Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-09
9. W. RHODES, Observer.
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER.
WASHINGTON Decemb Der s. 1871.

WAR DEPARTMENT.,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER.
WASHINGTON Deem Der s, 1871.
A rising barometer and falling tempera-
tuIe will prohahbly prevail on Saturday on
Middle and East Atlantic Driek nOrthWes-
terly winds for a short time only on the
coast; westerly winds, veering to west, on
the upper lakes, and sOutnerly winds, with
cloudy weather,on the gulf c9est. C~sutionary
falo and Cleveland, and are ordered for this
evening at New York, Baltimore, Cape May
and Norfolk.
Rivers n Business.
Business at the wharf yesterday was
more than usually active. The river has
fallen Eve inches during the last twenty
four hours. Six feet IS reported at Reeves
bar, and seven feet fromhere to Cairo. lea
is reported as far down as New Madrid.
By Telegraph.
CAIRO, December S.-Arrived: Argosv,
Cincinnati, 8 p m; Belfast, New Orleans,
2 pm. Departed: ArgOsy, for New Or
leans, 4 pm. There iE no ice in the Mis-
sissippi below Powers Island. The river
has fallen z inches. Weather clear. Mer-
cary, SO degrees.
ST. LOUIS, December 8.-The weather is
much colder. There is no change in the
river to note, except that the sharp freeze
last night and to-day has set the golRe
above b bridge piers firmly. The har-
Dor remains open. There is no news as to
the condition of the river between here
and Cairo.
miscellaneous.
The st. Joseph came in fropfYCairo with
65 bales of cotrOn, % sacks, of seed cot
ton, 30 head of hogs, 594 head of stock,
489 dry barrels, 40 barrels of Spork, go
barrels Of whisky. 2O9 bales of hay and
1853 sacks of grain. She reports seven
feet from here to Cairo; also, the Sallie
hard aground az island2 q.
The Dsrdsnelle has gone on the docks
for repairs.
The Phil Alin, Mary Boyd and A, j.
White departed with good trips.
The John H Groesbeck arrived from
the Ohio, ten days out, with barge in tow.
She lays over here until Q u. this morn
ing,
The OH City has gone down to
Reeves to assist the Great Republic of
Reeves bar.
Captain Thorwegsn came up on the A.
]. White to wait for his boat-the Rspub-
lie.
The Sam. J. Hale came in from Cincin-
natl with a good trip Of grain and pro.
duea.
The James E. Rankin came In from
Evansville with a fair trip OF grain and
produce.
The b. @. Yeager was compelled to re.
turn from Reeves bar yesterday for q
barge to tighten her. She reports the
Great Republic and John +. Tslle hard
aground at that point, and only six feet
water. The tOWboat Little Alps has gone
down TO tighten the John f. Tale over !
Reeves bar.
The P. W. Strader arrived nom st. |
Louis, ten days out. She discharged here
rs toni of freight, and departed for New |
Orleans, drawing i've feet.
The P. Walt arrived from White river |
with Bis bales of cotton, 249 sacks of seed, |
snd reshipped 80 bales of cotton at the |
mouth tor New Orleans.
FANNY BRANDIEs SuNK.-The Fanny
Brandies left this port Thursday even
ing for above with some two hundred
bales of cotton and other freight, and q
few passengers. Friday morning at 2
she picked up a snag below
Charley Morris place, twenty-eight miles
above, and sunk in about six or eight feet
water. She had nothing in her hold, and
the cotton will mostly be saved. There
were no lives lost, and but one accident,
happened to Captain Alonzo Muir
ray, who, while running with a bucket of
water to put out the fire in the stove, fell
and seriously injured his knee, bruised
face and VAS otherwise hurt. This is
a very severe loss to the oWDers. The
Captain is confident Of raising boat and
His brother came down yesterday
for the submarine No. IA to do
the work. About s O'Clock yesterday
stsamer Rankin, coming down,
came alongside the suken steamer and
laid but 3 few minutes, taking of q few of
The officers, passengers and crew. and in
'cool blood" taxed them five dollars each
for bringing them to Memphis, a distance
oftwenty-sight miles, The m~agnanimity
Of this noble captain Wasnot altogether APP
pTeciated by those who were wrecked.
Some Of the deck crew that got on the
Rankin, who had the not the i've dollars
demanded, were abused for being caught
al accident without money. We do
10t propose TO DO too severe with the
1fioers Of theR anken, but such treatment
rs this to men who are unfortunate and in
Is anything but magnanimous.
ind If all is true as told us, should receive
he contempt of every river man extant.
The steamer Rankin is q new boat and
his was her FIRST trip, looking for busi-
md, as we learn, for sale, and we will be
surprised to hear Of her being favorsblv
after such treatment and uucour-
eous actions toward a wrecked steamer +,
those aboard. Some Of the crew. the
mate, barkeeper, watehmJn.
econd engineer and possibly others, are
With the wreck, and will remain there
Intil taken on board an u~pWard-bound
Ioat.
The st. Louis Republican Of the 18th !
avs: "The Lookout has q couple of !
aground on the Chain below Cairo. i
the Eckert has gone to her assist
noe. ...,. During November there were BIZ !
teamboab arrivals 1.-The Dexter is still 7
{ Dogtootb, snd her prospects are very !
loomy indeed. All her passengers have i
sft her and taken other steamers. The +
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