Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-05
Memphis ana Little ROCK Railroad
RIVER MATTERS.
MRArHER AND RIzErs

The weather cleared up yesterday, ant
was much pleasanter though 10 was coo
early in the day. The Arkansas wa
falling st last report, but was rejoicing
in water enough for all navigable pur
poses. The same is true OF White river
The decline at this point goes on rapidly
Our midnight dispatches give the lates
news from all points above.
Arrivals.
Steamer H. NJ. Shreve, 81. Louis.
Mary E. Forsyth, st. Louis.
Magenta, Cairo.
Darling, Cincinnati.
Norman, Evansville.
CT W. Cheek, Hale's Point.
" Thompson Dean, New Orleans
" ArgOsy, Arkansas river.
Linton, st. Francis river.
Departures.
Steamer Thompson Dean, st. Louis.
Ben. johnson, st. Louis.
Fen. Campbsll, HaIe's Point.
" q. w. Cheek, Hals's Point.
Norman, Evansville.
I" Co0sa, Evansville.
" Lsni Leoti, Arkansas river.
/" GuidoD, Arkansas river.
" Ben. Johnson, New Orleans.
" Argosy, White river.
" ii. NJ. Shreve, Vicksburg.
" Magenta, New Orleans.
In Port.
Darling, Linton, Bermuda.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The levee was quite animated to-day,
and cotton was being shipped in a lively
manner
The CoOss vent out well laden with
the staple for Evansville.
Tba Nagoufa naezad dn1n Che hoa
an excellent trip, and Jim Sayers gave
her 3 large number Of people al this
port.
The Bermuda is laid up ct our Ievee,
and is, we believe, offered for sale.
The Laura goes into the White river
trade on Monday next.
The case OF the steamer Imperial
against the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad is now going on at Nashville.
It viii be remembered that the Imperial
ran against the abutment Of the Louis
vile Railroad bridge, in 1866, and was
sunk.
The Argonsut will get away today
for Cincinnati, and leaves at 5 D M. She
makes al way landings. Gus Egerhart
is master.
Tue Mollie Able, Capt. Dan Able, will
pass down for New Orleans this evening.
She is one Of our most elegant floating
palaces. John Leavenworth is clerk of
the Mollie.
The elegant steamer Darling, with
Lawrence Carter on the roof, will get
away to-day promptly for Cairo and
Cincinnati. She is one of our finest
local packets. Mr.. Power has charge of
her office.
The Ozark, Capt. Blas5ell, with Ned
Outlaw in the Office, leaves tomorrow
FOR all points on the Arkansas to Little
' -s~l~- IT 9 mail
packet.
The ArgOsy backed out for White river
win a fair showing Of freight and people. |
The h. Il. Shreve and NJ. E. Forsyth
passed co8n fer Vicksburg yesterday.
The Thompson Dean and Ben John
son passed up for st. Louis yesterday.
The Norman came in from Evansville |
10 the morning with a full cargo, ard
returned last night for Evansville with
i've hundred bales of cotton.
The elegant City OF Cairo, Capt. Ma
lin, viii be 10 port TO leave for Cairo and
St Louis Tomorrow evening.
Tbs magnificent Olive Branch, Capt.
lsasc Jones, will pass down for New Or
to-day. She is one OF the cham
pion boats of the a. q NJ s.. Line, and
has no superior on the river.
Inc Linton, Capt. Ware, gets away to-
morrow for ell points on the st. Francis
liver to Wittsburg. She is fast and
lsfe.
The gay Nstoma, whereof Lee is mas
ier and MeSSrs. Fields, Whitehead and
salisbury are clerks, leaves to. day for
Point and way landings on the
Mississippi. She connects with the Con-
FeTse for Moon Lake.
The tOwb0ats Mary, Alice, Alps and
irand Lake passed up.
The Lizzie Gill snd Nick LongWorth
re due from New Orleans tonight.
The Robert Burns is due from the Ohio.
The Legal Tender is due to-day from
Sew Orleans.
The GuidOn and Lsni Lsoti got off for
Arkansas river with fair trips.
A stesmboatman named Tim Me-
lrath seriously cut and wounded several
tars0ns yesterday morning. Particulars
7ill be found in U local columns.
Mr.. James Il. ShSlen, of st. Louis,
as sold his interest OF three-fourths in
DWboat Atlantic and three barges to
apt. Lloyd I. Belt, st rate Of $500
We are having all kinds OF weather.
kept very cold. We imagine that if
Up Van Winkle had terminated his
eep OF twenty years, and Rwoke any
me in the past four weeks, it would
ave required more than his call upon
ID friends or Schneider for his personal
,eOgnitiOn, to have decided what time :
year 1t was. .
The Lexington, which was destroyed I
y fire yesterday morning st New Or
ans, was q sidewheeler, originally, we !
elieve, Guilt for the Missouri river.
During the month of January, four p
en- steamers and four tOw-bOGts with y
baFges, left st. Louis for
ew Orleans. The aggregate cargo
this fleet packages bacon, 1920; !
an, 1855; corn (sscks) 1892, in bulk 1
IS bushels; -four IDOLS 59,317; lard :
Ackages), 1872; oats (sacks), II,
irk obs J. S242; sundries (packages),
zoo equal in weight to Is. SIS tons.
Ihe Leonidas, Pauline Carroll and ] Z
Geoesbsck are due this evening from "
low.
learn by the Vicksburg Herald
81 Capt. DeEaven is in that city. 7
flood at Bsthel, Conn, drowned ff.
persons. Three men were standing
one of the bridges watching the
ster as it rushed down, but before they
lld reach the shore the bridge upon z
llch they were standing was carried
'sy, and they were all drowned. Fl