Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-01-02
RIVER NEWS.
Rtrers and Eustpa..-

The river has risen ten inches in the past
twenty-fOur hOuIs. Navigation Is better than
for some time, and there Is anticipated a very
lively week on the river; business however,
was but moderate at the wharf yesterday.
There is now six and a half feet al ReeveiP.
BY Telegraph
C~LyCusNATI, January l.-Riyer Is feet q
rising very slowly.
Fv4EsVILE, January L-Weather clcudy
and mild. Mercury 90. The river has risen
30 inches. Port nst-Up James 7. Rankin, II
pm; Fayette, 9 am; Morning Star, 9; Anna
dillo, H. MoLie Ebert J. KATE Kinney, $50;
Bowling Green, $50. Down: Mary Ament, 4
pm; John Lumsden. 8, Prospects Of q good
Stage Of water. The Kate Kinney turns back
VICEsBURG, January l-DoWn-Bele Lee, s
pm. Up-Argosy,4 pm City Of Vicksburg, :
pm. Weather cool and clear. River falling.
NASHVILLE January River rising. with )
feet 0 Harpeth Shoals. Weather cold and
cloudy.
mel: both rivers rising fast. Weather cloudy
and mild.
LOUISVILLE, January l@SIx nd half feet
In chute, eight feet in canal; rising, ten feet
exnected on the falls. Weather cloudy and
cool.
MiseeIIaneoua.
From n Of tine crew OF the Osburne We
learn that an STRAY took place on board Of
the Walt, soon after backing out nom this
port saturday evening, 10 which 4 negro
named Harris Carter, second steward. was
dangerously stabbed with an fce-pick by
AAgLAl OAALELA . willie 10y 0AuNEEHAu
Tns only particulars known TO our inform.
ant were that Carter was liable to die from
the wound.
The John z. Groesbeek departed for the
Ohio, alter adding here 63 bales cotton for
above.
me Undiue bIouzht in D bales Of cotton
and SIS sacks ofEeed.
The Kate Putnam came IN from New Or.
Leans, eight days out. with 800 tons freight OF
Dosrd, added 20 bales OF cotton here and de-
parted for the Ohio. Reports the P. ". Stra-
der aground at Shoe Fly bar; also the Chas,
BOdmann. at Grand Gull.
The Capitol city added S3 bales OF cotton,
and departed for New Orleans. She is draw
ing SIX and a hslf feet.
The Mary E. Poe passed down from above
yestsrday, with a good trip, for Red river.
The Phil Aliin came in from Friars Point
with I7 bales ofcOttOn, 57 SACKS Of seed, ana
q good passenger list
Inc J1lfa arrived from Cairo, three days
ont, added 100 tons way freight mere, and de-
partsd for below. Shs Is drawing six feet.
The A. ]. White departed with q good trip
Of freight and passengers.
b K. h. Durfss came IN from Cairo at
dark last night, two days out, drawing i've
and ahalf feet, she lays over until this
mOrntng.
Ths towboats Crescent City and Valid and
bargss passed down Su1dsy night.
me Legal Tender came in during the even
ing yesterday, With S95 bales OF co ton. $50
sacks Ofseed. and resAipped l82 bglss at the
month OF White river, for New Orleans. Ed,
Q Postal. her efficient clerk, has our thank
for appreciated favOrs.
gAA A-a1L-A VI nAEEAAG Es u LLGAEEs-
Left Cairo December 81, at la m met the
Tom Jasper, City q Quincy and Exchange "a
the mouth Of the Ohio. Mississippi full OF
RAINING tee; Westher mud; met Lawrencs
1t No. 8; ice disappearing r. pid y; met Nc
hawk aud barges and Lady Lee IN bend met
]. T. TCle at No. 10. Toe Oceanus was lay
Ing al Madrid trading corn; lay " for night
above Point Pleasant; Jana passed down on
s Slst; OcSsnus passed down; found "a at
Point Peasant; met John Howard below the
bar AOlts Moore laying in the bend, land
ing con; met AnGes below Upton; Ka-
tie r. KOuDfz laying In bend below, loading
cOttOni net reytsDa and barges on Joe Eek
els bend, 9 am landed for rain and hail
storm, Thioh passed over in a short time;
mat Glencoe aDBFs La Duksa, where Ue
woo5td; Mary E Poe passed down; met
Emile La Barge in Prairie BsnH, 81. Joseph
at No. Is, 81, O. Y=ager at No. 4; lay BY for
night 81 Island %. January lsI arrived ct
Memphis ats PIN
leafs Leaving To-Day.
For st. Francis river-The hns steamer st.
Francis, Captain +. II. Bowman, leaves as
above, stopping at all way landings between
here and Helena Her hour of departure is 5
pun sam Paine, Billy Dean and Andy Gran
For OscsoIa-The Undine. Captain Goodrich,
leaves to day at 5 pm. for OsceOla and all Way
landings a. Goodrich and Harry Dickinson
For Arkansas river-The namesake Of the
great Arkansas chieftafn, the fleet and elegant
Pat. Cieburne-as complete a steamboat a. he
was a man-backs out this evening at four
O'clock for Little Rock and all intermediate
points. That veteran in the Arkansas river
trade, Captain Reese Pritehard commands,
and the hOnOrs OF the Office are efficiently and
sf5bly dispensed by the urbane JOIN Hardin.
Passengers and shippers should remember her
hour Is sharp 4p.m.
For White Rfver-The Hght-draught pscket
Batesville leaves to-day az y m. for White,
Red and Black rivers and all the usual way
landings. Captain A. B. Smith Is her popular
commander.
For F~ultOn-The regular Monday and Fri
day coast packet Frank Forrest, Captain ]. G..
Andrews, leaves to-day at 5 pm. for Fulton
and all way landings. Mr.. Otho Joplin is
chief clerk.
For Friars Point-The deet passenger packet
Phil Afl1n, Captain James Lee, leaves today
at pm. for Friars Point and all coast land
ingS- stack Lee and ]. Q. Harris are her chief
secretaries.
For Friars Pofut-The regular tri-weekly
passenger packet q. W. Cheek, Captain Geo.
Malone, leaves to-day at 3 pm. for Friars
Point and all way landings F. s. Gonterman
and l. W. Briggs are her clerks.
For White riYer-The fleet passenger steamer
Legal Tender, Captain John Washington
leaves to-day at pm. positively for DevaIIs
Bluff, JacksOnpOrt and all points on White
river. Messrs. Il. Z. POstOn, Dan Sullivan and
Ed CrOweli are clerks.
For Cincinnat-The @. 3. Church, Captain
Noris, caves to-day at ; pm. as above,
For New Orleans-The Oceanus, Captain ALI.
Reader, leaves to-day at 10 am for New Or
leans and all way landings. She has superior
accommodations for passengers, Henry
Worsham is her popular clerk.