Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-21

The illinois, for Arkansas City, had
also a fair trip of freight and people.
The Andy Baum will leave Cinein-
natl tomorrow for Memphis.
The Golden Rule leaves Cincinnati
on Thursday for New Orleans.
Huse, Lomis & Co. have put M
l20,0OS tons Of ice at Peru.
The new steamers W. p. Halliday
and Ed Richardson are expected to-
day or to-mOrrow-ice admitting
Captain Billy Davis, with his jay
Hardy will leave this evening for
Island 81 and Old river,
The ice breakup in the Ohio is
doing considerable damage to water
craft.
Commodore RoIlingpin, the wet
ender Of the st. Louis Times, will
make a leeturing tour through South
ern Illinois,
The new steamer w. p. Holiday
was left high and dry on Sunday at
Louisville by the rapid decline of the
river.
The pilots of the Memphis and
Cincinnati packets have advanced
their rates from $50 to SIS per trip.
The wharf boat at Vicksburg has
been removed back to the old land
ing.
The ice passing here is very heavy,
but forms little impeachment to navi-
CATION.
Mr.. Val Entriken, late of the
Thompson Dean, has accepted second
clerkship on the Natchez,
Captain Thomas Darragh. of the
steamer Maumelle, and his bride, ar
rived in the city yesterday from New
Orleans.
The George W. Cheek went out
last night to Friar's Point in place of
the Coahoma. She had an excellent
trip Of freight and people.
The ice at Cincinnati was running
very heavy yesterday, and in large
masses, standing 10 feet above the
water, and navigation above that point
suspended.
The Charles Morgan, which left
Cincinnati Sunday for New Orleans,
arrived safely at Louisville Yesterday
and went into an ice harbor there.
Marlin Jones stopped off the Hi
nois this trip and goes to Vicksburp
on the Ouachita Belle to settle ur
some old business of the Illinois.
Captain Tom Howard, one of the
cleverest boatmen on the river, has
charge Of the Office of the new Mem.
phis and New Orleans packet Rich
ardson.
The numerous friends of Captain
Ben +. Egan, who is farming near
Winfield, Iowa, will regret to learn
that his feet are frozen so badly that
he can not walk.
1t is reported that Captain H. H
Brown has resigned his position a.
commander of the United States snag.
boat Il. A. Woodruff, and that CAP.
tain George Rowley will be his sue.
cessor.
The Maumelle turned back from
the mouth of the river, and CAPTAIN
Darragh leaves for Little Rock this
afternoon by rail to reioin her. She
will ply in the upper river for tn,
present.
The james D. Parker, Captain
Charley Russell, leaves this evenin,
for Cincinnati and all way points OF
the Ohio. Bob Mccoy and Harr,
Miller, two clever gentlemen. hav,
charge of the Office.
The Annie p. Silver passed I'm las
evening for Cairo after putting off her,
80 hhds sugar, SO bbls molasses and
lot of miscellaneous stuff, and addeC
75l bales of Eastern bound cotton.
Billy Smither, chief clerk of tn,
Coahoma, and his aids, went out las
night in charge of the Office of th,
Cheek, Mr.. Walker OUTLAW, hel
chief clerk, remaining on shore to at
tend to some important business.
The Parker boat, with her cleye
officers, has had a good stay with us
She arrived here December 9th. an,
owing to the ice laid up on the 18th
and commenced receiving on the 1871
of January for Cincinnati and leave
to-day.
The river declined SO rapidly a
Louisville on Sunday last by tn.
breaking Of the ice gorge that i
caught and left in a perilous position
the water craft at hat port and New
Albany. The rapid decline was un
p~recedented.
The Dyersburg came in from tn.
Forked Deer river with 100 bales an,
30 bags Of cotton, 500 sacks of see,
and 80 pkgs sundries. She return
tomorrow to Dyersburg, leaving at
o'clock pm.
The Henry Frank, Captain Franl
Hicks in command, will arrive to-da,
from New Orleans, and leaves to-mor
row evening with a return trim
Freight will be received for her at al
times at the Lee ~wharfboat. Captain
Aft Grissom controls the Office. as
sisted by Mr.. William Thomas.
The Batesyille, Captain j. G. Col
Inns, leaves this evening for Wits
burg and all points on the St. Fran
els river, carrying the mail and doinl
all way business. Captain ID. b
Abrahams, a worthy gentleman. pre-
sides in the Office, assisted by Bird,
Banning.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed Postal
will qTFiyo to-day from White rive.
with Q good list Of cotton, and leave.
tomorrow evening ~ q return trip
going through TO Jaeksonpoft. anC
making direct connection with light
draught steamers for upper White anC
Black rivers. Charley Postal. one o