Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-02-15
RIVER MATTERS.


Inc MiSaieHlp.t 81 81. 1Uul5 Is GiliIEi
but the ice is formidable as ever to Cairo.
The Ohio is now In good navigable order
to Cincinnati from the mouth with some
ice. The ERqtirg OF the 18th says The
ice gorges in the MononQahela and Little
Kanawha rivers, and &C Rochester and
above Gallipolis in the Ohio river, broke
yesterday, without material damage.
The ice has not started, rs yet, in the
Allegheny river.
The officers Of the Celeste report % in
ches In the Arkansas to Pine Bluff, and
about 20 inches thence to the Rock
White river Is falling with only "a inches
to JacksonpOrt. Big Muddy Is falling
here at the rate Of 5 inches 10 "a hours.
The weather Is clear and spripglike.
Arrivals.
Steamer Celeste, Arkansas river.
&" Victor, Haiis's Point.
" Liberty, White river.
Departures.
Steamer Natoma, st. Francis river.
E" Cleaner, Arkansas river.
Boats IN Port.
Liberty, Celeste, Dss Arc, Victor.
NIsCELLAEgOUE.
The Ames went into New Orleans on
Wednesday with 3l60 bales Of cotton,
Capt. Sam u. Shock, tbe popular pas
sengeT agent, has returned home from a
visit to st. Louis, Louisville and other
cities, where he has been seeing after the
various ramidcRtions OF his ticket agen-
cies. He found nothing while en- route
worthy Of special notice, except the
Frank Pargoud, Capt. John w. Tobin's
splendid new steamer, which leaves that
port on Tuesday next for New Orleans.
| Capt. Sam claims that the PaTgOud never
was equalied for beauty Of outline, ele-
gsnce Of workmanship and spleDdOr Of
outfit, and that she is by all odds the
most superb packet ever hoated on the
bosom of = western river. Several par
ties IN this city speak Of taking a Plea
ure trip Oh her to New Orleans and back.
and Capt. Sam is now in communication
with Capt. T0bin to effect such sn ar
rangemsnt by reducing passage, securing
staterOoms, etc.
We now have any amount Of amuse-
ments IN town. Tae Black Crook, Cir
Gus and Varieties are al well ~patrOnized.
Steamb8atmen most do cOnCrPgate,U
however, At the latter place. The beauty
and sweet voice Of Helen DeVere draws
them with more force than a six inch
cable could do, and every night large
crowds Of the officers on shore can be
found there.
The Celeste cam. in from the Arkan-
sas with $50 bales Of cotton and a good
passenger trip.
The circus boat C0Osa came up yeIter-
day with John R0binson's combination
on board.
The S.. Patrick din not get away until
last evening for Evansville, She laid
over to take a lot OF cotton, and lefs with
I40G bales aud a good passenger trip.
The United States mail steamer Lib
erty came in from White river with $50
bales Of cotton, Us barrels Of beef and o
lot Cf other freight. She leaves again
| tc= lay for all points OF White river. This
is the only opportunity passengers have
Of reaching Little Rock, As the Liberty
connects with the train at Usvalps Bluff.
Capt Gable is master and MessIs. Harry
ard Sharp are clerks.
The Fort Smith arrived at Little Rock
on Saturday last with 300 bales OF cot
ton from Dlrdanelle. she reported At.
| teen inches in Upper Arkansas.
Capt. Mcbride, of Chester, has cOU-
tracted with William Cox to cut all the
sDsgs out of the Ohio river, from Evans
vile to Cox's ferry, that impede naviga-
ton.
The eteamer TscoDy sunk 90 Colbert
Shosis, Tennessee river, on the 9th. she
! can be easily raised. Sac had no freight
except q lot of hubs and wagon stuff tOI
ST. Louis, which she reoclpted for at Me-
tropolis the last trip and did not dis
charge at Cairo.
The Bertha is about due from Cinein-
natl,
The Silver Moon will be in port on
1 Sunday.
The Minueola, Starlight, Amazon and
Alaska are all on their way south from
Cincinnati.
At q late meeting held In Chattanooga
Congress WEs memOTiaiiZed to make i'm
mediate and sufficient appropriations tC
remove the distractions to the naviga'
ton OF the Tennessee river, at present
existing at or nea Decatur and Chatta'
nooga.
Tie Legal Tender, on Tuesday, wa
hard aground at the head of Hurricane
Island. Il was feared st one time thS'
it would be necessary to throw part o
her cargo overheard. She shipped consid
cradle water, and her freight is repOrtec
considerably damaged.
Capt. Joe Lloyd is clerk Of the Com
monweBlth, Capt. Connolly, late com
mander Of the Kate Kinney, taking hi
place on the roof.
Inc caro- OeNlOcTOt CT tue 10ln lbSl-
says The MoHie Able got up steam las
night. and will leave here to-day. TIT
Captain expresses a determination TO g
some where Ia search OF business, as he !
tired of inactivity.
The same paper has the following Or
Tuesday last there were lying at on
wharf a number OF steamboats,, barge
and fiatboats representing a tonnage @
over sixty thousand tons. Among Til
number there were forty-siX steamboat
of a capacity OF 500 or 600 tons each
twenty-siX bsrges Of 500 tons each, an
one hundred and twenty-five baTges
~fatbOais, propellers, ETC., Of a carryinl
capacity ranging fem hfty 10 two hun
dTed tons each.
The Shreveport Southwestern says
Business Oa the Ievee has been rathe
more brisk. steamboats, more numerous
and Of rather a better Gloss have arrive
and departed, giving our river front a
animated appearance. Up freights, 70
to 81 per bbi; down-c0ttOu, 3 per bale
cattle, s per head passage, $50