Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-02-05
RIVER MATTERS.
Avn nrVERs.

We had rain and snow yesterday,
though neither amounted TO much. THE
snow flakes were OF immense proper
tons, but melted as fast az they fell.
Rain was imminent last night. The
river in front Of this city is falling.
White river has about seven feet 60 Au-
gusts, and is ~Teceding. There lie three
feet to Little Rock in the Arkansas.
Everything is frozen up from Cairo to
81. Louis. The Ohio IL falling all the
way rom P%Itts0urg to the mouth, and
heavy ice a. far down "a Evansville,
with navigation very preearious. II net
entirely suspended above that point. Tee
Cumberland is falling, with six feet on
shoals.
Steaner Henry Ames, New Orleans.
" Cora S. Louisville.
DeDArrur0s.
Steamer Countess, Haile's Point.
Commercial, White river.
Mollie Hambleton, st. FIR. river.
" st Patrick, louisville.
Tennessee, Cairo.
i" GOidaCcb, Cincinnati.
BOzts Ia Pszt.
Clifton, Henry Ame5, Ozark, Cora s,
Celeste.
9EsCELLABEDTH.
The Co a s, Capt. Hicks King. leaves
to-day for Cairo aud L0uisyille. She has
a goJd trip in sight. Al. Croxau Is chief
secretary Cand viii be found an o0liging
officer.
The Des Are, Capt. John Elliott, will
be in port to-day and leave on Thursday
for White river. Bully Miller, Cad.
Hanks and Matt Glass are her dromios.
The Clifton, Capt. Stein, gets away to-
day for Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati
at ) p IA. She is one Of the best bGatsin
the line, and will be cure to go through.
Geo. Hunter is chief clerk.
The st Patrick was 70 have Iefs for
Louisville last night with 500 bales of
cotton.
The GoIdfnch left for Cincinnati with
881 bales OF eottOn-all she could float
under.
The Tennessee got away for Cairo with
100 bales Of cotton and 25O barrels mess
beef.
The Commercial departed for White
river with a splendid trip, as is her Gus
tom.
The Henry Ames came in from below
with a fair list OF suudTies. She leaves
tomorrow for the bends and New Orleans
aud viii nave al the cotton she wants.
Frank Hicks is master. Her office con-
tajns SUCH choice spirits as Crawford,
Sullivan and Page.
The Celeste was detained last night
waiting for some % the CliftODis freight.
She will get away today at noon for
Little Rock. Reese Pritchard commands
and Sam Wood is freight clerk.
The report that Newt Hart fell into
the river at st Louis in attempting
to cross proves TO be untrue. sam BeltZ-
hoover says that Newt never went near
enough to mater in his life to run any
risk.
The Eau Claire is due from above and
will be in port to-day in time Go back
for all points on Hatehie at 5 pm.
Capt. bearing is master, and Mr.. Clark
Is chief clerk.
Capt. Sam Beltzhoover, the talented
river prophet OF the st. Louis Repa5-
Hc0a, IS ia town on his way to the Cres-
cent City. He grew tired Of watching
the ferTyboats in the hsrbOr Of 81. Louis
aud comes South to enjoy pleasant
weather and an open sea. He leaves for
below to day by rail.
Our dispatches yesterday announced
the burning Of Jwos steamers. The Sher-
man, bound to Cincinnati, met with an
accident on her way up the Oiio by run
ming upon the wreck of the Pacific, near
UniOntown, by which y hole was made
in her hull. Sine succeeded il making
Evansville, where she reshipped her
freight, and while preparing to 60 on the
docks caught fire sHd burned to the
waters edge. She was an ola boat, and
worth perhaps So. Cos, and is mostly
covered by insurance. The Clara Dol
sen, while lying just below st. Louis, or
at the lower end of the levee,
caught fire and was burned on Monday
night. She vas worth about $50, COO and
insured. The DOleen was q large
steamer, and though & good
boat, has been Out Of commission for
months,
The Olive Branch was to have left
Cairo last night for New Orleans.
On Saturday, at ST. Louis, Col. R0wse,
the tax collector, SOLD the steamboat Iii
nois under attachment for n~On-paynent
of taxes. Capt. Z. A Sheble was the
purchaser, at about $1,000, the amount of
taxes and costs. This is the first steam
boat ever sold there under similar cir
cumstanceE, and it should be a warming
to boat owners to pay up promptly, as
there is DC escape from the tax collector.
The st. Louis Democrat, of Monday,
four or five of The Virgins errybosts
were engaged yesterday in ramming tie
Ice in the river, and trying to open a
channel between the two shores They
succeeded Ia making an opening, and
resumed their trips tom the faot or
Spruce street and Bloody Island. The
river at tina upper part of the city is not
obstruCted by ice, and the ferries
are running IS usual. FOotmen crossed
lie ice from the foot of Washington
avenue to the Island, making a circuit to
avoid the space opened by the ferry0oats.