Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-01-16
The gOrges at Evansville and

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Ohio Saturday and Sunday was the
most disastrous in the history of
navigation. Several million of dol
lars in coal and steamboat property
have been lost.
The A. @. Donally is due from
New Orleans en- route for the Ohio
river.
The q. @. Yaeger and Bee and
barges are due down to-day for New
Orleans.
The Atlanta, which has been
ice-bound at Osceola, is looked for
to-day. She adds to her tow here
two barges loaded With cotton, oil
cake and oil meal.
Mr.. Thad S. Ely, of the firm of
Bradford & Ely, steamboat and
railroad agents, left to-day for Gin
cinnati on a business trip. We
commend Mr.. Ely to our cotempo-
raries up the river, assuring them
that they will find in him the true
type of a gentleman, sociable and
agreeable to all.
The fine light-draught steamer
Maumelle, Captain James Reese in
command, leaves positively this
evening at sharp five for Arkansas
river and all points through to
Little Rock, carrying the mail and
attending to all way business.
Billy Butler is her prime minister.
The Belle of Texas, Captain Nat
Green, came in last evening from
the lower coast with 100 bales of
cotton, $50 sacks seed and sundries
and had a good list of people. She
returns to Friars Point this even
ing. Charley Smither does the hon.
ors of the Office, and is seconded by
MesSrs. Marlin Jones and John
Burke.
The Fannie Tatum, Captain John
Williams, leaves Glenn's wharf
boat this evening at 5 o'clock for
New Orleans and the bends, max
ing all principal way landings.
Captain ElWell has charge of the
office.
The City of Chester, Captain
Lightner, is the Anchor Line pack
ct leaving the elevator this even
ing at 5 o'clock, sharp, for Vicks-
burg and the bends, carrying the
mail and attending to all way bust
ness.
The Phil Allin, Captain George
Malone, came in last evening from
the lower coast with 2SS bales and
90 bags of cotton, 1880 sacks of
seed and sundries and was full Of
people. Owing to the bad weather
she was compelled to lay over until
to-day. She leaves positively this
evening for Arkansas City and the
bends, carrying the mail and doing
all way business. Captain A. L.
CumminS, a gentleman who is recog-
nized for his courtesy and prompt
attention to business controls the
office, and is ably assisted by Messrs.
Billy Smither and Cook Creighton.
The Carondelet left Helena yes
terday morning all 0. K.
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The Ohio river ice-bound steam
ers are making preparations to pro.
coed on their voyage as soon as the
ice in the bends above thins out.
The James Howard, Captain
Pegram, is receiving for New Or
leans and the bends, and leaves to-
morrow evening at sharp FIVE. She
will make all principal way land
ings and give particular attention
to all plantation business. MI.
Chasing does the honors of the
Office.
The dispatches state that the
scene of the ice running over the
falls at Louisville was grand. Logs,
coalboats and wrecks of steamboats,,
damned in with the ice passing
over, made a crashing noise equal
to the roaring of the Niagara Falls,
and thousands of people lined the
shores and bridge to witness the
movement of the Joe,
The passengers that came up on
the Phil Allin, wishing to show a
just appreciation of the courtesy
and comfort extended them, held a
meeting on board and passed a
series of resolutions highly compli-
mentary to Capt. George Malone,
Capt. Cummins, her chief clerk,