Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-01-20

at the wreck to-day and all that can b
done to save the freight she will dc
Should the ice reach here, as it Will n
doubt do in a day or two, there will no
be a vestige Of her in sight in twenty
four hours afterwards. Capt. Blake, witt
Messrs. Isaaes and Blake, officers Of tn
lost steamer, left yesterday for st. Louis
on the T. L. McGill.
The City of Cairo has tied up at st
Louis and the crew gone home.
The Glasgow is coming down drawing
six inches more water than is reported
at Plumb Point. She'll have to q
around, or stick and wait for a rise.
a st. Louis exchange Of the 18th says
With eleven boats in port last evening
and several cargoes on them, the weather
was so cold and prospects so u%npropitiou'
that navigation was to be again at an
end. The board of underwriters have
80 declared, and warned steamers not tC
prosecute their intended voyages south
ward Accordingly, all the boats that
took on cargoes yesterday, either remain
at the bank or have sought n safer har-
Dor, with the exception possibly Of one,
which we hear proposed TO go on to
Cairo, in spite Of flee, low water, and in
surance agents. The thermometer was
at 10 degrees above zero last evening.
The spell came on so suddenly out OF
mild weather that it felt as if the mer-
curry had run away down below zero.
st a late hour last evening the wind was
still blowing from he north, with pros
pect of a night of very hard freezing
The ice is accommodating, hardening and
thickening. Perhsps less than five feet
in the channel TO Cairo. Navigation
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Capt. j. w. Terrell is now in command
Of the Henry Ames.
The Petrolia aud Lawrence for ATkan-
sas river, the Darling, Clifton, Cham
pion, Sam. J. Hale, Robert Burns and
Huntsville, for this port, and the Elmer
aid, Emma No. S, Armadillo and Silver
Spray, for New Orleans, are on their
way down from Cincinnati, or were to
have left there by this time, but there Is
no certainty as to when they will reach
this point, on account of the frozen state
Of the river.
Frank Burnett's boat contracted for
at Madison will cost $4,000.
At Louisville on the 18th the thermOm-
eter stood 4deg. above zero, and it was
thought the condition Of the river would
be worse Than at any previous time this
season. Business on the river was sBs-
pended, and some of the boats had dis
charged their crews and were awaiting
further developments.
For ST. FRANCIS RIvER-The favor
ite Mollie will, true 10 her custom, be in
port TO leave on Tuesday next for all
points on the above stream. Capt. Tom.
Bowman is in command. Larry Harm
stad & Co, agents.
For PINE BLUFF.-The regular packet
Rose Hambleton with the gallant Capt.
CiaycOmb in charge, will go out for the
above on tomorrow evenings at ; o'clock.
The Rose is sister to 4" Mollie" and is in
every respect worthy the relationship.
Harmstad IL Co, agents.
For LOUIsvILLE.-The elegant, com.
nOdious and reliable passenger steamer
Liberty No. . will back out for Louisville
tomorrow at 5 pm. Capt. Archer, the
well known aud popular, will put her
on time. Larry Harmstad &
Co., agents.
For LoUIsvuLE.-The fast steamer
Stonewall will ego on her way rejoic- |
to-day at y nc. She will make all
way landings. Capt. Haines, master.
Larry Harmstad & Co, agents.
For WHITE RIvER.-Messrs. Levy &
and Jas. T. Bourne & Co., are the
agents for the renowned steamer
whereof the equally re-
Capt. John Davis is chief in
command. We might as well look for
revulsion in the laws of nature or a
back turn on the wheel of time as a non
compliance with the established rule Of
boat to go when advertised, and Just
IS the sun goes dorm on Tuesday so will
he "COmmersh.n
For ARKANSAS RTvER.-Capt. Ike
Whitaker is a dolly seaman and
the Gideon - is not a joily-boat
he is lively on the run, and offers as
many inducements as "ary" other Ar
traveller. Capt. Ike Ia a fddlist,
re is. Tuesday "is the word" Jas. Il.
8OUTne y Co, agent.
For NEW ORLEANs.-We take pleas
ire in announcing the beautiful Lizzie
ill for the Crescent City on tomorrow
It 5 pm. We delight in giving praise
where il is merited, and we speak truly
When we say that this is n Of four finest
nd best regulated steamers. Capt.
)Neil commands. Larry Harmstad d
o., agents.
For ST. LOUIs.-The W. 3. Nance is
p for Monday and will certainly go at
pm. She connects at Cairo with
.verything in the shape Of q conveyance
o take one from the precincts of that
cherished spot" Billy Dill, passenger
gent.
For EVANsVILLE.-The NJ. S. Me
ham, Capt. Wood, master, will show
.er heels to u landing on tomorrow
vening. She is a good craft aud will
o on quick time. W, J. johnson is her
gent.