Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-11
RIVER MATTERS.
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q AgAAI ~ ~ III IL EAS RA3N ~ Ao4A9H
The Arkansas is high, with plenty of
water for the largest boats to Fort Smith.
White river is high. Hence to Cairo
we have q good stage OF water. The
OHIO is still rising at Cairo, bus is falling
st Louisville, Cincinnati and Plttsburg.
For latest news from all points we refer
our readers to our midnight dispatches.
Arrivals.
Steamer MinneOls, Cincinnati.
Silver Spray, Cincinnati.
Louisiana, Louisville.
Thompson Dean, New Orleans.
Mary Houston, New Orleans.
Nstoms, Fciar's Point.
Departures.
Steamer Thompson Dean, st. Louis.
Mary Houston, Louisville.
/" Louisiana, New Orleans.
Silver Spray, New Orleans.
In Port.
Minneola, T. II. Allen, r. P. Con-
verse, Marine, Nstoma.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The United States mail packet Des
Arc, Capt. John Elliott, Is the regular
! Tuesday White river steamer. She con-
I meets with the Little Rock train and
with the Argos for points above to jack
sonport. Joe Elliott, Glass and Granger
are her clerks.
The Guiuon, Capt. Clay Rice, leaves
on Wednesday for Pine Bluff and way
I points on the Arkansas.
The good steamer Mary Forsyth, Capt.
John Crane, leaves to-day for Cairo and
st. Louis. She is the first boat in the
regular line for some days, aud makes
close connection wish trains North and
East. Mr.. White is her chief secretary.
Ihn nTnrFinn Fnahsnz Enr LNhffn pfroV
freight here, and gees to some point on
upper Red river, Texas.
The Thompson Dean and Mary HoUs-
ton passed up yesterday, and the Lou
isiaua and Silver Spray down. The lat
ter boat was loaded TO tbs guards.
The Mollie Asle, Capt. Dan Able, will
be in port to leave to-day 81 noon for
New Orleans. She is one Of our finest
steamers, and Capt. Dan Is too we'll
known here 10 need any praise from Us.
Billy Graham has charge Of the Office.
The Naioma came in yesterday with
225 bales Of cotton. She leaves to-mOr-
roy for Frisr's Point and way landings.
Jim Lee Is master. Fields, Whitehead
and Salisbury are in the office.
Tee Columbian is due to-day from
New Orleans.
TIE Mississippi will be here on
Wednesday.
The fine steamer Minneoia, Capt. Mil
Ter, came in yesterday before daylight,
with q good "Trip. she leaves for Gin
cinnsti Tomorrow. Mr.. Grub is her
clerk.
The new and elegant st. Francis will
get eway for WittsbuTg and all points on
ST. Francis river tomorrow evening. |
Tom Bowman is master. Sam Paine
and Bully Clark are clerks.
Capt. John w. Cannon, OF the r. E. |
Lee, wss IN town yesterday. He left for
New Orleans on the evening train.
Thg steamer Lids Norvell tried TO back
yer Capt. Msnigault's tug Nettie, at
New Orleans the other dsy. The Ida
lost her stsrboard guard % cook house, |
and didn't get over then.
The United States mail steamer Thos,
II. Allen, Capt. Reese Pritchard, will
leave this evening for Pine Bluff and
Little Rock. She connects with the
packet for Fort Smith, ard will go
through on time, In her office will be
found Q. T. Walker, 8 reliable and polite
Clerk.
The Cooss, Capt. Gus Brown, leaves
to-day for Cairo ard Evansville. She
wants 1000 bales Of cotton, and will put
through on time.
All the machinery has been removed
from the Ke0ta, recently sunk st the
V~icksburg legee.
Mary Adele, daughter Of Capt. w. P.
LsmOthe, died Of consumption en- board
the steamer Glasgow at New Otleans on
the 7th. She was al interesting young
Of II.
FreighIs from New Orleans to ST.
Louis rage from 10 to 20c per 100.
The B.. l.. Hodge, from Shreveport to
New Orleans. had 2029 bales OF cotton
the largest trip out Of Bed river this sea.
son.
The Lizzie Gil and Glasgow left New
Orleans on Saturday.
The Indiana, Capt. Rube Neal, will be
n port to leave for New Orleans to-day
II five pm. She is an excellent passen-
ger packet and Capt. Rabe 10 a f~avorite
master. Passengers make q note of The
sbnve.
The toVbo&t Areosy passed down
yesterday. She had five h2tboats Ia low.
the freight WAS 1900 tons Of hay.
a new boat, called the Clara Scott, has
ust been completed at Evansville for the
Wabash river trade. She Is I33 feet in
beam IS feet 9 inches, hold 4 feet
| inches. She made her maiden trip on
Thursday.
Emmett Strange, 3 we'll known river
'leTk arrived 10 the city last evening by ;
al from New Orleans.
We learn from Gus Sign&igo that the
Val ohusha is rising.
American steamers, a~ggregating more
so. 600 tons, are now running in the
Jhinese river and cOastiug trade.
We learn that the Trinity river Is al I
most out OF its banks. IL is in fine !
order, and two steamers are !
.boye Liberty. 1
The United States District Court at st. I
has decided the case Of II. X. Hsz-
and others against Peter Conrad for
caused by the collision OF Des-
and Katie, 10 the Ohio river in
November, 1864. Judgment was rem
in favor Of Hezlett, by allowing
9I0.036.