Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-11-12
RIVER NEWS.


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Rivers, Weather and Business.
Yesterday morning there was 3 heavy
frost The day was clear and pleasant
Business at the wharf was moderate II
the morning and light toward evening
Tbs river has risen two inches, and IL, bl
b new Wster-gsuge, twelve inches sbovI
low water mark. There is six and q hal
feet between here and Cairo, and six AM
a halt feet at Reeves bar. Navigation Il
decidedly better, and this improvement
In the river has caused freighfs TO de
cline. From st. Louis the Memphis pack
ct company have decreased their rates OF
-four to SOC per bzrrel-I0c less than for.
mer rates, and S5c per barrel to Yicksbur,
-l5c less than former rates.
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CAIRO, November u-POrt list: Molli,
Moore, New Orleans to st. Louis, 2 pm
River has risen 2 inches in the past 2.
hours. weather clear. Thermometer SO
Heavy frost last night.
LITTLE Rock, November u.-WeatheI
clear and cool. Arrived: RossvilIe. 81
Louis. Departed: Dsrdanelle, Memphis
River falling.
New ORLEANS, November II.-Arrived.
E II. Durfee, st. Louis. Departed: Can
itol City n s: {. Merrill Sc. Louis; In
diana, Louisvillei Belle Lee, Memphis
Carrie v. Kountz, Arkansas river.
ST. Louis, November u.-Arrfved: W
]. Lewis, VicksbUrg; st. Luke, Memphis
Departed: Belle Of Pike, Memphis: City
Of Vicksburg, Vicksburg; r. j. Lock,
wood, Red river; Utah, Arkansas river
River rising slowly. Weather clear snC
pleasant.
LOUISVILLE, November I1.-River hs,
risen 2 inches, with 8 feet 2inches at thu
head Of the canal, about Is inches in ths
chute, 4 feet on Portland bar, and 3 fee
out to Evansville. Weather clear auC
cool. The Rose Hite has resumed he
place in the Evansville line. The Csrrit
A Thorns leaves tomorrow for New Or
leans.
miscellaneous.
The st. Joseph arrived from above YES,
terdsy afternoon, with q good trip of grail
and produce.
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dark last night. three days out, oosled
and departed for below, drawing Sd fee
of water.
The James Howard is reported hard
aground st Island Is.
The Colorado, Julia, Mary E. Forzvth
and Mohawk and bargss are the next boat
due from below.
The Rob Roy and Susie Silver are duc
from above.
The Legal Tender Is the sgula Tues
day White river packet.
The City Of Chester departed for above
with about thirtsen hundred bales of cot.
ton.
The Bstesville arrived from White river
early yesterday morning, with S46 bales
OF cotton. She resbipped 40 bales OF cot.
ton at the mouth for New Orlesns Sh,
leaves for White river tomorrow.
The Shannon is hard aground at ReevesI
She had to Q for q barge TO tighten hei
of.
The Emile LsBargs came in from st,
Louis yesterday at noon, four days out
She discharged q lot Of poultry and de.
parted for below, after adding IS tons 81
way freight. She Is drawing four and {
half feet.
The r. P. Walt and G. w, Cheek ds.
parted with good trips.
The Pat. Cleburne leaves for the Arksn,
sas Tomorrow.
The Belle Memphis left 81. LsouiS las,
Friday for this port.
Colonel Merrill goes from here to Little
Rock TO establish q water guaRe,
Inc Louisville Oourier-Journal says the
new White river steamer, Emma D. Ell
lott, leaves that port this morning for
this port.
3. Cook Creighton, recently clerk OF the
Richmond, has abandoned tbs river. IA
Is now cashier OF the Overland Transit
company, othce in the Indian Territory.
at the endSof the Missouri, Kansas snd
Texas railroad. He goes ont with he
red msA hunting buffalo.
The convention COMMITTEES on ufa-ssv-
Ing apparatus and light recommend The
following in their report:
"Tnst the Legislative powers of the in
speotors ought to be reduced, Thew should
pe required TO report to congress each sss.
sion, instead OF making laws themselves.
