Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-02-03
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

RIVER And WEArRER.-Late yesterda
evening we received g dispatch from Cap,
tain W. Il. Thorwegan, Of the Great Re
public, stating that the gorge was rap
idly giving away, and that the river
would be 0psn soon" He is fighting his
, way msnfully, making every effort to get
here in time for the Duke and his party,
who will wait hsre until Monday or
Tuesday ......... Y yesterday the weather was
/ very dissgreeable, showing greater part
of the day. The river here fell since last
} report ten inches, and is expected to sd-
vance tomorrow as the gorge above is
, giving away; at New Orleans the river
fell two inches; at Vicksburg three inch
ss; at Louisville two inches; stationary
at Lesvenworth, Nashville and Omaha
and rose four inches at Cincinnati and
three inches at Shreveport. White river
has plenty Of wster for navigation, with
five feet from Augusta down. The Ar
EaEsss is falling.
BcATs LEAVING To-DAY-The Pat
Cleburne backs out this evening at three
o'clock for Little Rock snd all interme-
diste points. Thst veteran in the Arksn-
s8s river trade, Captain Reese Pritchsrd,
commands, and the honors of the Office
sre efficiently and sffsbly dispensed by
| the urbane John Harbin. PASSENGERS
and shippers should remember her hour
| is sharp three O'Clock .........The G. ".
Cheek, Captain George Malone, leaves
| this evening at i've o'clock for Frisrs
| Point and all way lendings. F. s. Con
| tsrmsn and L. h. Briggs are clerks.........
| The nsW and elegant passenger steamer
| Emma @. Elliott leaves this after
noon at hye O'Clock for Jackson
| port, taking In all the way landings
sbetween this snd that port. The sumpsu-
Ipus passenger accommodations Of the
| Elliott, the obHging disposition Of her
4 hla- hrraN
| this the golden opportunity of travellers
and shippers. Captain John D. Elliott
| commands, and Messrs. Joe Elliott,
| Walker Outlaw and Arthur Fields are her
! clerks.........The n. s. Turner, passenger
| steamer, Captain ". J. Rusk. leaves this
/ evening ct o'clock for New Orleans and
| all coast landings, She has large and
| always supplied with the dslicscies that
| our market affords. Mr.. Alex. Steward is
her popular secretsry, .-.....-. The fine pas
| senger steamer Frank Forrest leaves this
morning at 9 o'clock for Hsiles Point
and intermediate ports.
ARRIvALs-GlencOe,N New Orleans; 81.
M. Shreve, Red river; Emma o. Elliott,
White river.
DEPARIUREs-H. NJ. Shrsve, Cairo;
A. J. White, Napoleon; St. FrGncis,
Philips Bayou.
In PoRr-Emma @. Elliott, Glencoe,
g. W. Cheek. Pauline Carroll, Columbia,
Minnie, Pat CleburDe, st. Joseph, Lsdy
Lee, 81. s. Turner, Anna, Frank Fcrest
and Undine.
Ar THE LKvEE-we have but little to
report. Business was extremely dull.
Local packets viii be able 70 continue
their trips as advertised ........ The Glen
coe arrived from New Orleans, six days
out, and discharged here seventy-fiVs
tons cf freight and hss three hundred
Fr,,- oh hn 1o har ha
present.........The Emma G. Elliott from
White river brought in 66S bales of
cotton and lot of sundries to order.........
The st. Francis and A. J. White departed
for the lower coast with good trips,........
The 81. Nj. Shreve from Red river passed
up at noon yesterday with light trip.
OTHER MATTERSs-The st. Louis Times /
nt Thursday says that Captain Isaac h.
Jones, of the Dexter, came up yesterday
from Belmont, where he left the boat laid
up in good hsrbOr. Captain Jones re-
ports only six fest Wster between Mem |
phis and Columbus, and falling rapidly. !
