Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-29
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Our dispatches give full reports from all
points above and below. The Arkansas
is falling, with three feet to Little Rock
White river is about stationary. The
weather is clear and warm. Business
very fair on the levee.
LITTLE Rock, March 2s.-The Night
ingals is laid up at Skyiark Landing
awaiting water, with no prospects at pre-
ent. There is only II inches above that
point.
LOUISVILLE, March 2s.-The river is
still rising. Weather clearing up.
CINcINNATI, March %, 9 p.m.-Weather
cloudy. Thermometer, 49,. Wind east.
Barometer, 2g'l2. River rising. There is
To- 80 feet 2 inches in the river, and rose
/ foot 9 inches in the last "A hours. There
were no arrivals or departures since noon,
| except that of local packets, Parties were
negotiating for the Esuton to-day, and
she may change uNnds before leaving
Lers. The st. CHugfas arrived from Pitts
Lurg. The Ohio No. Z will leave for
Fomeroy at l pm. She was five hours be-
hind time. Rates to P~ittsbgrg, zoe; to st.
Louis, soc; to New Orleans, Acc and soc.
ST. LOUIS, March 2S.-River is K feet
above low water marx, with 9 feet IN the
channel to Cairo, There has been 2 rise
of ~ feet since Saturday. The upper
rivers are all swelling rapidly. Weather
clear, Thermometer SOC
LOUISVILLE, March 2S.-The river has
risen % feet within the last p hours,
there is now I2Z feet in the canal and 1917
feet in the chute. Weather clear and
pleasant. Arrived: Camelia, PeytOna and
harges, st. Louis; Norman, Evansville;
2. W. Strader, Cincinnati; Mary Davage
and barges, st. Louis; Morning Star,
Henderson, Messenger, New Orleans.
Departed: Rose Hite, Henderson, Ca
melia, PittsbRrg; Norman, Cincinnati;
P. W. Strader, New Orleans; Mary Dav-
age and barges, Messenger, Pittsburg.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Belle Memphis arrived Yesterday
from st. Louis with a big trip and left
again last night.
EThe r. f. Lee passed up on Sunday
night.
Working in the air chamber under the
pier of the st. Louis bridge is said to pro-
duce muscular paralysis, congestion and
other arrangements Of the system. There
are now about fifty men in the hospital
suffering from these causes.
The Wheeling. Parkersburg and Gin
cinnati Transportation Company have
bought the wreck Of the Rebeceea of the
underwriters for 1910, and viii build for
her machinery.
The Gallatin, Captain Naggener, will
back out to-day at her regular hour foF
New Madrid and all way landings. Frank
1 G0uteFman is chief clerk.
The Moille GratE, Captain Andy Dearth,
leaves this afternoon for Osceola and ali
way points. The Mollie is a arst-elass
steamer, a general faVOTits, aud her Of
fcers are tip-top fellows.
The gOsd steamer st. Francis, CAPTAIN
Tom Bowman, will back out to-day for
all landings on st. Francis river. She is
one of u finest local packets. Sam
Paine is clerk, and his associates are
Messrs. Berry and Levy.
al -
yesterday with six barges of salt for
Banksmith Il Co.
Capt. Shaleross, agent of the Under
writers of Louisville, left this port on the
Eckert on Sunday for the wreck OF the
Guidon,
The George w. Cheek leaves for Friar's
Point to-day.
Capt. Lew Hates will back cut the Gne
steamer Nick LOngwoTth for New Or
leans to-day at 10 am. Travellers bound
South viii find the Nick and her crew all
they can desire. Z. Eugene Bowers is
her chief clerk.
The Dexter will pass down to-day for
Yicksburg and New Orleans. She is a
splendid packet. Capt. Isaac Jones. a
popular and well known river man. is
master, and Owen G.. Gates is her very
clever purser.
The st. Joseph lett St. Louis heavily
loaded on Saturday last. She viii be in
port to-day, and leaves for st. Louis Us
inc regular mail packet this evening.
Captain Corhyn is her commander.
Steamers Will 60 through to st. Paul on
the Upper Mississippi this week, and TO
Omaha on the Missouri.
, The j Rees leaves st. Louis this week
for bhe Mountains and the Upper Mis-
u with 175 tons or freight.
The rapid rise of the river at st. Louis
damaged several freight piles,
THE Mary Meno1aTaF Nsr.ne to-, C+ /
Louis to Camden In eight days from port
20 port. She left Camden on her return
last Wednesday.
The Des Arc, Captain John Edison, will
get away to-day, as usual, for Augusta,
~JaeksoDport and all way landings on
Whlte river. She carries the United
States mad, and Is q popular packet, p
+, Field and W, L. Ely are has clerks.
The Little Alps has arrived from Louis
Vile, whereshe was purchased by Messrs.
Williams q Gent, lumber dealers of this
az a cost of $1,000. She has COM
menced work as a harhor iotboat. under
the eommaRd Of Captain Manigault, an
experienced bOatman.
The steamer Far West is loading at
Pittsburg for Fort Renton, Upper Mis-
souri,, if4-a
Captain Jas. 0'Nel has been appointed
Secretary of the st. Louis Dock and Ma
rine Railway Company in place of Cap
bdAu JOAu h6lSer, pfOuAObeO 10 De CnleI
Superintendent of the Memphis and st.
LOnis Packet Company. The appoint
ment Is a good one.
The Utah, from st. Louis for Arkansas
river, has 600 tons of freight about equally
for Pine Bluff, Little Rock, and
points above. y
The Magenta is due from New Orleans
this morning, and will leave on her re-
at 8 O'Clock this afternoon. Capt.
Frank Hicks is her commander, and Jno.
Sullivan clerk.
III Olive Branch was to leave st. Louis
last night, and the Molie Able this ev-
ening.
The Alice Dean came in yesterday with
full load from Cincinnati. She leaves
pa her return this evening. Capt. JnO,
skunk commands; w. c. Grubbs Is clerk,
md Larry Harmstad, agent.
Captain Henry Switzer writes us that
he recent statement of his steward leay- !
the Lucy Bertram at Helena is I'M 4