Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-05

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A free ice bridge now spans the
Ohio at Cincinnati.
1t was showing at almost every
point above here yesterday.
Heavily laden boats will find con-
siderable trouble above this port.
The Henry Frank leaves New Or
leans tomorrow evening for this port.
No arrivals or departures at Cairo
yesterday, and no ice running by that
port.
Doc. Patton and several Others Of.
the James w. Gaf, left last night for
Cincinnati.
The Commonwealth, from Cairo,
will pass here Friday forenoon, bound
for Vicksburg.
The Guiding Star will remain at
Fort Pickering until the opening of
navigation in the Ohio.
The Belle Shreveport, from New
Orleans, passed up last night, putting
off a few packages here.
The Dean Adams is running in the
F%icksburg and Arkansas City trade,
in place Of the G. w. Cheek.
The Gold Dust got away at noon to-
day for Cairo, after adding 262 bales
compressed cotton for reshipment
east.
Roustabouts are complaining on ac-
count Of lack of work. They need
money to play their tavorite pastime,
Craps"
Dumont, of Cincinnati, is making a
new plummer block and two new
aanges for the Gaf, and will beshipped
here by express.
The new Anchor line packet Belle
Memphis is lying at Cairo, but will
be taken to st. Louis as soon as the
river is clear of ice.
Among the passengers who arrived
yesterday on the steamer Gold Dust
was Senator Wade Hampton, of South
Carolina, on his way to Washington,
D. 9.
The james Lee departed last even
ing for Friars Point with a fine trip of
freight and about one hundred eople
in the cabin, all anxious to retu IN to
their homes.
The Anchor line has resumed
business, and freight for points both
above and below is being received at
the company's w~harfboat, foot of
Union street.
The Parole, built about two We airs
ago at Madison, Indiana, has been
sold to Captain Lyon, of Tell City, v Tho
will, as soon as the river rises, br ing
her down this way to run in SO me
trade below this port.
Captain R. w. Wise. of the Calf,
and Captain @. B. Russell, Of the
Parker, left last evening by rail for
Hot Springs, and during their soioui n
will be in charge of DR.. S. P. Green,
Passengers for New Orleans, BY
taking the steamer Hard Cash this
evening, will connect at Helena with
the iron steamer Charles P. Chouteau.
which leaves there tomorrow for the
Crescent City.
The Mary Houston. with 900 tons
OF freight, and drawing z feet, arrived
this forenoon and put off a lot of
sugar and molasses. She is undecid-
ed as yet what to do, but may possibly
proceed this evening to Cairo.
A new barge belonging to tn e
Mississippi valley transportation com
pany capsized at New Orleans yes
tcrday. The cargo consisting of 20,0OI
bushels Of grain, in bulk, is a total
loss. Value $4,000 and insured.
The Thompson Dean is now at New
Orleans awaiting the resumption of
navigation in the Ohio, when she will
leave for Cincinnati in charge of Cap
tain Dan Moore. 1t is said that she
will not enter the Southern transpor-
%tation pool line,
The news received to. day from the
upper river points show no prospects
of an early resumption of business
north of Cairo. In all probability.
when the gorges break loose, ice will
float by here in such quantities that
navigation will again be suspended.
The OsceOla Belle, Captain Henry
Cooper, leaves at an early hour this
afternoon for Osceola and all way
landings on the upper coast, ca irving
the mail and paying prompt attention
to all business entrusted to her. Billy
Smither presides at the desk, and is
assisted by John Haley and Hugh
TomlinsOn.
The "Old reliable granger packet,
Hard Cash, Captain Il. G. Postal in
command, is the regular packe t leav-
ing at 8 pm. to-day for DevSlls Bluff,
Augusta, %Jacksonport and all inter-
mediate landings, making dire ct con-
uectiOn with the Goodrich BT others
Belt Line of light draught steamers
for upper White and Black rivers.
Charles NJ. Postal presides at the desk,
and is assisted by John @. Wyckof.
Captain Milt. r. Ilarry's fine pas
senger steamer, Josie Harry, is re-
ceiving to leave tomorrow at 4 pm.
in place of the Dean Adams, for Hell
ena, Terrence, Arkansas City and all
intermediate landings, carrying the
mail, paying prompt attention to all
business entrusted to her and connect
ing at Arkansas City with the Little
Rock, Mississippi River and Texas
railroad, and with the Dean Adams