Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-11-11
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.


The river rose five inches during the
twenty hours ending at three O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, and now stands
two feet above low water mark, with
full six feet four inches to Caro- and six
feet over the worst bars below. The
Arkansas is about stationary, with three
| feet to Little Rock, and White river has
about the same depth to Jacksonport
with prospects of a rise of a few inches
There is now full six feet over the worst
places above Cairo, and with the Hi.
nois and upper Mississippi rising, there
are favorable prospects for q good stage
of water in all directions until cold
weather sets in. The weather yesterday
was cloudy and disagreeable.
signal TeIegrams.
The Signal Bureau dispatches report
but a slight change in the rivers. a rise
Of M inch at Cincinnati and three
inches at Nashville, and a decline of one
inch at Davenport, three inches at st.
Louis, three inches at Pittsburg, two
inches at Louisville. Our river tele-
grams will contain reports from other
points.
BY Telegraph.
EVANSVILLE, November 10.-WeatheT
cloudy and moderating, with signs OF
rain. Mercury 600. River has fallen
inches. Little business to-day.
PTTTsBURG, November l0.-The Mo-
nongahela river is falling slowly, with )
feet 8 inches water in the channel.
Weather clear and pleasant.
CAIRO, November 10.-Arrived: City
of Quincy, from New Orleans, 2 am
Mary Alice, from New Orleans, 4 am;
Bismarck, from New Orleans, IL am
J. \. Kellogg, from st. Louis, : pm;
City of Helena, from st. Louis, 6 pm.
Departed: Grand Tower, for Memphis,
II pm; City of Quincy, for st. Louis, 8
am; Frank II. Gracey, for Memphis, Z
am; Bismarck, for st. Louis, l pm;
City of Alton, for New Orleans, l pm;
PeytOna, for New Orleans, , pm; Legal
Tender, for Memphis, 3 pm; Fanny
Lewis, for Memphis, 1 pm; James
Howard, for New Orleans, SPIN. River
has risen s inches. Weather cloudy
and warm, with indications Of rain.
CINCINNATI, November 10.-The river
is rising, with 8 feet 3 inches water in
the channel. Arrived: Vernon, from
New Orleans. Weather clear.
Movement Of Boats.
There was an unusually large amount
Of business done at the landing yeSter-
day, consequent upon the arrival of sew
eral delayed boats, and for the first time
this fall did the steambOatmen wear the
good-natured smile generally to be seen
when there were paying trips in sight.
There Were, in all, ten arrivals, includ-
ing local packets. OF the latter, the
Cheek had two hundred and fifty.one
bales Of cotton and eleven hundred and
twenty-eight sacks of seed; the Frank
Forrest had one hundred bales of cotton
and two hundred and nine sacks of seed,
and the Phil Allen three hundred and
eighty-six bales cotton ard fifteen
hundred and twenty-five sacks of
cottOn-seed. There were also sew
en- transient boats at the landing
and the elevator during the day. The
Mary Houston, from the Ohio river, put
out a lot of furniture and left for New
Orleans with a fair trip. The Dexter
was relieved from her position at Point
Pleasant by the rise in the river and
went south, after putting out ninety
seven bales of cotton and nearly one
hundred barrels of flour. The Robert
Mitchell went up with a light trip at day
light and the toWboat Atlantic followed
soon after with a tow of empty barges.
The Commonwealth, towing two barges,
went down after adding sixteen hum
bred and fifty sacks of Oil-cake and fifty
barrels Of oil. The City of VicksbUrg
came late last night, put out one hum
dred and fifty-three bales of cotton,
two thousand four hundred and sixty
nine sacks of seed, and added five hun
dred bales of cotton for st. Louis. The
H. NJ. Shreve did not get away until
the afternoon and then took twelve
hundred bales Of cotton for st. Louis.
The Mary Mcdonald came down with
four hundred tons, including four hun
and fitty-eight sacks of oats, three hun
bred and dfty-fOur packages of beer, and
one thousand and se~venty-twO barrels
Of -four, which she was putting out at
dark. The P. w. Strader passed up in
the morning with q light cargo.
Boats Going To-Day.
The ~tri-weekly passenger packet Phil
Allin, Captain Stack Lee, leaves this
evening at five O'Clock for Friars Point
and the usual way landings. Messrs.
Gray and Cannon are her clerks.
The United States mail packet G.. w.
Check leaves this evening at five o'clock
for FrIars Point and all the way land
ings. Captain Malone commands, and
Robert Wildberger and Charley Jackson
are her clerks.
The Frank Forrest, Captain Sexton,
will back out at five O'Clock this eve
ming from the foot Oh Union street for
Fulton and intermediate plantation
landings.
The Nashville, Captain A. j. Ross,
leaves this afternoon at five o'clock for
Cincinnati direct.
The Anna, with Captain Davids on
the roof, departs at five o'clock this eve
ming for Cincinnati and all points on the
Ohio.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox,
leaves this afternoon at five o'clock for
Cairo and st. Louis.
miscellaneous,
II was rumored at the landing last
night that the mate of the Phil. Allin