Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-04-14
RIVER NEWs.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY
IN PORT.
Eckert Sallie V

= WEATHER AND BUSINESS
The river rose three inches in the past
twenty-four hours. Below high water
mark of 1867, one foot nine inches. Our
dispatches give full reports from above.
The Ohio Is falling as well as all its tribu-
taries. The Mississippi and Missouri are
rising. The apprehension of an overflow
has subsidized among our ootempOraries,
but we see no reason as yet for cOngratu-
lation. Our friends along the river know
that we are not and never have been en-
aIarmist, but with the stage which now
prevails here and belOw-the highest ever
known under the eircumstances-we can
find no just cause to feel secure. It must
be remembered that the water now pass
ing down came@EOm the Ohio. That
stream has run the swell up to within
two feet of our highest water mark.
Should the hood now coming out eff the
Missouri and upper Mississippi prove as
great as reports make it, why should we
not a~Iprehend an overflow. Then, shOuld
we add the water which must come from
the Arkansas and White rivers, water
which will come at no distant date, no
power on earth can save us. If u fears
prove groundless there is no one will re-
jOice more sincerely than ourselves. The
weather yesterday was the warmest of
the seasOn-running away up n the
SOS. The day was beautiful and clear,
OaN lam hA1 AAA0aICAACN 4 hlADLa
Business on the levee quite moderate.
BY TELEGRAPH.
C~rNCINNATI, April I3.-Weather clear
and warm. Mercury 76o. Harometer2 y. 81.
Wind southwest. River, "A feet in the
channel. 1t fell 2 feet 2 inches. Arrived:
Lorena, from New Orleans. Departed:
Robert Burns, for Memphis; J.. H. GrOes-
beck, for New Orleans; Argosy, for New
Orleans. Business continues moderately
active, though inclined to fall off. Rates
unchanged. The steamer Northwestern
will not depart till tomorrow evening for
st. Paul.
LOUISVILLE, April Is, IL a.m.-River o
feet 4 inches in canal, Z feet 4 inches in
chute. Weather clearn and warm. Down:
Messenger, Pittsburg to st. Louis; Abe
ona, Cincinnati to st. Louis. Up: Mollie
Ebert, st. Louis to PittsbUrg. Arrived:
Sam Merwin and harses, from New Or
leans.
ST. PAUL, April IS.-Navigation has
been fully resumed. Two boats arrived
from st. Louis at midnight last night.
The water in both the Mississippi and
Minnesota rivers is higher than for zine
Another break hasB Occurred in the st,
Anthony tunnel, ~ which the Summit
Flour Mills on the Hennepin are being
undermined, and will fall. The ma
chinery has been removed.
CAIRO, April I3.-The river has fallen 2
inches ip the last "a hours. Up: Belle
Memphis, KilgouF, Mohawk, Fulton and
Hope. Down: Julia.
PITTsBURG, April 13-Weather warm. !
MOnongahela 9 feet, about on a stand.
NASHVILLE, April I3.-The river is
falling, with 10 feet ssant. Arrived: |
Burksville from hartsville, with a cargo
of Rogsheads of tobacco, and a lot of corn.
Departed; John Lumsden for Cairo, a nd
the Empire for the upper Cumberland I
The former had 100 hOgsheads of tobacco
for New Orleans.
LOUISVILLE, April 12.-Arrived: Sam
MeTWin A0m New Orleans; Ironsides
nom st, Louis. Departed: Mary Hous- 4
ton for New Orleans. The river is slowly
declining, with 9 feet 2inches in the canal,
z feet 2inches in the pass down the falls. !
There Is ample oom under the bridge for
the passage of the largest steamers. Of
of New Orleans freight more ac-
tive shipments 10 other points are light.
The Sam Merwin will lay up here for the
The weather is cloudy, sultry /.
and indicative of rain.
MISCELLANEOUS.
While absent. Captains Gee. W. Cheek
and George Malone contracted at Louis
vile for the neT BOAT alluded to by us a
@-Js aSO AOE the Al6ulpuAs anu ETldT !
Point trade. Her hull will be built by 1
Barmore, and will be $50 feet long, 80 feet
beam and 6 feet hold, Her engines are
being built by j. B. Davies, and will be
OFFENDERS, o feet stroke, 8 boilers ,
81 feet long and 40 inches in diamrrAr
8 fiues. The cabin will be In every !
respect similar 70 the new steamer Idle
wild, about which the Ohio river folks
are nov going into eostanies. She will
a complets aud costly oUtft. and
will be = Of the hnest boats of her d.
nepslon9, as well as fastest ever built
around the falls. She will cost not less
han $4,000, aud will be an honor to the
.rade for which she is intended, aud will
De ready for business by the lst of August,
The ThOs. H. Allen, CAPTAIN Ed Now
and, leaves Tomorrow for the Arkansas.
The Silver Noon for Cincinnati had 400
)ales cotton.
The Des Arc, Captain John Edsom, left
asst night for Devalps Bluff with $50 tons
iron for the Fort Smith road.
The ID. NJ. Shreve will pass down to-
for Red river.
Mr.. ALT Grisson, who has had charge
# the office of the Rubicon since that
'oat entered the st. Louis and Vicksburg
rsde, hss, we are pleased to learn, pur-
hased an interest in her. He is one of
most popular officers on the river.
his friends, who are legion, will re-
oice with us at his good fortune.
Captain Ike Whitaker is now chief
Jerk of the Savanna.
The work done by the United States
nag boats during the month of March
pots up as follows:
oats. No. snags. Trees chi. Miles rDn