Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-27
RIVER INTELLIGENCE

RIVER AND " EATHER-The river here
fell two inches. The Arkansas Is falling,
with i've feet to AuZusts....~..The st.
Louis Times ssys: "Ths decline In the
river goes bss7ely on; ? a Soar island 10
the Illinois there are bat three feet; four
fest In the Mississippi TO K6okuk, and
three and q hall In the lower Missouri,
bat a rise OF eight feet Is reported In the
latter sc Omaha. From here TO Cairo
there are six feet. There Is no telling
when navigation will be open to 81. Paul
upper Mississippi bO8tm6n do not lock
for the contamination OF such a result
much before the first OF May. Should
these a~nticipstions be realized, there will
only be Six months -sseamDO8ting ct the
most on the upper Mississippi this year,
and perhaps that Will b much intsrfsred
with by Low water. A telegram recsived
by j. Sylvester, yesterday, announced
q rise In tbs Onzchita at Camden, with
prospects Of g hn5 river. Rsd river and
the bayou are still low also the Arkan-
sas. From all thst can be learned on the
subject, there need be no fears Whatever
OF a great flood this spring.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY Tho G., ",
Cheek, Captain George Malone, leaves at
hVe O'Clock this evening for Frisrs Point
ana al way lAndinZz-.---.Ih5 regular
United Ststes mail packet Phil. Allin,
Captain James Lee, leaves this evening at
nv o'clock for Friars Point and ali coast
landings. Stack Lse and James @ Harris
are her chief pursers 18th regular
Ohio river packet Silver Moon, Captain
Madison, leaves this evening st five
o'clock for Louisville. Cincinnati and all
way landings. Mir. George Higgins Of
hcistes as chief clsrk.-.--.Ths passenger
steamer Indiana, Captain Reuben E. Neal,
leaves at twelve o'clock to-day for Vieks-
burg, New Orleans and all way landings.
She hiss superior accommodations for
passengers. Captain Ssuts Neal IL clerk
.--....Thea Marble City, Captain Town.
send, leaves this morning a. ten O'clock
for Cairo, s.. Louis snd ali way landings,
ARRIvALs.-Msrble City, st. Louis;
Continental, st. Louis; Sc. Joseph, S..
Louis; Henry Amss, st, Louis; CITY of
Helena, st. Louis; n. s. Turner, New
Orleans; Charles B0dmanu. New Orleans.
DEPARTURES H. 8. Turner. Louis
vile; Charles BodmRnn, Cincinnati; Con-
tiuental, New Orleans; Henry Ames.
New Orleans; st. Joseph, S.. Louis; City
Of Helena, Vicksburg; A. J. White, Ma
poleon; Pat. Clsourne, Arkansas river;
Lsgsl Tender, Whits river; Sc. Francis,
W~irtsburg.
In P~oRT-silvsr Moon, Marble City.
AT TIE LEvEE-Busiuess was modsr-
ate..-...-. The Charles BOdman from New
Orleans, four and 8. hslf days out, passed
up with three hundred tons for Cinein-
nsti"fhe Henry Ames, hon st. Louis,
came IN yesterday afternoon and added 8
few passengers. She departed for NsW
Orleans loaded to the guards..-....The st. |
Joseph, from st. Loais, arrived with q fair
trip of grain and produce, and returned
So DARK Win q light trip.---..Th6 Alice
Dssn, Aollie Moore and Shannon passed
dow during the day without landing,
The Pet. Cleburne, A. J. White, Ls-
gal Tender and Sc. Francis all
departed for points below, with fair trips
of freight snd peopls......Th City Of
Hslsns, from st. Louis, discharged 8 lot of
stock and added TWENTY-FIVE tons Of vaV
freight. She left for Vlcksburg with g
fair trip..---.The Marble City, from st,
Louis, came in ssrly with q full trip.
Two items of her cargo we're 1900 dry bsr-
rels and 300 sacks grain.......Th5 tow
boat A. Baker end bargs5 passed down
yesterday morning The Il S. TGruer,
from Nsw Orleans, four and q half days
out, discharged 6 lot OF sundriss here
snd departed with 300 toni freight for the
Ohio.-....The Continental passed down
yesterday morning well lEden.
Ky TesezrapA.
CINCINNATI, March 20 The river hiss
IL fest water in the channel, and is tall
ing, Departed: Potomac, for Nsw Or
leans; Nightingale and Bssesvilie, for
Arkansas river.
EVANSVILLE, March 26.-Weether clear
and pleasant. Mercury ranged from 30e
to 500. This river has fallen l foot. Port
liss-Up: John b. Groesbeck, II N. Bush
ness very active; tonnage wanting.
LOUISVILLE, March % -Tbs river fs
still falling, with 8 feet 8 inches in the
cSnsl, and 4 feet 6 inches in the chute. |
Weather elssr and cool. Mercury ranged
from 800 to 47o. Business dull, Arrived: |
Pink Varble, from Cincinnati Departed: 1
Nick Longworth, for New Orleans,
CAIRO, March 2a-Arrived: Glencoe, !
from 81, Louis, g p N; Emma Q. Elliott, |
from Memphis, 1 pm; Alaska, from Gin
clnnsti, l pm; Frank Forrest, from Nam
phis, 8 pm; City of Chester, from st. |
6 pm, Departed: Mary Houston, 4
for Louisville, 8 p m; City Of VicBsbuTg, |
for st. Louis, 9 pm; Grand Tower, flr st
8 pm; John f. Toile, for New Or
10 pm; Commonwealth, for st. |
10 pm; City of Quincy, for New
phis, s am; Als=ks. for New Orleans, l
pm; Emma c. elliott, for Cincinnati, 2
y m. The river has fallen s inches.
Weather clear Thermometer 4So,
LITTLE Rock, March 26.-Snow, rain
and slest this morning; clear and pleasant
this evening. River is still rising, with 7
fest out, Departed: Minnie, for st. Louis. |
NEW ORLEANS, March 26-Arrivsd:
from Cincinnati; Dexter and
Susie Silver, from st. Louis; Belle Lee. |
from Memphis Departed Richmond and
John Kyle, for s.. Louis; Jennie Howell, /
for Arkansas river. Westher cloudy and
cool.
ST. LOUIS, March 26-Arrived: Grand
Tower, from Memphis; Crescent City,
from New Orleans; City of Vioksburg, |
from Vicksburg. Departed: FOntenslle,
for Memphis; Colorado, for Vicksburg;
Jsmss Howard, for New Orleans; Mary
Poe, for Red river. The river is rising
Westhsr elesr and plssfsnss
VIOKsBURa. March 26.-D0Wn: Thomp-
son Dean. II last night; John Howard, IL
3 m; Ocesnus, l pm; Nstchez, 6 I'M;
Robert Mitchell, 7 pm. Up; Bismarck
and Kate Kinney, 9 last night; City of
Alton, l am. Weather mild. River
PTrTsBURe, March 23.-WeaBher cloudy
indicstions Of rain. Tbs MOnongs-
nela has q inches water in the channel,
is stationary.
NAsHvILLE, Msrch % -Ths river is
-ising, with 6 feet on HsTpsth shoals.
Weather fair snd pleasant this morning.;
old and clear tonight.