Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-18
RoAEs LEAVING THIS nAY
IN PORT.
Silver Moon Guidon W. A. Caldwell
RNERs. WEATHER AND BusINEss.

EhPHI Gas WORKS, February II.
River fell l foot 3 inches in past p
hours. Below high-water mark of 1867, Is
iect 10 inches. CHAS. GOODWIN,
Superintendent Gas Works.
Down h goes. There is no check
to the decline here. II goes on rapidly
and surely. The swell coming out Of the
Upper Ohio viii hardly be felt here with
out it is reinforced from some ether quar-
ter. The Arkansas is asitng with s feet
large to Little Rock. White is also fall
ing, bus has lots of water 70 all points.
The weather is horrible; from spring &c
has changed to heavy winter, and last
night the ground was covered with snow
about an inch deep. Business on the leYee
was very Hui indeed.
LOUISVILLE, February II. - Down:
Nightingale, Louisville. Alice Dean and
Laura. Up; Robert Burns. There was a
heavy snow storm this evening.
LOUISVILLE, February 1.-THE river is
rising, with 8 feet in the canal.
NEW ORLEANS, February 4T-Arrived:
Emile LaBarge and z. W. SlTader, from
ST. Louiz. Departed: Nick LouEwOrth
fo< Louisville, Belle Lee for Memphis.
NICRsBUBG, February l7.-Down: Irdi-
ana a. am. The river is rising slowly.
The weather is cold and windy,
ST. LOUIS, February 5s-Arrived-Na-
trona, Belle Memphis and ST. Joseph.
Depsrsed-fda Steckdale and Bismarck.
The weather is cold, with quito a heavy
snow storm duriug the cay, but it is now
clear and freezing.
Cara, February 17.-KentOn, from
New Orleans 10 Cincinnati, ! am: St.
Luke, from Memphis tG ST. Louis, D am;
NJ. J. Wicks, from New Orleans 10 St.
Louis, 7 an. Thompson Dean, from New
Orleans TO st. Louis, II am; Nick Long
worth, from st. Louis to Red river pm.
The rivsf fell -four inches. It rained from
IL last night till noon to-day, when the
weather changed to a fUrioas snow storm,
which is now seven inches deep and still
continuing. Mercury %.
MISCELLANEOUS,
The funeral of Captain John X. Moody
was largely attended yesterday. Captains
c. b. Church, W. c.. Postal, Elem. Calvert.
Steve, wilkins, and MesSrs. J. 5. TOOf
aud A. L. Cummins acted as paII-bsarers.
Mass for the dead was s~eleInnfzed at ST.
Peters Church, ana the cortege moved of
10 the lass resting place of n Ofnature's
nobiemen. Peace TO his ashes.
The splendid steamer GDidOn, Captain
Clay Rice, viii back out to-day az her
usual hOpE EUF Little Rock, Fort Smith,
and all landings ON the Arkansas. She is
an elegant passenger packet, and carries
the United States mail. Mr.. Butler and
Alex. Waddell are her clerks,
The Clara leaves to-day as the regular
Cairo Il st. Louis packet. She neTnects
with the trains North and East, and goes
through on Time.
The Cheek was detained On account of
the storm yesterday, but viii leave az y
m. to-day,
Tha Gallstin, Captain Mark Cheek, with
Tom Collier and Frank GontsTman in the
Office, leaves to-day for New Madrid and
all landings III the bends. She is a good
na.taF .rFA zurffF a. "a,
The General Anderson, Captain Stack
Lee, win get away to-day at her regular
hour Ter friaris Point and all way land
Ings. Jno.B 3. Cummings and Cummings
Chism are her clerks.
Dir, Hamilton, President OF the Bridge
Company At Louisville, sold the steamer
Neville, 1873 tons, to Johu +. KEELING. of
natl, for 5000. Tho Neville has been
used to aid in the Construction of the
bridge.
The CinQianati Commercial says Capt.
JOHN J. Roe, who died Sc suddenly in st.
Louis, on Monday afternoon, was form
~ a resident OF Cincinnati. and ef-
mepceo his career there IS a 81 com
man; over thirty Yes.fs ago 10 n.9o1g-
Gend on the steamer Hon. nd sD I !
Vas asr-- .ne o1I on LAT steamer. He
serW@I az ner IN the Visitor and
Sn noaSs, ano Dn,l.c the Bowling Green,
tot ne Green diver trade. Being too
large for this stream. he tool her - 81
LOUIS anu che Missouri River. The in
1t in the Bowling Green proving
49, live, it may be said his successful
isreer commenced with this steamer. He
built and owned . large number Of steam
ers navigating h Mississippi, and was
largely engaged in the pork business in
81. Louis. He was an energetic and Ibe-
raj man, and leaves a fortune estimated at
5000, coo.
Captain Larry Harmstad's card, in
another column, u his cOnnec
ton with Dick Fowler in the commission.
shipping and general agenc business at
No. 4, Public Landing, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Captain HaTfaStad still holds forth in
Memphis, and the Cincinnati business in
40 way interferes with his interest here.
A steamer with an exploring party re-
Gently went go miles up the st. Johns
river, in FLORIDA. This is $50 miles fur
theS than ever before accomplished, Tho
lakes through which they passed are said
to be indsSc-ibably beautiful. aud die
country more diversified than The lower
portion OF the river.
Thirty-ive t~owbOats, with 100000
bushels Of coal, were preparing to leave
PittsburE foF the south on the 18th inst.
The bismarck was sold for SSO.oO0. |
Next TO the Thompson Dean, she is re-
Sard6d the best steamer now running the
Mississippi. Captain VIM. Thompson as
sumeS commend OF the Bismarck in place |
of Captain Entriken.
y. B. Hatcher and NJ. Stonehraker. both
popular river clerks, have opened a whole
sale LIQUOR house on South Water street,
UhIcsg5.
Captain Timothy Packard, for many