Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-10

RIVERS. WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
MEMPHIS GAS WORKS, December 9.
The river rose "a inches in the previous
"a hours. 1t stood p feet IL inches below
the high water mark of 1867.
CHAS. GOODWIN,
Superintendent Gas Works.
CAIRO, December 9.-Down, Indiana, II
am; Henry Ames, 3 m. Belle Mem
phis, : am; India, . am. Up: J.. w.
Garrett and Commonwealth at 10 am.
River rose s inches.
NEW ORLEANS, December 9.-Arrived:
Trenton from Louisville. Departed: Mol
lie Able for st. Louis.
CINCINNATI, December 9~.-Departed
Silver Spray for New Orleans. The river
is declining, with rs feet, S inches in the
channel. The weather is cloudy.
ST. LOUIS, December 9.-Arrived: St.
Luke, Belle Memphis, City of Cairo,
Thompson Dean, bismarck. Departed:
Tom. Morgan and Kate Kinney. 1t has
been raining all day.
ST. LOUIS, December 9.-The riyeri Is fall
ing, with Z feet to Cairo.
LOUISVILLE. December 9.-DOwn, Alice
Dean and Texas.
LOUISVILLE, december 9.-The river is
declining. with : feet 9 inches in the canal,
and also at Pit~tsburgswith 6 feet in the
channel.
The rivers are all at a good stage, and
the bar opposite this city is disappearing
rapidly. Business brisk and weather va
riable. RainfeII last night.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Louisville left for the Ohio with
995 bales of cotton.
The Mary Boyd left Pine Bluff yester-
day for this port with 600 bales of cotton.
The Guidon got away for the Arkansas
last night with a good trip. Her pilots,
ITFsaha E-aua and Harry q DgnfplG urnn
are young gentlemen of taste, have fitted
M her pilOt-Aouse in an elegant manner,
and it now presents the appearance Of a
drsving-rOOm. The HOOr IS covered with
handsome oilclOth ana the seats are up
holstered with silk damask cushions.
Beautiful damask curtains enclTeie It and
oil pStntines decorate il in grand style.
silver water pitchers and goblets are kept
for the use of lady visitors, and take it
all in all the Guidon's p~ilot-hogse As the
handsomest one atiOat. IL was thrown
open yesterday and several gentlemen
were entertained within its cosy walls in
an elegant name
The fine steamer NatomG, Capt. Ash
ford, will get way to-day for Jackson
port and way landings on White river.
She connects with the Little Rock trains
and with steamers for Upper White. Mr..
Lisenberry is her chief clerk, and IS a
popular officer. He is ably seconded by
MiIt. Harry, one of the best clerks and
cleverest gentleman upon he river.
Capt. D. DeHaVen is in the city, having
just returned from New Orleans. He Is
stopping at the W0rsaaHl.
The st. Joseph, Capt. Cofbett, with Jno.
Lyle in the Office, leaves to-day for Cairo
and St. Louis.
The Submarine, which has been aground
for sOBae weeks above this city. was
pulled OF and tOwed 10 this port last
evening by the ST. Joseph.
The Des Arc, Capt. Miller, leaves to-day
for Friar's Point and all way landings.
VIM. Miller and 3. p. Field are her
clerks.
The J. H. Groesbsek. Kate Kinney, W.
r. Arthur, Colorado and Fanny Brandeis
are due from above.
The first accident has occurred at the
Louisville railroad bridge. The ARgOsy
ran into il and tumbled down a lot of
scaffolding and set the completion OF the
bridge back for some months. When the
Lorena comes out the whole bridge will
be swept away.
The handsome flyer, Gen. Anderson,
with Capt. Jim. Lee on the roof, leaves to-
day for Friar's Point, and intermediate
landings. She is an elegant packet.
Stack Lee, j. H. Booker and Henry
Mather are her secretaries.
The Indiana, Capt. Rube Neal, with
Charley Miller in the Office, leaves to-day
at 8 pm, for New Orleans. She is a
splendid packet, and will leave promptly.
The Mississippi passed down last night
with a full trip.
The Liberty goes out tomorrow for all
points on White river. She is the L. S.
mail packet.
Capt. Reese Pritchard will back ont the
Thos. II. Allen tomorrow for Little Rock
and all way landings on the Arkansas.
Walker and Sullivan are in the Office.
The st. Louis Times of Wednesday says:
"Ice, the first of the season, was floating
in the river in front Ofthe city in conside-
rdble quantities, early yesterday morn
and late yesterday evening. Last
year it commenced running on the 10th of
December. The river here is falling slow
ly, with six and n half to seven feet of wa
ter to Cairo. Dispatches from Keokuk
state the river is falling rapidly. that the
ice is running heavily, and the immediate
suspension of navigation is probable.