Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-15
RIVER NEWS.
BOATs LFAYING THIs DAY.
RIVERS, WEATHER, BUSINESS.

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MEMPHIS, April IA, 1871.
RiUer Editor ADpeGL-The river fell 5
inches in the past a hours. Below high
water mark Of 1867, Is feet 7 inches.
JOHN TENT.
The officers of the Walt report q big
rise in White river. At Batesville it has
swollen 10 feet from late rains. The Ar
kansas is on a stand, with plenty of water
TO Fort Smith. The Ohio is falling all the
way from Pittsburg to the mouth. The
Upper Mississippi is rising and the Mis-
souri, is swelling at a rapid rate, but the
rise at st. Louis is not expected to be over
4 feet, so that we may look for no mate
rial change here. Low water will char
acterizs this Sc son, and light boats viii
be in demand before the summer ~sOlstice
is over. Small packets have had very lit |
tie of the chicken pie for several seasons
and it is time they were doing so. A
heavy rain fell on Thursday night and
we'll into yesterday morning. The morn
ing Was quite cool, but it cleared up dur
ing the day, and was very pheasant during
the afternoon. Business on the levee
was only $3.50. J
BY TELEGRAPH.
LOUISVILLE, April 1.-THE river is re-
ceding, having fallen inches in the past
"A hours; 5 feet s inches in the chute and
Z feet 8 inches in the canal. The weather
is clear, cool and breezy; business dull. |
Arrived: st. Mary's, Cincinnati; Grand
Lake No. 2 and barges, New Orleans. De.
parted: Robert Burns, Cincinnati: st. /
Marys, New Orleans. Leave tomorrow;
Susie Silver, New Orleans; Pink Varble. /
Arkansl as river; Emperor, ST. Louis /
Pointer left for Cairo with a tow of
coal. One barge of the Bigley sunk at
the head of the canal, was pumped out
and moved to the shore. The other two
Will b6 ahOat IN a day or two. Coal mer-
chants were notified this morning chat
only bsrges would be allowed 70 go
through the canal, and boats az the head
of the canal were tow6d back to the pump
kin patch. The following qre the Fsli's
pilots entered by the City Council last
night: Pink Varble, William Varble, G.
w. Musselmsn, Chris. Damon, +. G.
Stump.
PITTsBURG, April 1.-THE weather is
clear and cool; MOnongahels has 4 feet 8 \
inches in the channel and is falling very
slowly.
NASHVILLE, April 1.-THE river is fall
ing, with 5 feet on Harpsth shoals. Wealth
is fair and pleasant. Departed: Tai
isman for Cairo.
CINCINNATI, April 14.-The river has II
feet 8 inches in the channel and is falling
rapidly. Arrived; John FL. G~roesbsck,
New Orleans; Altoona. st. Louis. De-
Emperor, st. Louis. The wealth
or is clear and cool.
ST. LOUIS, April l4-Arrived: Belle
Louis, Vicksburg. Departed: Belle
Memphis, Memphis; Atlantic and barQes. ,
New Orleans. The river has risen AZ feet
IN the past "A hours and is still swelling.
Weather, clear and pleasant.
CAIRO, April l4.-Departed: Richmond.
Orleans to st, Louis, 10 p m. Bel {
fast, New Orleans to Louisville. 10 Nm ;
Glencoe, Cincinnati to New Orleans, 2
IN ; Glasgow, Arkansas river to Louis
vile, 3 pm; POtOmae, Cincinnati to New
Orleans, 10 Am. John Lumsden, Nash I
Vile packet, 2 pm; Julia, St Louis to
tlcksburg, 8 p NJ; Commonwealth, New
Orleans to st. Louis, 4 pm. River fell 2
inches. The weather Is cloudy; mercury,
So. ,
NEW ORLEANS, April l4-Arrived ; =
Belle Lee. st. Louis; Mcdonald and
3arges, Pittsburg. Departed; Virginia, !
louisville.
MISCELLANEOUS :
The Sam. J. Hale, which left here for {
on Thursday evening, re- [
urned yesterday morning. It was found 5
hat the braziDg around her broken
team pipes was not perfect, and for fear
4 further accident, she returned, but left
gain last evening. b
The Mary Miller, six days out from 0
Orleans, passed up She had 800 e
ons railroad and % tons pig iron for St. :
Iouis. {
The towboats Jno. A. Wood and Allan /
ic passed down. I
The Susie silver leaves Louisville to- 1
ay for New Orleans, and the Great Re- q
ublie leaves st. Louis for tee same port.
A barge with 1923 barrels salt, IN tow of
be H. Clay Wilson, sunk on the falls at
Wednesday morning.
The Glencoe wss due last night from 4
=
The fine steamer R. P. Walt, Capt. VIM.
q. Ashford, will back out this evening for
Il landings on White river to Jackson n
ort. She connects with the Little Rock
at DeVall's Bluff, and with the
aeket for Black river. E. W, Outlaw -
I'D the Smithar brothers are her clerks. i
The handsome Alice Dean, Capt. Met q
If, will get away this evening for Cairo, ri
Evansville, Louisville, Cincinnati and n
ay landings on the Ohio. WHIT. Walk 81
Is chief clerk,
The r. P. Walt came in with 800 bales Of
She reshipped 20 bales at the ~
outh of White river for New Orleans. ~
The City Of Nicksburg passed up. She
It of I04 sacks seed. pa
The Glencoe is due down. She viii add e1
172 bales cotton. ~
The City OF Alton passed down. She fsl
ok 2S6 bales cotton. Ia
The towbost Alps passed mp. tn
The splendid Grand Tower, Captain ~
with Tom White in the ONCE, -
ayes this evening for Cairo and st, tw
1uis. She is the regular packet, and no
all railroad connections.
The great John Kyle viii pass down lui
is evening, for Vioksburg and New Or I
She is new, fast, and in all TO- -
cots an elegant packet
The Julia, Captain Tom Townsend. il
Q regular q. s. mail packet for Vicks-
rg this evening. She gets sway al 5 r
and makes al way landings. Jimmy u
iOmpson is her chief clerk.
The Mollie Able was too badly used mn
the Storm to repair. Her wreck is for
q.
The bismarck left st. Louis Thursday
d will be followed by the Great Repub2
to-day. The james Howard was to
gs left yesterday. RI
he opening of Lake Perm has i'm :
business on the Upper MississippI
shipments south from St. Louis srs
. 70 DO better from the same cause.
he EipersnEa, a new boat, leaves st.
aus to-day for the mountains. ar
Wallace Lamb and some forty otbera tvE
re 0UtnrnH auiE in the Or Ta-f- nf-4-s.4