice. Steamboatmen
will therefore govern themselves accord
ingly. Some ice aoated past the city
this morning.
by Telegraph
At the stockholders regular meeting
Of the Southwestern transportation and
Wharfboat Company, at Cincinnati,
Monday, the following persons were
elected for the ensuing year: W. G..
Mccoy, Il. c. Villas, New York; Enoch
Taylor, Memphis; George P. Quiggin,
A. II. Warden. Officers will be ap
pointed by the Directors next week.
PIrTsBURG, 1.-THE Monongahela Is
falling fast, with six feet three inches Of
water The river will probably close to-
night Most Of the boats comprising the
coal feet have laid up at various points
along the river. The Alice Brown lost
two coal boats yesterday; one struck on
the Bellaire bridge and sunk, and the
other was beached Immediately below
the bridge. If the weather continues
cold there is no telling where the de-
struction of coal property will stop. 1t
is reported that the Simpson Horner
was run into yesterday near Marietta by
the Sam Parker and disabled, and that
two barges of coal in tow of the Horner
were sunk. The ice is running heavy
out of the Allegheny. LATER Grave
apprehensiens are felt here for the
coal feet which left on the first Of
this week for the West and South, on ac-
count of the cold weather for the last
two days, which has made the ice form
rapidly in the river Several serious
losses have occurred. The Charley
Brown tied up at a safe harbor. The
Alice Brown sunk one boat at Bellaire,
and beached another below the bridge.
The Simpson Horner was run into at
Parkersburg by the Sam Parker, and
sunk two coal boats.
The Evansville journal says: "a
resolution was introduced 10 the City
Council last night to remit wharfage on
the wharfboats, steamboats,, and other
craft lying at the city wharf during the
recent ice blockade, which was referred
to the wharf committee. We hope the
resolution will pass unanimously, as it
will be simply an act of justice to men
who have expended largely and suffered
heavy losses during the freeze up.
Nearly every city similarly situated has
RENTED wharfage during the ice season,
and Evansville should not be behind
hand in liberality."
The Paducah Kentuckian of the 18th
says; THE gorges above have broken
loose, and yesterday morning between 4
and o'clock theice commenced passing
here 1t continued all day, the rapid
current carrying it swiftly by in immense
fields. The river rose rapidly-in all
about five feet. The Kilgour pushed out
and went on up in the face of the ice
early in the morning. The towboat
Phillips, with her barges, also made the
attempt, but had to turn back after going
a few miles. The Idlewild, loaded TO the
guards with cotton, had up steam all day,
expecting to leave, but the ice was too
heavy, and she probably laid over until
thie norninOn