Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-12
A GREAT advantage presented by u
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

RIvER AND WEATHER.-Agsin we heal
river men talking about the coming food
Ths extent of the great SHOWS is cOnsid
cred so vast that food is inevitable. A
note Of warning is sounded throughout
the Mississippi valley, and it would be
wise to be on the alert. The river Ia sta
| tionsry and now stands nine feet and
seven inches above the low water mark.
White river is falling, with six feet to
| Augusta. The Arkansas is declining,
with three feet out.
BOATS LEAVING To-DAY.-The G., W,
Cheek, Captain George Malone, leaves at
| five O'Clock this evening for Friars Point
and sll way landings The fine steamer
St. Francis, Captain 7. r. Bowman. leaves
this evening at five O'Clock for Phillips
bayou and all way landings. Sam Paine
/ and Billy Dean, cleTks..... The q set psssen-
ger steamer Legal Tender, Captain VIM.
Ashford, leaves this evening SC Eve
O'Clock for Devalls Bluff, Jscksonport
all points on White river. E. U. Postal
Dan sullivan and Ed. Crowell are clerks.
......... Tho elegant passenger steamer Pat
Cleburne leaves this evening at five
O'Clock for Pine Bluff, Little Rock and all
points on the Arkansas river. Captain
Reese Pritchard commands and John
HarDin Is clerk .........The John OvertOu
Captain Sebree, leaves this evening ct
i've O'Clock for New Madrid and all coast
landings. Mr.. Dickinson Is clerk.........
The Alice Dsan leaves for Cincinnati and
all points on the Ohio at ten O'Clock this
morning ng.........The st. Joseph, Captain
Corbett, leaves this evening at five O'Clock
for Cairo and st Louis. Mr.. Hewitt is
purser.........T The City of Helena, Captain
Mckee, leaves for Vicksburg a. ten
O'Clock this morning. Powers is clerk.
ARRIVALS IN. Longworth, Louisville;
9lssgowI Louisvillei A. ], White, Nspo-
Icons Sam Orr, Tell City; Legal Tender,
White river; John overton, New Madrid
Bell, Memphis, st. Louis; John KIlgour,
OinciL natl; I. Dean, New Orleans; Susie
Silver, New Orleans; Robert Burns, Cin-
cinnsti.
DEPARTUREs.-N. LoRgworth, New Or.
leans; John Kilgour, New Orleans; A. J.
White, Napoleon; T. Dean, ST.. Louis; Su-
sic Silver, st. Louis; Phil Alltn, Friars
Point; Undine, Osceols.
In PoRT-Pat Cleburue, st. Francis,
Legal Tender, Sam Orr, John Overton,
Belle Memphis, Robert Burns.
AT THE LEYEE The John Overton
brought from the bends above three thou
sand sacks Of corn, five hundred and
eighty sacks Of cotton seed, twenty ave
bales of cotton and lot of people. .........
The Susie Silver passed up late Sunday
night withgs cargo of railroad iron.........
with two hundred and forty six bales of
cotton, seven hundred and seventeen
sacks OF seed and lot of sundries TO or
der.,.......The Nick Longworth, from
Louisville, arrived early yesterday morn
ing, discharged fifty toua Of freight and
left for New Orleans, drawing seven feet.
1.-THE Sam Orr, from the Ohio,
brought good trip of furniture and pro-
duce.........The Legal Tender, from White
river, came in with two hundred and
three bales CT cotton and ninety three
sacks OF seed and lot of snndries to or.
DER, The towboat Liberty No. and
barges passed mp early yesterday morn
ing u,,.s,, The Belle Memphis, from above,
got in at dark with fair trip OF grain and
produce. John Kllgour, nom
Cincinnati, put of q lot of ploWs, and left
for New Orleans with nine hundred tons
and good passenger trip.........T The A, ].
White and Phil Allin left for the coast be-
low with good tFips.,.,,.,..The Thompson
Dean, from New Orleans, five days out,
discharged here twenty tons Of freight and
had 1ve hundred tons for above, tnclud-
ing sixteen hundred and twelve bars Of
railroad iron.