We are satisfied congress never intenSed
to make them, as g body, g legislative
power 70 Dc used n controlled to the
injury OF such an interest as the steam.
boats have become. We would recon-
mend to the convention the adoption of
the following Is to light:
"Be 1t further enacted, That all steam-
ers shall Do permitted to use refined De-
trolsum, o l400 fire test, for the puruoss of
lighting up their vessels"
The 80. Louis Democrat of Friday saws:
"dere is another warning TO refractory
roussaocuts: Some fifteen months z 0
Raphael Williams, employed on ne
steamer Adam Jacobs, Quit work before
thai boats usual dsteof paying off. The
boat refused payment OF the two DAYS
wages claimed by him, as he hsd desert ed
without proper cause. He brought snit
for the small mount claimed by him. and
me nstter was put on several times. Yes
terday IN Q United States distRie5 court.
Judgment YVES rendered in the favor ~
the defendant-the Memphis PACKET 0on-
psny. Tbs suit has proved dfssstrous for
haphaei and his lawyer, for Raphael had
TO give bonds for the cos's of cnurt-aopna
S60-snd 1t ia probable the lawyer got noth-
ing for the time, labor and l~esr1in1 de-
voted to his clients side Of the csse-The
MoIlie MePlke, towing 3 barge, and
pound nom keokuk to this port, struck q
snAg ssIi:sO on wednesday night, al the
head Of Turner's Island, seven milss stove
Csp-eu-dris. Her hull was badly lam
aged Dy the collision. She loated down
9 hundred yards, and then sunk to hsr
poiler deck. There was great consterns-
ZION among her passengers, but hapnilv
not n humsn life was ~lost.-Thao. r
Hal. pilot of the Susie Silver, was mar
ried Thursdsy evening, to Miss Eliza A.
Myers, ofTroy, Indiana. The haDDy pair
have gone to New Orlesns.u
Tho New Orleans Bulletin OF the OH
says; ut is our sad duty TO Tho
desth of Mrs. LOusanna Britton, wife of
A. Br1tton, Esq formerly Of this citv
Dutlstteriy Of Jefferson, Texas. and motR,,
or OF our much esteemed friend. r r
hr1tton, Esq, the well-known steamboat
agent The sad occurrence took nlsee
last sunday, while 81 route to this clsv
On Doarc the teamer 18Th Era, which
DO0t arrival last cua.fn-
and the remains were taken 10 the resi-, |
oence OF her son, No. 4SS st. Charles |
street, roro which place the funeral nro- |
cesslon viii leave this morning at lO.2O
O'Clock. We sincerely sympzthize with |
the relatives for the loss of so pure and
7 q friend and so kind q mother,-The |
st. iohn arrived from Baton Rouge with 8 |
good trp. She brought 8 portion of the
cotton and cabin furniture of the upfor-
tunate Wade Hampton, and reports that
steamer IN 3 very bad condition, and the
water about six inches on her larboard
upper guard, and that she is twisted yFry
her stern up, seemingly on =
lump Of some kind. Hopes are stil ont
Of being able to save her. The Bart Able
has gone 70 her assistance and will, no
doubt, bring tbs balance of her furniture
and Whatever cotton she can get hold oE.
When b arrives we hope to be able 10
obtain more particulars and in full in re-
gard to the disaster
The new Cairo and Evansville packet.
James z Rankin, says she Cairo Bulletin
the Ssh, arrived here last Sunday on
ler maiden trip, and was visited BY a
yreat number OF our citizens, who were
rot slow in p~ronounoing her to be the
inest boat of her size ever in the trade,
cabin Is furnished Throughout with
he latest style OF furniture, and as fms
can be made. She Is very light, draw
ng less thansixteeninchss, and will Garry
three hundred and fifty tons. She
will ply betWeen here and Evansville
Iuring the winter season.
The So Louis Times, OF tbs 10th SAWS:
The Mollie McPike, en- route from Ksc-
to this city, struck . mag at Turner'S
slsnd, about Eixty-six miles shove st.
4ouis, Wednesday night at eleven O'clock,
nd sunk to her boiler deck. No lives t.
Eere lost. Mr.. Mead. her engineer. ar !
from the wreck last evening. and
avs the jsr caused by coming in contact !
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