Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-13
IN PORT.
IN PURI.
City Of Cairo. T.. H Alien
RIVERS. WEATHER AND BUSINESS.

GAS WORKS, March Y, 1870.
River rose 3 inches in past p hours. Be
low high water mark Of 1867, 10 feet D
inches. CHAS. GOODWIN,
Superintendent Gas Works.
The weather turned cold as winter yes
terday. The wind blew sharp and bOis-
terously. People had to hold their hats
to keep them from flying away. Between
that and keeping closely wrapped in
clOaks and ov%ereoats, they had anything
but a pleasant time perambUlating the
streets and highways. About the levee
the wind was particularly rough, lima
tured and ugly.
NEW ORLEANS, March I2.-Departed:
Bee and barges, ". J.. Lewis, Pauline
Carroll, c. b. Church, Kate Kinney, Tor
/ st. Louis; Glasgow and Newton for Gin
c~innati; p. w. Strader n Mary HoUs-
ton, for LOuisville; Grand Era, for Cairo.
NICKsBURG, March l2.-Up: Marcellus,
1 pm; Magenta, 7 pm. The river Is
stationary. The weather is clear and
pleasant.
NASHVILLE, March I2.-The river is
falling, with Isl feet on Harpeth Shoals.
The weather is mild and shOwery.
LOUISVILLE, March I2-The river is
falling, with S feet 9 inches in the canal.
CINCINNATI. March l2.-Ihe river is
falling, with . feet in the channel. Rain
ing and warm. Arrived: Alaska. De-
parted: MinneOla.
CAIRO, March I2.-Up: America, l am.
Richmond, 8 am. Arthur, o pm. Down:
LeOnidas, 1 I'm. Imperial, Z IN. ROb
ert Burns, , pm. The river rose 2 iuche
IL rained all the forenoon and changed to
snow in the afternoon, with a violent gale
from the Southwest.
LOUISVILLE, March l2.-Arrived: Nir-
ginia. The weather is blusteTy, with a
hail storm at : pm.
CT TOrFs March - -Arrivnd IT N
ShreVe. Departed: Continental, Belle
Memphis and Mcdonald. The river is
rising more rapidly.
MISCELLANEOUS.
We have received a communication re-
lating to the Geo. w. Cheek, which we
will publish in our next.
Martin Eyke, the well-knOwn uphOls-
t8rer Of No. 81 Madison street, is prepared
to do all kinds of steamboat upholstery
at short notice and in the most workman
like amer. RenOvating Of every kind
attended to promptly, and charges less
than any other house in the city. It
would be well for our river riends to call
on Mr.. Eyke, who is a master-wOrkman,
and assures us that he will do all Jobs in
his inc as cheap as it can be done in any
Northern city.
The CITY Of Cairo, Capt. LenOx, leaves
to-day at 10 am. for Cairo and ST. Louis.
Tom White is clerk.
The Mary Forsyth gets away for St.
Louis also to-day, at 10 am. Captain
Luker commands, and Charley H0ugh is
in the office.
The Moses J.. Wicks passes up for St.
Louis to-day. VIM. Ashford is on the
roof, and w. II. Chopper is in the Office.
The Great Republic will pass down to-
morrow for New Orleans.
The Anderson leaves on Monday for
Friar's Point and way landings.
The Thoa II Allan Eaptaiu Far1 Ham /
iltOn, gets away tomorrow for the Ar
kansas. Walker and Sullivan are her
clerks.
Captain Ellis, of Cairo, dropped in upon
US yesterday, looking gay and happy.
The Captain and his wife left last night
by the r. F.. Walt, to explore the upper
White river country. which they will do
from the decks of the Fairy Queen, of
which vessel Captain Ellis is owner.
The Indiana and MOllie Gilbert Jeff
New Orleans last Wednesday, and the
Magenta and Glasgow and Henry Ames
Thursday, and the Mary Houston last
night.
The Louisville river reporters nave
been stuffed by B. J. into the belief that
the Richmond will be run in the Louis
Vile trade. We'd like to bet that she
won't do anything Of the sort.
1t is reported that Durh, during his
recent visit to New Orleans, undertook
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bile and Texas steamships, together with
the OpelOusas Railway. The price asked
was too small tor him.
Freight for New Orleans is getting
scarce at St. Louis. At Louisville no
New Orleans bound steamer has been at
the wharf for over a week, and freights
are abundant.
Before the Ommeneement of the next
business season the Memphis and New
Orleans Packet Company, to whom The
Legislature Of this State recently granted
a charter, design constructing two elegant
steamers, especially suited and adapted
for the trade between this city and New
Orleans. Several OF our most enterprising
merchants have already come forward
with liberal subscriptions, and two alone
announce their willingness to take a half
interest in one of the vessels. It is ex-
pected that several others, together with
a number of prominent boatmen, will in
vest in the enterprise, and that their com
bined capita viii establish the New Or
leans n Memphis Packet Line, in a
manner in every respect equal to the
line of elegant vessels that won
50 worldwide a reputation and brought
such large accessions to our trade before
the war.
The Ida Reese is advertised to leave st,
Louis for Benton, Upper Missouri. on the
25th of neXt month. She is the first boat
advertised this year for the mountains.
Last year four boats left in March, and
twenty-five in April. The st. Louis aud
Benton river commerce. has suffered a
great decline. Railroads have become
successful competitors for the trade, and
boat owners lest so heavily last year by
low water, that 1t is with extreme reluc-
lance only that they will lave anything
to do with it thus early, while they enjoy
a more lucrative business nearer home.
The new owners of the Richmond left
Louisville for st. Louis last Thursday
evening, and Luther T.. Woods goes first I
clerk. l
Red river, at last accounts, was falling 4
at the rate of 3 inches every "A hours. I
Between Shreveport and Jefferson there 4.
was not more than two feet in the shall |
places. Everything indicated low
water navigation close at hand, with a !
heavy advance IN freight charges. Above 4
.he raft the water was low and cotton
The steamers Right Way, Flirt, 9
and Frank Morgan were all above /,
awaiting a rise. The George was !
high and dry, and % yards from the
edge. She had been hauled out at
to repair. The shipments Of beef,
allow and hides from Shreveport was I
alling of, and st. Louis bound steamers !
re coming out with light tyips. u
The steamer Lake City was recently
in Red river, for violation of the
Intercourse Law, in having strong =.
sater' on board in the Indian country. r
DuMsy is now in limbo at Fort ai
ninth. N
The Magenta carried Abs bales of cotton 4,
ato New Orleans last Wednesday. Sc
The Olive Branch passed down yester- =
ay and added 470 bales of cotton here. !,
he Sallie, for Evansville. added 40G ~
ales of cotton. The Alice Dean, for Gin M