Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-02-04
Bi,er New. and s.oansou. Busine.a.


The uver is still rising slowly, but only SLOW
y Business was quite brisk at the landing yesterday
though the Weather wssdamR cold and gloomy and all
cat OF doorsH wet. muddy and miserable. The Arkansas
Tvsrh has rs-n nearly three feet at Little Rock and vas
sin rising yesterday --.The Victoria, from viCEsburg.
hal 80 sacks cotton seed d bales cotton. 500 bomb shells,
etc she returned IAt evening The 81 Francis from
St. Francis river, Iad 50 bales cotton, 500 sacss corn, l76s
saeAsc0tou seed She efuznat 7day. 800 hoKentueSy,
ho-ue0ium5us bad1GQaiiss. u sacks corn 90 esttisi
etc Soc returns today The FerL Ksuuett from
New Orleans Bad g bids sugar, COZ barrels molasses,
a5 hides ete We nave published her manifest, for
which we thank Der clerk, BIZ. Harper. She returned
lrst nigbt win a good rfp. i~1e,uiiug 500 barrels h0pr.---
ThePfytoua from New Orleans. bsa 1913 hhds sugar,
$50 barrels nolasses 3balasc cotton She leaves tomOr-
row The Repubue arrived from New Orleans We
thsRk Ar-G. Wayn-s ereEcelent clerk fo= a msnifess
which was Delayed before & reached us We publish IL
this morning. The Republic is . frst class beat, with
splendid accommodations she returns to-day
NoTebe leaves to-day for Arkansas river, which has risen
three feet A fine chance for shippers and tavelers-
Hanmstad Larry Haustad yesterday re-
eeived a dispatch from Helena stating that The Kaaawhs
Valley, from White-river, would reach our landing be-
fore L o'ei0eklast night
The New Orleans Crescent, Of Saturday, reports
Business wasno5 brisk. The 7 F Parroud and Va
Ioa@ were compelled to lay over until to-day. The Gen
Quitman aud Louisville. being detained on account of the
weather mad to defer their departures They left Eo-
15 Il Yesterday with good trips
The koebuck arrived from Red river Yesterday. after
a Getenuonof a few days On account Of low water. her
- e Lr'ei as nearly dry TIE W Burton
Of freight
The St Louis Republican OF Jsuuary p, says
The river is rising slowly In the q hours ending At
no q eN A. y, yesterday, the river sWelled II inches
Inc waier as last accounts. was very low between Wild
ow Waters landing and Cairo, oAly three and half feet
in the channel
The ice in the harb r moved about four squa7es yester-
day, aud tEe Terry crossing is uHobstrUcted The ferry
boats made Their regular trirs without difficulty.
Tie river here is 10 fest 81 inches above low water
mark IN December 1860. The river Is clear Of ice 70 AZ
ton and fora short distance above.
It's said that the IA January, bound from Cairo 20
St Louis, was fired into by a body Of men stationed a
some point on the shore. The steamer Continental which
grounded and was stopped by the lee near SULPHUR
Springs is now ahoat and in safe harb0r near Widow
There is now about six feet IN the channel between tins
port and Alton and very little ice to interfere with nav
cation
Tie weather i fne. mud and clear. The ice melted
i,eeiy yesterday There i5 no business on he landing
excepting in toe Alton packet trade.
Tbs Cincinnati Commercial Of Friday. January q.
says;
Tbs weather was clear and m1d yesterday. The latest
dispatches from above report the river recsdiug from
Putsburg to Portsmouth. Here it has ri en- about ten
mces aIEng tNs past rFenfy-leW nous 1he metal
MARKS ~ ts Wattr WORKS show tatu came 70 a stand
yesterday noon, and had fallen two inches upa to six P. H.
Today 1t will doubtless commence receding rapidly.
Inc present. stage Is the highest water we have had hero
since ls47, as he following register wll show-eurmarss
being tie channel depth, as derived from the water
In 1917 the highss; water WIS @ feet inches.
q 1889 80 81 81
When it came to "a stand Yesterday the water here was
six feet three inches below the fsa hight Of 1851. and
Uyentyone inches above the highest food Of 1919.
Inc limited levee retaris shipments, while several Of the
p1ChCEa nave lla uu NnEI the river FaroNaE EUmHauNw
70 admit Of way business Nearly al the landings at wav
points are at present submerged The Ievee is throngsd
with visitors including a large number of the fair sex,
VINO Visit TINS taoroHghfare % witness the food Of the
ses and sugar i2t cents r l3 pounds, whisky 40esntA
-four 90 cent?. PORK auLIasd 80 cents, pound heiQhts I9&
cents per 100 pounds st. Leuis-Heavy freighs l2l
cenrs per hundred, WHISKY and OIL o. cents per barrel
Evanavile-HhisEy and sol 50 cents. Csir0-Whisky
and oil 80 cents pound heigats 2e per TO-
RECEIPTS BY RIVER.
NEW CRLEANS-per steamer RepubH-W gr.
der - bales osua1urgs-Joues, Brown & Co 10 bbls mo-
lasses-1t 1hk4 pkgs sugar and molasses-S0lthen
Express ~ 01ls 9ran6ta = pags I1ss-order 30 bbs
molaSsHs g ht do Is hhds sugar, . pigs mdse-Frsnk
smith Co l52eIpty bbls-GrB Nancy 43hbds sugar.
80 b0s m0lassss = hf d0-Jos Spscht46 bids suear-M
ORR 3 kgs m0.asses and sugar-L Rocco . barrels
C0nn1 krraisius-Tb sChHd3 asasmetsl-
STattan, McDavitt Is Co hhds sugar. p Jennings &
co "a bbls rl0lssas. IS If dos p 4g7Ifars7n 53 6bIs
n0lasses-Br0wn, Owen &Co Is pkEs sundre-GeoW
Gil 30 rolls baggug-W II GFdar . bxs giass-R A
Parker % - coils rope 10 bales 0agsmg-IrOtter.
Eary & Cos hhds sdgar-HW Shanks 100 pes Ky bag
Eing-F IL Williams s. Co 372 slItad hide T Pace 4
90 pkgsm dse-BrowH FIemiHg g. Co8 bills molasses.
S. hf do-G Jones & Coz Usgs-G Muller 10 barrels
s.e-Con0nna g. Weytbe ~ b5s aIe-A Ii White 10
empty 5arres-tfeo & Buchanan 50 hbls sugar-L Gar
such 20 5bA orange-West,C 0chraue s. Co Dbl homI
n~y-Cummi1gs AdEaEis SEQ 4 hais ssgar-Pieks1.
Wormeey &Co az bbs molassssJ D Morton s Co 4
hhds sugar bbls m0.asses, 35fdo
BOATS LEAVING.
FoR CcLUaBUs-Ths fine packet Kentucky, Wor-
man, uas,er, leaves as above thi5 evening st 3 o'clock.
J. O. McAanas agent
For ST. FaAyCIs FEFER-The splendid passenger
packet s.. FraHcis No. 8, Capt Bowman. leaves this
evening 81 O'clock Larry H4rmstad, agent.
oFOF WHITE RIvER-The passenger packet Kama
wb2 Va ley Price, master, leaves as above this evening
81 . O'Clock Larry Harcstsd, agant.
For NEW ORLEANS The steamer Republic. Glars,
mater, leaves AS abJve his evening" at 8 o'clock jas.
T. Bourne * Cor b. San on aud Iiams & Co,
aranfs.