Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-03
RIVER NEWS.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
IN PORT.
Gen. Anderson. w. A. Caldwell.
RIVERS. WEATHER AND BUSINESS.

LOUISVILLE, January 2.-Down: Burns
and Emma No. 3. The river is falling,
with 8 feet Z inches in the canal. Clear
and cold.
P~UPTsBURG, January 2.-Rain felstead-
lily last night, and a violent snow Storm
with high winds, to-day. The Mononge-
hela has seven and a half feet and rising,
with indications of high water.
CINCINNATI, January 2.-Arr1Yed:-
Groesbeck. The river is falling, with q
feet in the channel. Clear and freezing.
ST. LOUIS, January 2.-Arriyed: Mo-
hawk and Thompson Dean. De-
parted: Colossal and Adam Jacobs
with 81 or 6 feet to Cairo, and 81 feet TO
Keokuk. Weather clear and very cold.
Mercury 80.
The Arkansas has 4 feet to Little Rock,
with a light rise reported. White rlYer
is about on a stand, with I feet to Jack
sonport. The latest news from above Will
be found in our dispatches. The weather
is clear and cold.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A great many of our citizens expected
the Mississippi down yesterday with her
cargo of Celestials, but were disappointed,
They will, however, be able TO satisfy
their curiosity to-day.
Things looked quiet along the river
bank Yesterday. II was too cold for COM
fort. and even our streets were deserted
the greater portion of the day.
We learn that the various candidates
for wharfmaster are to meet and draw
straws to decide which is to run. The
others are ali to be appointed deputies
and serve wood about on the levee.
The Indiana left yesterday afternoon
for below. She received a large number
of people here for New Orleans. :
The Richmond passed up for Louis
vile. She had a very Fair passenger trip,
and added nine hundred bales of cotton
here.
cal packets will do a big business in
freight and people.
stopped of the boat at New Orleans to at
tend to his interests in the Wagner mat
ter. We learn that he has received sal
wage to the amount of $4,000.
The accident to the Wild Wagner was
worse than reported. She was run into
the bank after shipping four feet OF water
and her cabin furniture, etc., was taken
ashore, 1t was only by superhuman
efforts tina her own and the crew OF the
Richmond keeps her aioat.
The Magenta is the regular Wednesday
packet for New Orleans.
The fine steamer Liberty, Captain j. b..
Davis, will get away tomorrow FOR Jack
sonport and all way landings on White
river. She is the regular United States
mail packet. Jimmy Thompson IS chief
Tbe towboat Grand Lake arrived yester-
day with a tow of coal for the Nj. Carbon
Coal Company.
The towboat Hornet passed down Sat
Monroe Cunningham, clerk of the
Mountaineer, arrived by rail- yesterday
frombelow. His boat was due last night.
The Commonwealth was due last night
from below.
The Mississippi viii be in port to-day,
and leaves at 5 pm. for NioksbuTg and
New Orleans. She has abont 300 Chinese
on board and will be the center of attrac-
ton while she lays at our port. The
Mississippi is one of our finest passenger
packets. Captain Nat Green IS master,
and in her office will be found Messrs,
Cook, Creighton, John Fenwlok ana John
Largtois.
VIM. II. Clark, formerly of the st. Fran
els, has gone into business at Mariana,
Ark, and is of the firm of Nunnally q
Clark. We wish him well in his new
sphere.
The st. Francis came in last night with
a big trip. We publish her manifest
elsewhere. She leaves for all points on
St. Francis river tomorrow. Tom Bow
LldnA > AAdohOAg III ANS'AS
and Berry are clerks.
The Colossal will leave to-day for little
Rock and Fort Smith. She Is an mde-
pendent packet.
The Mary Forsyth will pass down to-day
for Nicksburg.
The Walter b. Dance, Capt. Lloyd T.
Belt, with Mr.. Dill in the office, leaves to-
day for Shreveport and all way landings
on Red river direct. kirnan " SayerS,
at the foot of Jefferson street, can give ali
information to shippers ansafravelers.
The Legal Tender, Capt. Elliott, viii
back out tomorrow for all landings on
White river. She goes promptly at . pm.
The Gen. Anderson, Capt, Jim Lee, Will
back out to-day at 3 pm. for Frlars Folnt
and all way landings. She is q hrst-class
passenger packet. Stack Lee, Henry
Mather, andJehnny Booker are herelerks.
The L. S. mail packet w. A. CaldWe!l
will get away tomorrow Tor fOrt Shntn
and all way points on the Arkansas. Ed.
Rowland commands, and Garrett Huls is
in the office.
The Mollie Gratz will get away to-
morrow for Osceola and all landings IN
the bends. The Dick Fulton came in from
above yesterday with ten barges coal for
below. She landed them here and return
ed for ten barges left at Louisville as II is
feared the Ohio may close.
4Alt0Eot " SNINNFNf ~.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Goyer & Co., lO2
bales cotton; Stanton Il Moore, 10 do;
Hill, FOntaine q Co., q do; S. NJ. Webb
& Co, 10 do; Newton, Ford q Co., 103 do;
Partee q Herbert, IS do; Gage q Fisher,
, do; Conner IL Richardson, 4 do; Foster,
Kealhofey Z Co., lS do Guy, Mcclellan &
Co.. do; Harrington & Howell, 3 do;
Brooks, Neley d Co., 81 do; j, +. Frank
q Co, S do; Galbreath, Stewart IL Co, 63
do; Fargason q Clay, s do; Mageveny q
Rogan, ( do; Petit q Simpson, II do
Shane, Harris Il Co., dol Harris, Coch=
ran & Co., 5 do; Price 81 Terry, "a do
INLAND, Bowling & Co., 10 do; ). S. Hall
q Co., 2 do; Judson Il Co., 4 do; Black,
Estes & Co., 8 do; Toof, Phillips d Co, 10
do; McGhee & Heron, 2 do; Marsh, War
ner d Co, i dot CLARK, Ely d Co. 8 do;
Larry Harmstead, p do; Parties Miller,
J. L. Verser, l do; Jones q Adams, 4 do;
Jones, Brown & Co., l do; Lane, Moore q
Co., 4 do; Thomas H. Allen IL Co., Ado;
Owen, McNutt & Co., 8 do; total, 6l5
bales. Bluff City Oil Works, 74S SKIS cot
ton seed; Pamela Oil Works, III do; Mem
phis Oil Works, 81 do; total, 1921 SKIS.