Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-07
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I from the upper rivers. The weather Is
! cloudy and turned cool last night. Rusi-
I ness on the levss is sctive.
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NASHVILLE, February 6-The river Is
/ falling, Y 1eeJ on Harpeth Shoals. The
weather is cloudy but pleasant. Arrived:
! Tyrone, from Cairo; Spray, from Cincin-
! natl. Departed: D. n. Phillips, RoWena,
/ for Cincinnati; Tyrone, Tor Cairo.
CAIRO, February 6.-Arrived: Bosz,
| PiJtsbarg, to New OrlssEs, 9 m; K.
/ J. Lockwood, st. Louis, to Shreveport,
20 pm Idle Wild, Evansville,
/ packet, IL IN Mary Forsyth, from New
| Orleans, s. Louis, 4 am; Atlantic, from
/ s.. Louis, New OTlsaus, 6 a.ns.; Allegheny
J Belle, frlm M Cincinnati. New Orleans,
! noon: St. Aldays, from Memphis, Evans
| vile, l pm; LOrena, from Cincinnati,
! New Orl cans, 2 p N Mary Miller, from
| Memphis, Evsnsvjil-,2 2 pm River ross
/ @ inches. W6a her cloudy. Mercury, 3S.
NEW ORLEANS. February 6.-Arrived:
/ C. b. Church, from Cincinnati; MolHs
/ Moore, and Nick LOngwOrth, from Lou
! i-ville; NJ. J. Wicks, Mohawk and barges
/ from ST. Louis; Wn. COWen and barges,
/ from PitJsbUrg. Departed: Great Rspub-
/ lie and Tom Jasper for St. Louis.
VICEsBURG, February 6.-Up: City OF
/ Quincy, 10 O'Clock last night; Colorado, 9
/ D. 10. Down: Belle Lee, > pm; City Of
/ AI-Ou, pm. River stationary, Weather
| clear and pleasant.
PrTTsBURG, February 6-The weather
! continues cold; both rivers falling, Mon
! Ongahsla feet inches. Al OIL ClEy toe
/ river Is running full Of ice. Arrived:
/ Cu-giss, and Wauuits. Departed: Ar
/ COSY.
! ST LOUIS, February 6.-Arrivsd: Sam
I Brown and Mary Alice from Cairo. De-
parted: RIChnOud, for New Orleans; City
/ O Chester, for Memphis; Sam. Brown, for
Pi=tsburg. TDe river Is rising slowly.
Weather cloudy and cold.
LOUISVILLE February 6.-The river has
risen 3 inches aud continues rising slow
| Iv, 3 feet sclD5 in the chute, 10 feet in the
canal. The weather is cloudy and cold.
Mercury, 25 Frsizuts not abundant.
Arrived: Virgins, sam. Parker, and bar
Ees, from New Orleans. Departed; Little
Condor with eight bsrges of sSlt for Mem
phis. Colonel Sawyer to-day sold his in
Jsrest in the Sioux City TO Captain Il. B
| Cooper, Clark, sud Frsnk Edgar. Load
ing for New Orleans: Virginia, John
KilgOur, and Sioux City. The splendid
I new steamer Katie is nearly cOmplsled
and will receive fsr New Orleans as soon
as finished,
C1NCINNATI. February 4. River g feet .
g inches and falling, 73 feet 6 inches bridge
/ spac5. Arrived: r W. s KilleugAr, from
Wheeling; Annie Laurie, from kanaws;
st. hsrles, from PittsUurg. The weather
is cloudy. TEN perature, %. The iron
steamer, John T. Moore, will not depart
tomorrow. She s-ill attracts great az
J6nJiOn.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The towbOat Hornet, with tow Of ccal,
in avoiding the wreck Of the W. r. Ar
thur. struck ner tow on reef and lost
two coal fats. Shs was lying across the
river Yesterday trying 10 save her remain
ing dsts, four in number, which were
said 20 De i'm q precsrious condition.
The George W. Cheek, Captain Mark
Cheek, with Frank GOnLerman in the OF
hca, viii back out today for Fuar's Point
and all way landings.
