Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-11-26
Rirerr. Wea1her ana Ru.ines..

The weather yesterday was cloasy,
foggy, sloshy and disagreeable genersEit.
Mud at the landing was the prevAiliitni
feature. On such days the CHASTITY spS
pesrance of the levee SHOWS up to q won
derfuI advantage. The officials would [ Q
surprised to see it, IS we are satisfied the =
are in total Ignorance Of the state of affairs
at the wharf. GO down to-day and take
bird's-eye view. Notwithstanding, there
was busy scene on the levee dpfing the
day. The river has risen aboVt one inch
since last report, and is still rising slowly.
Navigation has practically suspended
above st. Louis. AT st. aul the river is
frozen over; at Dubuque the river is filled
with ice, and nsyigsticjn is suspended for
the season. i la..1 lA-s t-a s-s- l.
The r. P. VISIT arrived from White,
river with llS4 bales, OF cotton, the largest
trip from White river this season. e.
The q. w. Oheef. came in with 1S9 bales
of cotton; sos sac Ks of seed, and good
passenger trip. - iAI
MsssFs. BrowB & Jones' coal-tug Little
Gisnt caught fire yesterday morning
about two o'd ock, and was damaged TO
the amount ef $1,000 before the flames
could be su.ar ued. t .
The G. W. Cheek and r. P. Walt de-
parted WITH good trips. lsu-.
The Rob Roy arrived from New Orleans,
four days out, with $50 tons of freight.
She did heavy way business coming up.
She oi scharged here ten tons Of pig iron;
4s holgshesdH of sugar; SO barrels Of mo
lasses,; 70 sacks Of cottonseed; 40 bales of
sheeiing; 40 barrels OF pecsns, and added
400 bales Of cotton. She had 200 tons of
freight for st. Louis, and reports the Bel
fast agrou nd at Reeves, bsr, also the
Grent Rel ublic, this side, waiting for
daylight. Tsvs f....f .1s'r - -la
The Jan les Howard got LOO bales of
cotton ct telena for New Orleans. -
Tho Iulffa oaraa m frorr1 Tsguia fftnF
days out She discharged here 80
tons freight, and added SO tons way
freight for below. Departed, drawing six
and q 'nalf feet. " TT
n Belle Lee went into New, orlesns
lsst wednesday with SIG bales Of cotton
- 9 sacks seed, and ISIS sacks of oil cake.
The City Of Alton left New Orlesns last
" Vednesday with 100 bars Of railroad iron
and 1000 sacks Of salt. Eaf F..
The Fort Gibson leaves for the Arkansas
tomorrow. 81
me shannon, City of Alton and Susie
Silver are due from below: also, the In
diana. Mollie Moore, Anna and Alice,
from above. II f.,.r--,-.. -
The st. Louis Times, OF the 2Sd, says:
"a man by the name Of Barney Ross
jumped overheard from the Huntsville,
| yesterday morning, Just above Alton, and
1 was drowned. Previous TO plunging into
the water, be told the captain that ten
II
1 bic he had the delirium tremens."
The Mary Mcdonald viii come OF the
docks tomorrow or next day with q new
bottom in her. H rrfE- "a
Tbs Louisville Ledger of the oath says:
'Captsin BockhaIt, superintendent of the
canal, is putting forth every possible effort
to place the canal in q condition to adnit
boats st tho earliest practicable period. A
dam is being oonstructed across the new
portion Of the cana, and one hundred men
are at work night and day 70 complete It.
There are hopes that within three days
bostf viii be permitted TO pass, but IL may
require more dme. It Is not our province
this disaster and consequent tnconye-
nience 20 steamers. They may hsve been
such Rs could not be foreseen and pre-
vented; thoy may have had their origin in
neglect or sometbing worse Be this as 1t
may the remedy win be applied As soon IS
possible -......O One OF the improved smoke
stacks Of the City Of Helena tumbled over
yesterday, and the volumes Of smoke
which swept along the hurricane deck,
and hoated around generally, made the
locality little Tbs
Wsitzsl dam, extending from Sand Island
across the river, Il sending such volume
OF water down the chute between Sand
island and the Kentucky shore that the
current sweeps every thing bafore Il. Last
night the Morning star was forced from
her moorings, and coElboats were swept
down the stream like cbah. The Weitzel
dams are great institutiona.n n
The Louisville Courier-Journal Of the
24th saws: The tOw-boat Dodsworth, on
her wsy from PlttsburR TO this port,
Htuck her entire deet Of coal barges on
Craik's bar, which viii have to remain
until there is another rise.........Tbe Rob.
ert Mitchell, Captain 4. M. Wade, backed
out for New Orleans at pm. yesterday,
with 400 tons Of freight, 100 head Of
horses, mules and cattle, and over 500
hssd Of hogs and sheep.
The following letter will be read BY
stesmbostmen with interest: "BALTI-
MORE, November 20.-F. x. Reno, Esq
Secretary Steamboatmen's Association,
Cincinnati: DEAR SIR-1 presented the
memorial Of the officers OF the National
Stsam boatnerlIE couYention 70 the Hon.
Secretarv Of the Treasury on the 18th in
stent, He ssid that the Steamboat inter
eat was ably represented hsfors the board
of supervising inspectors 81 their last
meeting, and had failed 70 show that the
reouirenents law for the better security
of life were unnecessary, or thst the rul-
ipRs Of the board were in any respect IN
lust. He can do nothing for us, but that
our appeal 10 congress was step IN tne
right direction. Very respectfully
JOSEPH CRAGG."
heats Leaving To-days
FoE NEW ORLRANs.-The Indisna
leaves to-day at 10 am. for VickHburg,
New Orleans, and all the coast landings.
Captain r. K. Neal commands, and
MessrS. Slut Neal and james franklin are
her chief secretaries
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