Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-09

RIVERS, WEATHER EhG BUSINESS.
MEMPHIS GAS WORKS, December s.
The river rose 10 inches in the previous
2i hours. 1t stood . feet IL inches below
the high water mark of 1867.
CHAS. GOODWIN,
Superintendent Gas Works.
NEW ORLEANS, December S.-Arrived-
Alaska, from Cincinnati, Nick Long
worth, from Louisville, and Edinburgh.
Departed-Firginia and Richmond, for
Louisville.
ST. LOUIS, December S.-Arrived-Lu-
minary and Pauline Carroll. Departed
W. X. Arthur, Kate Kinney and Colo
RADIO. The weather is cloudy and cool.
The river is rising slowly.
CAIRO, December SIP: CITY of Cairo
at 1 am; st. Luke 10 am; Thompson
Dean pm; Bismarck 8 PIN. Down:
st. Joseph at 4 I'm. Fanny Brandeis q
am; J. III. GrOesbeck 4 pm. The river
rose ever inches. The weather is clear
and mild.
LOUISVILLE, December S.-The river is
falling, with 10 feet 9 inches in the canal.
Up: MinneOla. Down: Liberty No. i.
1t is cold and clearing up.
SHREVEPORT, December S.-Tbe Red
river packet steamer Richmond struck a
sawyer twelve miles below here, and
sunk. The boat a total loss. She was
one of the best boats in the trade. No
lives lost.
Our dispatches from above give the
latest news from Cairo, Cincinnati, Louis
willie ana st. Louis. It will be seen that
all the upper streams are at q good boat
ing stage, while so far ice has not inter-
fered with navigation. The Arkansas is
high, as is also White river, and hosts
from these streams come out with all the
cotton they want. Business is very good,
and weather pleasant.
The sad intelligence arrived Yesterday
by telegraph that Dan, the oldest son of
u friend Billy Blenker, clerk of the
Belle Memphis, died in st. Louis night
before last. He was a bright, brave boy,
about nine years of age and fair promise,
of every quality which would adOrn the
man and make him the pride OF his
parents and relatives. Words would not
alleviate the sorrow which now ~envelOps
them, but many, many friends of Billy
viii sympathiZe with him and his az this
sudden bereavement, which adds another
to the roll of those who sing peans to His
name. Thy will by done on earth as it is
in Heaven.
The Natoma, Capt. Ashford, viii get
away tomorrow for ~JRckSOnport and
way landings on White river. Lisenberry
and Harry are her clerks.
The gay Alice v, Capt. Miller, leaves
to-day as the regular packet for Haile's
Point and Forked Deer river. She makes
all way landings. In the office viii be
found Rhasa Parker, a comrade-in-arms
of the writer during the late unpleasant
ness, and.One who acquitted himself gall
Iantly then as he does now cOurteously
and politely in the smoother paths Of
peace.
The st. Joseph, Capt. Corbott. leaves to-
day as the regular Cairo and st. Louis
packet. She nee with the trains
North and East.
The Magenta got away for New Orleans
with the poorest trip she has yet had, and
with little in sight below.
The Sam. j. Hale, for Cincinnati, de-
parted with 1850 bales Of cotton and some
passengers.
The u. S. mail packet Guidon, Capt.
Clay Rice, will back out to-day for Little
Rock and all way points on the Arkansas.
is a irst-claSs passenger packet, and
her officers are among the most popular
on the river. Clay Rice is master, and
VIM. NJ. Morrison is chief clerk, assisted
by Alex. Waddell.
The Liberty, Capt. Wheat, leaves on
Saturday. Tor White river.
The Pioneer, Capt. Randall, with d.
Broadhurst in the Office, leaves to-day for
Hatchie river.
The Silver Moon leaves on Saturday for
Cincinnati.
The Mississippi will pass down to-mor-
for New Orleans.
The Louisville, Capt. Frazier, leaves to-
day at 10 am. for Cairo and Louisville.
The Des Arc leaves tomorrow for Fri
ar's Point.
The Memphis and Hopefeld ~ferryboat
arrived yesterday, and is one of
finest boats we have seen for the pur-
pose.