Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-01-26
RIVER MATTERS.
weather ana business.

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Bosts in Port.
Vicksburg, James Raymond, Taconv.
Pilgrim, Bostona, Centualfa,
justice Little Rock, Des Arc,
AIahn, silver Moon, eleanor,
Usage, Gen. Halleck.
miscellaneous.
Capt. Green has purchased the Pilgrim. The
price paid was twenty thousand dollars.
The city Of Alton went out last evening with
a ull cabin, but light heighti list.
The a. $ Mepham passed down yesterday
with a nne trip OF provisions aud passengers.
The elegant little Miami IS posted for Little
Rock this afternoon. She is a rare craft e
The Alice Dean LEFT Yesterday with a fair trip,
including two hundred bales of cotton, for the
Queen City.
The Minneola went out with two hundred
and hfty bales OF cotton and a light trip gem
orally.
The Pilgrim is the regular packet Tor White
river to-day.
The queenly Luna passed down yesterday
with q blgtrip, after taking on about two hun
dred and nny bales ofcotton.
The leanOr goes out for Little Red river to-
day with FAIR prospects for a good trip.
The magnificent Peytona will arrive this
morning, and leave for New Orleans at twelve
o'clock. She is just on the ways, and has been
rehtted, and with Capt. Yves. Ccunor on
The roof her passengers are assured OF a pleas
ant trip.
Wei learn that a planter ON the Ar.ansas
r1ves has Instituted a suit against the officers OF
the Centralis, for putting ashore on his pianta-
ton a negro infected with the smallpox. The
officers state that Tie negro was a passenger.
and went ashore Of his own accord. and at the
time was not even unwell.
Welearn from tie Louisville Courier that the
old favorite Liberty No. VIII soon be ON the
track again, az good as new and faster than
ever as she is replacing her obi machinery for
new or increased power.
The Rivers All W.
Our latest dates from poiurs above are 10
the twenty-Second.
The Cincinnati Ga,ette OF the twenty-secoud
says "the weather has undergone great changes
since Friday. About one O'clock saturday
morning we were visited with an old fashioned
thunder storm, changing from rain to The |
thermometer fell steadily, reaching fifteen de-
grees below freezing before daylight. stopping
the fan ofsRow. There was no damage 10 boats
On the wharf, on account Of their being so
closely packed together. II continues 70 be
quite cold, averaging nineteen degrees above
zero ON Saturday ana twenty degrees yester-
day. The cold spell has extended to Pittsburg,
81 Louis and Louisville, and probably farther
south. The river has risen two feet up oSatur-
day evening, when il commenced TO recede,
falling twenty inches up 10 six o'clock last
evening, with two leet OF water in The channel.
The wharf was deserted yesterday: the cold
wind whistled m~ournmlly through the wires OF
the suspension bridge, and penetrated to the
bones Of the few who rashed from The boats up,
down or vice versa"
The ST. Louis Democrat OF Monday speaks des-
pondingly Of river matters there. Hear it:
st Louis, the Queen of the West. the greatest
city OF the Mississippi Valley, is suffering with
down. No steamboats, puffa at her wharves. and
reporters have no opportunity OF puhug them.
Le4 sIealAeSs on a Gay IS gone she is again
Aucn cuI on from the rest OF mankind. The
weather lately has been the coolest ofrhe win
ter. There Is plenty Of water at Cairo. probably
AlJeen reel IN me channel, but Milling here.
There seems % be little apprehension enter
lAineu OF the Ice gorglng below this point.
owing 10 the high stage or the river. The ice Is /
Arm again IN the upper rivers. ana business fs
set back considerably. We are glad OF one
little ~thing-the wind was nom Inc SmTb
during the last OF daylight yesterday, and
where the sun shone, It's warmth caused a
rapid thay.'
G~Ieaniags from Our Exchanges.
The following items we clip from the CIncln-
matt Gdzsts Of Monday
BUsINEss-The cold weather materially
affected shipments On Saturday; nevertheless
the silver Moon for Memphis. and other boats
leit Win good JripS. There is no Improvement
In the Upper ohio river trade. as boats loading
for above receive but little announcement.
