Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-11-25
RIVERS. WEATHER Anu BUSINESS.

C~IScISNArI, November "a. Departed /:
Swallow q ii Miueola. The river is
rising, win ten feet ten inches in the
chann,l. The weather is clear and cold.
CAIRO. November 24-DOwn: Belle st.
Louis, at : a.uu. Up: Belle Memphis, 10
an; Leouidas and Continental, 2 pm.
The river has risen seven inches. The
weather is clear. Mercury 400.
ST. LoUIs, November 24.-Arrived st.
Joseph, Virginia, st. Luke. Departed:
Shreve, Kate Kinney, City Of Cairo. The
weather il clear and cold.
NEW ORLEANS, November 2f.--Arrived:
Mary Houston from Louisville, Kate
Kinney from st. Louis, Dexter from
Cairo. Departed: Indiana for Louisville,
Mississippi for st. Louis, Ida Stockdale
and J.. W. Garrett for Pittsburg.
LOUISVILLE, November 24.-The river
il rising, wi. h 4 feet 4 inches ii3-the canal.
Weather clear and cool. The river here
is rising slowly, with eight feet in the
channel between here and Cairo; seven
feet large from there 10 St. Louis. The
Ohio is rising from Cincinnati down. with
four feet and three inches in the canal
and four and a half feet on the bars in the
lower Ohio. The Cumberland river Is
rising rapidly. The Arkansas is receding,
with three aud a half feet in tia channel
fiOln Little Rock out. A private dispatch
says the Arkansas declined six inches at
Little Rock up 10 noon Yesterday. White
river is improving slowly. Our rivor tel
egrams viii give the Latest news from
other ports. Business on the wharf WAS
fair, with good shipments South and for
Arkansas river.
The Arkansas i've declined six inches
up to noon yesterday. Unless there is
another and better rise there will be an
other embargo on navigation in that
stream.
MISCELLANEOUS.
We visited the Mary Boyd yesterday
and speak by the book when we say she
is the most complete steamer of her class
afToat. As acariier, she is one Of the best
light drat boats we nave ever seen, and
AS a passenger picket she b AZ no superior
on the river. Her cabin is wide and high,
very elegantly embeilished, and fnr-
nisncd with the very latest style of furni-
ture. Her carpets are rich IN design and
her tableware is of the very best descrip-
tiUn, being PUr5 china and silver. Her
stateroOms are large and fitted up with
taste. Tho beds arc all on springs, both
in the ladies and fOrward cabin, and the
bedding is new and Custly. Her Office Is
one of the neatest aud best arranged we
have ever seen, and her liar is lifted mp In
regal style. our description gives bat a
faint idea OF the beauties of the Nary
Boyd. She must Ee visited 10 To appre-
Plat1u. below. uEIt 1lI. ioul | dluh eli IN
lord Of all he surveys, she il "A complete
model for n load carrier. Her dimensions
are ~ follows: Length lJS feet, beam IS
feet. depth of hold "A feet. She has 3
boilers 70 feet long and ~ inches in diam
e.er. Cylinders y inches diameter, and
her buckets are - feet wide. The Mary
Boyd il named after a daughter of Mr.. a.
N. Boyd, of this city, II Of our most
beautiful bellies and most accomplished
Young ladies', and We may be- pardoned
for saving that the boat is no discrodit to
to the fair lady after whom it is named.
The Mary Boyd will leave this evening
for J~acksOnlOrt and all way points on
White river, this being her second trip.
Captain Ruba Haynes, one of the most
Douula Officers Oh the river, commands,
and is delighted with his new packet. +.
". Outlaw ami Bob Shields do the hOnOrs
of the Office in their own happy way.
Passengers should not forget tint the
BOvd gets away To-day and CONNECTS with
The Little Rock train at Drval's Bud.
The Belle Vernon passed down for
New Orleans, we'll laden.
The Mag, MA cleared for New Orleans
with a fair trip of cotton, and Was fall Of
people.
rne Fannie Brtndeis came ia from
Evansville with a ergo of produce, and
leaves TO-DAY with a return trip.
Tie Inrena arrived from New Orleans
Yesterday morning. She laid over here
and loads with cotton, and leaves to-day
at five pm. for Cincinnati.
The 4. l.. McGill, Captain Bob Reilly,
will pass up this morning for st. Louis.
The Indiana, Capt. Rube Neal, will pass
UP This morning for Louisville.
Travel through here by the river is In
creasing. Large numbers Of emigrants
from the selbJard and East Tennessee
-. . E,-,st,I 9 ha 81 - f1zflNs Az rrnfp for
Texas.
The Ssllie V, Capt. Hiram Dean. will
leave Tie wharf to-day 1T D pm, for Osce-
ola and the bends. Mr.. stevens. a clever
gentleman. has charge Of the Office.
The Richmond passed up last night for
st. Louis with a fair trip.
The Laura comes oft The docks to-day,
and takes her place in the Mound City
trade. She has been furnished with
Prime Emmerson's new patent wheel.
The Geo. w. Cheek starts out on Satur-
day IN the Friar's Point trade.
fine General Anderson will be ready to
leave on Monday.
Steamboat stock ut Pittsburg is held
with more tenucity than for several years
past. The same can be said of Louisville
and Cincinnati. h cause is owing to the
advance of near 1Uriy per cent. on build
ing material.
The L4wrence. Captain Pearce, arrived
Yesterday from Cincinnati with Il cargo of
Western products, and leaves to day at
five pm. with a return trip for Cincinnati.
Billy VOORHEES, does the hOnoTs Of the
office.
Tn splendid passenger steamer Guidon.
Capt CLAY Rice in command. Will leave
to-day nj five pm. for Pine Bluif and Lit
lie Rock direct. attending 10 all way busi-
ness in the bends and along the Arkansas.
The Guidon is a Mol boat and has good
passenger accommodations. VIM. MOrri-
son. an ailabie gentleman and efficient
officer, has charge OF the office, insisted
by Aleck Waddsll.
The now boats built for the Southern
waters viii he enabled 20 get 0ut on the
present rise in the Ohio.
The Wauanita, Captain Stein, after a
long. tedious voyage, appeared at the
wharf last evening from Cincinnati. with
a cargo Of Western products. She leaves
morn evening with a return trip.
The Des Arc, Captain Marsh-Miller, Is
the Friday packet Tor Friar's Point and
the bends.
The Thompson Dean, Captain James
Pepper, will leave the wharf this morn
ing, at ten O'Clock, for New Orleans and
the bends.
The Lsdy Gay passed mp Yesterday
morning for st. Louis. She discharged
here "A lot of groceries.
The Belle IT. Louis, Capt. Ieigler, Will
leave the wharf tins evening for Cairo
and st. JOuis.