Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-03-06

commonwealth rom ~. Louis.
Yellow Stone, from Arkansas river.
Bart Able, from New Orleans.
Emerald, from New Orleans
Departures.
Steamer Harry Dean. for White river.
White cloud, for ST. Louis.
Southern Belle. Tor st, Louis.
LADY Cav, for ST. Louis.
Marble City, for ST. Louis.
Yellow stone. for 80. Louis.
" Magenta, Tor New Orleans.
n :. Mephsm. f0rNew Orleans.
J. II. GroveSbeck. for New Orleans.
Commonwealth, Tor New Orleans.
Victory, for -. Louis.
TaTascon. Tor Louisville.
Us McCuue, for White river.
Emerald, for Cincinnati.
Boats fn Port.
Calumet Commercial, Des Arc.
Die Vernon, Adam Jacobs, Naugatuck,
Alice Dean, Darling, GuiGOn,
Celeste, Bart Able Morning star.
VIII Page, lately with J. 7. Bourne d Co, has
succeeded Rod Garrison as second clerk on the
Bari Able. Rod goes on the Homeyer.
The great Atlantic win he down to-day, and
leave for New Orleans al s pm. She isA No. l.
The Commonwealth passed down yesterday,
after taking on A. bales Of Cotton and some mis-
celaneous freight
The Calumet came down from Evansville yes
terday with a fair "trip for reshiPInent to New
Orleans, bus being unable TO reship, she Is MI
ing out for that port and leaves this evening at
) o'clock.
The beautiful steamer Adam Jacobs is the reg
ular ST. Louis packet this evening.
The high flying Naugatuck is posted for Gin
cinnati this evening, and will go sure.
Capt. Ashford with the Commercial leaves FOR
White river this evening and his passengers viii
want for nothing.
The Celeste is the regular Arkansas river
packet this evening.
The j. II. Groesbeck passed down for New
Orleans yesterday loaded 10 her water line and
full of people.
The Commercial and Yellow Stone which ar
rived yesterday from White and Arkansas NV
ers report those streams out of their banks.
The Die Vernon arrived sunday night, and
lays mp for repairs.
The Morning Star is the Louisville packet to-
day, and those who are in a hurry had better
take passage ON her as She wears the horns.
miscellaneous.
The !. S NcCune arrived Sunday night, and
after discharging considerable freight yesterday
proceeded on her way 10 White river.
The fine New Orleans packet, Bart Able, came
in sunday night with a fair trip. she returns
tomorrow.
The neat little Celeste is the regular Arkansas
river packet this evening.
The high pressure Tarascon came in from the
Falls City on Sunday. with a good trip, and
sailed for that port again last night.
The R. NJ. Bishop came down from Cincinnati
yesterday with a marine pump and diving bell
on board. She will run between this port and
Little Rock, hereafter, and do a general wreck
ing business, which we think viii pay better
nowadays than anything else.
Capt. Tom Berry backs out the Des Arc for
Vicksburg this evening. Tor her first trip in tina,
line. Before the war Tom was the most popu-
lar commander in that trade, and his numerous
friends viii gladly welcome his return TO il.
Born a waterman in the piney woods Of North
Carolina, where he spent his early years in
| catching terrapins on Cape Fear river by put
ting rosin on the Logs, TO melt in the sun and
glue them fast 70 the wood, until his aspirations
were in after years awarded BY t~reading the
quarter deck Of a hrst-class boat on the Father
Of Waters and when the South called hers0n
to the battlefield, thither went Tom, but once
more he is in his native element and long MAY
he wave.
The Marble City came ia Sunday night with q
fair trip and left again last evening. We arc
indebted to her clerk, M. J. W. Lake, for late
papers.
In our local columns will he found full par
ticulars Of the explosion OF the R. J. lockwood.
Tie gentleulsnly officers Of the Alice Dean
gave a nice little "hop % last night to the bellies
and besHK af the RluT City. OF course " love
looked love- etc., aad little feet like mice
! peeped out,"-and there arc numerous other
very pretty and quite original things that we
might say I'm reference to 10, did our space per
nit, but suffice IL 70 say that 1t was a very
I pleasant affair, and was highly creoitable to the
parties who originated 10.
The Rivers Above.
The Cincinnati Commercial Of the Sd says:
The weather was mild and cloudy yesterday,
NTH FnaF-.ffrnE.L F FaHrn Last nfFLf Tine Tnnr. D
curry indicated % degrees an day. Al Pittsburg
there was : feet IN The channel last night, anU
a5i 1ri1gy, ne ai Went -i5nf hours ending LAST : hight d
| There Is 10 feet hence 10 Louisville, % feet In the
| canal, and % feet on the sh0aleSJ bar along the
Lower Ohio. There are 10 feetand railing IN the
Cumberland
The Cairo Democrat Of Sunday says:
The river rose 8 inches In the p hours ending
wesfbeT Cloudy with occasional sprinkiing Of
cuisines yes ysE good on the levee yester
x st. Louis tie Mississippi IS 81 rising al
the rate OF s inches in "A hours, with u feltlargt
IN the channel 20 Cairo.
