Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-12-04
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.


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The river has fallen two inches during
the past twenty-four hours, and Is nov
but sixteen inches above low water
The channel depth at Reeves is LITTLE
less than seven feet, and between hers
and Cairo five and half feet is report
ed over some of the bars, and five fee
scant is reported at Point Pleasant. The
Arkansas and White rivers are exceed
ingly low, and but few boats plying
in either. The signal kilograms last
night report a rise of one inch at st
/ Paul, and a rise of three feet two inches
is also reported, while a decline of two
inches is reported at Davenport, one
| inch at Cairo, four inches at st. Louis,
three inches at Cincinnati, five inches
at Vicksburg, and stationary at Shreve-
port. A three-inch decline is also re-
ported at Nashville. The weather yes
terday was mild and pleasant, and the
movement of freight greatly accelerated
by the rapidly recovering mules, assist
ed by the oxen.
BY Telegraph.
CINCINNATI, December 3.-The river
is rising, with feet s inches water in
the channel. Arrived: Exchange, st.
Louis. Departed: Jessie, New Orleans.
PITTsBURG, December 3.-The Mo-
nongahela river is rising, with about
eject water in the channel. No de-
partures. Weather cold.
ST. LOUIS, December 3.-The river
rose 2 inches this morning, but fell again
this evening. The harbor is clear of ice;
q gorge is reported twenty miles below
here, but it cannot last with the present
moderate weather. Arrived: st. Johns,
Quincy, and two or three boats from
near points.
New ORLEANS, December 3.--No arri-
walls or departures. Weather clear and
warm.
VICKsBURG, December 3.-DOwn Su-
sic Silver, Henry Ames, City of Quin-
cy, Pargoud, Ouachita Belle and Match
ez. Up: Mayfiower, c. B. Church, and
Mary Z. orsythe.
louisville, December S.-The river
is falling, with 8 feet inches water
in the canal i foot inches in the chute.
Weather clear and cool Kate Kinney
is being raised opposite New Albany.
Arrived: Charmer, Evansville. Depart
ed: Charmer, Cincinnati.
NASHVILLE, December 3.-The river
is rising, with 2 feet water on
Harpeth Shoals Weather mild.
CAIRO, December 3.-Arrived: City
of Chester, Memphis, 10 pm; Minneola,
New Orleans, II pm; Crescent City,
New Orleans, 5 am; Nashville, Louis
vile, pm; Utah, st. Louis, 4 pm.
Departed: E. H. Durfee, New Orleans,
pm; MinneOla, Cincinnati; Came
liza, Louisville, PM; Joe Fleming, st.
Louis, am; Larry Mcdonald, st. Lou
is. Weather clear and cool. River sta
tionary.
EVANSVILLE, December 3.-Weather
clear and cool. Mercury ranged from
$50 to 440. River has fallen 2 inches.
Port list-up: Arkansas Belle, i 80 am.
Down: Wild Cat and barges, pm.
Boats Going To-day.
The Phil AIlin, Captain James Lee,
leaves this evening at five o'clock for
Friars Point and all way landings. w.
P. Gray is chief clerk.
The United States mail packet G. w.
Cheek leaves this evening at five o'clock
for FIiars Point and all the way land
ings. Captain Malone commands and
Robert Wildserger is clerk.
The Frank Forrest is the regularpack-
ct to leave at five o'clock this afternoon
for Fulton and intermediate landings.
The light-draught passenger packet
Fort Gibson, in command of Captain
]. Bowlin, leaves this evening at five
O'Clock for Pine Bluff, Little Rock, and
all points on the Arkansas river. Mr..
John Williams holds forth at the desk.
The Fannie Lewis leaves as above this
morning at ten o'clock for Vicksburg
and the bends. Captain Cartwright
commands.
The James Howard, Captain Yore,
leaves this morning at ten o'clock for
New Orleans. Charles Chassiang is
clerk.
The Bismarck leaves this afternoon at
four o'clock for New Orleans and all
way landings. Captain John Spane
commands, and E. S. Hawks is chief
clerk.
Miscellaneous.
The J. w. Garrett has laid up in the
bend above Cairo with her tow of ore
At Louisville, yesterday, the Commits
sioners of the Cairo Convention appoint
ell a subcommittee to classify freights
for joint classification of railroads and
report at the next Gener-
al Convention.
An Evansville dispatch says that the
r. G. Gray after getting off the Hender-
son bar last evening, struck a pile of
logs below AlOes Bluff, at ten o'clock,
and lay in a sinking condition near
Abbott's Landing, across a log, and
out of fuel, and with two inches Of wa
ter over the floors. Captain Grammar
thinks he can save her if he gets fuel in
time. The Jesare goes not to New Or
leans, but to the Red river.
kilograms from Pittsburg indicate a
fine coal rise.
Cairo is nice little town. The other
day a passenger on the Bismarck
stepped off the boat for few minutes
while lying there, and on returning
found his gold watch and one hundred
and seventy dollars in money missing.
The Summer KOon is laying at the
bank here above the foot of Washington
street, as is also the iron tug Helen
Brooke and tow-boat Little Alps. The
r. P. Walt is just above them.
The r. c. Gray will doubtless be here
to leave to-day or tomorrow for the
Ohio.
"Whoa! Buck, !" a. Gee, Bright" and
90 Haw Brandy" are expressions now
heard daily from the upper landing to
the Elevator.
The Ohio at Pittsburg rose thirty
eight inches yesterday. Look out for
more coal.
The piano and cabin mirror have been
taken from the st. Marys.
The James Howard landed at the foot
of Poplar street yesterday and took two
hundred and fifty tons of oil-cake and
three hundred bales of cotton for New
Orleans, with which she leaves this
The Eckert did not go down to the
H. Clay Wilson on Monday night as re-
ported, but turned below the elevator
and came up to the landing at the foot
of Jefferson street, where she laid all
day, and at night again went up to the
St. Marys.
Captain Reese Dugan, of the Eckert,
will leave to-day at noon for Cineinna att,
going by rail, and from there goes over
to st. Louis.
The Thomas H. Allen is the regular
White river boat. Passengers
will also bear in mind that Ned Outlaw
is her clerk, and engage rooms in time
to travel with whole-souled and liberal
gentleman. Captain Ashford is on
board besides, and when not on the roof
does his level best to make a tripenjoyed
by his passengers.
The Jasper reported yesterday that