Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-07
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
RlyERs. WEATHER AND RusINEss.

Gas WORkS January D.
River fell IL inches in past "A hours.
Below high water mark of 1867 u feet
S inches. CHAS. GOODWIN.
Superintendent Of Gas Works.
LOUISVILLE, January 6.-Passed: Nor
man, from Cincinnati to Evansville; Pow
ell and harges to Hanging Rock and re-
turn; Sam. J. Hale, from Cincinnati to
Memphis; Silver Spray, from Cincinnati
70 New Orleans; Carrie v. KOnutz, from
Pittsburg to New Orleans; Messenger and
LOrena, from New Orleans to Pittsburg;
Kate Putnam, from st. Louis To Pitts
burg. The river is rising, with 9 feet 3
inches in the canal.
CAIRO, January 6. - Arrived: Olive
Branch, from st. Louis to New Orleans,
at q p-m.: Fayette, at 9; Kate Kinney.
from 1t. Louis 10 Cairo, atII; Turnie,
from Nashville; Virginia, from New Or
leans to Louisville, at Il; Thompson
Dean, from ST. Louis to Cairo, at 1 pm:
Bismarck, from New Orleans to St. Louis,
at ? pm; Luminary, from Mound CITY to
Louisville, at .; RUbicon, FROM 1t. Louis
tu F~icbsbCrg, az 81 SAM Orr, at l.. The
river fen 3 inches. The weather is clear,
with mercury at 2So and falling.
CLNcISNATI, January CARVED. Iron
sides, irOn st. Louis. Departed; Iron
sides, for PittsbUrg. River is 3 feet II
inches II the channel, and - feet under
the bridge, IL Is raining ara cold.
New ORLEANS, January CARVED:
!&1iana, from LOuisvillei Continental,
from St. Louis. Departed: Alaska, 10
Cincinnati; Tom Jasper and Lady Gay,
for St. Louis; Strader, for Louisville.
Another big fall to-day in our river. 1t
went down almost as fast as Walker stock
on the street. Our latest advices from
above will be found in our dispatches.
/ There is no material change in the Arkan-
2 Eqq ar Whifn rivers 4 heavy rain fell
early yesterday morning, but it was dry
and cloudy during the rest of the day.
Business is very good on the levee.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The ArmadiIlO left for Cincinnati with
I Loco bales cotton.
The towh0a5 Atlantic passed up Y ester
day for ST. Louis.
The Louisville passed up with Hem
ming, cooper & Whitby's Circus, en- route
for the Ohio.
Tie Dss Arc, with the popular Capt.
Matt Glass on the roof, leaves to-day for
White and Little Red rivers. She makes
all way landings, aud is a comfortable
passenger packet. Her Office is presided
over by Billy Miller, than whom a better
or more QbLgiDg clerk don't handle q
cabin register, or sit at the head of the
ladies' ordinary.
The gallant RubicOn, with Can't. Girls
som ins command, will pass down to-day
for Vieksburg sad the bends. She is the
regular L. S. mail packet. John Blake Is
her chief clerk.
The Colorado, Capt. Mckee, leaves to-
DAY at ) p. m. for Cairo and st. Louis. She
connects with the trains North and East.
The ThOs. II. Allen leaves Saturday for
Fort Smith and way points on the Ar
kansas. She is the United States mail
packet. Reese Pritchard commands.
The r. 2. Walt has been detained, and
viii not leave Cincinnati before the 18th
inst. This will afford a good opportunity
to our merchants to have their goods
shipped. See Capt. Adams card else
where.
The swift Gen. Anderson, Capt. Lee,
will get away at her regular hour to-day
for Friar's Point and all landings in the
bends below. stack Lee is chief secretary.
Capt. Lee Ware was negotiating yester-
day for the American, to put her in the
St. Francis trade as a Saturday packet.
The Robert Burns, Capt. Stien, leaves
tomorrow for Cincinnati.
The Commercial, Capt. Pat Wheat, is
the regular United states mail packet for
White river tomorrow.
The Olive Branch viii pass down to-
morrow At 10 am for New Orleans.
The Guidou, for the Arkansas, had a
good trip.
a horrible accident occurred at LOnis-
vile on Tuesday. The Courier saws a hog
jumped overheard from the Gen. Lytle,
and was drowned. Items are as scarce in
Louisville az Walker votes - this port.
The following are the U Der and ton
mage Of vessels built and registered az Gin
cinnati during 1859;