The Missouri is still on the rise.
The Illinois az Peoria is rising at the rate o:
! Tie Ohio al Louisville Is stiu rising with i
feet IN tine Ds,Ri ana n feet ON the rocks.
The Camlbetiana isen - a'c'tne, with p feet
The wabash raised Il feet at Nincennes in
IS hours.
GyegRIngs From Oar Exchanges.
/ The aeatiief sls1e. GAY u.s about The same a
she previous day, 9&LEei,Ls- Lueaud pleas
on --oln al appearantes1 IS iihL4y % con
/ finue %. The lev has dried 40 IN MANY
places but there are Yet SON.
that will give old Sol hot work to penetrat..
Business on the levee yesterday was more ac-
tive tlAG On Monday, and the packets wuich
leu had about ss aauCh fraight as they couia
carry. The steamers Caddo and r x. EuuEer-
son both refused freight t3oclock in the after I
noon ANA also got better prices for what they
took than the packets Whioh lott on Saturday.
Freights for Red river yesterday went up TO .
per cent. above the previous rates. This is as 10
! stand by good prices, II they desire 10 come oui
even On their trip; and should they not. why
they can only expect nothing out Of nothing
". 0. FicGyUlae, 2sut.
The i5u stage Of water between this point and
jefferson has C-f short the receipts from that
place. Il is only the smallest class Of b1ats thai
can reach thai place with anything like a fair
since our Last report. the river opposite thi
point has Gllen about inches, whtch1 leaves il
now : feet q inches above the lowest water
mark Boats drawing 4 feet get out without
river L. reportfs rlstng sHQVsys ~Ih6 ieet on the
falls The water is falling iq the laEes with
about 20 Inches 4 the mouth OF Hiack Haven.
The rates for freight remain mucu the same
as they were last week. SlaSl ~ for up freight,
and S for cotton passage, s@gsia. We have
heard - no change iu the price OF freight from
Jefferson, ~. e Stude, with the Texas, has
been up that way 4 you'd not surprise any
one mi had advanced & mus,
The arrivals from jefferson have been usysu-
ally sfnsa, and the carEoes light. WIN the
hish wthds ana low water, The boats have had
ne kiess cane ii On M EdsT win only two
Ter Of cotton on her guards and vent INTO the
m ir ber false sides. NDge Qfhcr cargo was
injured. The Texas was ten days above mere,
wsIowing ABOUT in the lakes ana bayou, ~tth
"a barge IN tow, on WAeh lHe'e WIS a"ou' lOui
humid = bales OF cotton.
discouraged ana tslt about paying Oh no!H.
inc mn INn" FffmH los. nL waiting on tunEeTG-.
rnent officials for q Ioah, and rs sl-1rance, leave
no margin for a profit, 70 say nothh1- 2 tae
unuoyances and perpleNities they have uDHeu-i
counter. To calculate beforehand thp time it
viii take 10 make a round trip In, j. oGt OF the
The receipts for wharfage at Cincinnati for
The year ending February 2sth amounted 10
Arult IL zoy pending at Cincinnati, in the
collision case or fha seriner ana Uoluen Ia
g.. The Mariners damages are estimated at
$500, which the Eagle e~timstes wero a. 900.
The pilots OF the G. =. Hiilman have been 'ex-
9ie ated OF all blame for the collision with the
The tswboat Bee, and ten model barges were
SOLO az PIttsburgh IN Monday iorsli1f0Jl
Fourteen toWDoats arr sgaiting d sufficient
rise Al Pittsburgh. Their barges contain 2 $1,000
bushels Of coal.
The towbuat Collier passed Louisville on
"Wednesday with the heaviest tow o. coal that
ever passed HAT point she had 10000 bushels. !
Capt J. Cooper has sold his o%ne-third Of
the steamer Rose Hamhlston 10 NessrS. Ei,is
and Burlen, Of Cairo, AT the rate ofslt,909.
We regret 70 announce the death OF Capt
Chauncoy Gable. who died in this citv vepter-
day. Capt. Cable Was an Old and well known
steambOstmau. Al one and another ne has
been Captain and pilot Of some OF the finest
boats on the river. The funeral VIII take place
frora the First Methodist Church, corner of
Eighth and Washington avenue, tomorrow
sunday, at ~ O'Clock p 81
The directors OK the Atlantic and Mississippi
Sfeswsblp Company have concluded not 10 re-
build M Ievlafhaa. lately burned al our land
Ing. The hail and eugtnes are offered for sale.
81 Louis Republican, "a
The Telegraph from Big Sandy, reports rrn-
ming through thick, blue, greasy oily ice, cut OF
the Allegheny. as low down rs Augusta Sue
hgated through a portion Of IL many miles.
fae hlrue WessnOrelanu, recently sunk al
Cairo, iEhfQtG. 'css
Captains ", q t9ouElQson and sam Barr. Jr,
were az the spencer HOUSE, yesterday, en- route
Ior Marietta and Pittsburgh, 70 eOntracs foF az
other large steamer.
capt Thomas r. smith, formerly OF the Hope,
III "a lgoIn AGO river yesterday, and is pro-