Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-03

The river rose 5 inches the past "a
hours. Below high water mark OF 1851
Q feet 8 inches. CHAS. GOODWIN,
Superintendent Gas Works.
The weather continues favorable. Busi-
ness at the ievse Yesterday was fair, and
about equally divided between shipping
and discharging. Tbe river continues 90
rise slowly, Notwithstanding our predlc-
ton that it wDuid come to a stand last
night. The Ohio il Sailing from PEtsburg
out. and there is bat SIX Get 5cant IN the
Mississippi from Cairo to st. Louis No
further reports from ,he White or Arkan-
sas rivers. An Arkansas paper states that
all the catfish are leaving the latter
stream, and that fishermen are reaping q
rich harvest by visiting the bars, where
thew lind millions Of lsh laid high and
dry in attempting to get to the Missis-
sippi. The latest news from all points
will be found in our dispatches
CAIRO, March 2.-The Port list is as fol-
lows: Indiana, from Cairo 10 New Or
leans, 2 8. N. Simpson HOrner, P1ttsburg
TO New Orleans, Z am; Commonwealth,
New Orleans 90 st. Louis, Z am. EeOni-
das, New Orleans to Cincinnati, 10 am;
Peninah, Little Rock to st. Louis 10 m
81. Joseph. Memphis to St. Louis, l Pm;
Charlie Durfee, st. Louis to Ouachita
river. = pm; Henry Ames, Cairo to New
Orleans, 8 pm. City Of Alton, st. Louis
to VicksbUrg, 8 PIN; 81. Luke. Memphis
to st. Louis, { pm. The river Tell seven
inches. The weather Is clear. Mercury
stands at AZ.
ST. LOUIS, March Z.-The river at this
point is stationary.
Arrived: Mary Z. Forsyth. Departed:
Pauline Carroll. Emilis LaBarge, W. J.
Lewis and Marble City. The river is
stationary, with Ga feet to Cairo. Bust
ness is good and the tonnage is made
uuate for the Southern trade. The weather
is clear and Dleasant.
LoUIsvILEE. March 2.-The river Is
rising, with nine feet two inches in the
canal.
V1CKsBURa, March 2-Down: Sallie, u
last night; Carrie ". KOuntz, 9. and Lib
srty and barges II am. The weather IS
clear and pleasant. The river is rising
slowly.
NEW ORLEANS. March ~2.-Departed:
Great Republic for Cairo, Louisville for
Louisville.
CINcINNATI, March 2.-Ths river is
rising, with p feet 8 inches in the chan
mel. Arrived: Alice Dean. Departed:
Silver Moon and Emperor.
LOUISVILLE March ZIP: Mary HOus-
ton. Down; Nick LOngworth. The
weather is clear and pleasant.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Magenta left last night for New Or
leans, taking 900 bales cotton, and the
Robert Burns for Cincinnati with 1000
bales.
Our friend Captain Powers, OF the Sam
/ Hale, reports the L. z. Eckert at work on
| the wreck of the Emma No. 3.
The Burns took the Minneola's passen-
gers. The latter will repair in time to
leave to-day, and will not transfer her
cargo, as was expected she would have to
do.
The Geo. W. Cheek leaves this evening
/ for Friar's Point and all way landings.
She is the regular United states mail
packet, and goes through on time.
The Little Condor, with seven Darges OF
salt in tow, for New Orleans, passed u
vile Sunday.
The Hamilton is running IN the Pine
Bluff and mouth Of White river trade, and
said to be doing well.
A Pine Blur paper. Of the 24th ult., re-
ports the steamer Arkansas aground at
Carson's, with 1900 bales OF cotton aboard,
and has but a slim chance Of getting OF
until a rise occurs
The snag. boat Thayer is at work raising
the locomotive and cars sunk recently at
Pulaski, Arkansas river, with a fair pros
pect of raising them.
The supply Of cotton along the Arksn-
sas is good, and more is being offered than
can be taken away on the present stage OF
water.
Among other freights on the Mississippi
when she sunk was 400 tons oats, Hour,
and assorted cargo, taken at Cairo.
The Great Republic was advertised 70
leave New Orleans last night.
The Mississippi WAS, according 70 -.
Louis exchange, owned in that city by
Carter & Gown, Theo. LSvaille, n. ;.
Green and john n. B0unger-each one
quarter. valued al $50, 90U. Insured in the
Commercial, Chicago, sL500i CltIzans,
Pittsburg, 5000; Boatmen's, Plttsourg,
$1,000: Eureka. Ptttsburg, S4l67i Peoples,
Pittsburg. 1888; Boatmen's, st. Louis,
S5O00; Allegheny, PittsDurg. 5000; Man
! ufaeturers' ana Merchants, FlttsDurg,
$500; Floating Dock, St. Louis, $500.
Her freight list was probably insured Tor
$4,000, and her cargO valued az S5uO,OVO.
The C0urfer-JOagTlGB Of Tuesday, refer
ring to the new boat G B. Church, owned
bv the Memphis and 81. Louis Transport
tatiou COMPANY, says: "Sbe viii raise
steam to-day for the hrst time, and leave
direct for New Orleans tomorrow eve
ming at five O'Clock, and adds; There
is hut one other boat IKE her now on the
waters. that is her cODsort, the M. J.
Wicks. recently built at this point by the
same parties. Shippers a. ST. Louis need
have no fears of a further blockade at that
mort. for when the Church and Wicks get
fully under way, they are capable of nov
ing a world Of freight
Tbe Mary Houston leaves Louisville to-
night for New Orleans.
New Orleans frelghts we're advanced az
Louisville on Tuesday to tbs following
figures: 81 Is per Dbl on pork, 4oe per
hundred on bacon, 81 per bbl on whisky,
5Oe per sack on corn, 81 per Dbl on hoer,
potatoes, 75c, hay ST. per ton, and Plows,
Ia large lots, 40e each. Freights were
plentiful at those figures owing 70 the
4 hIockada on several Southern railroads.
The w. A. Caldwell came in yesterday
from White river with a good trip, and
returns this evening at > o'clock. She
makes all the way landings, and is q safe
and reliable packet. Tom Berry il her
master.