Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-03

The river rose y inch in The previous
"a hours. 1t stood Is feet 10 inches below
the high water mark of 1867.
CHAS. GOODWIN,
Superintendent Gas Works.
NEW ORLEANS, December ARRIVED
Nick Longworth from Louisville. De-
parted: II. NJ. Shreve, kellogg and barges,
Dea INC Commonwealth for st. Louis.
The steamship New York arrived from
Hamburg.
P~rrrsBURG, December 1.-The river is
rising with II feet in the channel. Two
coal lows departed. Arrived: Argosy.
1t is showing tonight, and growing cold
LOUISVILLE, December 1.-The river is
rising with s feet in the canal. Passed
down: Hale, Emma No. 3, P. w. Strader.
Passed up: Kate Putnam. There Isl spit
ting snow.
CAIRO, December PASSED down;
Trenton, 10 last lighti st. Luke, 8 pm.
Belle Memphis, l PM; Spray, IL am.
Houston, at noon. The river has risen 4
inches. Weather clear. Mercury at 400
=ST. LOUIS, December 2.-The river is
rising slowly tonight. Weather cold and
damp. Arrived: FOrsythe, Mississippi
and Belle Memphis. Departed: Lizzie
Gill, I. L. McGilI and Mountaineer.
CINCINNATI, December ARRIVED
ArmadilIo. Departed-St. Mary's, for
New Orleans. The river is stationary,
with II feet 7 inches in the channel. 1t is
raining tonight.
The upper streams are rising and coal is
on its way out from P~ittsburg. Our dis
patches of yesterday announced the de-
parture of five million bushels. The st.
Francis is swelling. White river is rising
slowly, and the Arkansas had risen siy.
feet at Little Rock yesterday morning;
and was still rising. A private dispatch
to Maj. Mart. Walt announces a 3 foot rise
in the Ouachita yesterday at Camden. Our
dispatches give the latest news from above,
MISCELLANEOUS.
Jack Wilson, one Of our oldest levee
clerks, who has been intimate with river
matters upon u landing for many years,
comes out to-day as a candidate for
Wharfmaster. If elected he will make a
faithful officer.
The Office of the Memphis and Arkansas
River Packet Company has been removed
to the new " Stanton Block" on Madison
street. They now have one of the most
elegant business offices in the city.
Jack Chambers went to Cincinnati on
Wednesday evening, and will take charge
of the office of the new steamer r. p.
Walt.
The Minneola was to have left at a late
hour last night with 1900 bales of cotton
for Cincinnati.
The Norman, for Evansville, got away
with 500 bales cotton.
The elegant steamer katoma, Capt.
VIM. Ashford, leaves to-day for ali points
on White river to Jacksonport. She con-
meets with the Little Rock train, and with
packets for the upper streams. Mr.. Lis
enbury has charge of her office. and is as
sisted by u popular young friend Milt
Harry, whose name is a tower of strength
to a White river packet.
The Des Arc goes out to-day for Friar's
She is the regular Friday packet.
Capt. Marsh Miller and the Field brothers
are her officers.
The new steamer Grand Era came in
yesterday and lays overuntil to-day. She
departs for New Orleans at 5 pm CAPT.
kouns commands, and Jas. Kerr, IT,, is
clerk. The latter is also editor of the
Iorehtight, a spicy aquatic sheet published
on board.
It is rumored that the Grand Era will
enter the Memphis and New Orleans
until Red river rises.
The splendid steamer Mary BOYD. Cant.
Haynes, leaves Tomorrow for Lit
tie Rock n way ports on the Arkansas.
She is one of the very finest of our local
packets. =. w. Outlaw and Bob Shields
are clerks.
The Liberty, Capt. Wheat, is the regular
U. s. NJ. packet for White river on Satur-
day. She is the railroad packet. Jimmy
and Jack Horne are her clerks.
The Rubicon is due tonight from st,
The Robt. Burns leaves tomorrow for
Cincinnati. Frank Stein is master and
A. +. Power is in the office.
The Laura made a trial trim with her
patent wheel yesterday. The wheel was
designed by DR.. AGREE of this city, and is
b same style as those of the Inflated
1t worked well, we learn.
Six thousand dollars was collected at
Louis, for wharfage, during the month
If November.
A passenger ON the Mollie Able, on his
way to Texas, where greenbacks are un-
Known, purchased four counterfeit $40
gold pieces from a sharper, at the moder-
tie sum of SS3 in currency. Gold NAV be
ieclining, but that innocent trayeler
kinks brass is rising.
The magnificent passenger steamer
treat Republic was due last night from
iboye, and will no doubt be found at the
this morning. She is unsurpassed
or elegance, comfort and speed, and
without a rival on the river in
verything that goes to make up a perfect
teamer. Capt. VIM. B. Donaldson and
DIR. Atkinson are her chief officers, and
re popular on both banks of the river,
st. Louis to the Crescent City.
The Virginia passed down yesterday.
he mad q big trip, and got 1900 sacks corn
here and Cairo.
The Robt. Burns arrived last night from
-DcinUafi