He brought nothing later in regard to the
positions of the boats in the gorge, The
Charles BOdman, Captain Jones thinks,
win get through, ss she Is near its lower
edge. Tire Great Rspu bile is about 3 mile |
higher up, and IL was feared Would not be !
able to move until the river rises or the |
weather moderstes. The Belle st. Louis !
and several other boats are also laid up |
near Columbus in good hsrbors.........AI |
dispatch received last evening from Cairo !
saws: 'nsrhe gorge above Columbus is still !
solid, and reported to be ten miles in |
length. The fsrrybosts reported In the |
gorges yesterday are still fsst.........C Cap |
tain David r. Powell returned yesterday |
from New Orleans. Captain Thomas |
Morrison LETT last evening for Columbus, !
Kentucky, to confer with Captain Thor |
a. 10 r,F
Great Republic and ende8vor, II possible, |
to devise some means TO get her through |
the ice. A boat may possibly be chartered |
to sndeaYor to break the gorge from be- /
low, ......... The St. Louis Republican Of |
Thursday says: "The condition of the |
river below hsre yesterday seemed to be |
about as follows: Open from Bush burg, |
Illinois, to half a mile below Widow /
Waters, and gorged from that point to /
Jefferson barracks; from the barracks to 1
River Des Peres, river partially open, and /
from that stream to Third Carondelet /
station the river is nearly free from ice; l
from that point to above the arsenal the /
river is gorged. Late in the evening ths
ice moved by the city more rapidly. A
In sswyer's bend, hence the ice be-
came thinner. It was predicted that i
the river would close last night. From
Sulphur springs to Cairo We haYe noin-
telligenGe OF the condition of the river.
Below Cairo, sa wiz bs seen ia an
other place, things srs not lovely.
The Evansville Journal Of Tuesday says: /
1.-The hsrbor is frozen over solid, and the /
boats st the wharf are entirely safe for
the present, provided they can be kept /
of the bottom. The river msy probably /
rise above the gorge, which will benefit
the boats 81 ths wharf"
ny rsIeeraph.
PHILADKLPHIA, February AIT g |
meeting of the Philadelphia association
of the oWnsrs and managers Of steamyes-
sells today It was stated that owing to tAe 1
persistent attack upon the proposed new
steamboat law by one or two members of /
the house committee on commerce, the /
owners of the western river and lake Il
steamers had telsgrsphed last night from
Washington to their agents to refuse to /
CARY passengers under the existing laws, i
which action will tend very much to en-
bsrrsss the passenger traffic; but, under
the ciPoumEtznces, the owners have no 1
option In the matter, The measures are i
days 20 to show that the patent right
men have bought up certain parties who
are opposing the proposed change In the
law, and are using their influence TO CO.
cree the members Of congress-.
CAIRO, February 2 River has fallen IL /
lncnz6s Ine Mlsslbslppl ~ BOEkou ~
Greenlsafa. Thsre iE no change In the
gorge above Columbus. There il light /
snow falling, with q strong north wind.
Thermometer 80 degrees.
EVANSVILLE, February 2-River un-
changed Heavy snow all day.
VIoKsBuRe, February q - Down:
Thompson Dean, p.m.; R. Z. Lee, 8
pm. Up: @. 3. Church, am. Capitol
City, II am. Weather cool and clear.
River fallaas.
NEW ORLKANs, February 2.-No 4rri-
walls. Departed: ArgoBy and bargea, Gin
cinnati. Weather cloudy and cool.
Sr. LOUIS, February 2.-There is no |
change In the river, which Is still blocked,
but the ferries are running again. Snow
fell to-day. The wind is blowing from
the north.
LoUIsvuLK, February 2--Msrcury, q /
degrees. The westheE is getting colder.
It Is showing briskly since1 pm, There /
are no boats moving.
NASHVILLE, February 2-Tbe river /
il stationary, With 2 feet on Harpeth /
shoals. The weather Is milder. It has /
been showing all day.
CINcTNNATI, February 2.-The river /
ia unchanged. The weather is somewhat 1
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