Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-25
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
ARRIVALS.
DEPARTURES.
IN PORT
DIVERS. WEATHER AND BUSINESS

The river rose 19 inches the past "a
hours. Below high water mark of 1867,
Is feet 3inches. CHAS. GOODWIN,
Superintendent Gas Works.
There is no later news from the Arkan-
sas. 1t is no doubt swelling. White
river is still going up. The rise at
this point is increasing, and with moder-
ate weather we may again have a big
river. Our dispatches give the latest news
from above. The weather yesterday was
clear as a bell and beautiful as a May
morning. Business active on the levee.
NEW ORLEANS, February 24.-Arrived:
Nick Wall, from st. Louis, and Groesbeck,
from Cincinnati. Departed; Magenta, for
Memphis; MOllie Able and McGill, for
| st. Louis.
VICKsBURG, February A.-Up: General
Lee and KilgoUr, at 4 pm, and Mary
Houston at 5 pm. Down: Belle Vernon,
at s p.l; Tom Reese and barges, at pm.
The weather is clear n cool. The river
is falling. =
LOUISVILLE, February 24.-The river is
falling, with u feet 6 inches in the canal.
CAIRO, February A.-Up; Henry Ames,
/ New Orleans to st. Louis, IL last night
Hornet No. 2, New Orleans to Pittsburg,
SPIN. Down; Milbrey Evansville to Mem
phis, Z Am; Wauanita, Cincinnati to New
Orleans, 8 am; Fannie Brandeis, Cairo TO
Memphis, 3 pm. The river rose 10 inches.
The weather is clear, mercury AZ.
ST. LOUIS, February 24.-The river is
rising slowly.
CISCINNATI, February A.-Arrived {:
Allegheny Belle. Depsrtedi Edin-
burgh. The river is falling with thirty
two feet in the channel. Weather clear.
P~ITTsRURG, February "A River falling,
six and and a half feet N the channel,
with heavy ice running. Weather clear.
LOUISVILLE, February 24.-Up: Silver
Moon. Down: Sallie and Robert Burns.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The W. r. Arthur, Capt. Harry Brolas-
XII, will arrive this morning, and leaves
for New Orleans at 5 pm. She is a SPLEEN
did passenger packet.
The Alice Dean got away for Cincin-
natl with 1888 bales OF cotton,
The P. W. StradeT passed up. She ad-
ded 500 bales here for the Ohio.
The w. J. Lewis passed up from Red
River to st. Louis.
The City of Alton and Marble City both
from V~ickshqrg, passed up for st. Louis
since u last,
James Kerr, jr., of the Grand Era, and
editor OF the TOTchllght was in our city
yesterday.
The Legal Tender got off her resting
place on this rise, and arrived yesterday,
She will go on the docks.
The Commercial leaYes Tomorrow for
White river. She is the United States
mail packet.
The r. P. Walt will get away to-mor-
row for White river as usual.
The Minneola, Capt. Miller, came in
with a big trip from the Ohio, and leaves
tomorrow for Cincinnati. She is the reg
ular packet.
The splendid General Anderson, Cant.
Jim Lee, will back out to-day for Friar's
Point and all way landings on the lower
Mississippi. She is q No. ! packet.
Stack Lee, Cummings aud Chism are her
clerks.
The fine steamer Gallatin came in YES
terday. One item of her cargo was $500
sacks corn. h backs out again to-day
for New Madrid and the bends. Marx
Cheek is master, and Frank Gontegmap
is clerk.
The new and handsome Eteamer ThOs.
II. Allen will get of to-day for Little
Rock, Fort Smith, and all landings on the
Arkansas. She is the United States mail
packet an6has splendid travelling accom-
modatiOns. Ferd Hamilton commands,
and c. T. Walker is chief secretary, aa-
sisted by Dan Sullivan.
We learn, through private sources, that
the M. j. Wicks was aground yesterday
at Grand Tower, about half way between
st. Louis and Cairo.
Captain F. Y. Bachelor has purchased
and assumes command of the Edinburg.
Lawrence Carter goes in the Office. She
is loading at Cincinnati for New Orleans.
We regret to hear that Samuel Woods,
the well known and popular Arkansas
river clerk, iS lying quite i'll at his resi-
dence On Madison street.
Capt. Neal thinks he will have the Rich /
mond released from bondage in a few
days. The only claims aled against the
boat are for the ope-fouEth interest OF
Sherley & Voolfolk, and Capt. Neal ex-
peets to set friends to purchase their in
terest.
The Lightwood has gone in the upper
Red river trade, under charter of the /
Kounz Bros. She has obtaied omen insur-
ance policies from Cincinnati offices.
Her trade will be from Shreveport to above
the raft.
The M. ]. wicks left st. Louis on
Tuesday evening drawing five feet.
Captain II. K. Hszlett, OF Pittsburgh,
has been awarded the contract to trans
port troops and Government supplies up
the Missouri river the coming season.
The st. Louis Republican of Wednes-
day says there is 600 tons of Arkansas
awaiting q through boat, with
good rates offered. Lack of tonnage is
the cause of its not being forwarded.
Ice between st. Louis and Cairo and all
the upper rivers has suspended river
business. The weather having moderated,
1t is expected the ice will break up by
and permit the arrival of a large
number of boats due. The ruling rates of
are expected to hold firm, though
strong efforts are being made to secure a
reduction.
Captain Woods Wilson, formerly COM
of the Cherokee, has purchased a
on Battle creek, in Marion county,
Tennessee, aud has retired from the
There are some fine places In the
region mentioned, lying along the creeks
IN the coves and valleys Of the Cum
Mountains. Captain W. has
doubtless secured one OF this character.
a bill to incorporate the Mississippi
Steam Packet Company, to run boats on
he Mississippi and its tributaries, with a
iapitai OF S50o,000. passed the Louisiana
last Monday.
The Mollie Able reached New Orleans
Monday last with 1900 bales of cotton
this port.
1t is now asserted that not less than J
twenty-five lives were lost by the disas-
or to the Emma No. 3. J.