Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-02-23
RIVER MATTERS.


The weather continues very ulessRn
and the mud is fast drying up. Tn
levee is covered from one end to tn,
other with freight of every description
leaving the drays but little space il
which 10 move around. Piles If corn
hay, etc, cover every available SPOT
and the busy scenes witnessed Their,
daily would astonish any one who di,
not know what a vast trade is done b,
our merchants. The upper rivers, which
had come to a stand, are again going M
rapidly, as will be seen by urdispatches
White river and the Arkansas are faliins
slowly. At this point the river rose bu'
two inches in the past twenty-four hours
Arrivals.
Steamer Welcome, Vicksburg.
Continental, st Louis.
" Marble City, st. Louis.
Cumberland, Cairo.
J. s. McCune, st. Louis.
Cleaner, Arkansas river.
Rose Hsmbleton, Arks river.
ID, Arc, White river.
" Dan Able, V,eksburg.
N. 5. NlePIam, New Orleans.
Adam Jacobs, st. Louis.
RubicOn, St. Louis.
Departures.
Steamer Welcome, st. Louis.
J. S. AeCune, White river.
Continental, New Orleans.
Celeste, Arkansas river.
d" Marble City, st. Louis.
4" Natoma, st. Francis river.
NJ. ). Aepham, Louisville.
I" RubicOn, Yicksburg.
al Beats ia Port.
DAZZLING, Rose Hambleton, Atlantic,
funnIar1avA T,a,L. Cf-.-- ~
Are, Dan Able, Emperor, w. r. Arthur,
COraS
miscellaneous.
Fhe Quincy HydiG Of Sunday says of
the breakup at that place
At II o'clock yesterday the alsrv-
whistle of the Union, at West Quincv!
gave warning to the Rosa Taylor, which
had Just started across from this side,
that the ice was moving, and SO rapid
Was the rush, that the lattsr boat had
barely time to return to safe quarters in
the bay, before the whole volume of ice
above the ferry track was in full and VIC
lent motion. On it came crashing, car
rying everything before 1t, aud coming
in contact with the unbrOken masses of
ice in front of the city, forced its way
through them, pressing the diyided parts
TO the shore on either side, piiing up the
huge cakes, layer on layer, and gorging
the whole levee front to the distance of a
hundred or more feet out with q solid
mason work, as it were, of ice. The
breaking up Is described by those who
witnessed it as a magnificent spectacle,
which we can well imagine, to Judge
from its effects.
The stern-Wheel boat imperial, which
has been laying nearly all winter at the
mouth Of the bay, was struck by tue
inner edge Of the ice, tearing a hole in
her midships, about ten feet in length
and q couple of feet in breadth, and fore
her up on the levee, where she lies half
out Of water, and owing to the water in
her hold, IS in such a position that she is
in imminent danger of ~careening Over
when the river recedes. We regret very
much the accident to the boat, and sym
pathize with the owners, but we under
stand that they have themselves to
blame for not needing the advice of those
who e0unselled and urged a more al
vanced position Up the bay. Out Of the
many boats which had taken refuge in
its protecting harb0r none were injured
but the Imperial, and she alone for the
reason stated.
The Sheridan went on the docks at st.
Louis to be put in order for the Vicks-
burg trade. She viii have the horseman
taken oil her warehouses, and in place
thereof Phil. Sheridan viii be repre-
scented passing out an old pair Of gloves
from a car window to be ratified for at q
fair in Ohio.
The Great Republic will be along this
way during the latter part of next
month.
Capt. w. ]. Ashford was elected q
member of the st. Louis marine chart
table association.
Twenty-eight steamers have been lost
or damaged on the western aud southern
streams since the lst day of January,
representing q loss of at least s., 0D0, 600.
This does not include the David White.
A mud scOw was recently launched ct
Petersburg, Va, and the people took a
holiday.
We learn from Capt. Matt Glass, clerk
of the Des Arc, that White and Little
Red rivers continue to play havoc with
the property of citizens along the banks.
IL is reported that several lives were lost
in the overflow, and whole neighbour
hoods have lost their cattle and hogs.
warehouse containing twenty-five
bales of cotton and about S. 600 worth Of
goods. was swept eff bodily. We fear
That there is much suffering among the
and coming upon them after so
years Of hardship, it is enough to
dishesrten the most philosophical. The
are reeeeding, however, and we
sincerely hope that there may not be as
much damage done as is at present re-
ported.
The Centralia broke her shaft at
Bend while on her way to Little
The shaft broke off within about
a foot of the pitman and let the wheel
into the river. 1t was brought to this
city by the Cleaner, and as soon as re-
psired will be shipped back. In the
meantime the Centralia lays at the bank
with her trip on board.
We learn that bfessrs. r. P. Walt &
Co. have purchased an interest in the
steamer Emperor, now laying at our
levea. What part of the boat was bought
did not learn accurately, but it is
either one-fourth or one-hslf at the rate
of so. 600. The Emperor will continue
in the trade from this city to Cincinnati.
The NJ. S. Mepham arrived last eve
ming from New Orleans with a light trim
Louisville. She brought up Messrs.
De Hart and Richardson, pilots of the
David White, aud also the first engineer
and striker of that steamer. They were
all more or less injured by the explosion,
but are able to get around, with the ex-