Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-19
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news lEOul dDlF O. Il6E6 Is nc GUAlE6 Lu
the river Of Arkansas. The weather is
clear and cool and business on the Ievee
is active,
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CAIRO, February I8.-Dspartsd: VIM.
COweu, New Orleans to Pittsburg, I am.
Z. +. Ecksrt Goose Island to Cairo, 4;
Robert Burns, Cincinnati, 4 City of Vicks-
burg, ST. Louis TO Vicksburg. 1 pm:
City Of Chester, Memphis TO s.. Louis.
Chss. BOdman, New Orleans TO Louisville,
2; Continental, New Orleans to 81.
Louis, 2; Nick LongwOrth, New Orleans
to Louisville, 2; Marble City, Vicksburg
50 st. Louis, 3; G. n. Wilson, Cairo to
Tennessee river, 3; LsOnsdas. Cincinnati
to New Orissus, 4; h. g, Gray, Arkansas
river to LCuIsVi l6, 4; Civ OF Alton,
New Orleans to st. Louis, A; Belle Mem
phis, ST. Louis 10 Memphis, T. The tow
boat Tigress run through the lar rb0ard
wheel Ofthe OFFENDER below Hickman and
she is coming up on one wheel. River rose
"A inches. Rain ceased at 2 O'clock this
morning. Weather clear. Mercury 40
degrees.
NASHVILLE, February 18.-Th5 river is
rising rapidly. with II feet on HNpeth
shoals, Weather cold and clear.
NEW ORLEANS. February IS.-Arrived:
Olive Branch, from s.. Louis. Departed:
j. s Dunham, for Arkansas river; Rich
mond, for st. Louis; Belfast for Cincin-
natl.
VICKsBURG, February 17.-Up: II. S.
Turner, l2 last night; Belle Za7OO, 1 pm:
MOralla, pm. Down: Msry Alice. - m
River rising Heavy rain storm this az
ternOol. Several buildings were badly
damaged. Also several boats slightly.
NICKsBURG. February IS - Down:
J. Z. Moore, 10 last night; John
Kilgour, IL last night; John Kegle, IL
am; Mary Houston, 4 pm; Strsder,
pm. Up: Commonwealth, last
night; Moliie Ebert, y "a. River falling.
" Gather clear and cool.
LOUISVILLE, February lS.-Ths river
rose 2 feet In the past "A hours and is still
rising at the rate of 1 inch per hour, with
8 feet and 10 inches in the chute, feet
10 inches in the canal, and prospects of 10
feet water on the falls. Weather cooler
Mercury 30 degrees. Arrived: Sham
rock, from Cincinnati; Fearless and
barges, Glencoe, from New Orleans.
Departed: Shamrock, for st. Louis
Robert Mitchell, for New Orleans. |
While lowering The Glasgow's Chin |
nsys to-day, the rigging gave way, letting |
the chimney fall through the hurricane /
deck into the cabin, doing considerable |
damage.
PITTsBURG, February I8-The weather |
clear and cold. MOnOngahela 6 feet and |
rising, with enough water for coal boats. |
CINCINNATI, February l8-River p |
feet; risen Z inches in the past "A hours.
leaving 80 feet bridge space. De- |
parted: ALinneols, for Memphis; J. II, /
o roesbeck, for New Orleans; Warren and /
oarg5s, for New Orleans Kate Putnam
was due here last night. She was not in
81 dark tonight. Weather clear. Mercury
}5 degrees.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A paragraph went ths rounds a few
lays ago that some company of Cincinnati !
had taken the contract to wreck the Ar
.hur- No sucn contract ever was made
The Salvor Wr0cking Company, Of st. |
Louis, have two boats 8t The wreck and I
re rapidly tearing her TO pieces.
The OWbOaJs Ir0nsides and Hercules |
passed up and the Dick Fulton down.
The Jas. Howard, MOllte Moore, Shan
ION, Nightingale and O.. W. Cheek were
VI due last night from below.
The Mary e. Forsyth and EOllie Able
we're due last night frem above.
Only some eighteen inches Of the wheel
rms Of tbe W. r. Arthur are in sight.
The wrecking boats are now busy tearing
be wheels To pieces 80 that her deck
midships may be swept clear of sand and
mud.
The Ocesnus arrived from below. She
r0ught three Of the crew Of the ill-fated /
udge Wheeler, one colored and two ,
7hits men.
l. is rumored that the steamer st.
.hsrles cannot be raised, and c. A. Dravo
as three steamboats, and two datbOats |
'recking her.
The Pauline Carroll left for New Or ]
cans last evening with 72l bales cotton.
The Grand Tower, for ST. Louis, had
10 bales cotton.
Captain StillweiI, of Stillweu, Powell &
o., ST. Louis, arrived yesterday in yaWl
NnslH ooh 80 A
that vessel has been saved, containing
bout $500, all in a wet condition.
Mr.. Handy, hrst eng ne5r Of the Judge
Wheeler, is in our city. The inspectors
ere have no Jurisdiction in the case and
is not probable they viii hold any in q
The fine passenger steamer st. Marys +
'aves tomorrow at pm. for Evansville d
I'D all way landings. Andy Robinson is I
laster and j. @. Henderson clerk. 4
A toWDOat came up last night with a h
reck in tow, supposed to be the hull Of a
ie Judge Wheeler. v
So far no bodies have been recovered :
ON the W. r. Arthur. One of the a
.ver5 on Friday touched the head Of a a
sgrO, but the body was covered with 4
md and mud to the shoulders.
The q. W. Cheek did not arrive to leave
5sterday for Friar's Point.
The II. S. Turner leaves to-day for st.
Ouis at 10 O'Clock.
The City OF Vicksburg, Captain Carter,
ith Andy Issscs in the Office, passes \
)wn this morning for Vicksburg and the
ends.
The New Orleans Times says: The I
Jrtable engine and boiler that fell of the !.
aging of the steamer Belle Of Alton, at a
% foot of Common street, on Tuesday o.
81, was fished out last evening by the n
tmarine bell-oOat Osage." a