Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-03

MEMPHIS GAS WORKS, February 2
River rose II inches in past u hours.
Below high water mark Of 1907 l foot and
p inches. CHAS. GOODWIN,
Superintendent Gas Works.
NASHVILLE, February The river is
falling with 5 feet on Harpeth Shoals.
The weather Is fair.
LOUISVILLE, February 2.-The river is
falling with 9 fee 8 inches in the canal.
NEW ORLEANS. February ARRIVED:
KentOn, Alaska and barges, Atlantic Il
barges. Departed: S8llie, tor Cincinnati,
L. L. McGiII, tor St. Louis, Mary HOus-
tOn, for Louisville.
YIoKsBURe, February 2-Up: Ida
StOckdale, IL N. Down: W. j. Lewis, 10
last night; Belle Lee, . am. The river is
rising slowly. The weather is clear and
mild.
LOUISVILLE, February 2.-DOwn; En-
perOr. The weather is cloudy and raw.
ST LOUIS, February ARRIVED: Ruhi-
con. Departed: Mcdonald, Columbian
and Kellogg. The river is falling slowly.
The weather is cloudy ana rainy.
CAIRO, February up; Champion and
Carrie KOuntz, last night; Pauline Car
roll, s am. Down; Alice Dean, Thomp-
son Dean and Anna, 2 am; Mary L. For
syth. 8 pm. The river fell 10 inches. The
weather is cloudy. Mercury 36'.
The swell at this point is going on at a
steady rate, and the river is not yet clear
of drift or foam. We have made several
efforts to get at the stage of water at
Cairo, but it is too much trouble for the
Press Reporter at that point to ascertain
the fact. The Ohio is falling at Cairo
rapidly. The Upper Mississippi is falling
at St. Louis; but u dispatches will give
the latest news from ali points. The Ar
kansas is falling, but has a good stage OF
steamboat water to all points. White
river is falling slowly. The weather,
which has been mild and balmy, became
cool last night, with heavy clouds in the
west. Business is active on the levee.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Magenta got away last night for
New Orleans with about BOO bales cotton
and $40 sacks oilcake.
The Silver Moon, for Cincinnati, got
away with 1900 bales and a lot of misceIla-
neOus freight. Nearly all the cotton
taken by this boat goes over the Little
Miami fast freight line, of which Larry
Harmstad IL Co. are agents. This line is
doing an immense business. and send cot
ton through on the very shortest time.
The Gr0esbeek added 100 bales cotton
here for Cincinnati and left early in the
day.
The towboat Diamond came in from
above with a tow of coal for the Memphis
Gas Company.
The towbOat Alps passed up yesterday.
The Mcdonald, Capt. John GreenOugh.
will pass down tomorrow for Red river
and the 0uachita. She is a good packet
and goes through to Camden direct.
The Thompson Dean, Capt. James Pep
per, leaves to-day at II AIN. for VieksbUrg
and New Orleans.
The Gallatin having been put in splen-
did condition, will enter the Memphis
and New Madrid trade on Friday. She
goes to Hale's Point, Qsce0la and the
Bends, and viii make two trips per week.
Mark Cheek, a prompt and careful officer,
will command.
The good steamer Colorado, Capt. Nc
Kie, will get away to-day at 5 pm. for
Cairo and st. Louis. She is the regular
packet, and connects with the trains
North and East, IS we'll as making all
way landings.
The Great Republic passed down yes
terday with a splendid trip.
The Indiana, Capt. Rube Neal, will
lsave to-day at 5 pm. for Cairo and Lou
isyille. Charlie Miller is clerk.
The agency firm OF Levy q Robbins
having dissolved, the business will be
conducted at the old stand, No. 10 Jeffer-
son street, by E. A. Levy.& Co. Captain
Levy Is a popular steamboat agent, and
will, as usual, devote all his attention to
his river patrons. Mr.. Robbins. tho re-
firing partner, becomes connected with
the Davis line of White, Red and Black
river Packets.
The Lorena passes up tomorrow for
Cincinnati,
rhe Commercial, Captain Matt Glass,
leaves on Saturday for all points on White
river.
The r.. P. Walt, Captain AID. Storm,
leaves on Saturday for White river and
way landings.
The gay and dashing Fairy Queen, the
pride of Black river, and the handsomest
fairy ever seen along the banka Of old
White, is now at the landing, and leaves
to-day for Aeyalla Rluf, Augusta, Jack