Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-08

1853 bales of cotton, and left for New Or
I leans drawing seven fest. She reports the
Dexter. Emile BaBargs snd Balle Mem
phis all aground above Cairo. and the
former having most slI her freight laying
| along the banks.
The Nick Longworth came in from Lou
| 1sY1lle. eight Gays out. She discharged
here large list of furniture and miscsl-
laneous freight. She departed with the
largest passenger trip Of the season
The st. Francis arrived from Philips
| Bayou with IS bales of cotton, 40 sacks Of
seed and fair passenger list.
The Fanny Brsndeis departed with eco
bales of cotton for Cairo.
The r P. Walt is the regular Saturday
| White river packet,
The st. Louis Times of the 6th says:
The ice ceased moving opposite the city
at two pm. yesterday, leaving many
buses and passengers on each shore
awaiting to get over. About five O'Clock,
however, the transfer boat L. V. Bogy
succeeded in effscting crossing below
the bridge breaking through the Ice, and
established communication. It is proba-
BILE that the transfer and some other COM
psnies will lay plsnkroads across the ice
above the bridge to-day, when the vast
traffic between the two shores will be
enabled to go on uninterrupted. The
river is known to be gorged st
Louisiana snd widow Wsters......
The Henry Ames has laid up at Fosters
landing, above Plstin rock, and paid of
her crew......The following boats are
frozen in at the landing: Glasgow, Mary
E. Poe, E. n. Dprfee, Espersnzs, Sucker
State, Capitol City, Belle of Pike, Com
monweslth, NJ. J. Wicks, Nellie Rogers,
City OF Quincy, five ferry boats and the
nine whsrfbosts.....The Glencoe is laid
up at Cairo, and the Dexter is sground at
Dog Tooth"
fne fact which, more than any other,
sttests the usefulness of this compsny's
inspection and insurance is the fact that,
among all the boilers under its care, there
has been no serious accident and no per-
son killed or injured.
The following bill has passed its third
reading in the senate of our general as
sembly and will doubtless become law,
as it should:
Be it enacted By the General Assembly
Of the State of Tennessee, That unlsw-
fully to injure any dam, wall or other
work within this state, made under the
law OF the United States, to improve the
navigation of any river or VS.
tercoWse, or obstruet any channel
within this State made or improved
for the purpose of facilitating nav
igatio1, by the laws of the United !
States shall be misdemesnor, indictable |
in any circuit or criminal court within |
the Jurisdiction of which the injury may |
be done, and shall be punishable by a |
fine of not less than twenty-five dollars, |
one-hslf of which shall iuure to the ben |
eft of any informer and prosecutor on
conviction thereof"
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For Friars Point.-The feet passenger |
packet, Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
leaves today at pm, for Frisrs Point /
and all the coast landings. Stack Les and /
j. O. Harris are her chief pursers.
For Nspoleon.-The passenger steamer
A, J. White, Csptsin George Malone,
leaves to-day at pm, for Napoleon ana
ali way landings. Mr.. B. P. Fields is
clerk.
For Arkansas River.-The regular
United States mail packet Mary Boyd,
Captain r. L. Hsines, leaves to-day at 5
P m. for Pine Bluff, Little Rock and all
points on the Arkansas. Mr.. Jno. W.
Williams is her chief secretary.
For Arkansas River.-The steamer
Ssllie, Csptsin 7. B. Johnson, leaves to-
lay at 10 am. as above.