Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-12-17

OF cotton anG SIX hundred and forty
seven sacks of seed. The Cheek an,
Phil Allin left with fair trips, and th,
Jessie laid over until to-day. The Whit
had not arrived at dark, bat was hourl,
expected, as also was the West WinC
from Cairo.
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EVANSVILLE, December 16.-Weathe
cold and freezing, partly cloudy anC
partly clear, Mercury So to 40'. Vino
northwest. The river has risen inchei
and is about stationary. BUsiBess toler
ably fair.
CARO-, December IG.-Arrived; CITY
of Quincy, for New Orleans at Up. N.
r. a. Babbage, iOr Memphis at p. N.
City Of Chester, for Memphis at p. m.
Departed: Clipper and tow, south.
CINCINNATI, December I6.-The FiveI
has fallen inches. It's now feet.
Iater-The river is : feet ten in.hes,
and falling. A light snow fell to-day,
it il now clear.
PTTTsBURG, December Is. - The
river is stationary, with feet riches
Of water in the channel. A light snow
has been falling during the forenoon.
Mercury $50 at noon.
NEW ORLEANS, December l6.-Ar.
rived: P. W. Strader. from st. Louis
No departures. Weather rainy and
warm.
VICKsBURG, December 16.-WeatheI
cloudy and cool; river falling.
Sr. LOUIS, December 1S.-RiveF sta
IiOnary, and but little ice running. sup
posed TO be gorged above Alton. Wealth
er clear and cold.
LOUISVILLE, December 16.-The river
is rising; 4 feet in the canal and . feet
in the chute. Weather cloudy, damp
and chilly. The ice is disappearing fast.
Departed: Billy Collins for New Orleans.
NASHVILLE, December 16-The river
is falling; % inches on Harpeth shoals.
Weather cold and rainy.
Steamers Going This Day.
The steamer Jessie, Captain Spencer,
viii back out at i've O'clock this after
noon, for all points on White river.
The popular steamer Northwestern,
viii be down this afternoon, for Vicks-
burg and New Orleans.
The Z. G. Elliott, Captain Corbett in
command, leaves as above this afternoon
at five o'clock for Cairo and st. Louis.
Thomas Withledge is clerk.
The ight-draUght passenger packet
in command of Captain S.
B. Adams, leaves this evening ct five
O'Clock for Duvalls Bluff and all points
on White river. Mr.. w. Holmes Is her
clerk.
The semi-weekly passenger steamer
st. Francis, Captain Bowman, leaves
this evening at five o'clock for
Helena, Marianne and all the usual be-
low landings. Messrs. Paine, Dean and
franklin are clerks.
The a. J. White, Captain Mark Cheek,
leaves this afternoon at five O'Clock for
and all the bend landings.
Messrs. Fields, Sharpe and Smither are
her popular secretaries.
The fine passenger steamer CITY of
Cairo, in command of Captain Charles
SehultZe, leaves this evening at five
o'clock, for New Orleans and all the
bend landings. She has superior accom-
mOdations and fare. Mr. Len. S. Mil
er holds forth at the desk.
MISCELLANEOUS
The Eckert arrived at the wreck Of
he Thomas H. Allen at ten O'Clock
IN Saturday night, and expected to start
ler pumps yesterday morning at five
J'clock.
The Dardanelle passed Devalls Bluff
1t five O'Clock on Sunday morning, on
ler way to this city.
The GAINESVILLE was expected in last
hight from the Arkansas. She has been
lut now seventeen days from this city,
md when she comes back will either
ay up or go in the " hite river trade.
SteambOating up the Arkansas does not
Jay when the bed Of the river is one con-
inued sandbar frem its mouth to Little
Rock.
Vicksturg was paralyzed on Friday
asst by a rumOr that the John 3. Maud
lad burned at the head of Paw-Paw
sland the day previous. Its origin was
negro, who declared hfore God" that
lie saw her burning. As u-uaI, the
Iarkey had been "hOOdOOed, f" and had
he nightmare.
The John KilgoUr has laid up at Cairo.
The new steamtug Flora made trial
rip at Cairo on Thursday, and another
friday, and behaved nicely. The Cairo
3ltlletin says Of her: ''After a few alter
tiOns in her machinery she will leave
Or her future home at Arkansas City in
Ommand Of Captain Sandusky, who
las had long experience in handling
ugs, and stands at the head of his pro-
sssiOn."
Cons Miller, the river editor Of the
'incinnati Commercial, was the pub
sher of q newspaper called the NORpd-
eli in Cincinnati, twenty years ago. An
necdOte is told in connection with his
aper that is worth repeating. At that
ime Lola MOnteZ was acting at the old
NATIONAL Theater, and a criticism ap-
caring in one Of the papers that did not
ut her, she wrote reply, and carried |
herself to the NOnpdrie5 Office, and OBJ |
aiming permission from the publisher, |
lade her way to the compositiOn-rOOm,
nd going to q tease set the article up |
nth her own hands, placed it upon a |
alley, took the proof, corrected it, and |
banking Mr.. Miller, walked out. Sub |
she presented Mr.. Miller with !
ring, which he still had when our |
lformant last met bin. The article re-
slred to was written in reply to one writ !
IN by q Mr.. Mccormick Of the sur |
One item Of the Tom Jasper's freight |
II New Orleans is two hundred coOps OF !
oultry.
The Tom Jasper, on account Of the /
Of her freight, did not leave /
elmont until this morning.
The Dexter will leave Cairo to-mOr-
wv morning with two barges.
A st. Louis exchange has the follow
lg: Captain Good, of the Mississippi /
alley Transportation Company, was
lquiring the whereabouts of Captain
:. W. Dugan yesterday, with view of
aving the lost eighteen hundred bars of
railroad iron recovered. This seems
, indicate that the responsibility of the
)mpany as carriers had not entirely
.ased in the matter" The iron referred
J is that lost in the river at Cairo.
Isaac Ashton, pilot, thinks the acct
ent to the John Howard must have
zen caused by her striking the wreck
the sidewheel transport steamer III
Tess, which was sunk in 1868 five miles
slow Vlcksburg, while running the
ockade at that point. Ashton wit
essed the affair, and was on a gunboat,
I'D il therefore always sure to keep his
,at well away from the dreaded object.
be transport sank close to the Louisiana
lore, but the bank has eaved in so much
at the wreck now lies about enc hun
ed yards from the present bank of the
yer. This is one of the many dangers
navigation on the Mississippi that
1ngress viii appropriate money TO re-
owe.
J. H. Overton, of OYerton, Steel & Co., f,
Hickman, Kentucky, has purchased
e Glasgow from Walker & Nellis for