Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-01
49,. WEATaEa 40 RusINgss.

in the channel. The weather is cloudy
and raw.
NASHVILLE. January 3l.-The river Is
falling with 7 feel on Harpeth Shoals.
The weather is cold and cloudy.
CAIRO, January 3I--Up: Bengal Tiger,
IL last night; Belle Memphis aud Comet,
[ IOa.m.; Kellogg, 2 pm. Down: Aissis-
Wicks, , am; City OF Alton, 9 am;
Thompson Dean, ! pm. The river fell
four inches. The weather Il clear and
mild.
VICRsBURG, January 31.-Up: Tom Jas
per, 10 PIN. LOrena, . am. Down: KEN
ton, ? am; ATgosy and harSe5, . phi
Alaska, 4 pm.
NEW ORLEANS. January 5I-Arrived-
Belle Vernon, Wananita and Mary dOus-
ton. Deparled-I0lHe Able, Shark and
barges, for st. Louis; 2. w. Strader and
Indiana. for Louisville.
Our dispatches give the latest aeRrs from
above, in reference 10 the rivers. These
same dispatches have not been coming
very regularly Of late, but for the past
two days they a done better. Had il
not been that the river was rising, and The
news OF the utmost importance TO every
body along the great Father Of Waters
The press reporters along the Ohio WOuid
have sent forward the newg regularly.
There is no later news from the Arkansas
or White Rivers. The weather - beaGti-
fJl but windy, and the lust is very dense.
Business on the levee active.
MISCELLANEOUS,
The Legal Tender came in from White
river with 527 b.,ies cotton.
The Liberty arrived from White river
with 66i bales cotton.
The Ozark, from the Arkansas, had 3l6
bales cottgn.
II will be seen that Mr.. El. W. CrOweil.
who for Iuany wears has been the chief
clerk of Capt. Larry Harins,gd, has be-
cOns associated with that gentleman IN
the steamboat and forW arding business.
Mr.. CrOwell hasevcr been AN energetic,
prompt and reiiabie clerk, and as e mem
Der OF the new ErIn VIII, we are sure. at
tain the success which he so richly de-
serves.
The Fairy Queen Will ges away on
Thursday positively for Black river iii
rect. She Is IL apple-pie order, aEd will
drop down 10 the leVea this evening.
Capt. Harry has a beautiful packet, and
our merchants viii sen her back home
with a good trip.
The Ozark, Capt. Bill Rowland, will get
away to-day for Fort Smith and way
points ON the Arkansas. Tom BrasbeGr
is clerk. She is the Z. ). mail packet.
The elegant r. 8. mail pactsat Liberty,
C1yt. PAT IS Leat Will get away to-day Tor
JacEsougust aud way landings on White
river. Shg connects with lhe Little Rock
Railroad. DR.. Groeu and Charley sharp
are her CLERKS. She is q popular Passen-
ger packet.
Tho Les Arr, Can't. john Edison. leaves
to-day for White river. gaiEs through TO
JacbsGuport aus Goruesr1ug with the Lit
tie H0ok train. Tip Field and Mr.. Ely 80
cat in the office.
The Nightingale and J. Il. Grossbeck
are both up for Cincinnati To-Day. The
silver Moon, Capt. McrrIiIes, gels away
Tomorrow,
The Clara leaves to-day for St. Louis
and all way landings. She goes at 8 pm.
The Mississippi will pass down to-day
for New Orleans. Capt. JOhu O'AeiI IS in
command and Cook Creighton is in the
Office.
The City of Alton, Capt. core. will pass
down tG-d1y for Vicksburg and the bonds.
The Legal Tender, Caps. Elliot, leaves
to-day for Cairo and Evansville.
the new Moses j. Nicks win pasa down
to-day for New QrleaHs. Capt. Ashford
commands,
The George w. Cheek, with Capt. Ma
lone on the roof, leaves to-day At her reg
ular hour for Friar's Point AND all way
landings. Barney 8ariH1s and Charley
Jackson are her clerks.
The remsius of Ben. Roach, killed bV
his brother a few days ago On Wolf Lake
plantation, a few miles above YazoO City,
were forwarded 70 Natchez BY the Belle
YazoO and 4. Z. Lse. The brothers had
no difficulty previous TO the tragedy. Az
ter dining tOgetheF with several friends,
Ben. b08Gh adjourned 10 another room
and was smoking, when Dave Roach en-
tered and suddenly discharged his pistol,
killing his brother instantly. The entire
population of Yazoo and Central Missis-
sissippl are Mortified at the terrible
tragedy.
The gay, dashing and desarvedlv poBu-
lar st. Francis Is The regular packet for
Wittsburg, Madison, Mariana, Helena,
aud all way landings on the St. Francis
river this afternoon at 3 pm. Messrs.
Paine, COnant and Berry are tue business
managers of this tavOFita steamer.
The Lady Gay Is being torn to pieces
anu carried piecemeal TO st. Louis.
The Importer, from Arkansas river, car
ried into New Orleans last week pro bales
of cotton. the largest sternwheel steam
boat load since the war. The Magenta,
with ais bales, the largest load for eight
years, wens in the same day.
One of the Memphis Packet COmpany's
new boats viii be named Grand Tower.
The ST. Louis Democrats river man re-
CARDS the Thompson Dean AS the best
money making steamer ever built.
Repairs ON the Tennessee river steamer
David Watts cost SO 00.
CAPT. JAS. Lee stopped oil the Cen. An
dersOn yesterday, on account OF indispOsi-
lion. Stack Lee holds the reins during
hia absence, and is we'll isted to the task.
Capt. Tom Berry came up on the Ozark
from WALNUT Bend, and Is OH the lookout
for some uautIcal Investment.
Capt. John X. Moody is quite III at his
Residence In this city. We trust he nay
ecove speedily, "a soon be found on
the war path, sound, strong and III buoy
ant spirits.
last evening, but may be expected 40 Inc
wharf this morning. She returns 10 New
Orleans tomorrow evening.
The Tom Jasper LETT New Orleans last
Friday, with 400 hhds sugar, 200 SKIS coffee
and other freiEhts. She is due this even
ing for st. Louis. The MOiiie Able left
Saturday with four hundred tons
Sunday, the Continental will leave
this evening, and the Bismarck is an
nounced to leave on Thursday.
The NatOma is doing well in the New
Orleans and OpeloUsas trade, and carrying
full loads.
Red and Ouachita river packets are car
rying full loads, up and down the river.
The Major Anderson and Arlington are
rival steamers in the Cincinnati and Pitts
Jul A1AN ~ ID q % G@-LA
cent and costly steamer, and the interest
manifested by the respective friends Of
each vessel is only equalled by that eN-
hibited al New Orleans W the
Natchez and P%argOud.
A bill IS before the Louisiana Legisla-
ture to inquire Into the pilot charges on
the Mississippi and its tributaries, and TO
learn if their charges are detrimental TO
commercial Interests. This is proper and
right. and should have long since received
legislative attention. The eXtortiORate de-
mands of licensed pilots in the lower
tributaries Of the Mississippi has long
been a nuisance, that, ii possible, should
be abat6d. Tn license law has been iDju-
nous to commercial interests. There are
pilots OF u~ndeubted skill and
sound experience, safer and better, ten 20
one, than man OF the licensed pilots, and
who are deprived the privilege Of running
the lower streams becausetheir licenses do
cover several rivers with which they
asiamliiaT as those they are licensed
to run. Wages of 500 and $500 a month
ia Uuachita, Il over thar IN Red river,
a. j. now demanded and received by assO-
pilots, is extOrtion that is surely