Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-16

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NEW ORLEANS, December l5.-Arrived
yesterday: Magenta, from Memphis;
Mississippi, Mohawk and barges, from
St. Louis; GrOesbeck, from Cincinnati;
Messenger, from PittsburE. Departed:
Great Republic. Emma No. 3, and p. w.
Strader. Arrived to-day: Indiana. De-
parted: Magenta, for Memphis; Lizzie
Gill, Mohawk and barges, for st. Louis,
and Mary Houston for Louisville.
CAIRO, December I5.-DOwn: st. JO-
seph at 10 last night, Belle 81. Louis at l
and Alps at a IN Petrol at noon, Bee at
l, Imperial at ,, and Lorena 81 3 pm. Up:
Clara at 2, and LaBarge AZ am The
river fell y inches. The weather is
cloudy and mild.
LOUISVILLE, December I5.-Up: Belle
Vernon and Louisville. Down: SaIlie.
The weather is wet. The river is falling,
with seven feet five inches in the canal.
ST. LOUIS, December 15.-Arrived:
Rubicon and Forsyth. Departed Thomp-
son Dean aud st. Joseph. The river has
risen four feet since Saturday. Weather
wet with alternate snow and rain.
PITTsBURG, December 15.-The river is
rising with seven feet five inches in the
channel. More coal leaving.
CINCINNATI, December l5.--Arrived: J.
W. Garrett and Sam J. Hale. Departed:
Waunita and Robert Burns. The river is
rising, with II feet in the channel. Rain
ing.
The news from above viii be found in
T our dispatches. 1t will be seen that the
Ohio is high and bids fair TO remain so un-
til a cold snap sets in. Above st. Louis
navigation is suspended, or is very preca-
riOus. The Arkansas, at last report, was
swelling, with lots of water TO all points.
White river is rising steadily.
The first snow OF the season fell here
yesterday, and it would have covered the
ground were il not Tor tho mUl, which
Tapped it NJ as fast IS IL fell. Business on
the leyee is seriously retarded by the rain,
snow and mud.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Alice Dean left for Cincinnati with
HOO bales cotton.
Fanny Brandeis got away for Evansville
with 10 bales cotton.
The elegant and unsurpassed passenger
steamer Lady Gay, with Capt. Isaac Jones,
one of our most popular officers, in COM
mand, Will pass up this morning for Cairo
and St. Louis. Owen q. Gates, "a popular
and efficient clerk, has charge Of the Office.
The Sallie V. came in trOm Dyersburg
yesterday with 100 bales cotton, and a
good passenger trip. She leaves again to-
day for Hsle's Point and FOrked Deer 10
Dyersburg. Capt. Miller commands, and
Rhosa Parker, a popular clerk, is in the
Office.
The Natoma, Capt. Ashford, leaves on
Friday Tor White river.
The Liberty is the regular Saturday
White river packet.
The Richmond viii be IN port to leave
on Saturday for Nicksburg and New Or
cans.
The beautiful Belle st. Louis, Capt.
Alex. Zeigler, will get away this evening
for Cairo, ST. Louis and all way landings. 4
Capt. Zeigler has no superior as a steam
boat master in any sense of The word, and
he is ably seconded by Messrs. Baskette
and Ellis Harris.
The Grand Era did not get away last
night, as her crow jumped on account of
the weather. She leaves this evening for
F%iOksbarg q New Orleans, ut 8 pm.
Capt. houns is master, and Jas. Kerr, jr.,
is her chief secretary.
Capt. Malone backs out the G. W, Cheek
to-day for frlar's Point and all way land
ines. She IS the regular White Collar
pa ket. Frank Gonterman is clerk.
The elegant new steamer Mary Boyd, /
the pride Of Arkansas river, will leave to-
day for all landings on that stream to
Little Roak. She Is the regular u. s. 1
mail packet, and connects with the pack
cts for Forts Smith and Benton. Capt.
RubeH Haynes commands. +. w. OUTLAW
and Bob Shields are her clerks.
The Pauline Carroll. Capt. Ed. Dix,
leaves at 2 pm. to-day for Vickshurg and
New Orleans. She is a first-clsss passen-
hGA B1Nhbts anu iidhto al hdN AdlttA4E@- !
The following is the scale OF wages paid
on steamers plying between st. Louis and
ST. Paul, the last season, as furnished the
ST. Paul Press: Captains, SI75 per month; !
Pilots, $500 TO $3.50; First Clerks, $40; |
Second Clerks, 500; First Engineers, SlIO;
Second Engineers. $50; Mates, SlI0; Stew
ards, SO; deckers, from $50 to $50.
The st. Louis RepUbtleag saysI 1.-THE
following we CLEAN from a dispatch re-
ceiyed yesterday by Messrs. Stillwell &
Powell, from David r. Powell, of the
firm, and one of the owners of the beat.
The dispatch says; 1920 head ofstoek aud
$50 tons OF freight, besides barge freight,
is here, and VIII 60 forward by first o0a-
venient boat. The Arthur is lying
straight; water up TO name on larbOard
side; it reaches to center of deck-rOOm; /
six feet of water IN starbOard side, all
round. All depends upon the weather. -"
PILoTA WoODPILE, ARK Dec. II.
Dick R9gtiShi II Fou are pot removing I
" Memphis from the bluff " as requested
by your pOrkopoIis friend, you may have
room for a small snag report. The J. J.
Albert, Capt. Tom Trunnet, is pow filing
his sesOnd engagement in tins ANGUS Old
DEVILS Elbow. He viii drop down to the
city tor more coal, to consume the green
cord-wood he is forced to burn, and re-
turn to remove all trees liable to fall ia,
and hoist all the snags from Cairo to
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and the work will be well done. One
more cleaning out of the Fogleman chute
will render the ten mile cutoff" safe
by night or day, and navigation will soon
be disarmed of all its Ierrors save fire.
Her worthy officer, Mr.. Dodson, will
show his logbook of the Abert's perform
anee. II head center Z. S. It. snag-
boat wOuid only remove the Radical snags
as fast from the popular current, the old
Z" ship of State " would once more ride
the wave in triumph.
Until death us do part"
Yours, CHARLIE.
PIttsburg papers complain of the rail
road bridge at Steubenville, Ohio, as an
obstruction to the navigation of the Ohio
river, and a nuisance which ought to be
removed.
The following rates of freight now rule
at Louis; To Memphis-Flour, soc; pork,
zoe; whisky, 81 rs; corn, per sack, Soc;
heavy pound freight, Soc; hay and light
do, 4Od50c per 100 lbs. TO Vicksbury-
heavy pound freight, 35e; hay, Coo per
100. To New Orleans-Flour, Toe; pork,
81 %; whisky, 81 25; corn, 45c per sack;
oats, bacon, lard, ETC., 40c per cwt; hay,
Coo per cwt; by barge, &c per Dbl and &c
per sack and per 100 lbs. less.
The st. Louis Times says of the sinking
of the Arthur: THE W. x. Arthur, Capt.
Rusk, en- route from this port to New Or
leans, sunk at Benefits Ian ling, l25
miles south of here, Friday morning.
She is on a sloping bar, with six feet of
water at her bow and fifteen feet at the