Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-24

MEMPHIS GAS Works December %.
River rose ) inches in past twenty
four hours. Below high water mark OF
CHAs. GOODWIN.
Superintendent of Gas Works.
CAIRO, December acknowledgements
at ?, and Virginia and Bee at 4 am: Able
at q pm. Up-Sighringale at 9 pm
The river rose IA inches. The weather is
clear and cold.
LOUISVILLE, December 23,-The river is
rising, with L feet in the canal. and also
at PiJtsburg, with Is feet in the channel.
Down: MOIlie Ebert and Silver Moon.
Up: Strader. Weather clear and dry.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. %. Arrived
Liberty from Wheeling, and Leonidas
from Cincinnati. Dep2rted-Pauline Car
roll, Atlantic and barges, and Columbian
for st. Louis; Peytuna and barges, and
Loreua for Cincinnati.
our dispatches give the latest news
from above. The Arkansas and White
rivers are at splendid boating stage, and
boats 80 to all points without trouble.
Weather clear and pleasant. business
active.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Robert Burns let for Cincinnati
with 1903 bales cotton.
The Mary Houston got 500 bales for
Louisville, and LEFT last evening.
The Mississippi passed up yesterday.
She had a big freight for Memphis and
reships her St. Louis freight at Belmont
by rail.
The Mary Boyd came in from the Ar
kansas with 1859 bales of cotton. and
Lakes Circus Company.
The American came III from the Arkan-
sas. She had los bales OF cotton, and 1907
sacks of seed. She lays up here.
The Liberty goes out tomorrow for all
points on White river. She is the regular
United States mail packet.
The Mary Boyd, Capt. Haynes, with Z.
w. Outlaw in the office, leaves tomorrow
for all points on the Arkansas TO Fort
Smith.
The Sam Hale came in with a good trip.
She leaves to-day for Cairo, Evansville,
Louisville and Cincinnati. Capt. Walker
is master, and L. c.. Miller clerk. she is
a No. 1 passenger packet.
The Natoma is the regular White river
packet to-day. She goes out al . p.m.,
and makes all way landings to JacksOn-
port. She connects with the Little Rock
train. and with Capt. Harry's fine little
steamer Fairy Queen for all points on
Black river. Capt. VIM. Ashford COM
mands, and the Smither brothers are in
the Office.
The fine steamer General Anderson,
Captain Jim Lee, backs out to-day for
Friar's Point and all wav landings. She
is a handsome passenger packet. Stack
Lee has charge of the office.
Tit Colorado, Capt. Mckee, with Mr..
Marmaddke in the Office, leaves to-day
for Cairo and St. Louis.
The Des Arc lett Tor Napoleon with a
fine trip.
The number of coal boats, barges and
fats which have been sun since &OVem-
Der 29th, the date of the commencement of
--.-. 49, -laawaaaHa - cool F..m.
Pittshurg, was thirty-three, and averag-
ing their contents at 10000, bushels, we
have 100000 bushels rs the amount of coal
and coke lost up to this m
Steam was raised on Capt. Jno. ID. Adj
AIMS new steamer r. p. Walt, at Cincin-
natl, on Tuesday, and she worked like a
charm.
The Nashville Banner says: "Cspt.
Tom Hartman tells US of a curious incl
dent, of which, the like was, we believe,
never before heard of in riverannals. As
the Tyrone was on her way up, about six
miles below Smithland, the J.. Baker,
which waS overloaded with pig-irpn,
tried to land but failed. In backing out
from the shore she was caught brOadside
by the current, and turned bottom up
ward. over she Wen again, but finally
righted, with the loss Of her boilers, cab
in. and other fixtures. Only four men
were on her at the time. They saved
themselves by swimming ashore
The price of coal along the river
has gone up enormously since the
first OF December, boats being charged
at sOme points eighty cents per box, said
to contain two and ahalf bushels. This is
a terrible tax on steamboat eNchequers,
and is another a~dinOnition to close the
mouths Of those who pat on airs and
charge steamboats, with being exorbitant
in their rates Of transportation. The
question is before the people, "Whyis the
price Of coal supplied to steamboats,, so
high, when so much OF it lies along The
riyerY"
The sternwheeler Bermuda is offered
for sale at st. Louis; price $500.