Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-02

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CHAS. GOODWIN,
Superintendent Gas Works.
NEW ORLEANS, December ARRIVED:
Louisville, Glasgow and H. NJ. Shreve
from st. Louis; Magenta, from Memphis,
with $500 bales Of cotton; GAINESVILLE and
Enterprise, from Arkansas river. De-
parted: Bismarck, for st. Louis, and Ma
genta for Memphis.
P~ITTsBURG, December 1.-The river is
rising rapidly, with L feet in the chan
mel. Five million bushels of coal will
leave tomorrow.
LOUISVILLE. December 1.-The river is
rising with : feet 8 inches in the canal.
The ArmadilIo and LOrena passed up to-
day. The weather is cloudy.
81. LOUIS, December 1.-The river is
falling slowly. Departed: Continental,
City of Cairo and Rubicon. The weather
is clear and freezing.
CAIRO, December LIP: Indiana at 9
and FOrsythe at 10 last night; Wauanita.
8 am. Mississippi, 4 am; Fanny Brad
shaw, 8 p.m. Down: Grand Era at 10 and
LOngwOrth at 9 last night; Robert Burns
and Alaska at 4 pm; Great Republic 8
pm. The river has risen 4 inches. The
weather is cloudy and cold.
C~INCINNATI, December departed:
Sam Hale and Emma No. 8. The river is
rising fast.
A spirit in the Arkansas caused that
creek to rise s inches yesterday, but it was
again declining last night with 4 feet to
Little Rock. White river is OF a stand
With D feet to Augusta. Our dispatches
from above give the latest from that
quarter.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The MOllie Able passed down yesterday.
She added here 500 bales cotton, 100 mead
stock, 400 sacks oilcake, 80 cabin and 80
deckers, and about4lO0 tons miscellaneous
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was a champion trip and shows in what
estimation Capt. Dan Able is held by his
friends.
The Richmond also passed down yester-
day. She got about 20 cabin passengers,
so deckers, and a little freight, and viii
get 800 bales of cotton at Helena.
The Trenton, Robert Burns and Alaska
are due from the Ohio.
The Columbian and w. r. Arthur are
due from below.
The new W. 5. Pike, built at Louisville
tor the Bayou Sara packet trade, was to
have left the former city on TUESDAY.
The Bradish Johnson, another new
boat, built for the lower coast trade,
leaves Louisville for the South to-day.
The new steamer NJ. J. Wicks, which
was launched the other day, will be ready
to leave Louisville for this port on the
18th inst. She is said 10 be very light
draft for a boat of her size, and viii prob
ably be one of the best ~freighters ever
built. Hurry her up, Capt. McManus.
Capt. Tom Newell announces himself as
a candidate for Wharfmaster. Capt. Tom
is an old citizen, and has many friends.
Capt. Larry Harnstad, the popular
steamboat agent, is announced to-day as
a candidate for Wharfmaster. Few men
have a more extended acquaintance, and
we have no doubt that he would fill the
bill to a dot.
Negro suffrage got its death-h.ow last
night in Shelby county. Its preachers
and its corporaIs guard of advocates will
cave OIL the first boat to-day for Arkansas
or Squedunk.
The Belle st. Louis leaves to-day for
Cairo and st. Louis. Alex. Ziegleris mas
ter. and Baskette is clerk.
The Norman, Capt. Barclay, with Henry
Miller in the office, leaves to-day for Cairo
and Evansville.
The Minneola, Capt. Miller, will back
out for Cincinnati to-day. She Is the reg
ular packet. Messrs. Jones and Dunbar
are her clerks.
The fine steamer Nick Longworth, Capt.
Lew Hates, Will pass down to-day for
Vicksburg and New Orleans. She is a
popular boat, and Capt. Lew is well
known in Memphis. Eugene Bowers is
chief clerk.
The Ida Rees, Capt. Horn, leaves to-day
for Fort Smith and all way landings on
the Arkansas.
Capt. Miller backs out the Sallie v. to-
day for Osceola and all way landings. She
is the regular packet.
The gay Ben Campbell, Capt. Weller,
gets away to-day for simpsons Landing,
Hale's Point, etc. She goes at 8 pm.
The Ida S~tockdale will get away to-
day for Cairo and Evansville. She is a
regular packet, and goes promptly.
The elegant and favorite passenger
packet Rubicon, Capt. VIM. II. Blake,
leaves to day for Vicksburg and the bends.
She is not surpassed by any boat afloat
for safety and comfort. All. GrissOm is
her competent and handsome secretary.
The Natoma leaves On Friday for White
river, and will stay in the trade as q FRI
day packet. Lisenberry and Harry are
her popular secretaries.
The sumptuOus palace steamer Great
Republic, with w. B. Donaldson on the
quarterback, and Mr.. Atkinson in the
office, leaves also for New Orleans to-day.
Every traveller has heard of the Great Re-
public, so that words are superiuous.
She leaves at 5 pm.
The George w. Cheek has come to the
landing, and will positively enter the
Friar's Point trade to-day as a regular
packet. She is well adapted and elegantly
fitted up for passengers, and will no doubt
soon become a favorite in the bends. Geo.
Malone is master and Frank Gonterman
is chief clerk.
Capt. Charley Shultz will back out the
handsome Virginia this morning for
Helena, Yicksburg, Natchez and New Or
leans. She is a No. l packet. L. S. Miller
is in the Office.
The new and elegant Grand Era, Capt.
Kouns, will be in port to leave to-day for
Shreveport and all way points on Red
river. James Kerr, jr., has charge of her
office and edits her TorchIight, both in a
mastery manne