Rates are as follows: For Lower Ohio, 81. Louis
Orleans. seventy cents; Arkansas river. one
. ollar and twenty cents; and Nashville, thirty
1he Phil Sheridan made a very satisfactory
ria trip on saturday afternoon, running from 5
The Sot OF Ludlow street 20 the little Miami in I
-orty minutes. she is lying al the fpOtOf Broad
way, and presents a very attractive appearance.
W heel house b. oruamenfed with a portrait
Of the handsome Phil, aud her pilot house sur
mounted Win a beautiful dome. she las "A
yplendid model for speed, and is a first class
boat in every respect. q
which showed no light, az Island No. Twelve.
during the storm OF Friday night, damaging her
hailed the Lytle, but was not heard. on
account Of the storm, and the Lytle passed
down on the other side. She was taken in tow
ny. the Wild WAGNER and her damages re-
paired AT Louisville. and arrived and LEFT here
yesterday AZ her usual hour. =
The Louisville Courier Of the twenty-second
,
some little curiosity was excited on the Ievee
Yesterday by the sudden appearance Of a frame
house at the foot Of the falls. II was a funny
locking obstacle. Two wheels pro-
PEELED il, and when il reached the wharf it
proved 10 hethe old Hope which was sunk and :
burned In Red river just after the war begun.
she looks like the picture OF the nying Dutch
man AFTER severe storm.
About midnight ON Friday one Of the grand
est storms ever experienced swept over the city.
II commenced az ten O'Clock at night, the wind
moaning and htful at first, then changing into
angry gusts. followed by the bowling blasts OF a
hurricane, sweeping huge clouds over the clear
stariit SKY, enveloping the CITY with "A black
yal Of impeneIrabie darkness. Dwellings were ]
shaken to their foundations, boatmen hur- y
ledly sought the shore with their boats, and a
Ire results were feared, when the gale was
lddenly abated, and for the space OF half an y
our or more the rain poured down in torrents.
e ram was accompanied by vivid lightning, 4
81 len appeared TO illuminate the whole
el 'vens, followed by the loudest peais Of thun- d
.er ana then all was as suddenly changed S
ga in, the wind coming IN piercing blasts nom .
he north, converting the rain 70 sleet and hail.
converting the summer scene into mid }
on the fails last evening there was seven feet y
water iu the pass down the Indian chute, and
uLy SIX Ieet over The rocks, OF steamboat !
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Boat Leaving Port. 3
FOR NEW ORLEANs-The magnificent ID
steamer Peytona VIII clear FOR p,
lay, 40 - O'Clock 81. This elegant packet !
IS 50 well and mvorably known that il isa Z
J. v. Lewis lsher agent @
FOR PINE BLUFF AND LITTLE RocK-The !
sommOdious and elegant passenger packet q
Miami leaves for the above and interue- I
is fast gaining favor with the shipping and
travelling public. and with the urbane aud at Q
tentive Officers now N command she viii con-
finue 70 receive n cOnsiuefaDle snare OF patron
age. For freight or passage apply on board, or
10 jas I. Bourne * Co.. No. y Jefferson street,
o. johnson C Wright, No. H2 Front ST, agents.
FoR CAIRO N CISCINNArr-The splendid
and swim passenger packet Anna leaves
for the above and way points Saturday, 9th, {
a. 5 O'Clock p. N. shippers having freight for
above have asplendid opportunity by this boat
and passengers may assure themselves OF a
pleasant trp. For freight or passage apply 10 s
James T. Bourne d Co, u Jefferson street,
agents.
FOR CAIRO. LOUISVILLE CINCTNSATI- q
The splendid passenger packet Silver Moon
leaves Tor Cincinnati, touching at ali way points,
this day at Eve o'clock p. Nj. This boat Sus-
tains an excellent reputation. and We would
advise shippers and travellers 10 cali on board.
OF Larry HaTnstad, IA Jcfersot street, or %
lgnOch TAYLOR, "a Front street agents.