Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-12-31

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New Orleaus.
The Leo liue mail packets, James
Lee aud OsceOls Belle, have laid up
for the present.
The Katie Hooper, for Arkansas
river, is the only packet announced to
leave tomorrow.
The arbitrators have awarded the
Wrecking company $4,000 for raising
the Robert Mitchell.
The new towboat Jay Gould with
eight barges in tow, from st. Louis,
passed here yesterday.
The Kentucky river at Frankfort
is frozen solid, and the stock of wood
aud coal is exhausted.
The Dean Adams, for Arkansas
City, departed last evening with agoOd
trip Of both freight and people.
On account Of the declining river
the wharfboat at Vicksburg has
moved down to the lower landing.
The Ohio is gorged at Rock Haven
and frozen Q at Six Mile island,
with no ice running by Louisville.
Memphis may now be considered
the head Of navigation. Boats bound
for above are laying up at this port.
A year ago there was sixteen and a
half feet Of water on the falls at Louis
vile. Now there is but three feet six
inches.
The flow Of ice past the city is in
creasing and by tomorrow on next
day will present a picture not often
seen here.
Captain Finnegau has his boat the
John I. Moore at New Orleans, but
is not yet decided in what trade h
will place hor.
The Mississippi is gorged below St
Louis, and ice stopped running, but
as the weather is milder there arr
prospects of a thaw.
Tomorrow being a general holiday
no LEDGER will be issued on that day
This gives this end Of the department
a chance to go calling"
The Grand Tower, John A. Scud
der and the United States snagbOat
John r, Meigs, are at Fort Pickering
out of the way of floating ice.
The Josie Harry will arrive to
morrow aud leave on Monday with
return trip for all points on Whit
river, through to J%aoksonport.
The Hard Casa an the Charles P
Chouteau are the only boats leayinl
this evening, tho former for Whit,
river and the latter for New Orleans
The river rose a little yesterday a
Cincinnati, owing to backwoter frou
the gorge below. The ice is solid am
thick, but the harbor will be opened
Mr.. james j. Lea has taken chare,
of the river department Of the New
0leans Daily Evening States, and en-
long will make it one Of the newsieS
i, columns published in that CITY,
: The Anchor line packet John A
!. Soudder came in yesterday from Me-
Orleans, and will lay up here for til
present. She has 800 tons of iroigl
principally sugar and molasses,
With this issue ends the publica
ton of the LEDGER for the year 1850
; We haze Q great deal to be than fu
for, and let us hope that Che in comm
e year may DO bright and prosperous t
; all.
j There are In operation on the Obi
4 river between Pittsburg and Cair
, three hundred fixed and twelve foaI
0 ing lights, which is an increase Of six
teen fixed lights from the year pre-
yious.
The big James Howard, from S
Louis. passed down last evening e
\ New Orleans with $50 tons of lreigh
She put of nothing here, but added
bales Of cotton and a lot Of wa
freight
Many fears are entertained that tn
heavy ice now coming out Of the Obi
and upper Mississippi will seriOusl
interfere with navigation at this porI
We think it improbable, az the col
snap is now abatiug.
Major John Harpham, agent of ii
underwriters, returned on the 0sceoI
/. Belle this morning from the strandc
Ida Stockton. Captain Randall, wit
the steamer Mike Davis, has take
off all the cotton and started. Il
IS got a little cut Of the channel al
> grounded, but thought he would |
Il able to work her off in a couple
Ie hours.
h The Katie Hooper, Captain h
T. Rowland in command, is duo tod
: and is the regular mail packet leaviI
5 to morrow evening for Pine Bllf al
al intermediate landings on Arkaps
e river, making direct connection wi
: the light draught packets MaumeI
N aud Plow Boy for Little Rock a
lg points above, Captain j. n, Thorn
te sou presides at the desk and is assist
by Joe Dukes.
The 'old reliable" Hard Cash, Ca
Il tain Is, g. Postal in command being U
1n avoidably detained, will leave at 5p.
to-day for Devalls Bluff, Angus
i, Jacksonportan and all intermediate Ian
On iugs, paying prempt attention TO
business entrusted to her and maxi
i. direct connection with boats of
Goodrich Brothers belt line for upl
White and Black rivers. Charles,
Postal nrnsidos at the desk and is