Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-08

The Memphis Appeal Of the 9Th
sly.:
"Our last adyices from the Ar.
kansas reported 4 feet 10 Little
Rock, with a light rise coming, bat
the present cold weather has no
doubt put a stop to any upward
movement, aud our next ndyices
NAV report a decline. White river
IL stationary, with about I feet TO
Jacksonport.
The particulars Of the accident
to the Silver Moon are about as
follows: She struck a log, which
tore a hole in her bow, at the Out.
lets, forty miles above this city,
which caused her TO oil in a few
minutes, but the hold being full OF
cotton buOycd her up, she reached
shore, landed her passengers safely,
and threw of her deck load, with
the assistance Of the Thompson
Dean. This brought the hole 10
the surface of the water, when the
boat was pumped out aud the hole
repaired. No freight was dost, as
the cotton was rolled into an eddy
between the boat and the shore,
aud on the Thompson Dean. She
would have been a total loss but
for her cotton, she filled so fast that
she could not get 10 the bar, and
the Water wa very deep where the
accident occurred. The water was
one foot deep on her main deck
when she reached shore.
A Louisville exchange says:
After four days steady work
with the Champion, in pumping
out the Lconora No. ), she was
raised yesterday, about , o'clock,
by the assistance OF Capt, Loci
hearts dredgeboat. 1t !, said that
the Leonora will be placed upon the
docks aud undergo 4 thorough
ovcrhauling.
An exchange 81! ::
a steamboat 10 building at
Bcardstown to ply on the Sanga-
mon river, for the purpose OF bring
ing out ties and lumber. The craft
is 20 feet beam and g. feet long,
with iron wheels, and when COM
pletcd will be snag-protl.
Canada Bill, the noted gambler,
has been located at tic mouth OF
Red river for some months back,
He has cleared SlJUO0 this season
at thrcc-card monte.
The Glasgow has been chartered
BY Capt. Blinker for the Ou0chlta
trade.
The Charles Du,icc, bound from
-. Louis 10 shreveport, broke a
,haft near ST. Gcncvicvc, and laid
up there for repairs.
Captain stephens new steamer,
Big Suuilowcr, arrived Yesterday
morning, from Louisville. Quite
a uumbcro OF people visited her and
seemed highly pleased win The
boat. Il was our pleasure 10 look
through her. and find her fully up
TO the expectation Of the Captain
and his friends. She i, no; only
neat and slaunch. but will doubt
less prove q tlst craft, ANA meet IN
every respect, the requirements OF
tie trade. Thc officer. Captain j.
stephens, and cIrrk~. j. C..
Michel aud Charles f. Wright,
are perfect gentlemen, OF sterling
business qualities, and from ,tric,
sense of duty, will cLdcnvor TO
give the utmost satisfaction to
their patrons.
The following Is a survey Of the
boat Built At Jcilcrsouvillc, Ind.
length, l2j feet breadth Of beam,
:, feet; depth OF hole y. feet ton
mage, IL ton, loor limbcrs, b.
and IA inches top timbcrs, 3-2ia
and g. inches; ccntcrs, IL 10 g
inches; main kcelsou, A. aud .
inches; biigc keelsou, , aud 9
inches; floor slrcaks, 1 on each side
One OF them, > by 5 inches, one,
> by 6, aud Two, > byG inches bot
tom planks, , inches and ga /; side
plank, 2is inches and =; clamps, .
by .; lower bnuOcks are double
beams, , inches, ~ and A. ; has ,
boilers, high pressure, 81 inches in
diamete, - feet long; engines, II
inches in diameter, 3 iecl stroke.
The cabin contains ~ slalerooms,
with ~ berths. The statcrooms
adjoining the passage are of open
bcrths-those Of the ladies are en-
closed. Is q sternwheeler, and cost
$4,000. She will ply regularly in
the Sunfiower river trade, making
connections with the New Orleans
aud ST. Louis packets.