Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-25

for rise, but not asttsring this evening.
| A special to the Gazette, from the clerk Of
the X. Q. Gray, reports the arrival of that
boat at Pine Bluff, she hsving doubled
from the Rob Roy.
PTTTsBURa, December 24.-weather
mild, with Indications Of rain. The ice Ia
melting fast.
CAIRO, December "A Arrived Kate
Kinney, from New Orleans, 10 pm; Nick
Longworth. from New Orleans, IL pm;
Carrie V. Kauntz, from New Orleans,
am; p. w. Strader, from New Orleans,
am; Ocesnus, from Red river, IL an No
departures, The river has fallen 10 inche..
Weether clear and pleasant.
IoUIsYILLE, December "A A-River has
risen 10 inches during the past twenty
four hours, but is rising slowly. Weather
cloudy but mild. Reported gorges above
are breaking up. There is feet inches
OF water In the canal, and 2 feet inches
in the chute. Wharfage for the two weeks
ending Saturday is one thousand and sew
e1ty dollars. The nitro sills in the new
locks are being relaid to-day, and are now
safe against all dagger.
VIOKsBURG, December 24.--Up: ]. II.
Groesbeck, 2 SIN; Jno. T. Tolle, 8 D m.
weather warm and clear. River falling.
miscellaneous.
The Phil Allin leaves tomorrow at 5
p m for Frisr's Point.
The new machinery of steamer Belle
Lee arrived yesterday morning by Men,
phis and Louisville railroad.
Towbost Crescent City came mp yester-
day morning with the barges, which she
left at Reeves, and passed up for Cairo.
The Belfast arrived from Cairo, three
days out, She added 5000 sacks corn on
her way down, cosled here and departed
for Nov Orleans. drawing five feet
The Emile LsBsrge departed for Vicks-
burg, after adding 75 tons way freight for
below.
The Potomac csme in from above at
dark. Lays over until this morning.
The Bismarck came in from Cairo yes
terdsy morning. She added 45O0 sacks of |
grain on her way coming down, She |
lays over until this morning.
The Henry Ames departed for New Or |
leans, drawing five feet, with barge in |
tow.
The Silver Bow passed down from Cairo |
bound for Red river with good trip.
The tOwbost Bee and bsrges departed |
for above early yesterday.
The Emma o. Elliott, Julia and CITY of |
Cairo are due from below.
Local packets have all postponed lesy-
ing to day on account of the holiday.
The st. Louis Times of the 23d saws: |
"Csptain Jan A. Scudder, president of |
the Memphis packet company, has con-
tracted with Captain Dugsn, of the |
wrecking boat Eckert, TO remove from |
the channel opposite Cairo, Bacon rock. |
This obstruction has caused the loss of |
over half million dollars worth of prop
erty, and should have been annihilsted BY |
the government or insurance companies |
years ago......The City Of Quincy and Tom |
Jasper left yesterday for New Orleans. |
The latter was light and will assist the /
quincy in case she gets aground. On ar
rving at Cairo the Jasper will take on /
board her trip now stored there and pro-
csed with it South. So. Captain J. P, Young.
clerk of the Great Republic, returned |
from Cairo Thursday evening, and reports |
labor very sosrce.At that place. The Rich |
mond was dischsrging with eight men. u,
A. Hauser, ESQ late clerk of the Victory |
and other upper Mississippi steamers, was |
married Thursday at Quincy, Illinois, to |
Miss Lena Wyatt.
The st. Louis Republican of the 23d |
says: The several steamers that left here
after the breaking of the gorge at Widow
Waters have not reached Cairo as yet.,,.,.,
The Mary Il. Poe is at Jefferson Barracks
tied TO the bank. She is drawing three
feet eight inches.........The Fannie Lewis
Is at the bank at Widow Waters, drawing
four fset.........The Sioux City lies aground
at Prloe's landing, with head down stream
and heavy ice around her, but is consid-
cred sate.........Ths NJ. J. Wicks, Noun
tsinesr and Mary Mcdonald, all drawing
four feet, have gone to the bank at Grand |
E. 81. Durfee is at the
bank at Neeley's landing, drawing three
and half feet..,,,.... The Capitol City,
drawing four feet, is aground on WiIlard's
headed up stream snd her bow spared
up. She is surrounded by heavy ice....
The r, ]. Lockwood, drawing four feet
three inches, laid up few miles below
there being only three and a
half feet scant at the latter place The
rest of the boats We have not heard from,
The steamer Rubioon, ssysathe Vioks-
burg Herald Of Saturday, while making
Irsnsylvanis landing night before last,
picked up a snag, which pierced the star
board guard, passed up by the boilers and
snteTed the cabin, doing but little dam
sge, however. About forty feet of the
insg we're cut of, when the boat went on
about her business.
The Evansville Courier, of Saturday.
saysi "Mr. George Koehler, the barkeep-
sr OF the steamer Fanny Brsndeis, arrived
n our city on Thursday night. He re-
ports that the steamer Hero was alongside
If the Brsndels, and would in a few DAYS
AXE her to Mound City for general re-
pairs.
The Louisville Commercial Of the Esd
.ays: 1--WE are psined to announce, this
the death of Captain L. B. Dun
lsm, which sad event occurred at his
on Sixth street, between Chestnut
md Broadway about II o'clock W ednesday
night. he was taken i'll on his way up
Ohio river some three weeks sgo, and died
If heart disease. Mr. Durham was q
nan who had the esteem and confidence
)f his fellow-men, and few men stood
higher in business or social circles. His
iesth, comparatively unexpected, will be
lad news to many of cur readers, who
will resdily recall the pleasant and
Kindly gentleman who commanded the
Mary Houston in her trips up and down
he river"....We are informed by General
Weitzsl that the manner of letting the
water in the canal could not hsve caused
he giving way of the miter sills of the
lew locks, as the accident did not occur
or two hours after all the water was let |
n, and boats were passing through ......
dr. John Howard, of the firm of Howard
/ Co, received telegram from Captain
9. r, Perry yesterday, from New Orleans.
tsting that the steamer John Howard
lad arrived, with 100 bales of cotton,
bringing 1000 bales out of Arkansas river
n three feet water"
Boats Leaving To-Day. Il
For Vicksburg-The City of Vicksburg,
)aptsin A. ]. Carter, leaves to-day at 10
IN. for Yicksburg and all way landings.
Jarrett Huls is her clerk.
For Hsiles Point-The regular Monday
nd Friday coast packet Frank Forrest, ]
)sptsin j. O. Andrews, leaves to day at
m. for Hailes Point and all way land
ngs. Ohio Joplin is clerk.
For New Orieans-The Bismarck leaves
0-dsy at pm. as above.