Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-02-18
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

from st. Louis yesterday at noon Was
that the ice gorge at Sulphur Springs,
twenty miles below that city, moved sew
eral hundred feet last night, but nothing
definite was known. It is q fact, how
ever, that the river fell st st. Louis two
inches In the morning, and this gives col
or to the report that the ice gorge IL still
firm. %. From Cincinnati we learn by dis
patch thst on Friday night at ten O'Clock
the ice in the Ohio commenced moving,
A large number OF coal barges which were
at the landing were torn from .hetr moor
ings and were moving down the river out
of the control OF the Watchmsn and en-
tirely at the mercy of the ice. The start
was made with report, says the dispatch
similar to that of piece of artillery. 1t
is feared that the steamer Bermuda, on
the Covington side, has been crushed. ......
The river here continues to rise, advsnc-
ing since last report five inches. The
Arkansas is falling with three and half
feet, and plenty of water above and below
for large boats At Cincinnati the river
rose four feet and four inches. At Vicks-
burg 1t rose five inches, at Cairo two
inches and falling six inches at Nash
Vile; two inches at Louisville, two
inches at st. Louis and two inches at
Shreveport. The weather here was cloudy,
moderate and in the evening threatened
rain,
BoATs LEAVING To-DAY.-Tbe paEsen-
ger steamer Potomac, Captain ]. Bachelor,
leaves this morning st ten O'Clock for
Cairo and Louisville. Slant. Bstehelor Is
clerk.........The Great Republic, Captain
Thorwegan, leaves this morning ct ten
O'Clock for New Orleans.
ARRIVALS. Arkansas riv-
err; Emma O. Elliott, White river; w. 8.
Hays, New Madrid; BelleSt. Louis, Cairo;
G. W. Cheek, Friars Point.
DEPARTURES. = st. Francis, Phillips
Bayou; Dardanells, Arkansas river; EN-
ma @. Elliott, White river; Sioux City,
White river; W. s. Hays, New Orleans;
Belle st. Louis, Vicksburg g. w. Cheek,
Friars Point; Minnie, Cairo
In PoRT-None.
AT THE LEyEE-Business was better.
.........Ths Emma @. Elliott, from White
river, brought in two hundred and eleven
bales of cotton and lot of sundries to or
der.........The Dardsnelle, from the Arksn-
sas river, came in with four hundred and
tWenty.four bales of cotton and returned
late last night with good trip OF freight
and passengers. The g. W. Oheeki
from Frisrs Point, brought in s1xty-tWo
bales of cotton; and eight hundred and ak
sacks of seed.........The Minnie got off last
night for above with four hundred bales
of cotton after laying Dp here eighteen
dsYs.......,The w, 8. Hays, from New
Madrid, put of here four hundred and
sixty-.,ine sacks of corn and has i've thou
sand and eight hundred sacks for points
beloW-.......The Mary Boyd came on the
docks yesterday afternoon, the Celeste
went on.........The Belle st. Louis, from
Cairo, passed down after dischRrging
lot of stock. She added twenty tons of
way freight.........All the local packets de-
parted with fair trips of freight and peo-
ple.........The towbost Crescent City and
osrges passed down ct dark last night.
......... The Belle Lee will be here Wednes-
day. She arrived in New Orleans for the
Mardi Grss, with three hundred psssen-
gers. She LETT that city yesterday with
every ststeroom occupied.
OTHER MATTERs.-The case of Corbett
VS.. the steamer BurksYille, has been ta-
ken up in the circuit court. Plaintiff
claims that some time ago he was
watchman on the Burksvtlle, and that
while at Clarksville, en- route for Nash
vile, he told her officers that he could
not serve them longer, sfter reaching that
place; that when the boat arrived here
he give up his position; that the boat
MADE another trip, and, on returning, the
officers of the boat told him that they
couldn't do without him, and that they
would pay him as much as any other
boat; that he sgsin went into the service
of the boat; that when it had gone about
thirty miles down the river the boat was
landed, he was paid q dollar for
the services which he had already
performed, and compelled, against
his will, to go off the boat, at the dead
hour Of night, into q dense wood, with
which he was wholly unacqusinted; that
he protested against this proceeding and
offered to pay his fare to Clarksville,
which offer the officers refused to accept,
remarking that to put him of In this sum-
mary manner was the only way to get
even with him. The suit is for $40, 600
damages alleged to have been sustained
by false imprisonment upon the boat and
violation of contract. Defendants deny
the statements made above and assert
that the plaintiff was put off at q regular
landing, because he failed to perform his
official duties. M. NJ, Brien, Jr. Is sttor-
ney for the plaintiff and Colonel Baxter
Smith for the defendant.
BY Telegraph.
CAIRO, December IL, River risen 2
inches. Clear and pleasant. Th5rmom-
eter 42o.
NEW ORLEANS, December l7.-Arrived:
Mary Miller, Arkansas river. Departed:
BeueLee, Memphis; Utah, Arkansas river.
Weather clear and pleasant
ST. LOUIS, February 17.-River fall
ing slowly. Nothing further about the
movement of ths ice at Sulphur Springs.
The leo here iE softeninR, and it Is expect
ed that several steamers and tugs will at
tempt to break It up tomorrow or Mon
day. Efforts sre being made to charter
the towboat Petrol, now lying st Sulphur
Springs, to attack the gorge at that point.
The weather is milder, and considerable
thawing was done to day.
EVANSVILLE, February H.-Weather
cloudy. River stationary. There was a
mild light snow last night. Business
very active. River clear of ice.
naodersting. The Monongahels has 8
feet and is falling, but is stationary at
Greensboro and Browns yillo,