Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-01-21

The steamer Mississippi passed down for New
Orleans yesterday, and took on board, at the
landing, from two hundred and HGy TO three
hundred bales Of cotton.
The steamer Mary E Forsythe is due from
above this morning, and viii depart for Kew
Orleans at an early hour this evening.
The steamer shamrock. recently sunk Ia the
Missouri river. has been raised
Nir. James X. HadheId has been appointed
collector for the Memphis and Cincinnati
Packet Company.
Capt ives. Conner IS in command OF The
Peytona. Messrs. W. II. Cropper, Harry
Walker and Jsn4esT T. EaIheart are associated
In the office Of tnis elegant steamer. The Pey-
bouc is due at our laa1ing tomorrow, and viii,
doubtless, Immediately depart for New Or
leaEs.
The steamer Ida May, with Thayer & Noyes'
Circus on board, recently sunk in shoaI water,
near Shreveport, on Red river.
The steamer Magenta departed for below with
a good trip.
The Clifton and M0ruiDgstsr departed for
above. each with excellent trips
The steamer Nickshurg suffered FROM the
gale on Friday night, by having her ohimueys
blown down, damaging her pilot house, and
landing on the roof of an adjoining wharf5aat.
The river is rising at Cairo.
We are under Obligations 20 the officers Of
the steamers Moningstar and Mississippi for
late papers
The officers ofthe steamer Memphis have our
thauksfo for the following manifest
sstck, Gnfith 3 60 n bales cotton,
Howell, do, r. n. Allen &C.,, 5 do, = J..
Eerssr, ~ DO, Orgin, Bros. & Co, : pillow, James
Trims, s boxes peaches.
The Rivers Above.
Our latest dates from points above are 70
the eighteenth.
The 81 Louis Democrat, Ofthee eighteenth says:
The See last evening was getting pretty well
cleared out, bat during the day a. was pretty
heavy No arrivals nem below the ArsenaL
umb OF boats are on the way up-b0at
nom Memphis, rom Nashville from New Or
leans, and troml the Ohio. They ali had % 60 "
one side 20 let The Ice pass but we presume they
Will be dropping ia to-day.
The river was rising ali day, the upper rivers
being, wtthouI exception on the swell We
iearntnatt the Illinois has been steadily on the
rise for several days. AZ Naples, on Monday
the swell amounted 10 six feet and II was still
increasing.
TIC Cincinnati Commercial. OF the same
date, says;
Tine weather was clear and cold yesterday,
with the mercury at thirty-four degrees last
night
last night, out of the M0nongahela, with the
Theri liver al Gailipols IS rising, and fuuorice
Here the river has risen two Ieet during the
tWenty-lOur hours ending last night, Win
nineteen feet hence 20 louisville
There are seven feet over The falisi au0
twelve feet on the shoaiest bafs along lhe
Lower Ohio.
There are eight feet and rising IN the Cum
bCrland.
Rivers BesOE.
Tie n. o. Delta, Of the nineteenth, says;
The weather yesterday was delightful It was
clear, cool and hraclng; nothing more CHARM
Ing couid be desired iH the weather line.
Business was quite active on the leYee the
mud has nearly disappeared. and soon dust will
assume sway unless we have more rain.
our river continues 70 swell slowly, and IS
now I'VE feet ten inches below nigh water
marx oi eighteen hundred and sExty-two. Our
reports nom hed river, per steamer Collie. are
tld the nVer was falling on the eleventh
ooYe shreveport, with tWenty-sight inches in