Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-14

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River fell % inches in past p hours.
Below high water mark of 1907, L feet
9 inches. CHAS. GOODWIN.
SUPERINTENDENT Of Gas Works.
ST. LOUIS, January I3.-The river IS
rising, and navigation is resumed South.
NASHVILLE, January l3.-The river is
rising slowly, with IA feet on Harpeth
Shoals. The weather Rs cloudy and cold,
with heavy rain this evening.
LOUISVILLE, January l3.-Up: Robert
Burns, Dexter and Sallis. Down: Alice
Dean and Louisville. The weather is
cloudy and growing cold. The river is ris-
ing with 10 feet in The canal.
~PITTsBCRG, January I3-The Mononge-
hela Is rising fast, with II feet in the chan
leave.
CINCISNATI, January 13.-Arrived: Ar
madiliO. The river is rising, with y feet
in the channel. The weather is cloudy
and cold.
The Arkansas rose four inches at Little
Rock Wednesday night, and mas four feet
TO that point to-day. White is at q good
stage to J-acEsOupOrt and above. The
latest news from points along the Ohio
and Upper Mississippi viii be found in
our dispatches. The weather has turned
colder and continues cloudy. Business is
moderately active.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The new steamer r. p. Walt leaves Gin
cinnsti tomorrow tor this port.
Capt. john D.. Adams left for Cincinnati
last evening.
The new Offices Of the Davis Line, in
the GIOsby Block, are being handsomely
fitted up.
4 party has recently left this city TO
prospect for a boat sunk some twenty-five
years ago near the mouth Of the st. Fran
els. 1t IS said that q large amount of
treasure was lost on board, and the pros
pectOrs are very sanguine Of finding it.
The Great Republic, Capt. Donaldson,
leaves to-day al . pm. for Vicksburg and
New Orleans. The Republic is a
passenger packet, aud is sumptuOusly fit
ted up for the comfort Of passengers. Mr..
Atkinson is chief clerk.
The Gen. Anderson is the regular
Friar's Point packet to-day. She gets
away at 5 pm, and makes all way land
ings. Capt. Jim Lee is master, and Stack
Lee clerk.
The fine steamer Des Arc, with Capt.
Matt Glass, q popular officer, on the roof,
leaves to-day at her regular hour for all
points on White river to J~acksonport.
She connects with the Little Rock train.
and with bliiJ Harry's Fairy Queen, for
all landings on Black river. Billy Miller
and Tip Field are her clerks.
The Narcclla has been sold for So, 900,
and enters the New Orleans and Yazoo
trade.
Ben. ". Clark, well known here, was
married in st. Louis a day or two ago.
Capt. r. S. Yerke5 and Harry Rose have
formed a cOpartner,hip in the steamboat
agency business az Cincinnati. We en-
dorse 'em-Yerkes because we know him
to be a clever, tip-top gentleman, and
Rose because he is another Of the same
sort. He works for the LOrena.
The MarTatta Brothers, Walter and
Frank, have sold theirneW steamer. Harry
&. Jones, to Messrs. Stafford IL English, I
OF Galveston, Texas.
The Ozark. Capt. W. B. Rowland, leaves
tomorrow for Fort Smith and a~lllaudings
on tho Arkansas river. She is the regular
.. 5. mail packet.
The Colorado, Capt. Mckee. gets away
to-day at her regular hour for Cairo and
st. Louis. She is the regular packet and
makes all railroad connections.
The Indiana got 52j bales. cotton at this
port for Evansville.
The Fanny Brandois is past due from
the Ohio.
The Silver Noon, Capt. Ben Worthless,
leaves tomorrow for Cairo and CIncin-
natl. Geo. W. Higgins is chief clerk.
Capt. Tim. Packard, an old steamboat
engineer, now in nc employ Of the Bridge
OtSt. Louis, had his ankle badly
fractured on board th5d4rrjcE boat Alpha.
In passing the p|ist0n-rod Of the sand
pumps, his leg was caught in The bulk
bead, and theanSie broken. Amput2tiOn
may be necessary.
The Lizzie CHI. Can't. VIM. Thompson.
will be the landing this morning on her
way to New Orleans. sac departs south
ward at noon.
II the weather should be favorable ths
span Of the OHIO river bridge at louis
7ille viii be swung within the nsxt ff-
cen dsvs.
The New Albany Commercial Of Satur-
says: From information we deemed
we stated that the Dexter. upon
aer arrival here from New Orleans, would
le turned over to her creditors for sale.
are assured that our informant was
mistaken in his statement. The Dexter
9 running under contract, aud has over
TX months vet to run by agreement with
Ter wners. and she is coming up TO Lou
sville to load for New Orleans. She has
,een making money, and the prospects
re most encouraging that she will be
10 meet all her liabilities. L
The following Is the resolution as it
'assed the United States Senate, relative
o claims for impressed steamboats,;
4" Be 70 resolved by tae Senate and House
Representatives OF America. IN Congress
ssembIed, That the ACT of February 10.
S87, entitled An act to restrict the iuris-
iatiOn Of the Court of Claims etc. shall !
.ot apply to o be construed to debar =.
be settlement OF claims for steamboats, or
vessels taken or impressed into the
service of the United states dur
lg the late war, in States or parts of
tates declared in instruction; provided
hat the claimants were loyal at the time
heir claims originated, and remained
)yal thereafter, and were residents of
)yal States, and such steamboats, or other
essels were in the insurrectionary dis I
-icts by proper authority, viz: charter,
Ontract, impressment, or in conformity
18th rules or regulations established by q,
Secretary Of the Treasury, and APP \
BY the President of The United