Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-01-25
RIvEa AND STEAMBOAT MATTERS.


RIVER, WEATHER, BUSINESS, ETc.-rhe weather
was clear and frosty yesterday. Business At Tie wharf
wat rather dun. The river % still rising, and at q rate
scarcely diminished from hat Of the previous two days.
The e~aptsinof the Chester Ashley has received ialeni-
genee that there is Z feet water al Little RoSk. The
Little Rock Gszsde Of Saturday says. "The river has
risen since our last some Is inches, having risen rather
over 4 inches on Thursday niglt, aud was stnl swelling
slowly when we went to press with ever . feet water in
the channel. Il eommeactd raising on Sunday morning,
and Continued to rain unti Thursday vening.""..T
James Woods reports the Cumberland "~boomingi The
shoals are "fsr below TIE nsm esppei Wave.".-.Ths 81
Louis Democrat reports on wednesday "'The river con.
tinusd yesterday nearly stationary, with ~ feet water
10 Cairo and Feet &c Alton"
The New Orleans Trus Delta, q wednesday, says the
Ouehlta is reported 90 Be- Rising; the Red river wss afro
san rising. Ia Tsnsss river, Hsyou Nso1u had risen
ten OF twelve et....,.Th Cincinnati oommereisi, Of
tuesday, says Pittsburg. last might, hs river
vas 81 feet ana falling, kt Whoeling, u feet and
fallirg, with 10 feet and falling at PsrkeuburE. The
KAnsWha After Fiting s. feet, was falling slowly on
SATURDAY, whonth the Alien Collier came out There was
no material dsmage dsne By the freshei il The Kanswha.
Here ne river hes reesssd16 inches during the p,st "a
hours, and will Doubtless be found falling more rapidly
today. Our boaimsn viii be kept busily engaged
Q sparrinE out
The arrivals and departures registered since our last
we're, from Louisville for New Orleans, Grey.EaEle, At
lsnic, silvsf wave. John walsh ST. Louis for New Or
leans, John walsh; New Orleans 70 Cairo, City Of
Louisiana; New Orleans Cor 81. Louis, Kennstt New
Orleans fer Nashville, jas. johnson; New Orleans for
Louisville, Baltic from vessburF, Il. D Nsarsi from
New Orleans, Rev UacIe ssm......The New Falls
City came in frsm Cairo via e be trip she is tstins
on cotton ans viii leave Tor New Oilrsns to-morrow....
TIA aHg-aH n~nw. 81 H..r sHaH 80 "a hawa Nrrwukl thn
arm down South from Piusburg, nAsaed, too, for New
Orleans yesterday, with a large lot Of Pittburg no
lions" aboard The yicksburssrs have been reported
rs anxious 70 see this boat. .....rhe magnificent steam
boat James Woods, passed davn from Eeshvilsi she had
1000 bales OF cotton FOR New Orleans.....The Lady Jack
son went ont for Cincinnati with go bales Of cotton, all
she could take on bourd........The Fred Rotrebe LETT
for Arkansas river With moderate trip.....,The Il.
D. Nsars started Tor vies,bure rather lightly laden.
Hfscr1Lavrous-At s.. Louis on Tue.dsy here
we're liberal offerings for New Orleans, Memphis, ths
Ohio and Cumberland, and more offered for the Tennes-
see than could Be- tlken......The Poland had . narrow
escape from sinking on her last trip to Pittsburgh. She
wss badly CIT with the ice A. Bumugton, and had TO
be run on the bar when IL was found that she had
shipped over a foot OF water, damaging sons srgar,
wheat and h1g
The Louisville Courier OF Tuesday reports: Tbs river
was rising very slowly yesterday morning aesut hall
an inch PER hour, but about noon 1t cane TO . stand,
With upward OF thirteen feet waller on the falls a. dark.
The canal has. af course. "gous uuder' for awhie.'..'
Trade and commerce st Louisville is row as active and
heavy, particularly With the s5uth, IS We have ever
kn1wu......The Pl1tte valley has met with Al scei-
dent; she struck on Monday evening, Al oarrolPs island,
and a hole was made IN her hall aimittins some thirty
inches OF water. She WAS landed, anddid net sink, and
her frsight, very litse Or it being damaged, was Vut ont
on the bank. The Platte valley vas taken back 70
C1roDdsIei, where she was put on the wayt......Chpt
IT, Marshall, Of the Dickey, we are glad . notice,
hss sumcieuuy recovered from his late illness to be able
to reusme oomuani Of the Diokey.
The heavy ice which has soT some time blocksdsd the
wabash 1t Yiucsnnes, gave way on "Wednesday Hight5
and on THURSDAY hsd entirely disappeared. There are
now nine feet water IL The wabash, and the river re-
ported rising slowly. The Atlanta, which susk near
will be raised and taken 70 Mound City for
repairs. Largs quantities Of freight are reported to be
alonE the banks o., The wabash river, aad 8 number Of
boats oou'd DO 8 good business in that trade. Eis e1-
that q number or small boats from Cincinnati OF
P~ittsbuTg. viii soon en'er the trade in addition to what
are already there. The freight accumulated is chiefly for
Evansville, Cairo, Memphis and New orleans.