Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-11

feet on the gauge. Navigation in
Arkansas river is entirely suspended
on account Of tho low stage Of water
and heavy ice. White river is falling,
but frozen at several points.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Colder.
Ice running heavy.
Memphis is the head Of navigation.
Business in river circles suspended.
The ieyee at present is almost de-
serted.
The Cumberland river is rising
rapidly.
The ice is heavy at Wheeling, but
running thin.
The Golden Crown lies in front OF
Newport barracks, free from ice.
Steamboatmen now have a chance
to attend the different amusements Of
the city.
The Thompson Dean expects to
leave New Orleans next Saturday for
Cincinnati.
The james Lee and 0sceola Belle
have paid off their crews and laid up
for the present.
The officers and crew Of the Thomp-
son Dean left Cincinnati Sunday night
for New Orleans.
Pilot Henry McKnett, of the Mar
lin Speed, left yesterday on. a short
visit to his family, il Illinois.
The Boaz, with a tow of empty coal
barges, from New Orleans, arrived
yesterday and laid up at the point.
The new Bellaire packet at Wheel
ing was beached on Sunday last, and
had a hole ten feet long stove in her
hull.
The Josie Harry is still at the land
ing, and will leave on Thursday next
for Arkansas City in place ofthe Dean
Adams.
The Eldorado is reported to be a
total loss. She was but two years old,
valued at $4,000 and insured for
$4,000.
The mail line wharfboat at Madison
had a big hole knocked in her below
the water line, but was bulkheaded
and will be saved.
No arrivals or departures at Cairo,
yesterday. Navigation is again sus-
pended, and the Ohio river full Of
heavy, new made ice.
The Marlin Speed was yesterday
towed down to Fort Pickering, where
she will strain a ringbolt until the re-
sumption of navigation.
The Charles Morgan is announces
to leave Cincinnati this evening Tor
New Orleans, to be followed on Thurs
day by the r. r Springer,
The United States snagboat John
r. Meigsg got away yesterday for GREET
vile, where she goes to raise the
sunken s%uryeyboat Baton Rouge.
The Henry Frank, enroute to this
port, passed Vicksburg last evening,
but will probably turn back from
Helena on account of the floating ice.
The upper White river packet, Win
ME, is still on the docks, and the Pillow
Boy will be taken on as soon as the
repairs of the Winnie are completed.
At Middleport on Sunday last
while the j. Sharpe Mcdonald wa,
breaking ice 10 the harbor, she bad a
hole forty feet long knocked in her
side.
On account of the heavy ice in The
river, the r. II. transfer steamer ha,
much trouble in making her regulal
trips, and has to be very cautious in
landing at the mouth of Wolf river.
The Dean Adams departed yester.
day afternoon for Vicksburg, with q
splendid trip of both freight ant
people. She will remain in the lowel
trade until the river is clear OF ice al
this point.
David Cummings, steamboat pilot,
died on Friday last at his home il
Freedom, 0. He was a member Of
the Steamboat Protective Association
and his family will get some 5000 fol
the same.
Captain &c. Collins left with tht
steamer Mike Davis for the mouth O
st. Francis river, to try and raise the
steamer Batesville, sunk there some
time since. Diver Moore accompa-
MED the expedition.
MesMs. John Hagan and George L
Wright have been elected by the St
Louis merchants exchange to go tt
Washington and remain there to look
after the appropriation recommended
by the Mississippi river commission
The General Lytie still lies on thu
Coviagton shore, 100 yards below thC
mouth of Licking river, where she
sunk on Saturday last. She lies com
pa~ratively straight, with the water W
to her name on the larboard wheel
house.
The largest number of patients eve
known to be in the United States ma
rine hospital at New Orleans at an!
one time is there now, and the mum
, Der lao. The cause Of their presene,
there is attributed to the late sever,
weather we have had.
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