Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-12-03

WAR DEPARTMENT, !
OFFICE OF THE CHIEg SIGNAL OFFICER,
WAsHINGroS Dece u Der z, 1871.
The barometer will probably continue to iau
on sunday east of the Mississippi river, the
lowest pressure being central IN Iowa sunday
morning, with increasing southwest winds
and rain from the lakes southward TO the Gulf
coast; southwest winds and oiouuy weather on
the south Atlantic ceRst. Dangerous winds
are not anticipated for this evening, unless
possibly Tor a short time on the northern
shores OF Lakes Ontario, Erie and Huron.
=. W. RHODDS, Observer,
Signal Service U. 5. a.
Rivers and Business.
The river here has risen inches In the
last "A hours, and now stands feet 4
inches above low-water mark. The levee
is in very bad condition, and though
business was fairly active the transaction
OF which was very unpleasant. Telegrsms
below will give the latest information al
other points. The st. Louis wharfboat at
this port suddenly sprung a leak some
time trlusy evening, and about O'Clock
WRs discovered to be sinking. All hands
turned out, and after about four hours of
hard labor, succeeded in tightening her,
and saved her from going down.
BY Telegraph.
LITTLE Rock, December 2.-Snow began
falling again this evening, and continues
steadily to fall. River falling. Departed
Otan, new Orio2nSs
VICKsBURe, December 2-Down-O Oeea-
nus, 10 last night. Down to-day-Flirt, IL
am; Potomac, IL m. Weather cool and
cloudy.
NEW ORLEANS, December 2.-Arrived-
James Howard, st. Louis. Departed
Belfast, last evening, st. Louis; Great Re-
public, st. Louis.
LOUISVILLE, December 2-RIver sta
tionsry, with feet at the head of the
canal, and 3 feet down the chute. Wealth
or clear and cool to-day, snd cloudy and
mild6r tonight. Business fair. De-
parted-Kate Kinney, New Orleans.
CAIRo, December 2.-Arrived-City of
Vicksburg, st. Louis, pm. Departed
Emperor, New Orleans, pm. The Colo.
RADIO is st Powers Island, tightening. The
Belle Memphis, Dexter and YeAger are at
Dogs Tooth. The Eckert Is tightening the
former. The river has fallen inches.
Weather clear and warmer. Thermome-
ter 40e
CINCINNATI, December 2.-River 10 feet
6 inches in the channel, and rising.
Weather cloudy and cold. Departed
Sam. J. Hale, Memphis; Alaska, New Or
leans; r. @. Gray, Arkansas river. The
Exchange is reported aground at Bufing-
son Flat, loaded with salt. She was being
managed by hand, struck the pier of the
Newport bridge to-day, and sunk.
M1BeeElane0us.
The r. P. Walt came in from White
river yesterday morning with 7S9 bales of
cotton. She reshipped 23e bales on the
Belle Les at the mouth for New Orleans.
The Pat Cleburne arrived from the Ar
kansas river with S43 bales of cotton and
a lot of sundries to order. She leaves
tomorrow with return trip.
The Nightingale left for the Arkansas
river yesterday morning with barge in
tow.
The r. P. Walt departed for White river
with good trip of freight and passengers.
The Louisville adds here 1400 bales Of
cotton for Shawneetown, and will proba-
bly, get of for the Ohio during the night.
The Minneols added 800 bales OF cotton,
3s bales rags, 2S5 beer kegay-T hhds of
iron, 200 osrwheels and=szot of sundries.
She departs early this morning for the
Ohio.
The towboat I. L. Hyatt arrived from
above with several bsrgss OF coal for
Loudon Bros. of this city.
The Richmond, City of Cairo and Robert
Mitchell are reported aground at Reeves
bar.
The Belle st. Louis, Pauline Carroll and
julia are the next boats due from below.
The City of Vioksburg In reported
aground above Cairo.
The Palmetto and Fanny Brsndeis are
due from above.
The Kate Kesrney will probably be in
to-day from New Orleans. She has 1000
sacks of salt tor above.
The Louisville Courier, of the 1st, says:
"The committee of stesmboatmen adj
journed at Pittsburg last night, after
session of eight days, engaged In revising
the new steamboat law for presentation TO
cOngress.....One item of the car
go Of the Ssllie, which sunk at
Cairo Tuesday, was ton thousand
pounds of Christmas candy shipped by
Blanke & Bro, of st. Lonis, TO parties at
Little Rock and Fort Smith,.
Jefferson Davis was the first lumberman
upon the Wisconsin waters. He and his
men did their first cutting ON Red Cedar
river, q tributary of the Chippewa, where
the village Of Menomonee now stands......
The towboRt DARTS insurance in Pitts
burg is as follows: Pittsburg, 5000; Eu-
reks, 5000, and Merchants and Manuiso-
turers', $1,000. The Dart is in ten feet wa
ter at her engine-roOm door, and i've feet
forward.,,.,.O One OF the beauties of
the wharfage tax Is reported yes.
terday. We are told that the
steamer Robert Burns landed at the
city wharf and put on a keg OF pigs feet,
worth probably one dollar and twenty.
five cents, and her wharfage tag was thir-
teen dollars and fifty cents......
The Kate Kinney will leave for New
Orleans to,morrow.......The propeller Sea
Gull leaves Plttsburg Tomorrow for this
Port.... The Edinbnrg Is advertised to
leave for Red river to-morroT ..... The
Altoona leaves to. o.morrow, the first best.
out for Tennessee river"
The Cincinnati Enquirer says: "Cap-
tain John Haggerty died at the st. James
Hotel. at am. yesterday. He had been
suffering for several years with broken
down constitution, brought ON by an ae-
tive business life. But little did his
many friends dream bis end was % near
as he was seen on our streets In his usual
good spirits, renewing old scquaintances,
one day during the latter part Of last
week"