Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-22

RIVERS, WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
The river at this point rose 1 inches in
the p hours ending at dark last night,
n is now 10 feet 81 inches below the
nigh water mark of 1867. The Arkansas
IS declining, with about 81 inches to Little
ROCK The latest news from all points
above viii be found in our to-uight's
dispatches. The weather is clear and yerv
pleasant. Business is active on the levee.
CAIRO March 2l.-Up: Belle Memphis,
10 last night; City of Cairo, 2 am: Rubi-
con, . am. Down: Mary E. Forsyth, y
m; Nj. j. Wicks, 5 pm. The river fell o
nches. Weather clear. Mercury $50.
e ORLEANS, March 2I.-Arrivsd yes-
terday: Antelope and harges, and Lucy
Bsrtram, from St. Louis; sam. Marvin.
from Louisville; Kate Putnam, from
n~assburg; and Great Republic, from
Cairo.
YIcKsBURG, March 21.-Up: Messenger,
az 5 Am. and JOhn Kilg0ur at / pm.
Down: Continental, at 3, and Virginia at
10 am. The river is falling slowly.
CINCINNATI. March 2I.-ArriVed: Rob-
ert Burns, Nick LOngworth and Silver
Spray. Departed: Laura and Belle Yer
non.
ST.. LOUIS, March 2l.-Arrived: Colos-
sal, ". J. Lewis, Pauline Carroll. De-
parted; Thompson Dean, Belle ST. Louis.
The river If rising, with a good stage Of
water in all directions. The weather is
clear and pleasant.
LOUISVILLE, March 2l.-Up: Wauanita.
The river is declining. with nine feet six
inches II the canal. The weather is clear
and pleasant.
vIcKsRUBa, March 21.-Up: Magenta,
II last night; Olive Branch, 8 I'M. KeI-
logg, l PM; Nick Wall, pm. Down:
Ida Stockdale, : pm; Richmond, 8 pm.
The river Is declining. Weather cloudy
and warm.
PITTsBURe, March 21.-The Mononga-
bella Is rising, with = feet ? inches in the
channel. n drizzling rain is falling to-
night.
NEW ORLEANS, March 21.-Arrived:
Antelope and harges, and Mary Miller,
from Louisville.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The W. R. Arthur added 100 bales cot
ton at this port and left for New Orleans
at a late hour last night.
The Glasgow, for Cincinnati, added 500
bales cotton at this port.
From a dispatch received by Capt. Elem
Calvert, we learn that Capt. Henry W,
Smith, President of the Memphis and ST.
Louis Packet Company, died at his resi-
dence In ST. Loui on Saturday at 7 O'Clock
pm. 1t has been but a few DAYS since
Capt. Smith was on z visit to this CITY,
and his many friends here will learn Of
his death with profound regret. Capt.
Smith has been identified with he packet
line almost since its organization, and to
his tact and Shrewd business Qualifica-
tons 1t is indebted for much Of its success.
lie was about so years of age, and had
been a steambOatman for many years.
The flags of the steamers in port yester-
day were at half-mast in respect to his
memory.
Our dispatches give a full report of the
hTurn1nn of TIM naur afnurnnr Glnna IL I
Durfee, at New Orleans, on Sunday. The
New York was also burned. The latter
boat had Just arrived from Bayou Bar
thOlemew with 900 bales of cotton. The
Durfee was heavily laden for st. Louis
and had some freight for this port.
Captain Bill Blake will have a new
packet in the st. Louis and Vicksburg
trade next month. She will be astunner.
He visited the Grand Era with a view to
purchase on her last trip down.
Nat. Green say he don't see how any
person who has any regard for his life
could travel on a high-pressure steamer.
Now that he has purchased the Rich
mond, he feels, he says, perfectly safe. as
she only carries t~hirty-fve pounds of
steam-on her wheelhouse.
The Sam Hale, Captain Walker, will be
the next regular Cincinnati packet. She
leaves on Wednesday.
VIM. Morrison, late clerk of the Guild
sbOppou Oh budG pdckeb JQlS trip. Pat, I
as he is Familiarity termed, is one Of the
best clerks on the river, and we hope to
see him ahoat again at an early day.
The Belle Lee passed up for the Ohio
river Yesterday.
The Alaska passed down with a big
trip.
The Mary E. Forsyth will pass down at
10 am. tomorrow for Vicksburg and the
bends. She is the United States mail
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane.
leaves tomorrow for Cairo and st. Louis
Billy Blenker is her chief clerk.
The Geo. w. Cheek, with Captain Ma
lone on the roof, and Messrs. Barney Ba-
and Charley Jackson in the Office.
to-day for a~lllandings between this
;ity and Friar's Point.
The fine passenger packet Des Arc will
away to-day as usual for Jacksonport
all way landings on White river. She
,onnects with the Little Rock train and
With the Fairy Queen for points on Black
liver. Messrs. b. p. Field and VIM. Ely
're her accommodating clerks.