Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-13
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8 w.REoDEs. Observer.

WAR DEPARTMENr,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL O~FFICER,
WAsHINGrOH December Y. lsIL
The barometer will probably fail very gem
orally on Wednesday In the Gulf and AtlGn-
tic States, win cloud and rain tonight II
the sun states and threatening weather on
Wednesday from the lower Likes to the Md
die Atlantic coast. The low pressure IN iii
nois will probably move east and northeast
ward. preceded BY sothsastelly winds In the
MIDDLE States, and followed tonight By IN.
eressing nOrthv ssterly winds on Lake Mich
igan. Areas OF rain sre apparently Gevel-
opIng in Virginia. Pennsylvsnla. Illinois,
nails are ordered for this evening 81 Chicago.
By telegraph
CAIRO, December I2.-No arrivals. De-
psrted-E. Hensly, New Orlesus, I D M;
Kate Putnam, New Orlesns 4 D m; Andes,
New. Orlesns, 5 pm. River has risen 2
inches. Weather clear. Thermometer so.
PITTsBURG, December Il. - Weather
very mild, with Indications of q thaw.
Monongshela has 34insbes in the channsl,
Both river are closed with ice.
NASHVILLE, December 12.-River fall
ing, with Is inches on Hsrpeth Shoals.
Weather fair and pleasant.
NEW ORLEANs, December 12.-Arrived-
Seminole and Utsh, Arkansas river; Psy-
tona, Crescent City and bsrges, SC. Louis.
LOUISVILLE, December I2-River fall
ing, with 4 feet 4 inches in the canal, and
2 fset 4 inches in the chute, 5 feet to
Evansville, and AZ fest out Weather
greatly misunderstanding n mild.
Thermometer $50. Business quist. Ar
rived-Belfast and barges, New Orleans;
h. S. Turner, New Orleans.
EVANSVILLE, December l2.-Wsather
clear and COOL Mercury zoe to 4ee. River
has fallen 5 inches. Business brisk.
C~INCIENATI, December 12-River 5 feet
In the channel, having fallen 8 inches,
and IL clear of lee. Weasher moderate and
hszy. Large packets are Withdrawing from
the upper trade on acoOun Of low water.
VIOKsBURG, December I2-Down-Nick
Longworth, 5 pm; Nasehez, s pm Katie,
8 pm. UP-Belle Vernon, IL last night.
Boats up tO-day-C B. Church, ! pm.
Weather clear and cool.
ST. LOUIS, December I2-Ths gorge
shove the bridge piers moved short dis
tance this afternoon, but lodged against
the breskwsteT, and has since been sta
tiOnaTy. The gorge ~ Widow Waters,
twenty-five miles below the ctty. he ex.
pscsed to break up soon, which win give
an open river to Cairo, there being no
Ice below the former point. Tbs river Is
very low, however. The pilot Of the
Hensley, which reached Cairo Yesterday
from Plstin Rock, report but 2 feet 10
inches on the bars. Weather clear and
quite warm, with q south wind. Boats
viii begin loading Tomorrow for below.
miscellaneous.
There was sn auction ssle or the leyes
yesterday Of several hundred barrels Of
damaged flour, brought down on the
Sallie. Prices ranged from % 80 TO IS 80
per barrel.
The following will be found an account
of tbs sinking OF the steamer Celeste, as
to Major j. d. Adams:
a telegram received yesterday by Msior
J. d. Adams, president Of the Memphis
and Arkansas river packet company, |
states that the stern-wheel steamer Ce- !
leste struck q log at Silvers chute. forty
miles above Pine Bluff, at one O'Clock /
yesterday morning, knocking a hole eight
feet long in her ttarboard kuuckIe, and
another four feet long in her larbosrd
knuckle, and sunk In seven feet OF water, |
there being two feet Of Wster in her en-
gine-room. It is feared che will break In
TWO, as she is badly twisted. Her cargo
consisted Of 800 bales of cotton for this
New York and Baltimore, q portion
Of which will probably be saved. The
was owned by the shove named
company, valued at Sl2,O 600 and insured
for $4,000 in the following offices: Farm
srs, Cincinnati, $1,000; Citizens, Wheeling,
1900; Pesbody, Wheeling, $1,000, and
franklin, Wheeling, 5000. Protest was
at Pine Blur, Snd assistance has
been ordered to her. No lives were lost.
md it Ii believed that a portion Of her
largo will be saved.
The Pat Clsburne, owned by the same
company, struck . log Saturday, about
lOon, a. Sandy Bayou, In the Arkansas
liver, twenty miles above the mouth,
md broke hfty or sixty timbers, causing
Ter to leak badly, and but for her superior
machinery would have sunk. She shipped
inches OF water without, how
Iver, damaging her cargo. She came here,
inferred protest, and will be locked, In
meantime her pumps are kept busy.
s she leaks badly. Damages viii amount
ms Marble City arrived from Cairo
yesterday morning, and discharged here
900 dry barrels, 46S sacks grain, $50 head
( hogs. SS head OF stock, and departed
fer adding 60 tons Of way freight for
Glow.
The MaIis Ragon came in nom thu
'hio with . good trip OF freight. She gets
700 bales OF cotton here for above.
The snasboat j. ]. Albert arrived from
bove yesterday afternoon, and lays over
ere. !,
The towboat J.. L. Hyatt departed with
lot Of empty coal barges for the hotwell
lines. :
Tne st. Francis, T. Il. Alien and A. ].
1hite departed with good trips.
The Belle Lee IL the regular Thursday
'ew Orleans packet. '
The Great Republic departed for Cairo
sc night, drawing seven feet. o
The Belle St. Louis Is this side Of J
bar, tightening an. -.
The A. ]. White came In from Napoleon :
ish 1876 bales Of cotton, 1857 sacks Of seed
ada good passenger List. She reports thai