Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-11

a. AAlAAH SaVNAI ~ AAANhA1 LNtHIN
with 10 feet on the gauge. White
river is also rising, with a big stage of
water from JacksODport to the mouth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dark and gloomy.
Heavy fog last night.
But little business doing at the
landing
Over q ie3t Of water on the gauge
at Pittsburg.
The river at this point rose eight
inches since yesterday,
The river at this point lacks twenty
feet Of being at high water mark.
The Virgee Lee and Thompson
Dean arrived at Cincinnati yesterday.
The Lioness. with a tow of coal for
this port, left Louisville last evening.
The Henry Frank passed V~icksburg
yesterday morning with $500 bales Of
cotton.
The Josie Harry departed yester-
day with one Of the best trips Of the
season.
The Yint Shinklq, bound from this
port 70 Cincinnati, passed Evansville
last evening.
@The Anchor line packet Grand
Tower will pass down to- morrow at 10
a m. for Vicksburg.
Steamboatmen now lay a carpet Of
straw on the levee in front Of their
boats to project freight.
The James Lee departed last even
ing for Friars Point, and will be back
to leave again tomorrow.
Captain A. j. Cummins lett yester-
day on the Josie Harry to settle up
the Dean Adams business.
The Belle of Shreveport, due up to-
morrow morning, win probably be
able to go through to St. Louis.
The james Howard from Cairo, and
Paris G. Brown from Cincinnati, ar.
rived at New Orleans yesterday.
The Katie Hooper is the next pack
ct leaving for Arkansas river, and will
probably be in tonight and leave to-
morrow.
The Marlin Speed left yesterday for
Arkansas river, and will he back in
time to leave on her regular day, We'd
nesday next.
The Rene Macready is the mail
packet leaving to morrow evening for
all points on the L'Anguille and ST..
Francis rivers, as far as the Cut OF
The Silverthorn was well received
by the merchants and shippers between
Tiptonville and Cairo, and quite a
number Of them made an excursion
trip to Cairo.
tits now stated that the sinking of
the United States survey boat Baton
Rouge, at Greenville, was the result Of
%carelessness on the part of those who
had the boat in charge.
The Chas. P. Chouteau departed
last evening for New Orleans with a
fair trip OF people and but little
freight. She took no cotton here aud
there is very little in sight at points
below.
The Morning Star, a small boat used
for towing Tor the penitentiary at
Jefferson City, was cut down by the
ice and sunk in deep water. She wa,
valued at $4,000. and is a total loss.
Captain Harvey NevilIe's small
steamer, Ajax, was crushed by the ice
at Chester, Ill The towboats Iron
Mountain, Piasa and Polar Star
stood the breakup without damage.
The John A. Scudder, from Cairo.
passed down this morning, having
stopped here all night on account OF
the fog. She added a big lot of cotton
below Cairo and got 20 tons OF freight
here. which put her pretty deep in the
water.
The river at St. Louis continues ia
run bank-full of heavy ice, but ne
serious damage has been done so far as
known. 1t will probably take two
days or more for all the ice to run out
after which navigation will be re.
sumed.
John Robinson, late messenger fol
the Anchor line wbarfboat, has beer
promoted to the position of collector
and Rufus Foster has been appointed
receiving clerk, he taking the place o.
Jimmy McMeen. who has gone TO St
Louis to come out as second clerk o.
the City of Providence.
The Katie Hooper, Captain E(
Rowland in command, will be in to.
night, and will leave promptly at ,
Ppm. to morrow for Pine Bluff and al
intermediate landings, making dircc,
connection with the Maumelle iol
Little Rock and all points above.
Among the passengers who arrivoc
yesterday on the Mark Twain, were
Mr.. States Miller and wife, nee Mis-.
Ella Morse. daughter of Senate,
Morse, of Dyersburg They wer,
married on Tuesday last and took tbt
boat to this city to enjoy their honey
moon.
Captain Eall's neat little packe
Mark Twain came in last evening will
a good trip of cotton and seed. Sb,
leaves again this evening for Hale
Point, D~yersburg, and all intermedi
ate points on 0bion and Forked Dee.
rivers. Messrs. u. B. Pendleton anC
j. S. Duryee are her polite clerks.
The Osceols Belle, in command Q
Captain Henry Cooper, leaves at
pm. to-day for 0sceola and all wa
landings, carrying the mail and payin
prompt attention to all business en-
trusted to her Billy Smither pre-
sides at the desk, and is ass sted b
John Haley and Hugh Tomlinson.
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