Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-11-28

lows: st. Paul, declined One-foOt; Cairo
six inches; st. Louis, one inch; Pitts
burg, four inches; Cincinnati, four inch
es: Louisville, one inch; Nicksburg, two
| inches. and a rise of five inches at Da-
venport. The weather yesterday was
clear and cold, and toward night blus-
teriug wind from the northwest rose, but
did not last long.
BY Telegraph.
LOUISVILLE, November 27.-The river
! is about stationary, with 4 feet water
scant in the canal, and , feet seant in
the chute, and feet 6 inches on the
bars to Evansville. Weather clear and
cold. Mercury ranged from 2S0 to 33'.
Arrived: Arlington, from Memphis.
Departed: Arlington, for Cincinnati.
CINCISSATI, November 27.-The river
is falling, with feet 8 inches water in
| the channel. Arrived: Arlington, from
Memphis. Departed: Andy Baum, for
/ Memphis.
NEW ORLEANS, November 27.-Ar-
rived: Mary Alice and barges, from St.
Louis; Mayfiower, from Memphis. De-
parted: Henry S. Turner, for Cincin-
matt; Tom Jasper, for st. Louis. Wealth
er clear and cool.
CAIRO, November 27.-Arrived: Mol .
| lie Ragon, from Louisville, 8 am; Bis
marck, from 81. Louis, pm. Depart
ed: st. Luke, for st. Louis, 9 pm;
Glencoe, for New Orleans, am; Joe
Kinney, for st. Louis, am; MOllie
RagOn, for Memphis, +p.m- The pilots
of the Ragon report AZ feet water to Lou
isviIle. River has fallen 8 inches.
Weather clear and cold.
PITTsBURG, November 27.-The Mo-
nOngahela river is about stationary, with
3 feet inches water in the channel.
EVANSVILLE, November 27.-Weath-
er clear and cold. Mercury ranged from
260 to 30o. River has fallen l inch.
| NASHVILLE, November 27.-The rIver
/ is stationary, with Is inches water on
Harpeth Shoals. Weather clear and
cold.
VICKsBURG, November 27.-Down;
w. J. Curtis and Continental. No boats
up. Weather clear and cool. River
rising.
ST. LOUIS, November 27.-Arrived:
w. J. Lewis and Joe Kinney, from
| Vicksburg; st. Luke, from Memphis.
Departed: Charles Bodmann, for New
Orleans; Fannie Lewis, for Vicksburg.
The river is falling. Weather clear and
very cold.
:M0vemeRt of Boats.
The noble OK and sick mule were more
numerous at the landing yesterday,
giving that as well as the principal bust
| ness thoroughfares of the city a more
active and healthy appearance. There
were six arrivals and as many depart
ures. The Frank Forrest brought fifty
seven bales cotton. The Tyrone, from
New Orleans, had three hundred and
eighty-fve packages of salt, twenty-One
hundred and forty-fOur sacks cotton
seed, sixty-six hogsheads sugar, and one
hundred and eighty-nine packages mo-
lasses. The Phil Allin had ninety-fve
bales cotton and two hundred and eighty
sacks seeds. The Cheek had fifty-five
oales cotton. The Lady Lee had twelve
bales cotton, one hundred and tifty-five
sacks corn, and had two hundred tons
for Vieksburg. The Mcdonald brought
three hundred tons, and went back to
st. Louis with forty bales cotton. The
Raven came down with two barges salt,
having sunk one at Island Thirty.
Boats Going To-day.
The fine and fleet passenger steamer
Belle Lee, with Captain J. Frank
Hicks on the roof, leaves this after
noon at four O'Clock for New Orleans
and all the bend landings. Persons
travelling south will find the Belle Lee
| iirst-class in all respects. Mr.. John
S. Sullivan is her chief purser
The Pat Cleburne, Captain Stack Lee,
leaves this evening at five o'clock for
Friars Point and all the usual way
landings.
The st. Francis, Captain T. R. Bow
man, leaves this evening at five o'clock
for Helena, Mariana, and all the usual
way landings
The Henry Ames, Captain Jacobs,
leaves this evening at three O'Clock for
New Orleans.
The City OF Quincy, Captain West,
departs at eleven O'Clock this morning
for New Orleans.
The City of Chester, Captain Zeigler,
leaves this evening at five O'Clock fer
Cairo and st. Louis.
| The ight-draugbt passenger packet
Clarksville, in command of Captain S.
/ II. Adams, leaves at five o'clock this
afternoon for Pine Bluff, Little Rock
and all points on the Arkansas river.
Mr.. William Holmes is her chief pur-
| ser.
The Batesyille, Captain A B. Smith,
| leaves as above to-day at noon for De-
walls Bluff, JacksoDport and all points
on White river.
| miscellaneous.
Horses, mules, men and oxen were
seen in large numbers upon the landing
yesterday.
Workmen were engaged yesterday in
completing the corduroy plank road
along the crown of the landing between
Main and Beale streets. It is needed
/ badly.
Veterinary Surgeons Dill and Storm
are doing land-office business with the
sick equines. They have established a
horse and mule hospital on a dug-out
just below the Elevator, and there ped
die their bOt-ginger and Spanish fly
blisters to the unsophisticated at dol
lar and a half dose. Dill has bought
/ farm with the proceeds OF his patent,
and Ad Storm will start a National
Bank on Madison street about Christ
mas with his spoils.
There was q grand N Nguerade at the
| Exposition Building night. The
''Big Injunp was web Represented by
| Chris Sharpe. Dave Hukil persOnated
the "Infant" TO a degree that ex-
cited the admiration of those
who recognized his slender form.
Elem Calvert looked "Shakspeare"
from behind an ugly mask and sky-blue
domino, and Ad Storm did the 'iupyour-
sRootico doctor TO perfection, peddling
bis horse pills and bottles labeled
| "Keiser's sure eure.n Hays Moore, our
Deputy Wharfmaster, and Sheppard,
CObb's clerk, walked arm in arm, en-
cased in a double armor of Buffalo
robes and OK horns, representing the
Lion and the Lamb, and Cobb himself
footed "Gabriel' in a lusty manner
through a five cent trumpet, but could
not make US believe the day Of penta-
cost was "nigh at hand.p Stirrat Pepper,
the discharging clerk, persOnated a
candy butcher, aud lung thirty-seven
and a half cents worth of popcorn
balls and peppermint gum-drops about
with recklessness that astonished the
natives. Dick Llghtburne appeared as
a monk, and wore bis cross with the
grace Of DundreaTy. Captain Wash-