Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-04-28

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| LITTLE Rock, April 27.-Weather clear and
/ pleasant River falling, with feet out. AT
rived: Dardaneilei frOm above. Departed
/ Clarksville, for New Orleans
| NASHVILLE, A April 27.-The river is falling
with feet on Harpeth Shoals. Weather fan
/ and warm.
MiseeIIaneOus.
The r. g. GRAY, from the Arkansas river,
came In with thirty four bales Of cotton and
/ eighiy-three sacks Of cotton seed, added I'VE
hundred bales OF cotton here, and departed
/ for Cincinnati with a good trip.
! The Cherokee, from below, passed up early
/ yesterday for Louisville, whore she goes on
/ the docks for repairs.
I The Grand Tower, from st. Louis, arrived
with nne trip OF grain and produce, and re-
tuIneu az dusk Win a fair way trip.
The John II. Groesbeck, from New Orleans,
arrived with barge in tow, put OF seventy
I tye barrels of mOlasses, and departed for the
ohio, after adding several hundred bales Of
The Thompson Dean, from New Orleans, ar
rived at noon, discharged fifteen tons of mis-
cellaneons Ireight here and departed for
above win 2 SIX hunded and hfty-ton cargo,
including four hundred and eighty-seven
packages OF sugar and n lot Of pig-fron She
laid up five hours NJ BuckFeads landing on
her way up, TO clean out her boilers.
The Belle -. Louis, from st. Louis, came in
during the afternoon, added ten tons way
freight here and LETT for Niclzsburg with good
trip.
The r. p. Walt departed for White river
with fine trip Of freight and passengers.
TIE ThOs. II. Allen is the next Arkansas
river packet, leaving tomorrow.
The susie Silver is coming up from New Or
leans with three thousand one hundred and
the Belfast and city Of Cairo for 81. Louis: the
former has nine hundred and fifty packages
OF sugar and one thousand five hundred sacks
OF salt, the latter with one thousand three
hundred and eiEhty-tWO bars Of railroad iron
The RObt. E. Lee. Kate Kinney and the
VIII We're due from above last evening, but
WILL probably pass down during the night.
The II. N. Shreye, shannon, City OF Cairo
and colorado are all due from below to-day
4 towboat passed down at dark, name IN
known, with tow Of coal.
The Colorado, Captain I.uker, leaves this
evening, al nYe o'clock, for st. Louis.
The new steamer Murilla, TO ply on the Mag
dalena river, New Grenada, viii commence
Loading at PittsburE Immediately She will
take out new boilers and the oak tim hers for
the cylinders Of another boat running in the
trade; also large amount Of refined lubrieat-
ing and Hnseed oils.
The river az Dubuque is now several feet be-
low the general average of this season Of the
year.
A Hannibal lass has demonstrated her abil-
tty 70 paddle her own canoe" by rowing
across the Father Of Drinks in a single scuIL
beating a three-Oared boat rOwed BY bipeds Of
the male persu aston. It was Stanley WOFEell's
BOAT she rOWed. Stanley talks OF building a
boat lalge enough for two. SO says an ex-
change.
The Indians on the Upper Missouri have
cut some eight hundred cords of wood during
the winter, and sell to steamers at the modest
price Of fOur dollars and a half per cord.
The iron Steamship Vicksbure, OF the Liver
pool ana Mississippi Valley Steamship Com
pany, was launened from the yards of Messrs.
A. MeA1llan a sons on the Clyde, on the
twenty-e glth ultimO.
The delegation Of steamboat men now in
" 0shingtou, were again heard Thursday By
the Senate Committee on Commerce. on the
House steamboat bill No action was taken
by the committee.
The senate Committee on Post Roads on
THURSDAY had under consideration the bill
authorizing the construction Of a bridge
across the Mississippi river at Fort Madison
Iowa. Tie bill was referred for examination
and II IL complies with the regulations gov
erning the construction of bridges, it will be
reported to tie Senate favorably.
since the opening Of the new Louisville and
Portland canal locks, one hundred and tWen-
ty-touF ste ean15oats, one hundred and seventy
eight loaded barges, and one hundred and
thirty-nl1e empty barges, have passed
through the CID locks, paying foliage to the
amount of fo1ty-fOur thousand, seven hun
dred and forty-tlree dollars and five cents
Total receipts from February 28th to April Ist
thc-SGnd, ninety-One dollars and
ffty-five cents.