Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-01-20
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

RIVER AND WEATHER.-The river herr
| has declined since last report seven inch
es. At New Orleans the river rose fou
inches, and at Pittsburg declined ont
| inch, and stationary at Leavenworth. a
Cairo the river fell eleven inches, and rosI
at Vioksburg three inches, and fell al
Nashville two inches; ct Louisville four
/ at Cincinnati seven; st st. Louis eleven
| stationary at Omaha, and rose at ShreVe
port one FOOT. With the exception o.
Nashville and Pittsburg the weather was
cloudy; st these two points the weather
was clear Prospects are anything but
| flsttering for plenty of water; however
pilots report plenty of water below. As
Will be seen, the Mississippi and tributa.
ries above are steadily falling. There is
/ five feet In Little Red, and falling; from
Augusta down there Is four and one-hali
feet. The Arkansas has four and hall
feet, and is stationary
BOATS LEAVING To-DAY.-The Belle
St. Louis, with Captain VIM. Blake COM
manding, leaves this morning ct ten
O'Clock, for NstcheE and all the usual
landings. Passengers will find the Belle
Lee hrst-clsss, ALI Grissom does the hon.
ors of the ofice....T The st. Francis, fine
steamer, Captain T. K. Ro wnan, leaves
this afternoon at five O'Clock, for Mariana
and all points on st. Francis river. Sam
@. Paine and Billy Dean are her clerks.
The George W. Cheek, Captain Geo.
Malone, leaves for Frisrs Point and all
coast landings this afternoon at five
O'Clock. Messrs, +. s. Gonterman and L,
W. Briggs will be found in the Office.
The regular Ohio river packet Silver
Moon, Captain Madison, leaves this even
ing at five O'Clock for Louisville, Cinoin-
natl snd all way landings. Mr.. George
Higgins oficistes as chief clerk. The
Emma q. Elliott, with j. D. Elliott, COM
manding, backs out for Devsll's Bluff,
Jacksonport and all points on White river,
at five O'Clock this evening, Jas. Elliott
Walter Outlaw and Arthur Fields will
be found in the The st, Mary,
Captain John Woodburn, leaves this
evening at five o'clock for New Orleans
and all way landings. Mr.. Andy Robin
son is her chief olerk.........The Win s.
Hays, Captain J. T. Shannon, leaves at
five O'Clock this evening for New Madrid
and all coast landings Mr.. AlonZo
Murray has charge of she Office. The
Champion, Captain Tom Bryson, leaves
for Red River this evening at five O'Clock.
ARRIvALs-Shsnnon, New Orleans; ;
Kinney, New Orleans; 81. M. Shreve, St..
Louis; Silver Moon, Ctncinnsti; Phil.
Allin, Frisrs Point; A. J. White, Napo-
leon; Emma G. Elliott, White River
Belle St. Louis, Cairo.
DEPARTUREs--Shsnn Cincinnati; n.
M Shrsve, Red river; Phil Allin, Friar's
Point; a. J. White, Napoleon; Kate Kin
ney, Louisville; Z. II Durfee, Cincinnati; /;
Mary Boyd, Arkansas river; Frank For
rest, Fulton.
In PoRT-St, Marys, Silver Moon,
Emma G. Elliott, Belle st. Louis.
BUSINESS AT THE LEvEE There was q
fair share of business st the landing yes
terdsy. All the local packets departed
with good trips......The Richmond is COM
ing up In the place of the Belle Les, The
0uachits Belle having gone into the Oaa-
chits river trade. There are one thou
sand bales OF cotton at the mouth of
White river swaiIing shipment for New
Orleans. The Belle St. Louis arrived
from Cairo st dark, and discharged forty
tons of freight here, and lays over until
ton O'Clock this morning, when she will
back out for Nstchez....The Z. II,
Durfee, arrived from New Orleans,
six days out, passed up with six hun
dred tons for the Ohio. The Emma @,
Elliott, from White river, brought in four
hundred and eighty-seven bales of cotton,
one hundred and torty-one sacks of seed,
and reshipped one hundred and twenty
two bales of cotton at the mouth
for New Orleans..-.....The toWbost BoaK
passed down yesterday with tow of coal
for points south ......... The toWboat ], W,
Garrett and bsrges passed down.......-E.
NJ. Shreve, from st. Louis, passed down,
drawing Eve feet and bound for Red riv-
New Orleans, discharged forty tons of
freight here. She has four hundred tons
for above. Departed after adding two
hundred bales of cotton here.........The
Phil Allin brought one hundred and sew
enty-nine bales of cotton, and three hun
dred and twenty-eight sacks of seed........
The Kate Kinney, from New Orleans,
passed up alter dischsrging here sixteen
hhds. sugar, nineteen bales Of cotton and
three hundred and thirty-six sacks of
seed .........T The A. J. White brouRht in one
hundred and twenty-three bales Of cot
ton, and sev snteen hundred and eighty
seven sacks OF seed......... The Silver
Moon, from Cincinnati, brought in q
good trip of sll sorts of produce.
The supervising surgeon has just COM
pleted tour OF inspection of the marine
hospitals on Western aud Southern
rivers, having visited Louisville, Men,
pbis, Vicksb1rg, New Orleans, Mobile,
Pensacola, Savannah and Charleston,
With the exception of Vicksburg and
New Orleans, the hospital service at all
the ports Is reported in good condition.
The iron hospital structure at New Or
leans, erected on swamp ground at 8 cost
of $500 900, is worthless for the purpose Of
a marine hospital, and its immediate sale
is recommended.
FROM OTHER PoIETs-The st. Louis
Republican advocates an appropriation Of
S306, 900 from the general government for
the Improvement OF their hsrbor, and
says that that Boston harbor received
S274, ,6l9 during 1870 and ISL The Gin
cinnsH Gazette says that the officers
of the Msior Anderson. and r. r.
Hudson report the toWbc lt Comet sunk
at the head Of Burlington slsnd. She is
lying csreened to the star psrd, with her
starbosrd side on the dam, quartering
down the river lengthwise with the dam,
and her larboard side out of water, One
OF her barges is lying on the dam along
side the boat, and the other is lying below.
safe. These bsrges sre loaded with Pitts
burg merchandise for st. Louis. The star
board guard Of the Comet was three feet
In the wster. All her syphon pumps were
going, but with no apparent effect. Just
above the stern of the Comet the towboat
Michigan was lying across the dam, in
condition to break in two when the river
falls little more. ~, At q meeting OF the
Cincinnati chamber of commerce., yester-
day, it wss resolved that a convention be
held In that city TO take into con, liberation
the Improvement Of the Ohio river, and
the best means to accomplish the same;
and that invitations be issued by the
chamber 10 ell corresponding commercial
organiz ztions ana municipal authorities,
inviting them to be represented In said
ny Telegraph.
NEW ORLEANs, January 19.-Arrived:
Great Republic and Pauline Carroll, from
ST, Louis. Departed: Thompson Dean and
Bismarck, Cincinnati.
ST. LOUIS, January 19.--ArriYed: Only
,.aeal packets. Departed: Only local pack
cts. River sSouf stationiry. About two
Inches OF snow fell last night, which |
thswed to-day; The ice gorge which ex-
tended along the Missouri shore from the
elevator to Bissellss point, has dissp- |
peared, and the current Is now running In |
It's old channel.
NASHVILLE, January 19.-River falling,
with feet on Harpeth Shoals. Weather |
cloudy and cold, with slight rain this |
CAIRO, January ls.-ArriYed. Susie Sill |
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