Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-01-01
BY telegraph.

CAIRO, December SI.-Arrived Mo
hawk, Point Pleasant, am; Lady Lee,
New Orleans, l; Lawrence, Memphis, g
Pink Varble, Louisville, 8; John E. Tolle
New Orlesns, 8; Fanny Lewis, st. Louis
II; Huntsville, st. Louis, u N; Belle Vsr
Evansville. 8; Arkansas Belle, Memphis
8. Departed: Nick Longwort5. New Or
leans, l am; LsWreBce, Cincinnati, 8
William COwen, St. Louis, 8; Bells st
Louis, st. Louis, 9; Kate Kinney, Louis
vile, IL; Mountsineer, New Orleans, IL
st. Luke, st. Louis, u ln Belle Vernon
Evansville, pm; Belle Memphis, St
Louis, 2. Rose rose 20 inches. There was
very heavy rain rom to IL; turning
cold since noon, Cloudy, with strODG
north wind.
PITTsBURe, December 8I.-Westbe,
very mid, with thunder and lightning
and heavy rain during the afternoon, Will
prospect of rain throughout the night
MonOngshels 8 feet inches and rising
Prospect for good stage of water.
WHEELING, December 81, A very
heavy storm Of thunder and lightning
accompanied by terrific wind and heavy
hail, occurred ct three O'Clock this after.
nOOn. Considerable damage was done tc
windows and the streets flooded. There
was heavy shower all day. The We6tk.
er is wsrm and threatsDing this evening
While some lads were standing on tie
shore Ice yesterday, the cake broke loose
and hcstsd OF. All escaped but one, who
was rescued after floating about a mile
down the river
VICKsBURe, December 3l-Up:. Pau
line Carroll, 8 an; Alaska, Gam. Westh.
er warm; raining, River falling. Val
cOur Aimes' place, one OF the largest
river sugar plantations in Louisiana. If
tvr-o a hsov oil
bs sold az suction January 8.
CIECINNATTI, Deeember 3l.-River Il
feet and rising. A Gsz site special from
L ineEvills reports the ice in the Muskin-
gun gone and the river rising.
EVANSVILLE, December 3l.-Weather
cloudy and warm, with heavy rain and g
thunder storm this morning. Il is now
Rrowipg rapidly colder. Port list-Down
Grey Eagle, 10 pm; Bowling Green, 2
p "a ; Morning Star, pm. Up; Fsyette,
10 pm; John Lumsden, 2 .. m; Tyrone,
am; Q1ickstep, II II; Mollie Rsgon, 8
p m; Sam. Orr, pm. Nothing doing to-
daY. River fallen inches and stationary.
LOUISVILLE, December 3I.-RiVer rising
TX inches per hour; hiss risen Is inches
within the last "A hours; feet inches In
Indian chute. Hard rain all day. Their
mOmeter 6I0. Tho Emma Floyd passed
up, taking the freight of the LsClsire,
from the Tennessee river, which arrived
o-night.
sr. LOUIS, December 8I.-Arrived: Kate
Robinson, Cincinnati; r. j. Lockwood,
Red river. Departed: City Of Alton, New
Orleans. River riHing, with probably
feet of water to Cairo. A heavy rain fell
nearly all the forenoon. This afternoon
the weather turned cold and tonight 1t ii
freezing.
miscellaneous.
The Pat. Cleburne came in early yester-
day morning from the Arkansas, with 68s
bales OF cotton and lot Of sundries to
order.
The st. Francis arrived nom Phillips
bayou with 126 bales Of cotton, 862 sacks
OF seed, and good passenger list.
The I. II. Allen has laid up for the
The Capital City, from st. Louis, came
in st dark laat night drawing six feet, and
reports the hsrges Of the Crescent City of
at Point Pleasant. She lays over until
noon to-day.
Tho Julia and Shannon were due from
above last night. and will be found in
port this morning.
The r. e. Lee went into New Orleans
LAST trip with 4e4S bales cotton and 2s6!
sacks cottonseed.
The machinery of the Virginia was sold
last Thursday at Cairo 70 various puT.
chasers for SIS, 900. Cspssin Good got heI
engines tor $500, and Charles Nelio hel
four boilers and steam-drufn for $40.
Captain Couison, of the e. II. D1rfee
telegrapha Captain Dick LightburnG