Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-12-28

! The river had swollen two inches last
night when our reporter left the landing.
White river and the Arkansas show no
/ change for the better, and both are
closed. The changes in the streams
above and below viii be found in our
| kilograms below. The weather was
moderately warm yesterday, and at
night the mercury stood at 240 above
zero.
/ By Telegraph.
/ EVANSVILLE, December 27.-The
weather is clear and cold. The river is
rising slowly. Not much prospect of the
ice moving. Mercury ranged from 50
to 2Oo.
CAIRO, December 27.-The Columbus
packet is making regular trips. No ar
rivals except local packets. Departed:
Fannie Lewis, for Memphis, 10 pm.
The river has risen inches. Weather
clear. Thermometer 1So.
PITTsBURG, December 27.-Weather
cloudy and cold. Mercury at zero at 5
/ o'clock. The rivers remain closed, and
consequently all business at the wharf is
I suspended.
I NEW ORLEANS, December 27.-Ar-
rived: Mohawk and barges, from st.
Louis; MayfOwer, from Memphis. No
7 w EaLLEI CAEhf. IuEILlOIl-
eter ranged from so to 230.
VICKsBURG, December 27.-DoWn:
Alaska, John B. Maud and Mary E.
FOrsyther No boats up. Weather
cloudy and cold. River falling.
/ NASHVILLE, December 27.-The river
/ is falling, with s feet on Harpeth Shoals.
The weather is fair and cold.
CINCINNATI, December 7.-The river
I hoe I ,,
! l. feet inches in the channel The
gorge at Mount Pleasant broke and
/ passed here to-day. The Mountains Belle
followed it down, arriving to-day from
/ PaTkersburg.
I Cincinnati, December 27.-The Pat
! Cleburne and City of Augusta both had
MES.
LOUISVILLE, December 27.-The river
is rising slowly, with feet in the canal
and , feet in the chute. Weather clear
and cold, but mOderating slightly. The
mercury ranged from So TO 20o this even
ing. Precautions are being taken to
protect steamboats, and eOal-bOats from
danger, in the event of the gorge break
ing suddenly loose. 1t is reported that
the gorge at WestpOrt has broken up.
miscellaneous.
Captain Dick Lightburne is receiving
cotton for shipment south.
The particulars of the terrible disaster
to several boats at our landing night be-
fore last, and partially reported in the
local columns of the APPEAL yesterday
morning, will be found to-day in the
same columns. Owing to the space so
occupied we are unable to-day to lay be-
fore our river friends the usual amount
of interesting reading matter.
Neither the ferry nor the transfer boat
attempted to cross the river yesterday.
The Celeste has sunk. See local col
umn for particulars.
All of the express and furniture cars
were engaged yesterday in hauling
away the cabin fixtures Of the wrecked
boats.
The City of Quincy viii be down to
leave tomorrow morning for New Or
leans.
Major John d. Adams yesterday
moved his officedfrom the wharf-boat.
Georges" and Ice foes do not agree
with him. We did not learn his new
location.
The James Howard came I'D through
the ice yesterday and had a severe time.
she goes no farther until there is
change in the aspect Of affairs.
The Iaeger was over at the bar last
night all go. K"
A telegram from the Phil AIIin fast
night states that she reached Helena
safely.