Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-31
by TeIegrapb.

rose mere uudCcUunbaDlI Glt4l 4 PIN
when IL fell with as singular rapidity. Its
hight was IA feet. 1t is supposed the
gorge at North Bend has broken. Relia-
bic water is estimated st feet. No bosts
Left to-day.
NASHVILLE, December 30.-The river
is reoeding, with 25 inches on Hsrpeth
shoals. Weather mild and showery.
CAIRO, December S0.-Arrived NJ. j.
Wicks, st. Louis, pm; Mountaineer, st.
Louis, p m; s. 8. Merrill, st. Louis, 8
pm. DBpsrted-MaTy E. Pos, Red river.
5 pm; Exchange, New Orleans, pm.
The Mississippi is full of floating ice. The
Ohio has risen feet. Weather clear and
pleasant. Thermometer $40,
NEW ORLEANS, ,Dsesmber 30.-Arrived-
Potomac, Cairo; Belfast, Louisville De-
parted--IndisnR and Il. s. Turner, Louis
vile; Dexter, st. Louis; Seminole, White
river.
VIoKsBURG, December S0.-Down-Gov.
Allen, 8 pm. Up--Kstie, Pan. Weather
warm and cloudy. River falling.
LITTLE Rock, December S0.-Westher
clear snd very warm. Thermometer 7Oo.
Arrlved-F0rt Gibson, from above.
EvANsvILLE, December 30-Weether
chiefly clear. A fog rose az s am. Mer-
curry 62' at noon and 5So at 8 pm. River
has fallen inches. Business brisk. Signs
OF rsin tonight.
LoUIsvILLE, December 30-River has
head OF the canal. and feet 3 inches in
the chute. Weather clearing of mild and
balmy, Mercury So. There are strong
hopes Of having a good river now. There
is no ice, and boats have no difficulty in
passing through the canal. Green river
and Henderson packets are running.
St.LoUIs, December 30.-Arrived--None.
Depsrted-Susie Silver, New Orlesns.
The river still has good deal of floating
ice in it, but it is pretty soft and not much
impediment 70 navigation. a dense fog
last night and to-day prevented any move
ment of steamers. Several boats are load
ing for the south. The weather is very
waEm.
miscellaneous.
The John Kyle arrived from Cairo three
and : hslf days out, discharged here lot
OF sundriss, and departed for New Or
leans drawing feet 9 inches, with barge |
in tow,
The A. ]. White came in with 76 bales |
of cotton, 456 sacks of seed, and a lot Of |
sundries to order. She lays over until |
Monday, her regular day,
The II. O. Yeager, Groesbeck and Glen |
cos Wers 8ll aground coming up.
The Glencoe arrived from New Orleans |
six days out. She discharged here so tons |
of freight, and hsd 300 hogsheads Of sugar |
and 500 barrels of molasses for ABOVE. She |
discharged 20I3 bars railroad iron at Hell |
ena on her way coming mp.
The I. H. Allen brought 662 bales cot |
ton from the Arkansas.
The G. W, Cheek came in with 95 bales |
cotton, 600 sackg seed, and lot of sun
dries 20 order. She returned at dsrk with |
a good trip Of freight and passengers.
The John d. Groesbeck passed up from |
New Orleans ten days out, She had 400 |
tons Of freight for the Ohio.
The BatesVille came in from White river |
IL IL
dries.
The.H. c. Yeager, from New Orleans,
sight days out, with barge in tow, ar
rived at noon yesterday, cOaled here, and /
departed for above with 600 tons freight |
on board, including 2779 bars railroad iron |
and 269 hogsheads sugar.
The City of Cairo dropped down to the |
landing yesterday morning, oosled and
departed for Cairo.
The r. P. Walt arrived from White |
river with 507 bales cotton, and returned |
at dark with good trip,
The toWboat Warner and barges has |
not passed up, as reported here week
ago.
good trip of grain ard produce, 1nolud-
ing 1900 dry barrels, and 1869 sacks OF
grain.
The E. LaBarge came in from Vicks-
burg with 10 bales of cotton, l66 sacks Of
seed, and 95 barrels of oil. She departed |
for above light.
The P. W. strsder arrived from Cairo |
two-and- s-half days out; added 85 bales Of
cotton here and departed for New Or
leans, drawing 81 feet. She reports the
Crescent City of at Point Pleasant, and
had to leave two bsrges sticking at that
point, which are hard aground.
The snsgboat J. ]. Albert passed down
from above at noon yesterday.
Tho st. Louis Republican Of Friday
saysi "The river at this point is falling
and full of aoRtiDg iOe The ice-gOrge
above having grounded on the bar little
above the elevator, so diverted the current
that thechsnIlel has changed TO the Illinois
shore-the water has become very deep
around the hsad of Bloody Island and in
front of brooklyn. The harbor of St.
Louis is very seriously endangered by this
change in the current. a bar is rapidly
forming direetly "a front OF the elevator,
extending down nearly to the bridge
piers and up to the front of North Market
street. Should remedy not DO 5oon pro-
vidsd sgainst the present change of cur
rent, a long sand beach viii cut of sill
access to the elevator, and all the northern
portion OF the wharf. The ioe-gorgs at
Big Eddy has broken up and doated away.
The river Is once more open, but filed
with heavy floating ice. There is prsoti-
callY 30 river business at this port. No
movement OF boats The weather still
continues cold.p
The st. Louis Times, OF Friday, says:
"1he Bcatmen's association held called
meeting yesterday afternoon in the ofiCe
of the Boatmsn's Insurance and Trust
company for the purpose of hearing Cap
tain K. W. Gould's report and the trans
action OF other important business. Cap
tain John A. SouddeE was called to the
chair. Captain Gould, member Of tho en-
ecutive committee at Washington, resd
his report, which was adopted and the
captain requested to return to Washing
ton and urge upon congress the necessity
of passing the atesslbost bill Sc revised.
It was slso suggested that the question Of
wharfage be considered by the executive
committee with 3 view OF reducing the
enormous charges now asked ty
river cities for boats to land and
do business sE LhsE1. The meet
ing Yves largely attended and It's
were characterized by a
spirit Of moderation and wisdom which
promises to result In securing the objects
in view..... Captain O. p. TrHslow his
chartered the Selma for the Red rivtM
trade in plsce of the thirteenth Era......St.
Paul is in trouble with the railroads, who
want the lsyee for depot purposes. A
Lee sunk in the Bigbse river, q short dis
tanoe below Columbus, Mississippi. laIt
wednesday. She was commanded by
Captain Luncsford 49,. Thomas s. Roys5,
freight agent OF the Memphis packet conf.
pany, and Mobile and Texas Morgan lire
steaIAers, ct Cincinnati, was presented
with magnigoent horse, Ealped at $3.50,
by Mr.. Schauer, his br0ther-in-law, on
Christmas" ss...
Beats LeavtnR Te-Day.
For New 0rlesns-Ths Capitol Citlr,
Captain CrapsteT, leaves to-day II nj,
for New Orleans and all way landings.
For Yicksburg-The Julia, Captain
Boyd, leaves to day at p. m, for Vlcks-
burg and all the coast landinRs. TIE
honon of the office are efflcisntly and
sttably dispensed By the urbane JsmsK