Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-18

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four hours. Below high water mark of
1867, 10 feet Z inches this morning.
CHAS. GOODWIN,
Superintendent of Gas Works.
NEW ORLEANS, December II.-Arrived:
Kate Kinney, Antelope and Atlantic.
Departed; Indiana and Mississippi.
ST. sLOUIs, December IT.-Arrived:
Emile La Barge, Molie Able, Belle Mem
phis and Colorado. Departed: Ames.
The river is still rising, with 8 feet to
Cairo. Showing.
: LoUIsvILLE. December 17.-Up; Vir-
J GINA. Down: Wauinita. The weather is
cloudy and cold. Tho river is rising
with s feet in the canal, also st Pittsburg,
with Il feet in the channel.
CINCINNATI, December 11.-Arrived:
T! Silver Moon and Belle Vernon. The riv-
er is rising, with twenty ana a hall feet in
the channel. The weather is cloudy.
CAIRO. December I7.-Up: Swallow, l
am; Kellogg, Z am; Alaska, , pm;
City OF Cairo and City Of Alton, o pm.
Down, Wild Duck, Z am; Common
wealth, u N; Mary E. FOrsythe, 8 pm.
The river rose i've inches. II has been
raining since Don
The river at this point is falling, andthe
bar opposite is again lifting its head.
I " hite river IS swelling, as is also the Ar
kansas, with plenty of water in both.
The latest news from above viii be found
in our dispatches. Business is active and
weather wet, with occasional SHOWS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The towboat Imperial passed down yes
The towboat W. II. Brown arrived yes
terday with 960o barrels salt tor Bank
smith.
The ST Joseph, Capt, Corbett, willeave
to-day for Cairo and ii. Lppis, rs the reg
ular packet. She makes all way landings,
AanH nnpnHaNa vrfFT .rha Fwafnz North and
East.
The elegant Mary Forsyth, Capt. Foster,
is the regular United States mail packet
for Vicksburg and the bends. She gets
away at 5 pm. -r a"
The W. \. Caldwell, Capt. Rowland, is.
the regular United States mail packet for
the Arkansas to-day. She goes through
to Fort Smith direcI, aud offers superior
inducements TO shippers. GarFet Huls
and John Smithers are her competent
clerks. '
The Thompson Dean, Capt. Pepper,
leaves to-day at 3 pm. for V~fcksbuFg aud
New Orleans.
The Richmond viii pass down on Mon
day for New Orleans.
1t will be seen tha the Des Arc has
changed her days of departure TO Non
days and Thursdays, and viii extend her
trips TO Beulah Landing hereafter. This
viii accommodate many Of the planters
below on the riyer.
Milt. r. Harry, n OF the best and
most popular White river clerks, has been
promoted TO the command of the steamer
Fairy Queen, running from Augusta and
-Jaeksonport % points on Black river.
Capt. Harry viii make a good officer, and
will make the Fairy Qaeen one OF the
most popular packets on upper White
river. bis boat Will make two trips per
week in connection with the packets from
I -. wA-H 20 NNhr#n wTwn. nnI mill mn 49,
larry III the trade. We congratulate the
owners of the Fairy Queen on securing
the services of Capt. Harry, and We know
that under his auspices the Queen VIII
be a household word along the shores Of
old White.
The Commonwealth, Capt. SEDAN, viii
pass down to-day at 5 PIN. for VicksburE
and New Orleans. John 5. Lehner is her
popular chief secretary.
The Pretender enters the St. Francis
river trade on Monday next III charge of
l. Capt. hes WaEe. see her card elsewhere.
The ida Rees, Capt. b. f. Horn, with
Mr.. J.-E. lam in the office, leaves to-
day for Cairo and Evansville. Sh enters
the trade as a regular Saturday packet.
Capt. j. B.. Davis has returned from
Nashville, where he secured "A charter for
his line of Memphis and White river
J packets. His line Is o on a firm basis,
and has every prospect of that success
which Capt DIvis deserves not only Tor
his wish to please the people along White
river, but for the indomitable pluck he
has evinced in keeping two such splendid
packets in the trade Under adverse cir
cumstances.
Itwiube seen that Capt. JohnD Adams
has determined to send the boats of his
line through to Fort Smith, and during
the high water all his boats leaving this
port tor the Arkansas viii go through
=
Will facilitate business, and secure the re-
ceipt ofmerchandise at points above Little
Rock, without the danger of loss and the
consequent damage OF r~eshipping. Capt
Adams has and is making every effort in
his power to send forward al freights for
the Arkansas without delay, aud his new
arrangement viii meet with the apurOba-
ton OF every m~erchantOf our city, as we'll
as those living above Little Rock, who are
equally as much interested. The Cald-
well-leaves to-day under the new schedule.
Capt. Bob McGhee, of our CITY, and
Capt. Dan Able, are about TO form a busi
ness connection and open a house ia New
Orleans on the LIST of January. AS both
gentleansn are well known in business
circles everywhere, and particularly 50
here in Memphis, we predict for them a
prosperous future in their LEI sphere.
The Pauline Carroll. Capt., Ed. Dix,
leaves at 3 pm. to-day for Vicksburg and
New Orleans. She is a first-elsss passen-
ger packet. and makes ali way landings.
Ross Powell is clerk.
The MinneoIa, Capt. Miller with JUhn
S. Jones in the Office, leaves to-day for
Cairo and Cincinnati. She is a tip-top
passenger packet, and has a full cargo en-
gagged.
The Edinburg, Capt. Yerkes, viii get
away to-day at 5 pm. for Louisville and
Cincinnati. Capt. Yerkes is a weli-KnOwn
master. Mr.. Armstrong is her secretary.
The Geo. ". Cheek, Capt. Malone,
leaves to-day for Friar's Point and all
way landings. She is thef regular packet.
Frank GOnterman is chief clerk.
Tee elegant U. 5. mail packet Liberty,
Capt. Pat. Wheat, is the regular White
river steamer to-day. She connects with
packets for all points above Jacksoupers.
Jimmy Thompson and Charley Sharpe.
are her popular clerks.
BARGE FOR SAFE.