Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-22
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| Shamrock, from Cincinnati to st. Louis,
| 10 pm; Mohawk, from New Orleans to
st. Louis, 2 am; Hercule, from New Or
leans to Louisville, 8 Am; James Gilmore,
from St. Louis to Louisville, 8 am;
| James Howard, New Orleans to st. Louis,
Gam IrOnsides, from New Orleans to
! st. Louis, Gam. Departed: st. Louis, for
/ New Orleans, 10 am. Glasgow, New Or
| leans for ST. Louis, noon; Minneola, Gin
| cinueti for Memphis, l pm. City of Ches-
ter, st. Louis for Memphis, 2 pm; Petrol,
New Orleans and Cairo for st. Louis, 3 p.
m. J. II. Bigley, New Orleans for Pitts
| burg, pm; Mollie Moore, New Orleans
for Pittsburg, 7 pm. The river rose 2
feet. Light rain since dark. Mercury 90.
VICKsBURG. February 2I.-Up: Rich
mond, 8 O'Clock last night; LOrena, 10 a.
M; RubicOn, 3 p m. Down: Leonidasi
! II am; Mary E. Forsythe 1 a M; Match
! ez, ppm River falling. Weather clear
and pleasant.
NASHVILLE, February 2l.-The river is
falling, 10 feet on Harpeth Shoals. Wealth
or warm and cloudy.
NEW ORLEANS, February 21.-Arrived:
| Belle Lee, from Memphis; GAINESVILLE,
/ from Arkansas river. Departed: p. W.
Strader, for Cincinnati.
P~TTTsBURG, February 21-The weather
is clear and pleasant. Monongahela 8
feet 9 inches and falling. Departed: Sill
yer Lake, for st. Louis. The Savannah
| leaves tomorrow. 4.l08, 600 bushels of
/ coal have been shipped this water.
CINCINNATI, February Es-Ihe river
has risen 2 feet S inches; brigde space, IS
feet o inches. Weather clear. Mercury,
40.
ST. LOUIS. February 2l.-Arrived; Oce-
annus, from Red river; Grand Tower,
from Memphis; Pauline Carroll, from
New Orleans; Antelope, from Cairo. De-
parted: Antelope, for Cairo; Marble City,
for Vicksburg. River falling. Weather
! cloudy. Thermometer, Al.
LOUISVILLE, February 2l.-The river
is again rising. 1t has risen two inches
since last night. 1t stands now 9 feet 8 in
cbes in the canal, Z feet three inches
in the chute and 6 feet 3 inches on the
rocks. Prospects are fair for a good stage
OF water. Business is dull. Weather
clear and cool; mercury 45s. Arrived:
Robert BLrns, from Memphis; Nick Long
worth and Charles Bodmsn, from New
Orleans; Belle Boyd, from Wheeling. De-
parted: Robert Burns and Charles Bod
man, for Cincinnati. The Glencoe leaves
for New Orleans tomorrow.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Indians, Captain Rube Neal, with
Charley Miller in the Office, leaves to-day,
at noon, for Vicksburg and New Orleans.
/ Dnu - al o4IEAA0nk p2a5pnhu4 RuChgba
The 1ne steamer City of Quincy, Cap
tain Judd 7. West, passes down this even
ing for all landings to New Orleans. She
is q new and splendid packet. Mr.. Brown
is clerk.
A man fell overheard from the stern of
the st. Joseph last night and was drown
ed. 1t is not known whether he was
white or black. The yswl was lowered
instantly, but for some cause It was not
manned, and the poor devil was left to
his fate, though he yelled Justify for help
for some minutes.
The Kate Kinney, bound down, broke
a pistOn-hesd and follower, a short dis
lance above this city, and was toWed here
by the City of Cairo. She will be delayed
q day or two.
The Il. G. Yesger, Susie Silver and LO-
rena are due from below.
The st. MaTys, for Evansville, got away
with 200 bales cotton.
The Mollie Ebbert left for Cincinnati
with 800 bales cotton.
The shannon departed for Cincinnati
with 1900 bales cotton.
The Commonwealth passed up. She
added here $50 bales cotton and put of q
lot Of railroad iron at Hopeield.
The st, Joseph left for st, Louis with
$50 bales cotton.
There are six new steamers at the Pitts
burg landing being completed - four
freight n passenger steamers n two
toWbOsts.
There are heavy freshets in both branch
es of the Cape Fear, and in all of their
tributaries.
It is not generally known that the
| United States steam dredge-boat, the Es-
| saVons, is remarkably swift. IL Is stated
that she can make eighteen miles per
hour up stream, or ran up from the bar
to New Orleans in a little Over six hours.
Great CONSERVATION was caused lately
at British naval stations by q telegraph
/ from the admiralty, directing that the
stewards Of all the vessels In b harbOr,
and all the naval barracks, should be
/ placed under arrest. This was followed
by the arrival of q batch ofadmirsltY OH
eials, to examine accounts. Such an in
vestigstiOn here would only develop the
fact that our stewards are honest.
The Alice Dean, Captain Drown, will
back out this evening for Cairo and Gin
cinnati. She is the regular packet, and
makes all wsylandings.
Mr.. PattesoR, agent of the line, sends
out the rood steamer Celeste to-day for
Little Rock and all landings on the
Arkansas. She connects with the packets
for Fort Smith. John Hardin is her care
full and competent master, and Harry Hall
has charge of the office.
The Bismarck, Captain Pat Yore, with
John Spane in the Office, leaves to-day for
Vicksburg and New Orleans.
The Kate Kinney, now in port, leaves
this evening for the Crescent City and all
way landings. Hicks King is master, and
Al. Croxall Is her chief clerk.
The Northwestern blew out a cylinder
head above Cairo, killing ~Pst.DOwney, of
DUBUQUE, deck-sweeper. She rashipped
her freight sc Cairo on the City Of Quincy.
Henry Clay was the name Of the
hrst steamer that had sn upper
cabin. She was built and owned in Pitts
hnrr. The first stern-wheel boat ever
built was called Allegheny. She was
sixtv feet long, fifteen feet beam, and
three feet hold, She was a curiosity then,
and would be equally so now.
Tbare are on Van SAINT & Sons WAYS.
at Le Clare, Iowa, the steamers Iowa,
LYONS CITY, Twin City, Diamond 10, Ida
Fulton. Julia Hadley, lie Clare. VIM.
white and Viola. The several boats are
being thoroughly OYerhauled AID re-
paired. The Iowa is having new ma
ehiperv smsde by Williams d White, of
Moline. thu old machinery not being
powerful enough. The Diamond 10 has
received new cylinders also. There Is a
force Of forty or fifty men at work in the
ward on the above boats. Zebby q Nor
1an are building g raft boat, which will
"a 6nished In time for next years TOWING
Tba steamerH iKam Price Is hauled ont
on the hank above town for repairs. In
tha harbor. lust below town, are the
ateamera j. W, Van SAINT and James
Means. The latter boat has had a greater
portion Of her cabin taken of, snd is bs-
ing fitted up for 3 raft tOWbOat, Her
machinery Is being thoroughly over