Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-16
RIVERS. WEATHER AND BUSINESS.

MEMPHIS GAS WORKS, February 10.
River fell 2 feet sinobes in past "a
hours. Below high-water mark Of 1857 ID
feet 10 inches. CHAS. GOODWIN.
Superintendent Gas Works.
The decline goes on az a rapid pace and
boats have a hard time in sparring off the
bank We have no later news from the
Arkansas OF White rivers. Business il
very good and the weather yesterday was
beautiful, sfter the heavy ram Of Monday
night.
~PITTsBURG, February I5.-The Mou0n-
gahela IS rising rapidly, with twelve feet
In the channel. The present rise is almost
entirely from that stream. Greensboro
riveris also rising, with eleven feet In the
channel. A large number OF tCWs Of coal
leave tomorrow. The total shipments
on this rise will probably exceed 1000, 600
bushels, as there are at leass fifteen tow
boats to 90 below. One firm alone sends
out seven steamers
ST. Louis, February 15.-The river is
falling slowly.
LOUISVILLE February B-The river is
rising, with 7 feet 8 inches in the canal.
NASHVILLE, Febroary l5.-The river 3
rising, with 8 feet on Harpeth Shoals. The
weather is cool and clearing off.
z ORLEANS, February l5-Arrived:
Antelope and barges. Departed: Henry
Ames and Tom Jasper for st. Louis.
NICKsBURG, February lj.-Up: Emma
No. 3. ? pm. Down: La Barge and P W.
Strader, Z pm. The river is stationary.
The weather is clear and pleasant.
CAIRO, February l5.-Up: Dick Fulton
New Orleans to PittsburE. sam. Down.
Continental from St. Louis to New Or
leans, s an; T.. l.. McGili, St. Louis to
New Orleans, 10 An; City Of Alton. St.
Louis TO Memphis, 10 an; Mississippi,
New Orleans TO St. Louis, 4 an; Atlantic,
New Orleans to St. Louis, 4 an; Rubi-
e0n IirEghurr IN Ct Lama : n N
The river fell six inches in the past
tw~enfy-fOur hours.
The weather Is clear. Mercury a deg.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Great Republic and 81. J. Wicks
The Indiana passed down about noon
yesterday.
The Mary Houston, Capt. Dunham,
leaves to-day for EicEsburg and New Or
leans. She is an elegant passenger packet.
The sam Hale, Captain Walker, viii
get away to-day for Cairo and Cincinnati.
She makes all way landings.
Several river items Of interest are
crowded out to-day.
The popular and elegant Magenta, Cap
tain Prank Hicks, VIII be in readiness
to get way for New Orleans at S pm. to-
day. She il the regular Wednesday
packet, and IS in every respect q maguff-
cent steamer. John sullivan, Chamber
lain and Strange are her popular clerks,
and the immortal Frank smith is her
competent and gentlemanly steward.
The Gen. Anderson, Captain stack Lee,
will back out at ) pun. for Friar's Point
and al way landings On.the lower river.
She goes out promptly. Thad COnaEr is
clerk.
Southwark bound freights fro,n louis
vile we're advanced last Saturday 10 SI@
81 25 for pork and 4095gc per hundred on
pound freights. From St. Louis freigbts
have also advanced rnrn~.e - -,---s--
tonnage and the rapid decline Of the
river. To New Orleans, -four Is 81; pork
81 so; corn Coo per sack: and heavy
freight Zoe per hundred pounds.
The St. Louis and Red River packets
are getting licenses at New Orleans for
their pilots to take them up Red river.
This is rather tight on the $1,000 per
month Association men, and is the first
step toward disaTraHging their cOmbina-
lions.
The Richmond has succeeded in reship-
ping her freight, and is now on her way
TO Louisville.
A large quantity of wood has been cut
on the Upper Missouri during the past
winter. Tn mountain trade packets
will be apt to consume il all before the
simmer endss
It is stated that Captain VOORHEES, and
others paid S30,OOO for the Utah.
Tn Mohawk sunk a barge loaded with
300 tons Of pig iron a few days since above
Napoleon. 1t can be saved.
A bill IS likely to pass the Kentucky
Legislature apprOpria5ing S95,0 COO 20 i'm
prove Big Sandy river. West Virginia Is
expected to assist with the same amount
n immense coal fields Of tne Big Sandy,
equal to those OF Pennsylvania, will thus
become available, and their products sent
Southwark 10 supply the constantly in
creasing demand for fuel.
The New O1aehita packet Wade Hamp-
is advertised TO leave Louisville to-
morrow. II is said she is a beauty.
The following ladies and gentlemen
made up the pleasure party on the Mol
lie Able, on Eheir way 10 New Orleans to
see Mardi Gras and attendant festivities.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. g. Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Knapp, Mr.. and Mrs. AuSal Phil
lips, Charles Todd and daughter, Mrs.
Vallee, Miss Harrison, Miss Ida Carroll.
Mrs. J. W. Carroll-al OF St. Louis. Col.
Beckwith, wife and four ladies', from
Cleveland; j. V. Rodgers and wife, of
Ohio; II. j. Chase, and family, Of Toledo.
A band of music accompanied the party,
and they are having a gay time oft.
A rule adopted by the Board Of super
visors az their recent meeting, is that re-
quiring every passenger steamer to be
supplied with a float for each deck pas
senge TO the wholesnumbsr that she NAV
accommodations for. The float 70 be
made of light wood, four feet long, four
AItuts M1Ut ana Two lutnGS LlIck.
with W hand-holes in each float, each
hand-hOle TO be six inches long and two
wide. n on each side one inch
from the edge Of the hOat. This rule was
to take effect from the first of February.
The Mollie Able broke her larboard CYL
inder head above the CITY Monday even
and came down in tow OF the Grand
Lake. She engaged the Submarine No. IL,
for some tine past lyingidle at Fort Pick
ering, TO accompany her from here down
and work on one side in place Of her Grip
pied wheel. A new cylinder head has
been ordered, and will be ready by the
the boat leaves New Orleans. The
Moilie and Submarine together viii take
about 1000 bales of cotton from this pore.
She will get away at al early hOur this
morning, and passengers who are FORUM
enough to place themselves under rhe =
of Captain Dan Able and owen
Gates, will never regret it.
The Mary Miller is rapidly approach
completion at Portland, Ky. Sh9
VIII be commanded by Captain John III.
P~eckenpaugb, and is to ply in the Evans
vile and Memphis trade. She is named
for Miss Mary Miller, of Evansville, who
is said TO be one among the most accom-
and beautiful German girls in that
hourishing little village.
MARDI GRAs EXCURSION TO NEW
ORLEANs-The ~maguincent lOw-pressure
steamer Great Republic, Captain W. B.
Donaldson. will leave Memphis on Tues
day, I'D instant, at five o'clock pm. posi-
Parties wishing to visit New Or
leans can rely upon the Great Republic
being there in time for the festivities on
Mardi Gras day. Excursion tickets can
be procured at reduced rates, and state
secured, upon application to
5. II. SHOCK & CO.,
Passenger Agents.
LARRY HARMSTAD & co.
General Agents, No. u Madison st.
y. B.-For choice rooms, make early
application.