Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-12
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CAIRO, January IL-POrt uss: Marble
City Cairo 90 Memphis, IL am. The
Mllbrey reports only 81 feet water south
Of Evansville. River fell 2iEc1ss. Warn
south wind all day. Weather clear and
pleasant. Mercury 90.
~CINCINNATI, January u-River. g feet
10 inches. It has fallen 8 feet. One
heavy gorge az the mouth Of the Miami
twenty miles below the city, broke to-
day, which accounts for the heavy fall in
the river. Dispatches say tha neither
the Sugar creek or Madison ggrgss have
broken up. The river IS about clear of
Ice at this port. Weather clear. Mer-
curry 567.
LOUISVILLE, January 1.-THE river has
risen 2 inches in the past "a hours. with
70 inches in the Indian chute and 4 feet 2
inches in the canal. Weather-spring-
ike. Cloudy this morning but clear to-
night. Mercury $50. a number Of boats
are receiving for the southern trade.
PTTTsBURG, January U-Wsa1hsr mild.
The snow has disappeared. Mouonga-
hsla, 3 feet 2 inches and rising. The ice
is rOgting fast.
NASHVILLE, January u.-River falling,
with "A inches on Harpsth Shoals.
Weather mild and cloudy.
NEW ORLEANS, January u-NO arri-
walls. Departed: Dexter, for St. Louis.
The r. T. Lee has been thoroughly re-
paired, and LETT this evening for Vicks-
burg.
NICKsBURG, January 1l.-Up: II. E.
4eaEsr, 2 am. S4llis, 3 pm. Down.
Hamilton, i am; Susie Silver. : am.
Importer, 2 pm. Judge Wheeler, 5 p.m.
Commonwealth 7 pm. River falling.
Weather clear and pleasant.
MISCELLANEOUS.
By a dispatch from Captain Mill. r..
Harry 70 Major John ID. Adams, we learn
that the PsIrOlia struck a suag in Black
river, and has sunk, proving a total loss.
NO further particulars could be learned.
Captain Harry wants 20 purchase the
Fort Smith, but Major Adams does not
wish 70 sell, and will put her in the up
per White and Black river trade, in con
u6cJlou with his line Of packets.
A new steamer arrived from OsceOla
yesterday to receive her finishing touches
here. She was built by the Goodrich
Brothers, without other assistance than
their own, and has been two years in
course Of construction. b is a staunch.
g~ood-looklug packet, snd only wants
paint.
The body of the young man. T. L.
Aeetsrs, who was murdered at Devils Ell
bow a day or two ago, arrived last night
on the Oh City, and viii be buried TODAY.
The George v. Cheek, Captain Marx
Cheek, backs out to-day for Frisr's Point
% al way landings. Frank GOuterman
Is chief clerk, assisted by Charley Jackson
and George Briggs.
The Bismarck was to leave about dav-
light this morning for New Orleans. She
added 500 bales cotton here.
The tow-bOat Mary Alice passed down
yesterday.
The Phil. Allen came in last evening
and lays Oyer until friday. She had 26I
bales cotton.
The Virginia turns back from Cairo and
leaves hers for New Orleans on Monday. I
The Charmsr has relieved the Messsn-
ger from Scuh1stOWn, and both have gone
into Green river.
The Miriam, Captain Henry u. Hart's
new stern wheeler, is cOmpIeJed. She viii
ready for business upon the resump-
Ion of navigation.
The marine losses OF the United States
or 1870, amounted to Sl9, 500. 600. In OCtO-
Der last, 65 vessels were lost or missing.
We notice that Captain Eyre, of the
Bombay, whose conduct at the
he ran into and sunk the United
states steamer Oneida caused his suspen-
ION Tor the term of six months, has at the
expiration Of the time, been notified BY
Peninsular and Oriental Steamship
company, his employers, that his servi-
es are no longer required. This to Cap
ain Eyre HIS probably proved a more Sc
punishment than the mere suspsn-