Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-12
MISCELLANEOUS.

oalt river ls reported 70 De frozen
solid.
No arrivals or departures at New
Orleans yesterday.
The river at this point commenced
rising last evening.
The mail packet SciOto is running
between Huntingdon and Ports
mouth.
The Charles Morgan did not leave
Cincinnati last evening as was an
nounced.
Knowing ones say that navigation in
the Ohio will be resumed before the
end of the week.
The Ohio is rising at Cairo, but the
ice is not very heavy, owing to a gorge
above that point.
The transfer boat continues to make
her regular trips, but the ferryboat
0verton is laid up.
The ice continues to run heavily by
Louisville, with as yet no damage to
steamboat property.
The Belle Shreveport is loading at
Cairo and will leave there in a day or
two for New Orleans.
Captain David Cummings, an old
Pittsburg and Cincinnati pilot, died at
Rochester on Saturday last.
Captain Gem Bealy, an old steam
boat captain, died at his residence in
Russell, KY, on Sunday last.
Anchor line freight from St. Louis
is being received at Cairo, and boats
are loading there for the south.
G Wash. Floyd and wife are pas
sengers coming up on the steamer
Henry Frank from New Orleans,
The Cons Millar is tied up at West
Franklin and reported in immediate
danger should the ice go out with a
rush.
The Ohio closed at Evansville
Monday night, and remains firm al
last accounts, with a probable break
up to day.
The Boaz, with some empty coal
barges, Is lying on the point On the
opposite side of the river, out Of the
way of floating ice.
The Hard Cash, on her return to
this port, passes Devalls Bluff to-
morrow morning, and will be here &c
leave early next week.
Captain Charlie Warner, formerly
OF the Mollie Able, will manage the
new Southern hotel at st. Louis
which opens in March next.
Murray & Co., of New Albany
have contracted with the Jay Gould
parties at St. Louis for the building
Of several irst-class grain barges.
The Henry Frank is due up from
New Orleans and will probably leav,
tomorrow with a return trip, should
the ice permit her to reach this point
Wind, weather, ice and Providence
permitting, The pretty" Josie Harry
will leave tomorrow evening for Ar
kansas City, in place Of the Dean
Adams.
Owing to the freezing weather the
United States snagbeat did not pull
out the stumps from the site of the
old Anchor line elevator, it being Q
dangerous experiment.
Two m5n. Jacob Pfeiffer and VIM
4 Weber. of Je~ffersOlyille, went ovel
the Louisville falls Monday evening
on a large cake of ice They landed
safely below the big eddy.
Billy Smither, the efficient chief
clerk of the 0sce0la Belle, accom-.
panied by his wife, left last night BY
rail for Louisville to spend a few day;
during the suspension Of navigation al
this point.
The Paris G. Brown from New
Orleans, passed Vicksburg yesterday
morning, on her way to the Ohio. She
will probably lay up at some point
below here, and that will be the head
Of navigation.
The seventh annual session Of the
Marine Engineers association con
vsned al ST. Louis yesterday, with
President A. l.. Eoote, of Baltimore.
10 the chair, and W. II. Meredith, Of
Cincinnati, as secretary,
The owners Of the Charles Morgan
will hold responsible the Virgie Lee
sad Z. r. Springer for all damages
sustained by ice, as said steamboats,
have hauled up under the Morgan at
three different times, showing hel
stern out into the river and exposing
her to the moving ice.
The Louisville and Cincinnati mail
line packet General Lytie, which was
cut down by the ice on Saturday last,
was pumped out aud raised yesterday.
She went right on docks, and by the
resumption Of navigation will be
ready Tor business again. The dam
age to the boat will not exceed $1,000.
Jim. Helm, who runs tho medical
department Of che steamer james
Lee, gave the boys the slip on Sunday
last. and was married to Miss Eva
Ball, a charming young lady of Polk'f
landing. Mississippi. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. Mr. Rowan
at the residence of Captain Cite
Seyppel, after which congratulations
followed, and many we're the wishes
that their new lite may be one Of sun
shine and happiness.
The paving Of the lower portion ot
the levee under contract of O, IL. J.
Piper was expected to have been com.
|, pleted and turned over to the city %.
day. bpt tho frozen condition of tn,
ground renders a delay of the same