Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-01-31
RIVER MATTERS.


weather and business.
The weather yesterday was pleasant
! and warm. Should il continue for a few
days the ice win disappear in the rivers
above Is it has at this point.
Business upon the landing was dull.
At Louisville the canal is frozen over
AID the Ohio is full Of ice. The gorges
between Cairo and ct. Louis yet exist.
There is no ice In the river at the latter
place. The river is falling fast at this
point. Our dispatches from above show
the stages of the Ohio and Mississippi
both at st. Louis and Louisville.
Arrivals.
Steamer Henry Ames, Louisville.
Wild WAGNER, Louisville.
/" Indiana, New Orleans.
Louisville, New Orleans.
=" Ida, Cairo.
Departures.
Steamer Henry Ames. New Orleans.
Ida, New Orleans.
Mercury, White river.
G.. w. Graham, 81. Louis.
" Cleaner, Arkansas river.
" Wild Wagner, Louisville.
w. B. Dance, st. Louis.
4" Indiana, Louisville.
Boats IN Port.
w. B. Dance.
miscellaneous.
Capt. Steve wilkins, u wharfmaster,
received a letter from the interior OF this
state, making inquiries about MIR. Mich
olas Henderson, who, when last heard
from in 1862, was a mate on the river.
Any information concerning him will be
received by MI. Wilkins and communi-
Gated to the brother of Mr.. H, who lives
Rt Franklin, Tenn.
q The Yankee passed up yesterday with
several barges in tow.
The w b Dance arrived from st.
Louis with a good freight trip.
The Wild Wagner passed down last
night.
The Indiana passed up from New Or
leans.
The Louisville, with a large lot of SUI
gar and mOlasses for Louisville, came in
from below last night.
Why is a washerwomsn like Saturday?
Because she brings in the ~(clOse) of the
week.
Few young girls are so inconsolable
that their hesrts can't be Kept ahoat by
q boy buoy.
Six men attempted to cross the Mis-
souri, river in a skiff at st. Charles, on
Friday morning lsst. The ferryboats
could not ruu on account of the ice. Per-
sons OF the bank tried to dissuade the
men from the attempt, but they were OBJ
stinate. Their skill was crushed by the
ice and all six were drowned.
The louisville Courier Of monday says:
learn that the steamer VIM. White
exploded her boilers last Tuesday night
in Green river, by which Capt. Al Brink
water and tN engineer were killed No
particulars given. The explo-
sion was heard in Greensboro. The VIM.
White was owned and built at Evans
vile; a sternWheel craft and was plying
the Evansville and Green river trade.
The western and southern engineers
benevolent association in Louisville, at
their last meeting adopted the following,
in reference to new inventions, improve
ments, etc:
ReSoired, That the public be notified
through the press. that the w. 4 5. En-
giueers' association have a committee,
duty il is to examine all Of the
new inventions and patents brought be-
fore them, and report their qualifications
and merits to the association for their
consideration.
We, as a committee, solicit patentees
or others having models, drafts, or chas-
ing lines of new inventions of machinery
TO send them before us for consideration,
and if found worthy of merit in the opin-
Of the association, will recommend
the same TO the public.