Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-20
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

RIVER AND WRATH ER.-The river con-
tinues 70 swell at about the rate of i've
inches per day. Tho river here stands
eleven feet ten inches above low water
mark. White river is falling with seven
feet TO Augusta and four and a-h3lf feet
above. The Arkansas is declining with
two feet over Rob Roy bar. The weather
during the forenoon was clear and Pleas
ant, bat at four O'Clock the wind changed
and at dark there vera strong indications
of rain.
ARRIvALs.-St. Joseph, st. Louis; Jno,
Kyle, 81, L0uisi Joseph Howard, New
Oflesns; NJ. J. Wioks, New Orleans; @.
B. Church, Cincinnati; Frank Forrest,
Evansville: Sioux City, White river;
Mary Poe, Red river; Undine, Osceola.
DEPARTUREs.-St. Joseph, st. Louis;
NJ. J. Wicks, st. Louie; Jas. Howard, st,
Louis, Mary Poe, 81. Louis; O B Church,
New Orleans; John Kyle, New Orleans;
A. J. White, Napoleon, st. Francis, Phil
ipps Bayou; Legal Tender, White river;
Mary Boyd, Arkansas river,
In PoRT.-R. 2. Walt, Sioux City,
Frank Forrest. John overton, UndIne.
BOATS LEAVING To-DAY.-The G.. W.
Cheek, Captain George Malone, leaves st
i've O'Clock this evening fer Friars Point
and ell way lsndings...-..,The light
draught passenger stSamer Sioux City,
Captain 0. T, Irons, leaves this evening at
six O'Clock for DevSlls Bluff and sll points
on White river. Mr. Tom Witledge is her
purseF .,.......The Belle st. Louis, with
Captain Blake commanding, leaves at ten
O'Clock this day for Vicksburg and the
usual landings. Passengers will find the
Belle 81. Louis hrst-olass In every re-
spsot. ALI GrisSom Is her secretary, as
sistsd by Mr.. Thomss.........T The new and
elegant passenger steamer City OF Helens,
Captain J. II, Mckee, leaves to-day at
p.m. for st. Louis. VIII Powers
is chief clerk .........1he John n. Groesbeck,
Captain HaEs, leaves day at pm. for
Oincinnsti......... The John Kilgour. Cap.
tain A. Stein leaves today at twelve
O'Clock for Louisville, Cincinnati and all
points on the o hio river. Frsuk Beck at
tends TO the office affsirs......... The regular
tri-weekly United States mail packet
Phil Allin, Captain James Lee, leaves this
evening 81 four O'Clock for Friars Point
and all coast landings. Stack L9e and
J. O Harris are her secretarles....... The
magnificent steamer Susie Silver will bs
at the wharf to-day. Persons who prefer
jarring OF railway trains will take passage
on the Susie Silver. She leaves for New
Orleans this evening at six O'Clock. Cap
tain T. W. Shields commands, and MIR,
Ed W. Hawks Is chief urser.........The
Undine, Captain Goodrich, leaves this
evening at fiYe O'Clock for Oscsols and all
way landings. a. Goodrich oficiates as
clerk.
AT THE LEvEn.-Business was fair.
......., The Frank Forrest, from the Ohio,
arrived with a good trip of grain and
furniture. The Undine, from Oscsola,
brought in twenty seven bsles of cotton,
two hundred and fifty. nine sacks of seed
and two hundred and ffsy-nine sacks of
corls She returns this evening for the
sha
White r1ver with three hundred and fifty
bales of cotton and sundries. .........The
Mary L. Poe, from Red river, pissed up
nght.,,,.,,., The Emma @. Elliott leaves
next Saturday for Olncinnati....,...Allth the
local packets departed with geod trips
of freight and people......".The John
Kyle passed down at dark last
seventy one bales Of hay heFe.........
The st. Joseph, from st. Louis, brought
in fair trip, including sixteen hundred
and seven dry bsrrels........The NJ. ].
Wicks and James Howard passed upearly
yesterday morning, the latter putting OF
ten tons of freight here.,,....sThe o. B.
Church, from Cincinnati with q barge Ia
tow, arrived yesterday morning, dis
charged sixby tons Of freight here, and
left for New Orleans with fourteen hum
dred tons, loaded to the water q edg gs.........
The Little 9iSnt came of the DOCKS yes
terdsy morning ....a...The Belle Lee has
nearly two hundred and fifty tons Of
freight on the leves waiting shipment on
her.....,.,sThe Emma O Elliott iH now run
ming In Id the Osiro, Lo1lsville Aad Cin-
cinnati trade.
QTEER MATTBRss-We hnd the follow
ing interesting" item N st. Louis ex-
changer " "Messrs. Bohnger & Pegram,
tho well known Bteamboat agents, have
received from Memphis under date of tho
1ssh instant, letter fSom My. =. ", King,