Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-27
RIVERS, WEATHER AND BUSINESS.

RIVERS, WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
ST. LOUIS, December 26.-The weather
is clear. Navigation is still suspended.
but the ice in the river is growing softer,
and il is probable that boats for the South
will leave tomorrow.
CINCINNATI, December 26.-Arrived:
Emma and MinneoIa. The river is rising.
with thirty-hve feet three inches in the
channel. A driZziing mist prevails.
CAIRO, December A5.-Up: Kate Kinnv,
at 9 last night; Julia, 5 am; Luminary
and Silver Spray at noon. The river rose
twenty inches. Weather clear. Mercury
IS degrees.
PITrsBURG, December 26.-It is mild
and driZzilng. The MOnongahela has nine
feet in the channel, and is falling SLOWLY,
LOUISVILLE, December 26.-The river is 1
rising, with ten and 4 half feet in the
canal. II is drilling. Down: Alice Dean.
MEMPHIS GAS WORKS December 90.
River rose : feet IA inches in past IS
hours. IL stood below high water mark
of 1867 Il feet inches this morning.
CHAS. GOODWIN,
Superintendent OF Gas Works.
Our dispatches give theIatest news from
above. Heavy ice was running out of the
Upper Mississippi at Cairo, yesterday, and
The river was iull as low down as New
Madrid on Saturday. There is GOOD
steamboat water anywhere, and boats
hnd no trouble in carrying all the freight
their capacity will allow. The Arkansas
and White, as well as the ST. Francis. are
in excellent condition. Weather clear
and pleasant,
MISCELLANEOUS.
Tie Mollie Able passed down on Satur-
day with a splendid trip.
The Hamilton, Capt. VIII Trask, is on
her way to THIS port from New Orleans,
and viii be here on Wednesday.
Tn Great Republic will be here to-
New Orleans.
The Colorado, Captain Mckee, with
Mr.. Marmaduke in the office, leaves to-
day for Cairo and st. Louis. She is the
regular packet.
The Fort Gibson, Captain Reasoner, is
the regular United States mail packet for
Fort Smith and all way landings to-mor-
row. She connects with packets for Fort
Gibson and points on the upper Al
kansas.
The Des Arc, Captain Marsh Miller,
leaves to-day for Napoleon and all way
points. She is the regular Monday
packet. Billy Miller and Tip Fields are
her clerks.
The gay St. Francis, Capt. Tom Bow
man, with Paine, Clark, Consnt aud Ber-
ny in the Office, leaves Tomorrow, for all
landings on the st. Francis river.
the new arrangements by which the
Arkansas river packets are sent through
to Fort Smith, is working admirably.
All the boats of this line come and go
with full trips.
4 large portion of southern bound
freight is now sent from st. Louis to Bel
mont, over the Iron Mountain Railroad.
Navigation is suspended above Cairo.
The Commercial, Capt. Davis, leaves to-
morrow, tor Jacksonport and way points
on White river. She is the L. 5. mail
packet.
The General Anderson, Captain Jim
Lee, leaves to-day at her regular hour, for
Friar's Point and all way landings.
She IS a popular passenger packet, and
has no superior in the trade. Stack Lee,
Booker and Mather are her clerks.
The Silver Moon, Capt. Ben. Merrilees.
leaves tomorrow for Cairo and Cincin-
natl. She is the regular packet. George
Higgins is in the office.
The magnificent passenger packet Lady
Gay, is now in port, and leaves this even
ing for New Orleans. We know of no
better boat or more popular crew, and If
any of our friends want to travel south
ward, we woul commend them to the
Gay as in every respect the boat to go
upon. Capt. Isaac Jones is a master of
the Olden time, and a perfect gentleman,
while owen q. Gates, the chief clerk, is
the right man in the right place. Remem-
Der the Gay for in the language of a friend
of ours, "a trip upon her Is a joy for
ever.'
The Des Arc came in last night, full of
people and with 200 bales cotton.
So far as ascertained, the insurance on
the cargo of the Swallow amounts to
SOL, SIG, which is divided as follows: 3.7OO
in wheeling; S2S.535 in Cincinnati; SS,795
in New Orleans; so, 733 in Eastern offices.
The latest valuation is sol, 6g2.
The w. j. Sims has been purchased at
st. Louis by the Miami Packet Company
for $50, 900.
Henry Broiaski has bought one-fourth
interest in the w. X. Arthur at the rate
of $4,000 for the boat, and will command
her.
Congress passed a bill Monday appro-
priating 100000 to eontinue the improve
ment on Des Moines Rapids.
The Hannibal Courier says of astrange
vessel:
"A craft reminding one of Noah's Ark
more than anything else, hove in sight at :
about noon on Saturday. A close obser-
walton developed the fact that it was a
floating craft, gotten up expressly for emil
grating purposes. a rude cabin had been
constructed on & fiatbOat, into which a 1
family had removed. The boat wasguided :
by means of two steering oars, one of
which was operated by the man, the other {
by the old lady and daughter. The pro- 7
prietor and captain of the craft is a Ger 7
AAlNh ~ gAAAA4a uAA Ms AtdlAAG Is UtsHl0 A..
Heck. For many years he resided in Wis .
cOnsin, but the idea of removing further {
South taking possession of him, he con
structed the above described boat. and five
weeks ago he set sail from the town of
Victory, twenty miles below Lacrosse. (
His family consists of himself and wife
andeight children. His present point OF I
destination is ST. Louis, thence he viii 90 :
10 Memphis.
We are indebted to Thad. Conant. of
the 81. Francis for the following manifest
that steamer from Shepherds Wood
yard, st. Francis river, December %, 1863:
Petit Il Simpson, ID bales cotton; Thas, \
II. Allen q Co., Il bales cotton; Milard. !
Bowling & Co., % bales cotton: Black. io
Estes IL Co., 20 bales cotton; Shane, Har- a,
ris d Co., s bales cotton; J. 7. Frank a n
Co., 4 bales cotton; Rosser, lizard q Co. o II
bales cotton; e Is. Weber 81 Bro, 5 bales re
Stanton & Moore, 5 bales cotton; ~
Tobin, Lynn & Co., 7 bales cotton: Eos n,
Kealhofer q Co., 6 bales cotton; Par tn
zer, Ward & Co., 5 bales cotton; Nelson e. -
Titus, Z bales cotton; Gay d Martin, 9 Ie
1ales cotton; Clark, Ely & Co.. $ bales "
,ottOn; Newton, Ford & Co., 9 bales cot
on Harris, Cochran q Co., l bale cotton: Te
I. j.. Rawlings Il Co., 4 bales cotton; Hill.
d Co., % bales cotton; d. II, =
DoYnsend, . bales cotton; Il. T. j. Owen
bales cotton; Marsh, Warner d Co., 3 -
'aies cotton; McGhee q Heron, 2 bales
otton; J. L. Verser, 3 bales cotton; Por-
or d Herbert, 81 bales cotton; Brooks. ~
Ieely d Co., 5 bales cotton; S. NJ. Webb
Co., . bales S9ttonI T. A. Nelson, 2 at