Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-03-14


The Law making appropriations for the
improvement Of rivers and barbors has
the following, among ether items: I'm
provement Of the Ohio river, 800, 600 f;
improvement Of the mouth Of the Mis-
sissippi river, S2O0,000 building and
operating two dredges and s~uGg-bo8ts, to
be used on the Mississippi river, between
Fort Smelling and Rock Island rapids,
SO, 600; improving the navigation st
Rock Island rapids, 500, 000 improving
the navigation at DesmOines rapids, ae-
eordIng 70 such plan as the secretary Of
war snail, on the report of the board Of
engineers, approve, $500, 600, provided,
however, that any canals that may be
constructed around said Desmoines or
lower rapids of the Mississippi, shall be,
and forever remain, free 70 the naviga-
ton and commerce Of said river, and 40
tolls shall ever be collected thereon.
The White county Record, published
at Seare3 Ark, states hat . young
man ne led Hobson was drowned near
that peece whilst attempting to rescue
his siSer who had taken refuge on top
Of her house from the rising waters. He
swan in on horseback, but failed to
reach the house, and turned back, but
recalled by her cries, he renewed the
attempt, and when near the house his
horse sank and both persisted in her
sight. she remained on the house nearly
three days before she was rescued.
A Nashville exchange of last Monday
says: There is still 10 abatement of the
great flood, probably the most destruc
tive that ever visited Tennessee. The
rise ia the river at the levee for the %
hours ending 5 o'clock last evening was
Is inches, with an increase at that time
Of about II inches per hour. In the
channel, opposite the WHAT, the water is
estimated to be 50 feet deep, with 80 feet
on the ~shallowest part of Harpetb shoals.
The flood has reached the corner of
Front and Broad, where the julia deliv-
cred a part Of her freight yesterday, and
lacks only about2 feet of the great freshet
of 1865, and only SO inches Of the largest
ever known in lS47. IL was estimated
that 5000 spectators visited the levee yes
terday. 1t is noticeable that very little
drift now comes down, and that takes
the middle Of the stream, showing that
the tributaries above are not pouring
forth their floods with the same violence
as heretofore, or else that the heavy rise
has pretty much exhausted the drift.
The Louisville Courier Of Monday
says; The river yesterday wa rising
very slowly, but il was rising, and at
noon was an inch above the late food
tide, making an almost unprecedented
volume Of water in the Ohio. From s
a N. to l pm. il had risen Al inches, and
during the previous q hours, had risen
u inches, with mild, and at times rainy
weather.
The limits Of the flood have now ex-
ceeded that of last month, and at Madi-
son Saturday evening the river was an
inch above the former freshet, and as
the river vas then slowly swelling, it
will undoubtedly continue rising here
until to day.
The Kentucky river commenced fall
ing slowly at Frankfort Saturday even
ing, having attained a hight Of S or 10
inches above the last freshet, and we
may o reasonably expect this river to
fall here to-day.
The Kentucky will exert a direct in
fuenee upon the Ohio at this point, as it
has caused the bulk of the present flood
Of waters.
The Ohio at Cincinnati, at noon Satur-
day, had risen only S inches in "a hours,
with So feet Of water in the channel.
The tide at the foot Of the ialis is fully
So feet in the channel, which is 2 or 8
inches higher than the February flood.
This is 2 feet or more below the flood of
1862 or 1868, and n foot less than that !
Of 1865. The food along the lower Ohio,
however, exceeds that OF any previous
year since 1917, and not 1919, as appeared
in our report OF Saturday by a misprint.
The food Of 1867, however, VIII be
long remembered as the highest, most
disastrous, and longest continuance ever
known.
The st. Louis Times Of Tuesday says:
fnha -. f.1H 49,. i, .EH g.. Al. til
est mark of the season, eight feet. 1t
was falling yesterday morning. station
airy at noon, rising slowly 40 dusk. The
day was the most -dissgreeable Of the
year, hailing and raining without inter-
ruption. Freight is rather scarce for
New Orleans and N~icksbuFg, with sew
ersl boats desiring loads. The leyee is
becoming crowded with boats, and
nothing for the majority Of them to do
but to wait.
The fine packet Guidon, Capt. Ike
Whitaker, leaves for Arkansas river en-
Saturday. James 7. Bourne & Co. and
Larry Harmstad & Co, agents.
The magnificent Belle 81. Louis, Can't.
Zeigler, leaves for Cairo and st. Louis to-
day at 5 pm. Our obliging friend Billy
Blenker is chief clerk. Dill & Peterson,
passenger agents.
Inc Earring, CtpL. Lew Rates, leaves
for Cincinnati today at 5 pm. That
popular and well known gentleman,
Capt. Powers, does the honors at the
Larry Harmstsd & Co., agents.
The Mercury leaves for Cairo and Gin
cinRati to-day at 5 pm, from the Star
wharfboat. w. Jay Johnson, agent.
The I'D. Perry will be in port to leave
for New Orleans on Saturday. She
wants $500 bales Of cotton. James t.
& Co, agents. N
The A. & NJ. S. company's steamer
will leave the City wharf
boart to-day 1T 10 am. Larry Harmstad
& Co., agents Peterson 4 Sayers, pas
agents.
The Silver Moon departed for Cincin-
natl with nearly 1000 bales Of bales of
cotton and a cabin full Of people.
The Mary Swan laid over until the ar
rival of the train from Humboldt last
Passengers who left here by rail
for Louisville or Tuesday, were Obliged
to return yesterday ana take boat, as
the bridges were washed away and travel
entirely suspended. in ~
We are Indebted to Billy Blacker, head
center in the financial department of the |
Belle st. Louis for late faYors several 4
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