Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-11

Seventy-two barges, many Of them
loaded with coal, have been swept
away in the Kanawhs.
Tho steamer Jim Farrow and nine
barges have been sunk in the Kama
wha river, and will be a complete loss.
Bob Mccoy, chief clerk Of the
James D. Parker, left to-day for St.
Louis by rail.
Henry G. Westermaker, head engi-
necr of the new steamer Ed J. Cav.
died in New Orleans on Sunday last Of
paralysis.
James II McCord, an old boatmsn
and local United States steamboat in
spoctor, Of the St. Louis district. died
at St. Louis on Sunday.
Captain Stacker Lee informs us that
If ice permitting the Coahoma will
venture out Monday evening and re.
sumo her regular trips.
Should the weather continue ia
moderate we may look for a breaking
up Of the ice tomorrow or Monday
and a resumption Of navigation.
James river is flooded and submerg-
ing the wharves at Richmond Vir.
ginia, doing much damage to property.
The broken gorge in the Kanawha
has loosened the ice in the upper
Ohio, and a general break up at Gin
cinnati is looked for tomorrow.
Major John D. Adams arrived last
night from the East, whittier he has
been on business connected with his
mail contract.
The Belle Texas and Henry Frank
from Memphis and Annie P. Silver
from Cairo, arrived at New Orleans
yesterday.
The old Prima Donna wharf boat at
Helena is in a bad fix, having been
crowded out on the bank by the rapid
fall of the river and the ice.
The further movement of the ice in
the Ohio is checked by the gorge at
Hanging Rock, but a breakup there
is momentarily expected.
Up to noon all water craft in port
and the feet of steamers at Fort Pick
ering and those above Jefferson street,
and the coal feet, were all 0. X. and
in no danger so far from the ice.
The transfer boat General Pierson.
in command of that experienced boat
man Captain VIM. Maingault, con
tinues to make her regular trips, max
ing all connections,
Captain Mark Cheek, with his pala-
tial mail packet 0uachita Belle, will
resume his regular trips Monday, and
leave at the regular time Monday even
ing for Arkansas City and the bends.
Mossrs. Brown & Jones powerful
towboat Alice Brown did good service
yesterday afternoon and this morning
In breaking up the ice in the harbor and
relieving water crafts that had been
crowded out on the bank by the ice.
The steamer j. G. Crossley, which
had taken refuge in the Guyandotto
was cut down and sunk by rises
in that stream. At Louisa. Ky, tho
wharfboat was carried away. the.
steamer L. T. Moore sunk and tho.
Fleotwing damaged,
Mr.. N. NJ. Jones, the great coal
who has always endeayored to
watch and guard the interests of
steamboat owners and boatmen, and
who has always been prepared with a
powerful boat to break up the ice in
tho harbOr and protect water craft, in
superintcnded tue effective
work done by the Alice Brown in
breaking up the ice in the harbor. He
was also assisted in the good work by
Ed Rowland, of the Memphis
and Arkansas river packet Katie
Hooper, Captain 0'Neal and several
other gentlemen interested in marine
Captain j. d. Randall, who came
over from st. Francis river by the
overland route, informs us that his
excellent steamer B~atesville is in a
lafe harbor, ice-bOund, near the cut.
off, and the Mark Twain is in a good
three miles below Mariana.
Captain Randall also reports his model
with 400 bales of New 0rlerns
on board, as lying easy and in a
'afe harbor four miles below Mari
.nna.
Last nights kilograms from Cincin
lati reported a big rise yesterday in
he Big Sandy and Kanawha rivers
ice running out of the latter
Itream. The Tom Forrest and sew
'ral barges Of coal we're sunk up the
The steamer Crossley was
'arried into the Guyandotte river by
he ice and is a total loss. The ice in
he Ohio moved at Ashland at four
o'clock this afternoon. Combined
will be made tomorrow by tbc