Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-17
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

RIVER AND WEATHER The rise here
continues. The swell the past twenty
four hours amounted to about four inchss;
but at most points above the rise is de-
cliniDg. In the Missouri river, at War
saw, the Ice still holds firm. From Sc.
Louis To Cairo, there is not more than six
and half or seven feet. Rates from st.
Louis and Cairo are Erm. White and Ar
kansas rivers are declining. There was q
hssvy rain here during the day, with indi-
cations of g continuation OF more during
the night.
EoATs LEAVING To DAY-The elegant
passenger steamer City of VicksJurg, A.
]. Garter, master, and Garret Huis, sec
retsry, will pass down, leaving the wharf
boat ST five O'Clock to-day, for VicksbUrg
and bonds ......... The Great Republic, Cap
tain ThorWeiRan, leaves 3. ten O'Clock
this morning, for New Orleans.
Colorado, st. Louis; Grand
Tower, St. Louis; Msllie Rsgon, Cairo;
Edinburg, Red river; Ocesnus, Red river;
Marble City, Vicksburg; City Of Quincy,
NsW Oclesna; Arkansas, New 0rlesns;
g W. Cheek, Friars Point; r P. Walt,
White river; Mary Miller, Cincinnati.
DEPARTURES REs-Colorsdo, VicksburR;
e iin0urg, Cincinnati; Sam Hale, Oincin-
natl; Marble City, st. Louis; City Of
Quincy, St. Louis; Oceanus, st. Louis;
Arkansas, St. Louis; GTsnd Tower, st,
Louis; G. W. Chesk, Frisrs Point,
In PoRT---Msnis Rsgo1, Mary Boyd,
r 2. Walt and Mary Miller.
AT THE LEvEE There " as fair busi
ness at the wharf yesterday ......... The r.
P. Walt, from Viii Q river, came In with
three hundred snd forty-sevsn bales of
cotton snd sundries to order. Shs brol Q
one of her shafts coming out OF white
river Grand Tower, from St
Louis. srriyed with 6 fair trip of grain
and produce and returned late last night,
after adding ons hundred and twenty i've
bales of cotton ......... The Sam Hale, de-
parted with seven hundred bales OF cot
ton for the OhiO......... The Malls Rsgon.
from Cairo, brought in four hundred tons
freight ard returns TO. morrow at noon for
all points on the Obio...-.....The q w.
Cheek, from Friags Point, came in with
sixsy-one bslss OF cotton, three hundred
and seventy-fYe sacks seed and EundKies.
The Arkansas, seven days out from
New Orleans, passed up with 400 tons, in
cluding 923 packages Of sugar for st.
Louis.........Ths 0cesnus, from Red river,
six dsys ont, went up light for the same
point.........T The City OF Quincy, four days
from New Orlesns, passed up with 400
tons for st Louis, including 1871 bars Of
railroad iron, and discharged twenty-five
tons here. A boy named William Horte-
gan fell overheard from her at Niblets's
landing, willis drawing water, and was
drowned. He lived at s. Louis......-..The
Colorado, for Vicksburg, passed down this
morning, loaded fiat 20 the Water's edge
.........T The Marble CITY passed up from
Viekshurg, dischargiDg twenty-one bales
Of cotton. She had Light trip for above
~ Telegraph.
PITTsBURa, March weather clear
and pleasant. The Monongahela has Q
feet inches water in the channel, and Is
falling slowly. The greatest depth on
Glass house is only 5 feet from soundings
made this morning. The rise was only In
the Mouongahela, which Is falling ABOVE.
NAsHYILIE. March Is The river IL
falling, with fest on Harpeth shoals.
Weather cloudy and cold to-day but rainy
CAfRo. March I6 Arrived: Mary Alice,
nom st. Louis, pm; City Of Vlcksburg,
from st. Louis, /. I'm; City OF Alton rom
st. Louis, pm; Bsteaville. nom White
river, pm; Capitol City, from Vicks-
burg' pm; Belle Memphis, from st.
Louis. 6 D. N. Departed: Bstssvilie, for
Louisville, 8 pm; Henry N shrsve, for
Red river. pm; Capitol City, for St.
Louis. 7 na The river has risen inches.
weather cloudy. Thermometer 46e.
IoUIsvILLH, March 16 The river ID
rising slowly, with 8 feet inches In the
canal. and s feet 4 inches in the chute.
W6a5neT CiOuOY A4l CuoAs DN3lucSd EooG,
LITTLE Rock, March IA Weather
cloudy and rainy. River falling. No
arrivals. or departures.
CINoIENATI, March 16.-The river has
II feet inches water In the channel. and
ls falling. Arrived: Silver Noon, from
Memphis. Departed: Emma @. Elliott
! for Memphis; Louisville, for New Or
| leans.
NEW ORLEANS, March 16.-Arrived
| Commonwealth. nom st. Louis De
parted: Belle Lee, for Memphis; Johr
KDg0pr and Nick Longworth, for Louis