Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-01-11
Of Attmpbis.



The 81. Lcnis Drpsocrzt Of January s, SAYS
The weather was dreadfufy cold YESTERDAY
i was rmphahcally a winter day. When- v
Elhed ota IN the morning, the ground wa
1thickly covered with SHOW, and al dayi
sharp, cutting wind blew inthe face Of every
body that rentured on. 1hefe was ice hoatin,
Ia the river, along the eastern shore, and Il IN
l~creased rapidly until We left the levee, whei
There was 30 mach of il. that u wonld materi
lally ubstrnct navigation below TIE citY.
The Dcsmcines and Aunt Letly came il
From Keokuk, and had much dlhculty in gettin.
down, the ice being thiek and heavy m
Desmoines made an attempt 10 get SOM
freight at a point below Keokuk, but failed q
get near enough 10 thf shorc, owing p th'
strength ~ the ice which fined n. The Alto
packet did not suive yetardsy, being via
he'd, doubtless BY The heavy ieev she NAV
have come III sitter ~ left a. iandng. Ap
pearances last evening Indicated a hard night,
frccze. and a long spell Of The Wintriost kind q
weather. The Americas and J. B. Carson go
IN from the Illinois, the former having beeR d.
TENED b. the ice, at Peoua Lake, and indeed
an along. In short, navigation IN all tn
streams above St. L0uis, Is suspended.
The following items are from the Cincinnati
Gasefe:
In another column we give the particulars q
the collision between the steamers Iowa and
Madison, opposite Aurora, on Monday evening.
Pilot Cough, Of the Madison, the ascending
boat. saws that he blew the signal for the star
beard, which was answered correctly BY Pilot
| McCamant, Of the Iowa. McCamant obsery-
ing that he could not make it on the starboard,
blew for the larhcsrt, which was not N time
10 avoid a collision. Again, IL is claimed Thai
| the Iowa isa very uE~manageable steamer. H
50, she has no business On the river. The in
Inspectors have the mater in charge, and will
/ commence proceedinEs open the return Of The
Iowa. The officers Of the Defender report the
Madison badly listed, and apparently in a
The Local Inspectors are al present making
inquiries in relation 70 the accident 70 the Me
tropolis a few DAYS since, 10 ascertain, IL they
can, where The blame rests
We learn from the Alexandra Dsmoerat tAat
the machinery. &C, ofohe r. w Adams has
been taken Of, and he wreck abandoned. The
Democrat says:
q Her guards we're raised at one time ten
inches out ofWater. bat unfortunatelyt the steam
pump broke, and she sank. never 70 be raised
again, as she listed 50 much in sinking the sec
ond time, that the water ran into her hatehes.
She was a splendid boat, and We regret very
much her loss.
The Shreveport papers say that Red River
is BOW in splendid boating order and shH MS
ing. It had risen eleven feet in two weeks.
NEW PACKET LNE.-The New Orleans
Tuss Dsta Of January 5 says
Several Of the independent s.. Louis boats
have formed a combination under the name Of
the St. Louis and New orleans Merchants Line.
The preliminary meeting was held at-St. Louis,
and Messrs. Wall and WidaR have bern ap-
pointed 10 be the agents Of the line. The ar
ticles Of agreement state that the line is e BE-
self-sustainiag, and w~iiiinclude every St Louis
and New Orleans boat outside Of the railroad
packets. Tn line is to hold for one year. The
boats viii leave on every alternate day, with
the railroad line boats. Il is a Joint stock com
bination, but at The end Of a year, tho boats
will be delivered again iBtothe hands Of the in
ditidual owners. Each is 70 be put IN al her
cash value, and upon a division Of the profits,
each VIII have her share corresponding with
that value. Should a boat loose money On any
trip, the association Immediately makes up the
amount, and should any boat meet with injury,
her repairs Will be paid by the association. Tht
association will have at an times an abundance
Of tonnage for any demand, and a uniformTste
will BE- charged. there are no passengers
going, a freight boat Will be laid alongside the
whah-boat, and uioa rersd.