Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-08

RIVERS. WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
GAS WORKS, March Z, 1870.
River fell eightinches in past forty-eight
hours. Below high water mark of 1867,
ten feet four inches.
CHAs. GOODWIN,
Superintendent Gas Works.
The Arkansas had risen ~ feet yester-
day, and was still slowly swelling. This
viii give something over four feet to Lit
tie Rock, and river men who ply in that
stream are very grateful for the change.
Several outside boats which have been
Water-bOund Will now be able to proceed
to their destinations. White river is on a
stand, and at "A good stage to all points.
Our dispatches give the latest news from
above. The weather is clear and cool, and
business IS active on the levee.
ST. LOUIS, March ARRIVED: Wall,
Dance and LaBarge. Departed: McGuI
and Clara The river is rising,swih 8 fest
reported to Cairo. The weather is cold
and freezing.
CAIRO, March Up: st. Luke. lam;
Antelope ?, and Kate Robinson Z pm.
Down: Colorado, 10 am: Utah 10, and
Belle Memphis ? pm. The river rose =
inches. The weather is clear and cold.
The steamer Rapidan No. 1 sunk Satur-
day near Paducah and was a total loss.
The boat was valued at SIP, 0O0.
NEW ORLEANS, March THE weather
is rainy. Mercury 500.
LOUISVILLE, March Up: Burns.
Down: Argosy. Weather cloudy and
cold.
CINCINNATI. March THE river is fall
ing with "A feet 2 inches in the channel.
The weather is cloudy and cool.
P|ITrsBURG, March 7.-Weather, snow
ing. The river IS falling with 8 feet 3
inches in the channel.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Particulars of the disaster to the tug
Nettie Jones and the loss Of life occasiOned
thereby, will be found in our local col
umns Various rumOTs are afiOat con-
corning the sad affair. Some blame the
pilot OF the Great Republic, while others
are equally eve on the master OF the
tug. As it will be investigated by our
local inspectors, and the evidence given
before them viii place the responsibility
where it belongs, we refrain from any
comment.
The Louisville was due last night.
The Bisnark and Belle Lee were due
from below last night.
The Virginia viii pass up at daylight
tomorrow; and the LOren4, for Cincin-
natl. will pass up tomorrow at BOOn.
Billy Dill, of the ST. Louis Packet COm-
pauy, arrived at home yesterday by rail
from Cincinnati. He saws Cons. Miller,
of the Commercial, is too heavy for hInS
but that he did his level best while away
10 keep up the reputation of the Bluff
City, and we don't doubt a word of it.
Capt. Nilt. Harry, OF the Fairy Queen,
who has been in the city for aday or two,
on business connected with his packet,
leaves to day to reiOiu his boat at jack
sonpOrt.
Passengers are brought from Little Rock
to Memphis by the Davis Line at 50.
The owners of the new steamer Mary
Z 81 70
n jacob Miller, have quarr6led at
Louisville, and are advertising that bills
made byone party Will not be recognized
by the others.
Tho Silver Moon, Captain Merrilles,
| leaves tomorrow for Cairo and Cincin-
natl. She is the regular packet.
Captain J. o.. Durif, of the Memphis
1rGidHche, returned yesterday on the
| Great Republic from New Orleans.
TIT st. Joseph viii leave at 10 am. 90
day for Cairo and St. Louis. She con-
meets with the trains North and East.
The Colorado is the regular Ficksburg
United States mail packet tomorrow.
She makes all way landings. Captain
Fisher commands.
Billy Clarke, formerly clerk of the st.
Francis, but now a merchant on st. Fran
els river. is in our city on a short visit.
Mr.. Fitzgerald, clerk of the Mary Nc
Do aid, who has been in our city sick for
some days, is again able to attend to bust
ness.
W. Il. Wells. of Trumble county, Ken
lucky, has sold his one-sixthOf the steam
er LeOuora No. 2, tod. N. Abbott, of Mil
ton, Kentucky.
The city of Evansville" a very neat
and attractive side-wheel steamer, built
at Pittsburg for Captain II, L. Dexter,
for the Evansville and Cairo trade, is on
her way 10 the latter place.
j. G. Levi is President and G.. .. Allen
l. Treasurer of the Louisville and Arkan-
sas Packet Company, lately organized at
Louisville. They have the amount sub
scribed required by their charter to COM
mence business with, and will in a short
time have boats runningin both the White
and Arkansas rivers. 1t is the intention
of the company to place first n boat in
each of the rivers, and increase it Otwo,
when their capital will permit. Captain
Yerkes, formerly of the Cora $, is anx-
iOus to take stock and to command one
of the boats. II the officers OF this conf
pany don't get sick Oft, the stockholders
very soon viii.
The Gallatin, Captain Mark Cheek, gets
away at 5 pm. for New Madrid and the
bends. She Is a good and reliable packet.
Frank GOnteTman is clerk.
The Geo. w. Cheek, Captain Malone, is
the regular U. S. mail packet for Friar's
Point and all way landings today. She
goes out at 5 pm. Barney BaTinds and
Charley Jackson are her clerks.
The gay and beautiful Mary Boyd, the
pride of the Arkansas packet line, will
get away today at 10 am. for Little Rock,
Fort Smith and all way landings on the
Arkansas. She IS the United States mail
packet, and IS one of the finest passenger
packets afloat. tube HAYNES commands,
and F.. W. Outlaw does the Office hOnors.
The Liberty, Capt. Pat II. Wheat, is the
L. S. mail packet for White river today.
She cOnnects with the Little Rock train
and with packets for all points above
Ja~cksoBp0rt. She is a popular packet.
DR.. Green, Charley Smither and Charley
Sharpe are her secretaries.
The Des Arc leaves to-day for Jackson
port N way points on White river. She
connects with the beautiful Fairy Queen
for all points on Black river. John Elliott
is master, and d. p. Field and W. l.. Ely
are clerks.
The st. Francis leaves this afternoon at
Eve O'Clock for Wittsburg, Madison, Ma
riana, and all points on the Mississippi
this side of Helena. Her officers are wei
and favorably known all along the river.
Capt. Bowman, her commander, is a vet
eran in the trade, and Messrs. Paine, Ber-
~ and Graves are clerks.
Capt. Nat Green publishes the follow
ing card in the New Orleans PieGyERe. It
is a deserved tribute to Capt. feathers, Of
the great Natchez:
1.-The undersigned, deeply touched by
the manly motive which impelled il,
hereby tenders, on behalf of the COM
mander, officers, passengers and crew Of
the ill-fsted Mississippi. their heartfelt
gratitude to Capt. I. p. Leathers, his Off
GERS and crew. for the prompt assistance
rendered them in the trying moment Of
peril and subsequent charity through
which every effort was made to alleviate
their distress, and the Natcbez, with all
her comforts, placed at their free disposal
TO return to Natehez or such other point
contiguous to the scene of disaster as
might be deemed advisable. In max
ing this public acknowledgment of a
service which time cannot efface from
their grateful hearts, they are proud to