Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-13
Wa Caldwell.
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Business was quite good on the levee
yesterday.
The Octavia (dredgs boat passed up
The snssboat, R. E. DaRussey, came
In yesterday from Cairo or Mound City.
She leaves, We learn, TO day for VIcks-
burg, or some point below.
The towbOat Comet passed down yes
terdsy with q to& Of coal.
The Darling left for Cincinnati last
night with 100 bales OF cotton.
The Romeo, for Evansville, left with
$50 bales.
The Swallow passed up yesterday. She
got 800 bales Of cotton here for Cincin-
natl.
The StonewalI, Capt. Kinney, leaves
at 10 s. I'm. to day for New Orleans and
the bends.
The W. r. Arthur bad not arrived st
. late hour last night.
We have had no st. Louis exchanges
for several days.
We have the ASSURANCES OF several of
our City Council that permanent water
works will be established upon our levee
so that the rise and fall Of the river may
be easily ascertained.
The Bermuda, Cspts. Vincent and
Claycomb's new purchase, will be in
port and leaves on Wednes-
day for Little Rock and way points on
the Arkansas she NE the Memphis
and Pine B uff trade as q We Ky packet,
aud Is said to be admirably adapted
for IL.
The o. 8. mail packet, w. A. CalG-
we'll, Capt. R1sa Haines, osms in yes
terdsy. She brought over 400 bsles OF
cotton out Of the Arkansas ana reshipped
all u $50 bales for New Orleans. The
Caid well leaves on Monday for Little
Rock. Jack Chambers Is her gentle
manly chief and Bob Shields her assis-
tant elerk.
The Commercial had Gil bales OF cotton
out 4 White river. She reshipped ali
but $50 bales, which she brought to this
port
We learn from Capt. Haines that there
is no cotton On the banks Of the Arkan-
sss. Tue weather Is 50 cold that Africa
won't work.
The Independent Des Arc, Capt. John
Elicit, leaves en- Monday for all points
on White river.
The Norman, Capt. Hewett, will be In
port to-day, and leaves Tomorrow for
Evansville and wsy landings.
1he United States mali steamer Liber-
ty, Capt. John Edison, backs out on
Tuesday for all points on White river.
The great Mississippi will be Ia port
tomorrow. Nat Green viii back her out
on Wednesday for New Orleans.
This Belle Memphis, Capt. Crane,
leaves tomorrow for Cairo and st. Louis.
She makes al connections.
The new 81. Francis backs out on
Tuesday for st. Francis river. Cap,
Tom Bowman commands.
A notable feature Ia the suspension Of
navigation on ths Upper Mississippi this
year, Is the simultaneous closing Of the
river from WiBoDa to Davenport, about
400 miles, instead OF by degrees from tie
down, as heretofore,
The Legal Tender, oGt q week last
from New Orleans, will pass up to-
day. She Is loaded heavily with rail-
road Iron, and had to put Of go tons At
Bayou Sara, in order to facilitate her :
progress. !
Advices from the Red river of the
North show that tbs suffering st that =
'ettiemeDt Is worse than ever. It i I
bought that 5000 barrels of f5ur will
'e necessary TO Keep the people through
o harvest. The tish and buffalo supplies :
re very small. @
The Commercial left for White river /,
Eith q splendid trip. !
The Upper Mississippi navigation thia :
easen bsa been the longest known fer
gu SesTs, being Of two hundred and
.fty-eight days duration. i
The Illinois river IL reported frozen :
Yer from its mouth to Its source. The a
is aisO closed.
Inc Ohio river improvement surveying
arties have concluded their field work
I'D returned home to Pittsbarg. Toe -
lgineering parties have OeeD dishasdsd, q
tbs aaafcFaA ~, q.
lelr reports. According to the surveys, u
lie Ohio river Is not 80 long a. has been
beirg only s6T miles. Five =
lndred and hfty-tEO miles Of river have -
zen cleared Of wrecks and snags. Many -
1portsnt improvements have been cou- -
tied and others projected. Another -
OF such work will make q change L
the navigation OF the Ohio. y,
mr. w. g. Taylor, the welI-knovn
siyht agent Of the JeffaFsnnvllIe and
disnapolis Railroad, died suddenly Al
out ncop on Tuesday, Of pneumonis,
bis FesdsDce In ~Jef-FsOnville. ~,
Ihe Cincinnati Commerc5oi ssys: ser
.apt Jas. Bugher purchased Capt. I rv
Mason's interest, One-eightb, In the
lsmpion, at he same rate and terms
PAID for Capt. Greggas interest," which
IS sold at administrative sale q short =.
N8Ea 3AAASA 10M OWud
of the boat. On,
The Cincinnati Commercial Of the IIth "
Ts
Japt. John s. Devenny, Supervisory
for this district, arrived from
subenville yesterday, on the Msjor
He will remain here during
, investigation Of the pilots OF the III :
ed steamers United States and Amer -
/. Their testimony is now being taken
he local inspectors with closed doors, nr
sc gentlemen being Of the opinion
have no authority to permit the Sem
IS to report the testimony while the WI
'esfigation Is being made. lev
he Underwater, from Cairo, passed Rail
yesterday, on her way TO the Turn
sck OF the United States. The CHAM ever
q failed in the effort, and the Under IN
ter will De successful, having greater oaoz.
than the Champion. The diver 10 +
he Underwater, with hts submarine Poni
1or, was ct work ct the wreck yester- IA
!, sounding foF the remains of the VIC corp
5 OF the disaster. The mail company Lit.i
0rt they are working q forcs OF even nod, ~
Den on these wrecks. ~
be Little Rock 91eefts Says The roszs