Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-04

Packets resume business to-day.
, Rain and sleet during she night.
Business opening up a little to-day
/ TIE Dean Adams is due from Ar
kansas City.
Ice three inches thick ia the rppcl
Cumberland.
The Grand Tower got away at day.
light for Cairo.
The John T. Moore is laid up oppo.
site New Orleans.
Cairo may Oow be considered thu
head Of navigation.
I A little rain now on the upper 0hiC
would make plenty of water,
On account Of the gorge above, yer.
little Ice is rGn1inS BY Cairo.
TwentS. three boats are laid up q
GnolnnaG on account ofthe ice.
Not enough ice in the river this
forenoon t. interfere with navigation,
The Anchor line is again receiving
freight for points both above and be-
low,
The situation az Louisville is un-
changed. The ferryboat continues to
make trips.
The Ohio river Is clear Of ice be-
tween Cairo aud GOlconda, whers it
is gOrgod.
! The Golden Rule, from Cincinnati,
passed Nokshurg yesterday, bound
for New Orleans.
The John Gilmore and Jay Gould,
with barges, from ST. Louis, passed
NokSburg yesterday.
The Nail line wharf boat Of Evans
vile was yesterday taken to Green
river for a safe harbor.
The Belle Shreveport and Ner
Msyy Houston are both due Gp to-,
morrow from New Orleans.
The Josie Harry Snd Hard Cash
are both receiving 10 leave for White
river th> latter sets away to.mo rrog.
The three Anchor line backets.
John A Scu6der, City Of Helena and
Grand Tower, SIT away yesterday for
Cairo.
Tie Little Rock Gazette i under
the Impression hat navigation at that
pO'1i will be suspended for several
weeks.
The Commonwealth is the 1nchor
line packet leaviul Cairo IT, morrow
evsOlpA aud passes here Friday at
10 am.
On account of bad weather. the
Henry Frank has deferred her de.
parture from New Orleans until this
evening,
Wharfmaster kallaher is suffering
from a severe cold. contracted On
Christmas lay while assisting in clean
ing of tho levee.
The PJttsbuTg and Cincinnati pack
ct line during tho past year csrried
A9,2l6 passengers and transported 81
5l4 tons OF freight.
The Katie Hooper is at Semple's
landing, on Arkansas ri<er, about 70
miles below Pine Bluff. with 800 bales
o. cotton for this port
The Anchor limo packets cot a few
passengers yesterday for points above.
but the most Of those still III the city
are for lowe river points
The Red river packet Jewel is high
and dry on a bar p miles above New
Orleans, having been blown there last
week during a severe storm ofwind
There is hut little ice in the harh0r
at Evansville, The gorges above and
hold intact. and bOsts have no
trouble between Three Mile and Hen
dersOn,
Birdie BAnuirg, chief clerk, anu
most OF the crew of the Rene Macrea-
iy, came over Yesterday by rail, and
report their bostlaid up ten miles be
low Wittsburg.
The Gold Dust Captain J. 7. Ne
Cord, IS the Anchor Sne packet pass
n0,o.morrOw at 10 am. for UaiO
,pd intermediate landings. Henry
Dietrich is her polit, clerk.
The ice in the harbOr az Louisville
IS gorgcd to the bottom from the head
IF the mail boat landing duarterine
lUt to the Wing dam. In several
places the ice is five FEET thick on the
lam.
A Vioksburg bank got out az at
.acbmtut lcst week 0a the steamer
Katie 4. kountx, OF account Of A
protested Giait siven jy the boat for
in payment Of cotton charges.
The boat vas released u bond.
The Eard Cash, Captlin L. c. Pos.
al in command, will lecve at D nm.
O.merrow for Dovalls Bluff. Angus
a. JNckSonport and all intermediate !
audings on White river through 10
lacksOapOrt. Charles NJ. Postal pre-
ides ct the desk. and is assisted by
John G. WyekoH.
The 0sceola Belle. Captain Hepry
in command. is the mail rocket
at Bpm. to-dsg for OsceOla and !
n intermediate landings, paving ]
prompt attention q all business
-ntrpsttd 70 ksr. Billy Smither pre-
ides u taS desk, cd IS assisted by :
Iohn Haley AID Hugh TOm..nson. !
Commodore 7. 81 HoatsOmey has /
suit the federal court, at J
against tbs eEaers Of the F,
Johu 7. Moon ise SCI fiees !
endcrea as msstof of thsS vessel :
then he ran setNeee cha rOrt and
icleBs. Captain IiAs.eAa gave {
ond, the easP being set seftkeS isg
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The eleeaLt passenaH stesmG. j
James Zee. CSptain stAer Les
: command, leavcs-x. yElcck thia
nsrnoOl fol aelenA Fs .poi-t
I'd an htcr.sedistg sAinFS car-
v1nH the mail ssvip- ssts1rf .nfisr-t