Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-01-27
RIVER

Weather and Business.
The weather yesterday was clear and
cold.
Business was very active on the land
ing, with three inc steamers loading for
below.
The river lose 2 feet at this point in
the past q hours, and has considerable
ice floating In it. There IS a slight rise
at st. Louis and by this time the Ohio is
again rising at Louisville. At Cincin-
natl it is falling. The Arkansas is, also
declining, but White and st. Francis
rivers are slowly rising.
.Arrivnia.
Steamer Glasgow, Evansville.
" Commonwealth, Cairo.
" Mississippi, New Orleans.
4" w. J. Lewis, New Orleans.
4" Comet New Madrid.
Departures.
Steamer Glasgow, New Orleans.
" Commonwealth, New Orleans.
G" Mississippi, Louisville.
" W. J. Lewis, st. Louis.
I" CelesteS Arkansas river.
" Die Vernon, Nicksburg.
" Dan Able, Vicksburg.
" Des Are, White river.
4" Ruth, New Orleans.
Boats In Port
Cleaner, Comet, Mary Mcdonald, w.
]. Lewis,
miscellaneous,
A dispatch WIS received by Hsrmstad
d Co., from Capt. Archer, of the Liberty,
dated at Cairo, which says: 1--WE got
here sll right, and were the first boat
through for q week. Weather cold and
freezing"
Capt Duble, Of the Ruth, was arrested
Yesterday. Particulars will be found in
our local columns. The Ruth departed
for New Orleans with nearly 20o0 bales
Of cotton and a good passenger trip.
The Mississippi arrived from below,
with 800 Of the chaps who fought
nobly,n on board. She added here 800
bales of cotton and also carried forward
the Ruth's up trip of sugar, etc.
The Comet came in rom Madrid with
1000 SACKS corn.
The Des Arc hsda light trip for White
The Die Vernon and Dan Able had
both fair trips Of freight and people.
The agents of the Illinois Central rail-
road have forwarded to the east via that
line, in the past two weeks, SSH Gales Of
This is doing q heavy business
for the time.
Five .sixths CT the steamer ]. L. Grs-
ham was sold at Nashville 10 w. L.
Waters, of Wilson county, for 5000.
The towtoat S9m. Merwin SUNK e corn
boat, with the loss of 5000 bushels of corn
and a lot Of provisions, at the mouth of
Salt river. The ice stove her bow planks
in, causing her to sink in less than 80
minutes.
INFORMATION WANTED.-On the 18th
OF December last, John Patterson, of
Nashville, TOOK passage on the steamer
Tyrone at GAINESVILLE, for Cairo, aud
since he reached the latter place, say on
the 18th ult., has not been heard from.
He was a ScOtchman by birth, and a
baker by trade, and was on his way to
this city. His wife, who is a resident of
Nashville, is in great distress, and Is
fearful that he was drowned between
Cairo and Memphis. Any information
concerning him will be thankfully re-
eeived by his wife.
John Green, of Nashville, purchased
of Scott Reed one-ffth interest in the
steamer Bravo, paying $3.50 for the same.
She is a little one-hOrse boat, lately built
at that place. She carries three or aour
people and about two bales OF hay.
The new steamer Empire, in charge of
Capt. Hicks King, Is loading at Portland
for this city. She, with the Cora s., will
enter the trade permanently.
Halls Journal Of Health Gays it
is not healthy to "euddle pp" 10 bed.
That Is sll owing to who one "ouddles
upn TO ()
We see tina. one OF our churches is ad-
vertising for AN organist. Send in your
application, Duff.
During the heavy gale that visited
Mobile on the night Of the 18th, the
steamer Ocean WaYe broke from her
moorings, and drifting upon a snsg, sunk
Immediately a schooner was driven
ashore, but luiisred litEls demaSs, 4