Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-02-23

AAAANEAAhAUoAHs
The Northwest came in from St. Francis
river yesterday with a fair trip, including
seventy bales OF cotton.
The Des Are is posted for JacksonPort to-
morrow.
The Guidon goes out for Little Rock direct
to-day.
The neatHtle Only Chance passed up for ST.
Louis yesterday, with a good trip.
The little Goldfuch passed down, With her
guards in the water, bound for Arkansas river.
The Kate Kinney, nom 81. Louis and for
New Orleans, passed here yesterday with a
fair trip.
The Darling left for Cincinnati las, evening,
with a good trip and fuu Of people.
The magnificent flagship Of Commodore
7 DUbie, the Ruth, viii be down this morning,
and leave for the Crescent City at noon. With
the Commodore On the roofand Johnny Cree
nougb in the office, her passengers VIII never
regret their trip
We learn, from q private telegram, received
yesterday, that Mr.. A. C. Ashworth. the Chief
Engineer Of the Miami, had been acquitted by
the Military Commission before whom lie was
arraIgned al Little Rock.
The Mary E. Forsythe passed mp yesterday,
with a fine trip. We are indebted to her officers
for late New Orleans papers.
Tbs New Orleans Ergalgg T1mrs, of the 18th,
says, T weather since our last has become
quite moderate, and yesterday turned out to be
dne and pleasant There was a fair umount Of
business done ON the landing, and arrivals
were more numerous than on former occasions"
The Messenger Is up for Cincinnati to-day.
The Calumet has gone into the Evansville
line regular, and VIII. hereafter, commencing
with to-day, leave this port on every Friday,
1 and Evansville on TUESDAY
The neat little Zephyr has her nag up for
Little Rock this evening.
The gay city Of Cairo viii be down tonight,
and return tomorrow.
We are indebted 70 the officers OF the steamer
Mississippi, which passed up yesterday, for late
New Orleans papers.
The splendid steamer Julia passed down yes
terday evening, with a splendid TIP. of both
passengers and freight. Mr.. Han, her clerk,
pronounces as false the published statement
that he put ashore the mate and Waterman of
the Miami, after her explosion. The latter had
some difficulty with the crew, and went ashore
OF his own accord.
The highheaded Nicksburg Is loading for
New Orleans, for which port she starts to-
morrow evening, and Is too well known TO re-
quire commentator from as.
The Rivers Above
AA' eNa LfNAA AFINErIAHH 90 TIT -faA "a NAN
river IS presumed To be in good navigable CON
diuon thence TO Cairo. with seven feet in the
channel There was not a particle Of ice foat-
ing past r river declined two inches yes
teriay. There were two arrivals from the vi
entity, but not q single departure. The weather
was pleasant, with a thaw during the most OF
tn day. Several boats were IoalIug-tha City
Of Cairo for Memphis. Columbian and Para
gon for New Orleans, sam Gsty and Deer Lodge
for Nicksburg, and Southern Belle for the Ar
kansas. Several boats were in bad plight be-
tween this point and Cairo, but We believe they
were put all right by an Increase or water when
the gorge gave way. Where that gorge was no
one seems 20 know. We believe now that
navigation is now uninterrupted to Cairo, al
though heavy ice was floating past that point
yesterday"
The Cincinnati Commercial Of the 10th, says
the weather was clear and cold during the morn
ing, but " cold and cloudy last evening, with a
faint effort to snow. The wind was from the
west all day, with the mercury at q above
zero last night. Here, the river has receded ten
inches during the twenty-four hours ending
last night. There is eighteen feet hence TO
Louisville, ten feet in the canal, and twelve
feet on the Shoalest bars along the Lower Ohio.
There are eight feet and rising IN the lumber
land. Ire Ice is thinning out here, vet there
was considerable heavy Ice floating past this
city yesterday"
At Pittsburg there was six and a half feet in
the channel, on the night of the 10Th, and
rising.
We take the following items rom the Cairo
Democrat of the DIST
River rose three inches in the twenty-fdslr
hours ending Las; evening.
The weather was mild and pleasant yes
terday.
" Business was very good on the levee.
" The tennessee is rising at Florence, with
hree feet on Colbert Shoals.
b Cumberland, at Nashville, is on a stand.
with four feet on Harpeth Shoals"
Notice.
WHEREAS, Michael Kavenaugh, Chief Engi-
ueer OF steamer EllwOOd, fell overheard and
was drowned somewhere between Island Forty
and Memphis on The night OF the l9th Fchru-
airy, any one finding the body, and on leaving
Information az the Memphis Engineers Benev-
oient Association rooms, No. l76 Front street,
up stairs, room No. 5, viii receive liberal re-
ward.
DESCRIPTION Light complexion, light hair,
black coat, black pants, blue eyes, pitted
slightly BY smallpox, bnots new.
PRES KENNEL,
feb2l-lw Secretary and Treasurer.