Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-01-27
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.

RIVER AND WEATHER-Here the river
fell, since last report, five inches; at
Pittsburg, three inches; at Cairo, fOuT
inches; at Vicksburg, six inches; at NaHh-
vile, two inches; at Louisville, three
inches; at Cincinnati, n inch; and at st.
Louis, one inch. At Shreveport there
was q rise of two inches, snd stationary at
Omaha, Lsavenworth and New Orleans.
The weather was reported threatening at
New Orleans, fair at Leavenworth, and
cloudy at other points above named.
There is four feet from Cairo to st. Louis,
White river has four and a half feet down
to JaeksOnport, and Ave feet at Little
Island. The Arkansas is declining. The
weather was cold throughout the day,
and shout dark commenced showing, with
less wind.
Bears LEAVING To.DAY-The Emma
@. E Elliott, with J D. Elliott commanding,
backs out for pevRlls Bluff, J~scksonpart
and all points on White river, ct five
O'Clock this evening. Jos. Elliott, Walker
Outlaw and Arthur Fielda will be found
in tho ofice.....The George W. Cheak,
Captain George Malone, leaves for Friara
Point and all coast landings this evening
at five o'clock. Messrs. T. s. Gonterman
and L. W. Briggs are clerks--....The
steamer Emma Floyd, Captain Robert s..
Vice, will leave for Cincinnati this even
ing at i've O'Clock, taking freight and pas
sengers through to all points on the Ohio.
..... The Capitol City, Captain Crspster,
leaves to-day at ten O'Clock for Vicks-
burg, Natchez and all way landings. Mr,
James B. White holds forth Ia the Office.
The li~ght-drsught passenger steamer
Sioux City, Captain Q. B. Tilde1, leaves
this evening st four O'Clock for Devalls
Bluff and all points on White river. Mr..
Tom Whitledge is her purser.
ARRTvALs.-Emms G. Elliott, White
river; Emms Floyd, Cincinnati; st.
river; John Kyle, Cairo; Louisville, New
Orleans; Bismarck, New Orleans.
DEPARTURES st. Francis, Phillips
Bayou; Mary E. Poe, st. Louis; Bis
marck, Cairo; Louisville, Cincinnati;
John Kyle, New Orleans; T. 81. Allen,
Arkansas river; Phil Ahtn, Friars Point ;
a J. White, Napoleon; Frank Forrest,
Fulton
IN PoRT.-DaYdsnelle, Emma @. ELL
OFT, Emma Floyd.
AT TIE WHARF.-Business was light
cold and dissgresable at the landing.........
The Louisville passed up from New Or
leans six days out. She had six hundred
tons of freight for the Ohio, including five
hundred aud seventy hogshesds of sugar
and seven hundred barrels of molasses.
..".....An the local packets departed with
good tr1ps.m.....The Mary Mcdonald de-
parted with one Thousand and thir-
ty-6ve bales Of cotton for above
1.-THE Bismarck passed up early yester.
day morning tor Cairo with q good trip.
.......Th6 Emma o. Elliott brought In 805
bales of cotton and one hundred and fifty
sacks of seed. She reshipiped sixty eight
bales at the mouth of White river.........
The Emma Floyd, nom Cincinnati, came
in with a good trip Of ~prOduce........
The s.. Francis arrived with two hundred
and sixty bales of cotton and one thou
sand snd thirty sacks Of seed.~.....The
Mary E. Poe, from Shreveport, nine days
out. has two hundred and fifty tona of
for above. She took into New
Orleans one Thousand three hundred bales
Of cotton and one hundred head Of stock,
John Kyle, from Cairo, dis
charged III hundred toni of meat, and
added eight hundred and sixty-ive sacks
Of oil cake. She is drawing nine feet.
GILLETTE was towel into port
Hhursdsy night from Silers chute, Ar
kansas river, and Is now at Wolf river.
The Submarine No. IA, after towing her
here, returned to the wreck of the Rose
Vile.
OTHER MATTBRs-There was six inches
Of snow at New Orleans and twelve inches
st Vicksburg-now for the memory of
sold inhabitsnt. "......... - President
AlOk1O Va LEQ AAAbAlC1A LanLo u
p5ny says that about one.third of the car
20 of the Alice Dean was slightly dam
aged, and that the boats injuries were
light, and will not n8ceaHitate her
on the docks. The whole loss to
The insurance companies will not exceed
swelve hundred d0ilsls.."....A deck-hand
IN the steamer Arkansas, named George
Donovan, met with a serious accident at
Louis on Wednesday, while engaged
- ouuFuffnn In 1aunnhfn0 O UouH rnHGz~ /
from the torecsstle into the river, previous
70 its being shipped up. The rudder fell
upon Donovan, crushing him In q terrible
ner........O Captain b. e Saunders, OF |
he Bayou Teche packet Enterprise, was
7ery severely stabbed lately. the party
who done the cutting is In jsil awaiting
he result of the captains wounds........
Monday the Ice at Rock Island was
inches thick secs. The Big Horn
been Withdrawn from the Atchafa-
ava trade, and put In the New Orleans
md Ouschita trsde.....The.S 81. Joseph Ca
site says; When uncurbod, the cur-
lent of the Missouri river ia apparen ly
esistless; n yet any IA who has lived
oDg upon It's banks csn testify that a
mall cottonwood tree falling in from the
,snk has been knownto change the course
# the channel for miles. This Is due TO
exceedingly Light nature OF III soil
Z earth of which the banks are composed,
nording slight resistance to the Rction OF
be current. In carrying out his plan for
onhniug the channel opposite the city,
JoloneI q. D. Mason, c~hief-engineer Of the
ridge has taken advantage of this pecu-
Iasify, and the SUCCESS hat has attended
is work thus far has fully justified the
neory, . .... The st. Louis Republican
the river continues to decline there,
that prospects are gloomy. Most OF
10 h-ura On harlh raraivfnR ff9lVhf fOP Il
points South have, In vulgar par
ance, Thrown mp the Eponge,V and have
one into retirement, awaiting q better ,
arn In affairs. As far as we can zee, there
not The most remote chanee Of 8 ohanze