Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-31

SUPERINTENDENT OF. IaS WORKS.
LOUISVILLE. December Sl-Up-Hale.
Down-Minneola, Houston and America.
The weather is clear and pleasant. The
river is falling with 9 feet u inches IN the
canal.
P~ITTsBURa, December 3G.-The weather
is clear and pleasant. MonOngahela, 9
feet 8 inches. River falling slowly.
CAIRO. December 33-Down-Alaska
and Strader, 3 am, and Fete Sam; La
Barge, I ~ Hornet, ? pm 81. Lake,
) Pun. Up-RubieJn. ( am; Carroll. Z
ain; s. Joseph, 10 am. Mohawk. noon
The river fell 2 inches. The weather is
pleasant. The steamer Charles Durfee, on
lis way from St. Louis to 0uaehita river.
broke her shaft near Cape Girardeau, and
is laid up there for repairs.
Sr. LOUIS, December 30-Arrived-Kin-
uey and Colorado. Departed-Mississippi
and Dance. River rising slowly with 6
feet to Cairo. The weather is clear and
mild.
CINCISSATI, December 30.-Arrived-
Silver spray. Departed-Silver Spray.
the v IS falling with g feet s inches in
lhe channel. The weather is clear and
pleasant.
NEW ORLEANS, December 3o.-Arrived
Glasgow, from ST. Louis. Departed
RichnOnd, for Louisville. Magenta, for
Memphis, and Bismarck, for ST. Louis.
Tine Arkansas is rising slowly, with S
feet TO Little Rock and ( feet to Fort
smith. White river is falling slowly.
Our dispatches give the latest news frotu
all points above. Weather fair ami bust
meas very good.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Capt. VIM. NowIand went out in COM
mand of the Ozark. Capt. Ad Storm, her
former master, viii command the r. p.
Walt.
The Thompson Dean and Messenger
passed up yesterday.
The Dardenelle came in with 80 bales
cotton from the Arkansas, and reshipped
200 bales at the mouth.
The EatOna brought in go bales from
White river.
f1e Bes Ars. for White river, had a
good rip.
A gentleman and lady got-leH night be-
fore last by The Great Republic and gave
4 tug, we learH, 500 10 overhaul the boat,
which she Gid almost 4 mile below the
city.
The Emile LaBarge, from St. Louis,
and he =. Af,sS,rEder and Indiana, from
the Ohio, are due, OF their way TO New
Orleans.
The Gen. Anderson. Csnt. jim Lee. will
back oat to-day f0r Frilr Point and all
way landings, she IS e splendid Dao5en-
ger packet. stack Lea is Ler popular chief
clerk.
The st. Luke Is tho regular Cairo and
St. Louis p8cset to-day. She leaves at 3
pm. and makes all way landings.
This Juna, Capt. Callahan, with Andy
Isaacs ia tboo office, leaves 5his evening for
Vicksburg ana ihe bsnds. She Is tle T..
s. mali pteSsy.
Tic EmiIis LaBaEge. Capt. Joe La
Barge. leave to dly los F4ctsbUrg and
New Orleans, Shgis q n5w and elegant
packet.
The Eatoma goes tut oa Saturday, for
Wine river. instead Of tO-day. s., usual.
SHe viii say in the trade as q Saturday
packet until her place is fa5ei4 hy lhs L.
2. Walt, when she viii iaka Thursday -
her regular day. The Des arc will -hen
oeswithdrawn,
The Mississippi will be here Tomorrow
on her wayto New Orleans. Among her
passengers are Mai. Yves. Rhea and 300
other distinguished Cinnamon, on their
way 20 Texas.
The Dsrdeuelle, Capt. N. Mckee leaves
Tomorrow for the Arkansas-going to
Fort Smith direct. Mr.. WaIwOrthis clerk.
The US. mail packet Commercial, Capt.
J. b. Davis is the regular Saturday White
river packet.
The Leonora No. 2 struck the Mary
Houston at Louisville, a day or two ago,
and sunk to her cabin floor, but with her
nose on the bank.
Hatchie river is higher than it has been
since 1865, caused by the big rains of last
week. Much damage has been done on
the bottoms, aud hundreds of stock have
persisted.
1t is Y miles from this port to Bolivar
by rail, and the roads charge g % per
bale on cotton, tits 3T5 miles by water TO
the same point, and if the railroad bridge
was changed, cotton would be brought
here az 81 to 81 so per bale. Ii is needless
to ask how much more cotton would
cone to Memphis II our Legislature
would compel the Memphis and Louis
vile road TO put in a draw at Browns
Vile, SO that teamers could pass without
interruption. There Is a strong railroad
ring, however, at Nashville, working
against the bill now before the Legisla-
ture. Before the war. Hatchie river vail
lev sent 70 Memphis from 10000 to 90 coo
bales o cOtton, but now fully one halt the
is diverted TO other points, owing to
the high railroad tariff. The ri z. win
soon be exposed, and our friends along
the Hatehie will % enjoy a line Of good
packets running to this port from Bolivar
and P~ocahontas. Mr.. Joseph L. ii0sson,
member for Hardeman, has b matter in
hand, and viii not let it rest until he has
secured every right the people are entitled
We regret TO lsarn that Mr.. lows