Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-10

made leo, some Of which Is nearly an
inch thick, and old steamboatmen
predict a heavy flow by tomorrow,
and that this freeze will be worse than
the last.
Transient boats can find only six
and a half feet in the channel between
this port and Cairo, while the officers
Of the Osceola Belle report not less
than eight feet at Bulletin, which is
the shoalest place.
The Commonwealth came in Satur-
day evening from Cairo, put Off a lot
Of flour, hay and grain. and got away
yesterday forenoon for Vicksburg,
after adding about 70 tons Of freight.
for points below.
Captain Ed. Rowland, wholeft here
on Thursday last to bring out his
boat. the Katie Hooper, returned on
the Marlin Speed, he being unable to
do so on account of the low stage Of
the river and it being filed with ice.
The United States snagboat j. II.
Meigs went to work this morning pull
ing out a few stumps from the site Of
the old Anchor line elevator, after
which she was 10 leave for Greenyille
to raise the sunken survey boat Baton
Rouge.
Captain Randall will send 'cut the
Mike Davis tomorrow at 10 am.
sharp, in place of the Rene Macready,
for all points on L'Anguille and St.
Francis rivers, going as high up as the
stage of water will permit. She is
now at the foot of Jefferson street re-
ceiving.
The contents of the barges taken
south on Saturday last by the John
Dippold, were barge %, containing
$50 bbls oil and 1881 bales cotton:
barge 45, containing 1914 bales cotton:
barge 81, containing 1913 SKIS oil cake.
and barge. Mary Ann, containing 1869
SKIS oil cake.
In some mysterious way Nat. Har-
vey. engineer of the Lizzie Bayless,
disappeared from the boat, on the
night of December 10Th. The mys-
terry has been solved by the finding OF
his body floating in Old river, on
Tuesday last, near Bunch's bend,
Louisiana.
A dispatch from Savannah, Ga, an
nounces the safe arrival Of the steam
or W. 7. Wheeless, which was built
| at Plttsburp. by the Reas Bros. and
passed here several weeks ago by way
OF New Orleans and the Gulf of Mex,
leo. She is to run in the mail trade
between Savannah and Augusta.
The Eldorado, sunk by the ice at
Portsmouth, on Thursday night last,
has had an unfortunate career, and
met her fate at the place hat gave
her birth two years ago. Her hull
and cabin were built at Cincinnati,
aud she was taken to Portsmouth for
completion. She was valued at 49,
ESQ and insured for $4,000.
The Nike Davis came in yesterday,
from Island 35, bringing in the
cotton off the stranded Ida Stockton.
Captain Randall succeeded in getting
or every bale, though he had ID have
it rolled a considerable distance. The
Stockton lies straight, and will have
to remain where she is until there is a
rise in the river.
1t appears that the act of May 18th,
1880, abolishing the tolls on the canal.
did not, as it was supposed, make any
appropriation for the repairs and man
agement of it Hence the managers
have been compelled to notify all with
whom they have been dealing that
they will not be able to pay for any
purchases made after December 3lst,
1880.
The Adams United States mail
packet Dean Adams, Captain Mark
II, Cheek in command, is on berth to
leave this evening for Helena, Ter.
rene, Arkansas City and all interme
diate landings, through to Yicksburg,
paying prompt attention to all bust.
ness entrusted to her. Captain A. L.
Cummins presides at the desk, and is
assisted by Amos Day and VIII Lash.
The gay Osceola Belle, Of the Lee
line, in command of Captain Henry
Cooper, is the regular packet leaving
at 3 pm. to-day for 0sceola ard all
intermediate landings, paying prompt
attention to all business entrusted TO
her, Billy Smither is her polite
clerk and is assisted by John Haley
and Hugh Tomlinson.
The feet and elegant passenger
steamer James Lee, Captain Stacker
Lee in command, is the regular mail
packet leaving this evening for Helena,
Friars Point, and all intermediate
landings, paying prompt attention to
all GOD. aud plantation business
and connecting at Glendale with the
Mobile and Northwestern train. Cap.
tain Lloyd w. Whitlow presides at
the desk, and is assisted by Platt
Rhodes and Arthur Brown.
1t has been discovered hat saw
mills located on the upper Mississippi
| river furnish an impeachment to navi
CATION. Sawdust In large quantities
is dumped into the river, and when it
becomes water soaked sinks to the
bottom and, gathering up sandy par
ticl6s, is tossed along the channel until
it forms Jumps and sand bars. A bill
is TO be urged before congress to put
a stop to this and compel saw mill
men to burn their refuse stuff or dis
pose oft in some other way.
d good Joke is being circulated on
the levee in regard to the Little
Commodore who filled the office of
chief clerk of the Josie Harry. on her
trip to Arkansas City last week
After all the statefooms were filed
and seeing that there was still a rush
for berths on his boat, he told every
applicant to 60 into No. 4. Thirteen
men were assigned to that one state
rnom and Of nnnran Como liALIn 49,