Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-02-15
RIVED MATTERS.

= her aad BuSiness.
The weather continues wet and disa-
greeable.
Business on the levee was fair, cOnsid-
ering the horrible condition Of Inst add
junct to u city. r..
Red river is reported falling fast from
Jefferson down. White and st. Francis
rivers are rising. The Arkansas is in
good boating order. The condition of
the upper r.vers viii be found iU our tel
egraphic column. At this point the
river rose , feet in the past "a hours.
Arrivals.
Steamer Columbian, Vicksburg.
" LeOnidas, Cincinnati.
&" Virginia. New Orleans.
Mississippi, Louisville.
i" Mary Erwin, Cincinnati.
" Sam. J Hale, Cincinnati.
/" Natoma, st. FIR. river.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
Departures.
Steamer Rob Roy, Red river.
Z" Deer Lodge, st, Louis.
+" Columbian, St. Louis.
/" Mississippi, New Orleans.
Boats IN Port.
Jam. J. Hale, Natoma, Mary Erwin,
Rose Hambleton, Anna, Waunita, Leon
idas, Belle Memphis.
mfsceiianeOus.
The Belle Memphis arrived last night
from ST. Louis with a big trip of miscel'
laneOus freight
The Rob Roy got her chimney up and
departed for Red river last evening.
The Natoma came in with 81 bales OF
cotton and Alick Cook.
The Mary Erwin came in from Cincin-
natl last evening. She had a very fine
trip.
The Leonidas, with her roof covered
with plOws and loaded to the guards,
came in from above yesterday. She had
1000 plOws on board.
The Henry Ames departed LAST night
for Nav Orleans with 500 bales of cotton
and 8 cabin full OF people. She refused
freight at this port. Trade Is not Ian
gushing y with Us, by any means.
The levee was several inches deep in
mud yesterday, a~ndtrudging sround was
no pleasant pastime. We hope that
| some effort will be made by oar authors
ties to get part at least, of the present
/ superabuudauce cleared off before spring.
We know Of no better time than the
present. The efficient wiIarfmaster,
Capt. Wilkins will, we knew, lend "A
helping hand to this end.
The steamer Great Republic, now be-
ing built at Pittsbnrg, Is rapidly APP
preaching completion, and it Is said, will
be the largest and hsndsomest boat on
the western waters, with a capacity for
1900 tons burthen.
There is a very large attendance at the
River convention in st. Louis. We see
that Vandeyer, ofIowa who enTiehedhim-
self with the plumber of hOmes bordering
on the banks Of the mighty river, made a
speech, in which he spoke of the " great
drain.D he tried to initiate that drain
very hard, and It is said that his center
table in Dubuque is embellished with an
elegant bible and his house with more
than one piano, which he drained !
from this mart of the world. Mr.. II. s.
Plummer, Of this city, was appointed on
the commigte of permanent organIZa-
ton.
The removal of distractions in the
river at Savannah is proceeding very
rapidly and satisfactorily. One gunboa'
which was submerged above the obstruc'
tons dnring the wal has been raised.
The Mary Mcdonald was bought 10y
Capt. David Silver for $4,000 at St
Louis.
The steamers E. H. Fairchilds and r,
g. Woods sunk at their mcorings Oppo'
site Carondelet. They belonged to III. s
Mepham g. Co. and may b. said to have
died of old age.
The whole outfit, includ ng the ma
chinery, Of the sunken Lilly Martin
were sold for 900.
The st. Louis Times Of the 18th says
The river at this point is still falling
slowly. The ice has entirely disappeared
and the tbawing weather, together witt
the rise now coming down the Missouri
will soon cause the river to rise rapidly
Nine feet of water is Reported In thu
channel TO Cairo.
AdViceS from Lexington, Mo, stat
that the gorge at that place had giyeI
way and the river was rising rapidly.
The Louisville Courier OF the l3tl
says: The river was falling fast yester
day with 8 feet 10 inches 10 the canal il
the morning by the mari <. During tn
past "a hours ii had fallen 1 feet 4 inehe
at the head of the falls and 81 feet a
Portland. The weather ii mild and al
most spring-like, the thermometer rang
ing at 80 at nOQn, aud KEEPING well al
In the evening, with gathering clouds
threatening rain. The barometer wa
? slowly falling. Look out for another BIZ
: rise.
The Courier feels sore about the Anne
turning back at this port and not goini
through to that city. Probably the trad