Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-03-14

inches IN asst a nOurS. Below hlgl
water mark OF 1867, l3 inches.
JOHN TENT.
The river here rises slowly as will
be seen above. 1t is now at the same
point it was this time last year. We
learn that it lacks 6 feet of high water
mark at Helena, and at Shawnee Vii
lage, above here, on Friday it only
lacked I0f inches of high water mark
of 1867. 5Like the Heather Chinee, the
ways of the big river are dark and its
freaks are various 1.-THE same with in
tent to deceive" At many places be-
low here the banks are overlooked,
and between here and Cairo it is
much the same. The Arkansas is
backed up some 70 miles, but above
there it is falling, with the banks 10
feet out of water. White river is fall
ing. Our dispatches from above give
the latest news from all sections along
the Ohio and Upper Mississippi. The
weather is clear and very warm, and
business on the levee is moderately
active, with a large list Of arrivals and
departures.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The towboat Argosy passed up yes
terday.
The Nick LongwOrth was five days
out from New Orleans. She got here
125 bales cotton.
The Legal Tender came ia from
White river with 627 bales cotton.
The Katie and Belle Lee left New
Orleans together. The former had to
take the bank near Baton Rouge, and
at Natchez she was not in sight. The
Belle Lee had to carry freight by
several landings coming up, as the
water was over the banks.
The Susie Silver is coming up. She
has 1900 bars Of railroad iron for
Louisville.
The Charles Bodmann and CONT
mental were due last night from be-
low.
The toWboat Storm is coming from
the Upper Mississippi, with four
barges of ice for this city.
The Geo. W. Cheek, Captain Mark
Cheek, leaves to-day for Friar's Point
and all way landings. She is the
clerk, assisted by Sterling Whitehead.
The United States mail packet Legal
Tender, Captain j. D.. Elliott, leaves
today for all way landings on White
river to J~acksOnpOrt. She connects
with the Little Rock train, and with
packets for Black river. E. G. Postal
is chief clerk, assisted by Arthur Field
and Dan Sullivan.
The st. Joseph, Captain COrbett,
leaves to-day for Cairo and st. Louis.
She is the regular packet.
The fine steamer st. Francis, Cap
tain Tom Bowman, leaves to-day for
Wittsburg and all way landings on
the st. Francis. Sam Paine is chief
clerk, assisted by Messrs. Berry and
Clark.
The good steamer John Kyle will
pass down this evening for New Or
leans. She is an elegant packet.
The Belle Memphis went out with
1O7 bales cotton.
The George w. Cheek brought in
70 bales cotton and 287 sacks seed.
The st. Francis ran into the rail-
road bridge at Madison, and left a
portion Of her starboard Wheel-house.
She brought in 85S bales cotton and
$50 sacks seed.
The Belle Lee came in from below,
and proceeded to Cairo. She brought
up 242 bales cotton and 557 sacks seed.
A Cincinnati exchange says of the
new transfer boat just completed there
for the Illinois Central Railroad Co.
ga magnificent steamer, the Illinois,
has been built by HambletOn & Co.
for the Illinois Central railroad. She
has been pronounced by competent
judges as the handsOmest boat of her
class on the Western waters. Her
model is perfect, and her machinery
is Of a superior finish and character.
Her cabin is elegantly fitted up and
arranged. The Illinois has been put
in the link between Cairo and Column
bus, Ky, to form a connection be-
tween the Illinois Central and the
Mobile and Ohio railroads. The dis
lance between these two points is
twenty miles, and, according to Capt.
HambletOn's contract, this distance
has to be made by the Illinois on
an average OF two hours. On her
trial trip she made twelve miles in
forty minutes, with one hundred and
thirty pounds of steam; and when in
complete running order, her running
time will average fourteen miles per
hour. The Illinois insures rapid and
close connection between Columbus
and Cairo, thereby making this route
one TO be preferred" The regular
trips Of this floating palace will COM
mence tomorrow, the trains on the
respective roads running in cOnnec-
ton with the boat. The agents of
this through line over the Illinois
Central railroad r Messrs. Nash &
Low, No. 224 Jefferson street.
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