Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-19

ness at the landing.
= The Charles p. Chouteau is an
nounced to leave New Orleans this
evening for this port.
After the present iow Of ice navi-
CATION to Cairo and points on the
Ohio river will be resumed.
The John Gilmore and barges ar
rived here yesterday from New Or.
leans, and will remain until the ice
runs out.
The Commonwealth, Captain j. O.
Crane in command, will start for
Cairo as soon as the present flow Of
ice passes out.
A portion Of the cabin Of the Edo
RADIO has been torn Off by the ice, and
the break in her hull is Is feet long.
Diver AL Buris is at the wreck.
Captain j. G.. Berry, of the steamer
Grey Eagle, was made the recipient a
few days ago of an elegant diamond
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With the resumption of navigation
business will once more boom with
steamboatmen,
Local Inspectors Ralston and Gar
rett left to-day for Cairo, on business
connected with their office, but will
be back in a few days.
The Charles Morgan passed safely
over the falls at / Ouisville yesterday
afternoon, and is due here about Sat
urday next, bound for New Orleans
and the bends.
Henry Seaman, second clerk of the
Henry Frank, is suffering from a
severe cold, contracted during the
recent spell of weather through which
we have just passed.
The Key West was libeled at New
Orleans oy the tug Protector. Bond
was given, and a determined resistance
to'the claim will be made. The libel
originated from the VIM. Pagan fire.
The Henry Frank, Captain J. f.
Hicks in command, leaves at 4 pm.
to-day for Vicksburg, New Orleans
and the bends. Captain ALT Grissom
presides at the desk, and is assisted
by Henry Seaman.
The steamer Granite State, which a
few weeks ago went south for the pur-
pose OF conveying acircus party up the
side streams and bayous on the lower
coast, was disappointed, and will load
or Mam nrlaonc for n,Nas,-.As
The harbor boat Elon G. Smith. the
Virgins transfer boats and several
tugs Of the st. Louis harbor are about
to attempt the opening up of the
river between st. Louis and Cairo,
the operations to be directed by Cap
tains Ford and Club.
The outlook now is that all who
are interested in the Mississippi river
improvements will unite to gain three
ends--to secure 81, 0 900 for the
lower Mississippi, 100000 Tor the
river between Cairo and St. Louis,
and 100000 for their reservoirs.
The Josie Harry, on her return to
this port, passes Devall's Bluff to-
morrow morning, and will arrive in
time to leave at her regular hour Sat.
urday for all points on White and
Little Red rivers through to Jackson
port.
Should the ice run out sufficiently
by tomorrow evening, the Marlin
Speed will leave for Pine Bluff and all
intermediate landings on Arkansas
river, connecting with the light
draught packet Maumelle Tor Little
Rock and points above.
The Dean Adams left Vicksburg on
Monday last for this port, but will
have some heavy ice to fight before
she can come through. To morrow is
her regular day of leaving for Arkan-
sss City. Captain Mark r. Cheek. of
the Dean Adams, arrived from Yicks-
burg yesterday by rail.
!. The City of Alton, Captain H. G..
Bixby in command, lett Cairo night
before last, and is due here this even
ing, bound for Vicksburg, New Or
leans and the bends. She is an ele-
CANT Anchor line packet with superb
passenger accommodations. Captain
:, VIM. Mason is her chief clerk.
Should the ice cease to u this
evening, Captain Henry Cooper will
back out the gay 0sceola Belle for
0seeola and al! way landings on the
upper coast. The Belle is the regular
mail packet, and will pay prompt at
t%ention to all G. 0 D. and plantation
business. John Haley presides at the
desk and is assisted by Hugh TOmlin-
son.
Captain Albert Lederman, late
owner and builder of the drummer
boat Chas. Rebstock, is contemplating
the building Of another, much larger
and finer, and capable cf carrying a
; full stock of goods for all the houses
represented. He is to be backed by
/, parties of large capital, and he him
self will become manager of the enter
prise.
Barge 40, of the M. v. 7. company,
!, sunk at the foot of Jefferson street on
Saturday night last, is almost com
, pletely under water. The heavy ice
now running will probably carry away
the cargo box and also prove a total
, loss to the hull of the barge. Two
thousand two hundred bales Of cotton
have been recovered, there yet remain-
| ing about three hundred bales, which
may be gotten out when the river falls
again. The oil cake is a total loss,
but the oil can be saved.
The steamboatmen at New Orleans
are protesting against the city grant.
/. ing a way for any other than steam.
boat use any additional portion of the
leyee gpaoe, and we agree with them .