Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-24

at this point is falling az the rate OF II 70
Is inches every "a hours, and will soon
be at low tide. fee will within q day or
two again put an embargo upon steamers
above Cairo in the Mississippi. 1t fToZe
hard at this point on Tuesday night, and
again last night ice made freely. Our
dispatches from above, which will be
found in another column, will no doubt
report very cold weather at all points,
and possibly q Suspension of navigation
at some. The Arkansas is falling with
less than t feet to Little Rock.
Arrivals.
Stesmer VlrgInis, Louisville.
" CoOsa, Cincinnati.
" Emma No. 8, New0 Orleans.
=" w. a. Caldwell, Ark. river.
Departures.
Steamer Minneols, Cincinnati.
Emma, Cincinnati.
Virginia, New Orleans.
J.. J. Albert, VicksbuTg.
Ia Port.
Mayfower, Coosa, Magenta, St. Fran
eis, Caldwell.
zEsUEzEANEOUs.
PROPELLER SUNK.-A small propeller
which has been lying at Our wharf for
some time, left on Tuesday for Hatohie
river or some point above. She was
leaking badly, We believe, and some time
during The night, when about fifteen.
miles up the river, she sunk. No liv4s
were lost, and the late hour ct which we
heard the news prevents our getting fur
Their particulars.
a heavy smoke which prevailed about
nine or ten miles above the city yester-
day afternoon, caused some uDeasineSs,
lest a steamer should be on fire. We
could not learn the cause Of the smoke
up to the time Of going TO press.
It was too cold to be comfortable on
the levee yesterday. None but those
1 compelled to DO SO we're about,
The Minneois got away for Cincinnati
last night with 1900 bales OF cotton.
The snag boat J. j. Abert departed
yesterday for Vicksburg and tha bends,
where she will operate during the winter
pulling snags.
The Silver Cloud, Henry Adkins, Post
Boy, Norman, Clifton and Argonaut
were sill due from shove last night, and
will no doubt be at our wharf this morn
inF.
The Indiana, Bismarck and Armadillo
are sill due from below.
The W. A. Caldwell came in last night
with go bales Of cotton and q good pas
senger trip.
The Thompson Dean loads at st. Louis
ia tae A. & NJ. S. S. line. She will be
here on S~atuFday-so says a dispatch to
Larry Harmstad
The City OF Alton is leading ct st. |
Louis for New Orleans. She carries pRs-1
sengars under the restaurant system. !
Passsget0 New Orleans, including state
room, SIS.
The Pauline Carroll will pass down to-
day for the Crescent City. She is one Of
the A. & NJ. S. S. line, and a No. ]
packet.
The Norman, Capt. Hewett, win be in
port this morning aud leaves this even
ing for Cairo and Evansville. The Nor
man Is 8 regular weekly packet, and
worthy of the support Of shippers. Mr..
Twoomey Is Der popular clerk.
The gallant MayflDwer, Capt. Ashford,
leaves on Saturday for White river. She
will be in tip top order. Smither will be
found ia her Office IS usual.
The splendid steamer ". a. CALDWELL
Capt. Rabs Haines, will ges away to-day
for Little ROcs. Jack Chambers 10 her
chief clerk and is 3 popular officer on the
Rsckenssck.
Tie hul Of the Uni ed Ststes is out on
the Ways at Cincinnati. Seventy-iye
feet of g new bow will bs required to
make ito X.
John Cannon Is about to build another
boat like the r f Lee.
The present cold weather will put a
stop TO shipments OF coal from Pittsburg.
Gen Mcneil, the infamous scOunGreI,
sud sheriff Of ST. Louis, has been steal
Ing, Il seems. Capt II. X Hazlett,
owner OF the Great Republic, has sued
him Tor wTongFuily Withholding proper
ty consisting OF furnitnre, etc, of the
b0st. The amount involved is 5000.
The Magenta laid ever until today atf
3 p m, 10 order to get a lot OF freight
from the Norman. She will back out
promptly at that hour for New Orleans.
y Frank Hicks is master, and
john Sullivan is chief clerk. A. @. Green
is his assistant.
The gay Rubicou, Capt. Blake, viii
pass down this evening for Vieksburg
and the bends. She carries the mail and
makes all way landings. Aft Grissom is
secretary.
The Dexter, Capt. Montgomery, leaves
for Nicksburg aud New Orleans this :
evening. She is a splendid passenger
{
The Pest Boy, Capt. Sam Ryder, is ths.
st. Louis packet o-day, leaving
4 pm. from the ST. Louis wharfooat.
She connects with the trains North and
]
The Clifton, Capt. Stein, leaves on
Saturday for Louisville snd Cincinnati.
She will be found in port this morning. (
The Cooss came in yesterday from I
Cincinnati. She returns To-day, and !
cotton. Capt. Gus Brown is her !
master.
The Argonsut, Capt. Clark, will be in /,
port this morning, aud leaves at 5 p.n. !
Tor Cairo and Louisville, making all way I
landings. !
The %dismantling Of the ]. n. McCul- i
- bringing to light the fact that
more lives were lost by that accident Z
han bad been supposed. At fret 1t was
that but one person, . deck
had been lost. Yesterday the
body of q cOl0rsd deck-hand was taken J
the wreck, and the Coroner saws
le has reason TO believe that ten or fif- I
cen bodies will be found In the boat. =
fhe cabin is being removed, and q fsw
will tell how many found 8 watery 1
by that catastrophe.
II is stated that the steamer Peter d,
8alen has been SOLD entire TO an Ala I
river man.
The st. Francis Is still in port. We do
lot know when the Mollie Hambleton
will arrive to take her place.
Capt. Horn, Of the steamer Benton, has
st st. Louis from LsaYenworth.
boat is in the ice st an island sixty :
niles above Fort Randall, in charge Of \
wo men. There were, and probably P
till are, 1000 Indians twenty miles below y