Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-11-21
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
In Port.
T. H. Allen, Arlington
RIver-Neather-Rn.lnr.s.

Inc nVef rose one inch during the
/ tWenty-four hours ending at three O'Clock
I yesterday, and now stands three feet
1 four inches above low water. The lower
streams are about as reported yesterday,
and those above are in a condition that
causes many steamboatman to use cuss
words, that during busy season and
| good stage Of water are never heard.
First low water, snags, roots and stumps
cut OF two months in the year, and
next comes cold weather and close oi
navigation il the upper Mississippi, cut
ting on considerable freight; and last,
but not least, comes the "epizoOtic, -
that has already paralyzed business on
the Ohio, and now threatens to annihil-
ate our own trade. All this is certainly
encouraging tJ boat owners, and no
doubt accounts for the sullen and morose
appearance Of some OfOur usually cheer
ful and jovial chaps who "boat it for
a living" Chow lOngi Oh. Lsrd how
long, viii this state of things last" is the
iefvent prayer now of those whose lots
are cast with the commerce of Western
rivers, but as yet we have heard Of no
favorable response to the petition. But
We We're telling Of the rivers-the ice is
running heavily at all points above Al
ton forty miles above St. Louis, and
navigation has been suspended The
Illinois at Peoria has ice over il strong
enough TO bear skaters, and the Mis-
souri, Is closed above Omaha. The Ohio
L open now, but may close before the
locks at Louisville are repaired, and
there IS not sufficient water to pass
boats over the falls. Red river has ten
inches over its worst bars, and no pros
poets of rise. The changes reported
by the signal kilograms are a decline Of
one inch at Cairo, four inches each at
It. Louis, Pittsburg and Louisville; two
inches each at Vicksburg and New Or
leans, and was stationary. The weather
yesterday was much colder than on the
day previous, the thermometer falling
to twenty-eight degrees early in the day
By Telegraph.
CINCINNATI, November 2O.-The river
is Z feet inches, and falling. Arrived /:
Anna, from Memphis; Kate Putnam.
from Marietta. Departed: Mollie Ra-
gau, for Memphis; Charmer, for Evans
vile.
LOUISVILLE, November 2O.-River
falling, with feet 4 inches water in
the canal, and , feet 3 inches in the
chute. The weather is clear and cold.
The mercury ranged from 20 to o2S Ar
rived: Nick L0ngwOrth, from New
Orleansi Potomac, from Memphis; Coal
dill and barges, from st. Louis. The
J. W. Kalbaugh passed down with four
loads OF produce. The LOngworth and
Potomac laid up at Portland waiting for
the opening Of the new locks, which will
probably be in ten days or more.
CAIRO, November 20.-Arrived; J..
\. Kellogg, from st. Louis, pm; f..
II. Durfee, from New Orleans, 5 a. m.
CITY OF Helena, from Nicksburo, 5 a. m. .
City of Chester, from st. Louis, 10 am.
Departed: Arkansas Belle, for Evans
vile, 9p.m.; sam J. Hale. for New Or
leyHs, IL pm; Z. Fl. Durfee, FOR St
Louis, am. Wild Duck, for st. Louis.
am. Light snow last night; clear but
very cold.
PITTsBURG, November 20.-The Mo-
nougahela is receding, with 8 feet 10
inches scant. The weather is cold, with
light snow last night. The Larrie
Brooks arrived and will depart at 8
O'Clock. The Junaeella will wait for
more water. Business at the wharf has
improved.
ST. LOUIS, November 2O.-Arrived: /:
Bertram, Eagle, and Little Eagle, from
Quincy; Clinton, from Keokuk: Ex-
change from Pittsburg. Departed: /:
Ames, Belle Shreveport and John B..
MOude, for New Orleans; Garrett, for
Wheeling; Capitol, City Of Vicksburg,
ST. Luke, St. Joe, and Jno. Lumsden,
for Memphis. The rivers falling, with a
good deal Of ice running. Weather
clear and cold.
NASHVILLE, November 20.-The river
is falling, with Is inches water on Har-
peth shoals. Weather clear and cold.
EVANSVILLE, November 2O.-Weath-
er clear and cold. Mercury, I9o. The
river has fallen 5 inches. Port list
down: Idlewild; midnight; Jas. ID.
Parker, S am; John Kilgour, 2 pm;
Grey Eagle, 4p.m. Up: Florence Lee,
l am. /; Quickstep, am; +; Mary Ament,
4 80 pm. Business light.
Movement OF Beats.
The Cheek brought forty bales Of cot
ton and fOrty-seven sacks of seed: the
Phil Allin one hundred and seventy-five
bales Of cotton and six hundred and
fifty-seven sacks Of seed. The Fanny
Lewis, from Nicksburg, discharged here
fifteen bales Of cotton and one hundred
and seventy-five barrels, and took on
one hundred and twenty-seven bales of
cotton, four hundred packages Of beer
and three hundred and fifty green hides,
and left for above near noon. The
Grand Tower came in with two hun
dred ton cargo, including seven hundred
dry barrels and five hundred and twen-
ty-fve sacks Of grain. The Mary E.
Poe, from New Orleans, discharged here
five hundred packages, and left for St.
Louis this morning nearly light. The
City Of Cairo, from the Ohio, arrived
early this m0rning, and departed at
dark, adding four hundred and thirty
three bales of cotton for New Orleans.
The Mary Miller from New Orfsaas,
six days out, discharged one hundred
tons freight and had two hundred tons
for the Ohio The Arlington has on
board five hundred and fifty bales Of
cotton and fifty bales ofrags for Cincin-
natl, but lays over until this evening.
The p w. Strader, from st. Louis, ar
rived at dark with forty tons Of freight
for this point and got OFF for below draw
ing five feet.
Boats Going To-Day.
The semi-weekly passenger steamer
St. Francis, Captain 4. Il. Bowman,
leaves this evening at five o'clock for
Helena, Mariana, and all the usual
way landings. Captain Sam G. Paine is
her chief secretary.
The regular tri-weekly coast packet
Pat Cleburne, IN command Of Captain
Stack Lee, leaves this afternoon st fve
O'Clock for Friars Point and all the usual
way landings. Mr.. j. G. Harris Is her
prime minister.
The fine and feet passenger steamer