Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-03-04
RIVER NEWS.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
Robert Burns. So. Marys.
Bauesville. r.. p. Walt.
RIVERS, WEATHER AND BUSINESS.

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MEMPHIS, March 8, 1871.
RiUeT Editor AUD6ul-River rose
inches in past a hours. Below high
water mark Of 1867, 3 feet 10 inches.
JOHN TENT.
The rise Of the river is somewhat
| less rapid, though several feet more
swell is likely TO come on US yet.
White river is rising, over IT'S banks
all the way below JacksOnpOrt. All
tributaries are rising, and the danger
| of an inundati0u Of the low lands is
feared in all directions. Upper rivers
all very high, and navigation is open
to Lake Pepin on the upper Mississip-
pi, and Fort Randall, on the upper
Missouri. The weather yesterday was
cool and cloudy. Rain lell in torrents
during the previous night and washed
all the streets as clean as q new pin.
Business was fair at the wharf.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The James Howard left ST. Louis
Wednesday, with $500 tons. She will
be followed by the Henry Ames and
then the Richmond.
The City Of Cairo leaves st. Louis
today.
The T. H. Allen goes to Arkansas
next Wednesday. She Will have a
new set of cabin furniture, carpets aud
other nice things.
Thad kinman, Of J~8cks0npOrt,
was in town yesterday. He goes
home this evening on the II. p. Walt.
The Commonwealth is due to-day,
on her way south. She leaves at /
TIL n.Er-r g.. IL a,a.a..Hu-
The Sallie v. came in from Haile's
Point with ~ bales and 81 bags of
cotton.
Tue Undine came in with 70 bales
of cotton.
Charley Carroll, of st. Louis, was
married to Miss Van Bergen, OF
Springfield, Illinois, the Other day.
John MOss0ps is clerk of the r. Z.
Lee.
Mr.. Louis Collin, Of New Orleans.
has secured the bar Of the Katie for
The lifetime of the boat price, 81, 900.
Captain Pepper will contract Tor a
new boat at Cincinnati.
The r. p. Walt, Captain VIM. Ash
ford, leaves for JacksOnport and all
points on White river this afternoon,
at O'Clock Ed Outlaw is chief clerk.
The City Of V~icksburg, Captain II.
j. Carter, passes down for Nicksburg
this evening.
The st. Marys went to Evansville
last night with 1850 bales of cotton.
The Walt, from White river yester-
day, brought $40 bales Of cotton.
The CleburHe, for Arkansas river,
and the Phil Allin, for Friar's Point,
both left with good trips.
The neat little Batesville, Captain
Al. Smith, leaves for POcahOntas,
JacksOnpOrt and all way landings on
White river this afternoon.
The Robert Burns, Captain Frank
goes to the Ohio this afternoon.
Captain A. f. Power is her chief sec
rotary.
The Geo. W. Cheek, Captain Mark
Cheek, leaves for Friar's Point this
afternoon. Frank GOnterman is clerk.
The Pauline Carroll passed south
yesterday. She put of a big lot of
and added 200 bales Of cotton.
The Colorado passed up yesterday
forenoon. She put Off 30 bales Of
and 457 sacks OF seed. Some
y bales of her cotton were from Sun
lDhCAs way up Nu AlAE dLDD AAfCAa !
The Alleghaney Belle, with two of
the biggest kind Of barges in tow,
passed up yesterday. She was at the
landing several hours.
The Mary Forsyth passed up, five
out, from New Orleans for
Louisville. Sine put oil several lots Of
freight, and had several hundred tons
for the Ohio.
The fine and unsurpassed steamer
James Howard leaves to-day, at .
pm, for New Orleans. B. r. Pegram
IS master, and Mr.. Haissing is clerk.
The Potomac leaves for New Or
cans to-day at 3 pm. Skunk is mas
.er.
The WaUanita leaves to-day at 8
.. m. for New Orleans.
The favorite and fine passenger
st. Marys leaves to-day at u
M, for Louisville and Cincinnati.
Andy Robinson, it,, is master, and
Joseph A. Henderson is clerk.
The beautiful and feet passenger
steamer City Of Nicksburg leaves TO
day at 10 am, for Nicksburg and all
way landingr. Carrier IS master, and
O.. Isaacs is pUrser.