Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-01-26

resumpt,1 IN Of navigation. Cumberland
river is sw, sling, with ten feet on the
shoals. Whit's river is falling, with nc
improvement in navigation. Arkansas
river is still fallin g, with eighteen inches
on the bars from p ne Bluff tothe mouth
Business on the land. ing moderate.
MscELLAY. EoUs.
The Susie Silver left Evansville thii
morning for New Orleans.
The ice is breaking up IN the ohl'
river and an early resumptic " OF naViga
ton is looked for.
The steamers which have been ice
bound at Cincinnati, Louis Vile nj
Evan sville are preparing to res bus
ness.
The rise in the upper Ohio will break
up all the ice gorges. So far no damage
has been done to water craft by ice.
The Charles Morgan has gone to Gin
cinnati to load for New Orleans.
The Maumelle left Little Rock yester-
day for the mouth Of the river.
The City of Alton left New Orleans
last evening for St. Louis.
The Minneola left Cairo last evening
for Cincinnati.
The rise in the Ohio river will float the
D. ID. Parker of the bar at Mount Yer.
non, Ind. She lays easy and was not
damaged by the ice.
The Nick Longworth leaves Louisville
Tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Bismarck is due up to-day en-
route to Cairo.
The ice gorge at Three.mile island has
broken.
The Katie P. Kountz bound for Cairo
passed Vicksburg yesterday.
The local packets out last nigh had
good trips of freight and people.
The City of Augusta, Captain 10 bn d.
Elliott, will be in port to-day to receive
for all points on White, Black and Little
Red rivers, and leaves tomorrow even.
ing.
Captain James Lee, jr., is rapidly
recovering from his late spell Of sickness
and will be en- the streets in a few days
again.
The Ella which left this port near
three weeks ago for Cinein nati with COO
Oales.o OF cotton on board, ia. laying at the
mounth of Green river awaiting the
resuption of navigation.
The City of Quincy, sunk at Island
49, is left high and dry on the sandbar
by the rapid decline Of the river. Capt.
Dngan, agent of the Underwriters, re
celved a telegram yes' .erday stating that
she was lying erAsy, had been pumped
out and would Sc re- ady to float off o.
the bar as so on as taere was a sufficient
rise in the river.
The Cl1rksville, drawing thirty inches
OF water. is laid up at Pendleton's Land
ing and has paid OF her crew. Billy
NuCles her superca rgo, came over yes
terday. morning by rail. He report!
only eighteen inches OF water in thu
channel from there to the mouth, anC
sixteen inches from Pendleton's to Pin,
Bluff.
The Utah is left almost dry in Arkan
sas river. below Van Buren,.
The Fort Gibson is due at the moutl
of White river to-day. She was abov,
Pendleton's on Sunday sparriug owe.
the ba..
The John Kyle, Captain Abe Hutchin
son in command, will pass down tO.da.
for New Orleans.
The Mary Boyd will be towed to tn
foot of Washington street to-day u
await the resumption Of navigation il
Arkansas river.
Captain John D. Phipps, the oldes
s%teamboatmau in the West, died at NeV
Albany on Sunday. lie was mate Of
the first stea mboat that ever Aoated OF
the Weste- q waters, and followed tn
river for NJ any years.
The sta unch and light draught steame
Mary Mil Ter, Captain DOnnally in con
mand, is receiving at the wharfboat fc
Clnelnp at and way points on the Obi
RIVER, T.nd leaves on Wed nesday at 6y
pm Charley Woodbury. a clever an
accommodating gentlemam N, has charg
Of the Office.
The A. j. White, Captain Georg
Malone in command, cam in from tn
lower coast with l45 bales cotton, 30
sacks seed and a good list of people
She leaves this evening with a retur
trip for Napoleon and the bends, carry
ing the mail and attending to AL wa
business. She has no superior in far
speed and comfort. Captain A.
Cummings, a worthy and efficient office
controls inc affairs of the Office, and &
always makes the guests of the Whit
comfortable and at home.