Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-02-06
River New. and steamboat Business.

The river is still rising here. The weather was
again gloomy and cloudy yesterday, with thunder, light
ming and rain after dark. We have not had a ray of sun
shine for two weeks. Business at the landing was duh.
.-- The Mears from Napoleon had fifteen bales Of cotton,
81 saeks cotton seed, etc. She returned last night
The Leila and the Key West leave for Arkausas river
to-day. The Notrebe left forthe same quarterIast evening
The DeSoto and the Cotton Plant leave for Colum.
bus to-iay--..The Mary Patterson left for White river
THE Peytona went out for New Orleans with fifty
bales Of cotton, 300 sacks and 900 barrels -four, 800 bar.
rels pork, 200 sacks oats, etc---.Capt J. a. Williams
received a dispatch last night from Des Arc, informing
him that the Cambridge was on her way to this city with
five companies Of Arkansas soldiers She will be in
sometime tonight and leave again tomorrow. . The
Louisville leaves for New Orleans to day also the Grand
Duke. Persons wishing permits for bringing cotton to
the city, taking cotton, turpentine, sugar or molasses
above the city should apply to Morgan q Steele. the sur
veyors of the port THE steamer Dunbar, formerly the
packet boat running between Paducah and Evansville,
aud one Of the swiftest boats on the western waters, has
been purchased by the Confederate Government for
$4,000. It VIII be converted into a gunboat, under the
superintendent of Lieut. Brown, c. S n. It is now
lying at Fort Henry.
The New Orleans Crescent of Tuesday, says:
Business on the levee was very dull Frsights for
Memphis are very scarce. In consequence of that fact
the New Falls City turned her freight over to the Scot
land, and has laid up for the present The Scotland left
last evening for Memphis with a large lot Of railroad iron
and salt
RECEIPTS By RIVER.
NEW ORLEANS-Per steamer Cen. Qufman-E NJ
Apperson & co pa bales coton-J C Gtinng 70 hogs
heads sugar, 50 barrels m6lasses- " Starke p barrels
molasses n l. P-pen 40barrels wh~isky-Margaret Crisp
4 barrels molasses, l~hogsbesd sugar-Fa arlington Howell
& co 81 h~ogsheads sugar, I barrel and 100 half barrels
molasses-T J Scott q h~0gsheais ~sUgar-Bsling e. co
p kegs syrrup-a SuEg 81 h~ogsheads sugar. S VII
Hams y h~ogs1eads sugar 80 barrels molasses, 20 coils
rope, 5 bales bagging-J MeCorker 26I dry hides
Strauss & Bro 20 boxes saddleTy II rolls leather, "A
bundles saddle trees, q bundles collar-Cosdtt Hill d CO
lerpo rs boxes wines Z barrels lquor-A J White & co
40 slabs steel, 1 bale steel-B Walker & Bro - trunks
merchandise, 3 c6es merchandise-J ID Morton & co I
bOx-James Brown g. 60 4 boxes, l barrel, half barrel
queensVare-J T Pace & co 5b0xes-Gates s. Wood 1
armor, . trunks-Young q Bro 2 boxes psper-B H0l
lander 3 cases igars-Iaylor& McEwen 3 boxes-ken-
dig o. Cook 1 barrel lard-,impsOn, Hays & CO 2 barrels
sugar J b0X-Gqyer & Medley ] ox-Bsnk Of Memphis
1 COW aud calf-H Wade boxes, l uunk-E NJ Bruce
81 co 2 b~OXes-Pieket, WormIey 6 co . boxes, ( bales
cOuOn-C0lumbUs army g boxes, > bales, , hOgsheads
sugar, 2barrels molass0-W r Hunt 3 brass cannon
To order 81 rolls Indiana bagging. I24 barrels mOlasses,
50 h~ogshead sugar, $50 halt barrels molasses, 3 boxes
merchandise, p quarter barek mOlasses.
BOATS LEAyTss.
FOR ARKANSAS BIvEA-Ths Key West, Fulton,
master. will leave as above this evening at 5 o'clock.
Larry HsrUstad- agent.
FOR NEW OBLEANs-Tbs steamer Grand Duke,
Burdeau, master, leaves a. above this evening al 5
O'Clock. MancouTt d T~ighman and Bourne & Co,
agents.
FoR ARKANSAS RIyER-The packet Leila leaves as
and Bourne & Co, agents.
FOR COLUMBUs-The splendid passenger steamer
DeSoto, Beard. master, leaves as above this evening 1t
> O'Clock. Larry Harnsisd ana Bourne s Co, sg ents