The United STATES mail packet Legal
Tender. Captain John ID Elliott, leaves
to-day for JacksOnpOrt and all way land
ings on White river. She connects at De-
yslps Bluff with the Little Rock train.
Joe Elliott is her chief secretary.
The niUed States mail packet Celeste,
Captain John Hsrbin, viii get sway to
day for Little Rock and al way landings
on the Arkansas. She connects with the
packets for Fort Smith and her Office is
in charge Of competent gentleman.
The City Of Cairo, Captain James z.
Luksr, passes down at 10 a M. to-day for
Vicksburg and ths bends. She carries
the United States mail.
The gay st. Joseph, Captain Corbstt,
gets away this evening as the regular
Tuesday Cairo and St. Louis packet. She
is an excellent steamer, and makes al
way landings.
The st. Francis, Captain Bowman,
leaves to day for all landings on the s..
Francis river. Sam Paine is clerk.
The Julia was due last evening from be-
low.
The Undine, Captain Marshall, gets
away this evening for Osceola and all
landings in the bends. She is the regular
packet.
The steamer Commonwealth refused
goods Yesterday for Lake Providence,
Greenville, and Pride's Landing. She
could not afford to make these landings.
The Jennie Baldwin came In yesterday
and will seek upper White and Black
r vsrs on Wednesday next. Csptain
SeuseTbOX, q popular Othcer, commands. I
The Mary Houston passed up yester-
day She had 100 tons sugar and molsses, |
and added 500 bales cotton here.
The Belle Memphis left for 81. Louis |
last night, with $50 bales cotton. Her /
roof was not crowded with Colorado emil |
grants.
The st. Luke departed for above, with |
82j bales cotton.
The Commonwealth passed down with |
q big trip. She picked up 800 bales cotton /
me cabin Of the W. R. Arthur has
fioated Of Two diving bells are at work /
at the wreck. So far, 10 bodies have /
been recovered.
The Legal Tender was due last night |
from White river, with 1850 bales cotton. /
The Kate Kinney passed up last night. |
She put of a lot Of mOlasses and added |
SEQ bales cotton.
me Celeste came in from the Arkansas
with 49, bales cotton.
The Phil. Allin, from Friar's Point /
brought in 85l bales cotton and 500 sacks |
seed.
The A. J. White arrived from Napoleon |
with 244 bales cotton and 740 sacks seed. |
The Chsek, from FriaT's Point, had ia 4
bales cotton and Il25 sacks seed.
The Sallie v, from Dyersburg, brought |
in 4t3 bales cotton.
The Mary Boyd came In yesterday from |
White river. She bad 1913 bales cotton.
The stegmers John Kilgour and Vir- /
ginia are advertised TO leave Louisville /
for New Orleans to day.
The COviugton wharfpOat has been sold |
to Alex. Bsckman, of Lawrenceburg, In /
diana, for $500. II viii be fiOsted down /
to LaWrencebUrg.
The Katie, while lying at the Portland |
wharf, was injured by towboat running |
into her.
The following are the rates Of freight at /
New Orleans on cotton; to Liverpool, /
sail Nd; steam, Nd; 20 German ports, |
sail, Il-l8d. to Genoa, l5Ec to New York. /
steam, 10; TO Philadelphia, Zc.
A writer in the st. Louis Republican
SAYS Of Current river, a tributary Of /
White river: "In June last, when the riv-
er was very low, the steamer Malta not /
only came 10 Doniphan, Mo., but went TO 1
bIabrsy's mill, about twenty miles above /
DoniDhan, under contract 10 clear said
river of snags and other distractions to
navigation, from the State line to that
Doint. The steamer Malta, as per regis
ter. ia a vessel of 81 tons and made ths
triD in very low water Her owners
are now building new hull at
Nsbrev's mill which viii be ready to
20 out in Eve or six weeks, with the ma
ebinerv and cabin Of the Malta plEoed on
ft- With an appropriation Of so 900, ju-
diciously expended IN making wing-dams
% the shoals, we can have navigation
every day Ia the year (instead of high
water only, as high as Van Buren, In
Carter county"
Capt. 81. o. HsmenWay, in letter to