Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-01-02
Rivers, Business. miscellaneous.


few inches. Nothing definite was re-
eeived yesterday from the Arkansas,
but it is more than likel,' that there will
be enough water there in a few days for
boats TO get to Little Rock. The wea-
ther yesterday was cloudy and damp,
and at night heavy fog arose that bid
fair TO hang over the river all night.
Movements Of BOaoi.
Business was not very active at the
landing yesterday, though the amount
of freight and cotton carried down for
shipment was much larger than was ex-
pected. The Belle Lee got an excellent
trip of people as well as miscellaneous
freight, and had, as her principal items,
eighteen hundred bales of cotton and
four hundred barrels of potatoes, the
freight on the former being two dollars
per barrel. She left lust tefore dark,
fog to rise. The Henry @. Taeger was
busy loading cotton and OIL
cake for New Orleans, and the
Andy Baum was loading for Gin
einnati. The George w. Cheek came
up Tuesday night with one hundred and
fOrty-eight bales of cotton, a hundred
and lightweight sacks of seed, her cabin
crowded with passengers, an,l four hum
dred deckers. The entire feet of boats
that were ice-bound by the Randolph
gorge came down during the evening,
the ice having broken at nine O'Clock
yesterday morning. One of them, the
Lady Lee, passed down without land
ing and was uninjTed- The Susie Sill
yer, also uniDjured, went down soon af-
ter, and was followed by the Emma G.
Elliott with good trip, including nine
teen hundred dry barrels and twenty
five hundred sacks of grain. She had
hole knocked in her hull by
the ice, but repaired it without
trouble, and came thrOugb. The
Fannie Lewis also brought q fair cargo,
including a hundred and fifty tons to
discharge, and laid over to leave this
morning for Vicksburg. The MoIIie
Moore had considerable produce to put
out here and laid over. The Common
wealth has a large trip and lays here
until to-day. The Dexter also had a
fine trip and stops here to get some cot
ton. The Henry G.. Yaeger had, at
dark, fifteen hundred bales of cotton
and one hundred and sixty tons of oil
cake, and expected to leave at daylight
this morning. The Boyd did not get
away, and the James Howard and Bis
marck were to remain at the landing
until morning. At dark there We're
eighteen steamers at the landing and
elevator. The ST. Francis went out with
huge trip.
Steamers Going This Day.
The Anchor Line steamer Emma G.
Elliott is now here to leave this evening
at five o'clock for Cairo and st. Louis.
The Fannie Lewis, is at the elevator
to leave in the Anchor Line at five
O'clock for Vicksburg and the bends.
The regular United States mail packet
G. w. Cheek, with Captain George
Malone on the roof, leaves this evening
for Friars Point and all way landings;
Robert Wildberger as clerk.
The U. S. mail steamer Mary Boyd
leaves this evening at five O'Clock fer
DeyaIls Bluff, Jacksonport, and all the
usual way landings on White river, and
connecting with the Fort Gibson at the
mouth of White river for all points on
the Arkansas river. Ned w. Outlaw is
her chief secretary.
The City Of Chester, Captain Zeigler,
departs this afternoon at five, o. clock, for
Cairo and st. Louis.
The City of Quincy win be down to
leave at ten O'Clock this morning for
New Orleans.
The Dexter, now at the landing, win
leave at three o'clock this afternoon for
New Orleans.
The Commonwealth leaves ct five
O'Clock this afternoon for New Orleans
and the bends.
miscellaneous.
The Dardanelle arrived at Devalls
Bluff on Tuesday, and took about four
tons of bridge stuff from the steamer
Eckert, which she takes to White river
crossing.
The Thomas H. Allen lays where she
sunk, with the water at her stern over
the railing of the hurricane roof, and
her bow in twelve feet of wster. A hole
was cut in her cabin roof, to get out the
piano that disfgures her looks some,
and one in her hold that led the wreck
ers on the Eckhert to think that her
bottom was nearly if not entirely gone.
They succeeded once or twice in raising
her a foot or two, and each time she set
tied as fast as she rose. All Of the bridge
material, except half dozen bOlt-nuts,
was taken out by the Eckert, besides a
large portion of her freight. One of the
E,ckert's divers, who went down into
her engine-rOOm, removed the, clock
hanging there with the hands pointing
to fifteen minutes past nlle, the time
she went down. The Eckert will be
up IN few days and take out the ma
chinery of the Belle of Pike, if she can
find her, contract having been made
yesterday with Captain Dugan.
Captain Covington, one of the agents
of the Cincinnati Underwriters, left by
ra for
Mr.. o. Palmer, who has represented
Pittsburg as well as Cincinnati Compa-
MES in adjusting the losses here, came
up by rail yesterday from Vicksburg,
and held a consultation during the eve
nlng with several steambOatInen, among
them the Messrs. Elliott, who lost the
Walt, and partially lost the Augusta;
but of the result of the conference, we
are not advised.
One of the boats that came down last
evening, reports a ferryboat high upon
the ice at Randolph, and ststes that she
was carried there with nearly fifty pas
sengers, who, after being frozen badly,
were compelled to get to the shore by
crawling over the huge iee-pile, some
times going upon their hands and knees.
Captain Rube Neal, of the steamer In
diana, came up by rail yesterday from
New Orleans, to meet his boat here.
She has a large cargo Of sugar and mo-
lasses, as well as barge with two hum
dred and fifty tons Of RAILROAD iron to
put out at Chicot.
The Walt had settled but little yester-
day, but is gradually .goine; down the
bank.
A special telegram from the Central
Signal,office at Washingtonio the signal
office here, last evening, announced that
heavy ice was floating past Cincinnati,
and may do damage at points below the
city.
A runner, and we trust a groundless
one, was current at the leyee last eve
ming that Captain Flem Calvert, who
for years has represented tile Memphis
and st. Louis Packet Company, as su-
perintendent at this end, was about to
resign that position and shortly assume
command of one of the company's
boats. Captain Calvert's relations with
the business men of this city are such
that the Packet Company cannot afford
well to make change of that kind, nor