Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-02-23
RIVER INTELLIGENCE
In Pert.
Mary Mary,


During the twenty-four hours ending
at six o'clock last evening, the river rose
ten inches, and then stood thirty-one
feet one inch above low-water mark,
and but four feet four inches below high
water mark. the total rise being twenty
feet fiye inches. Ths water now, In
many places, is within two feet Of the
top Of the banks, and the swell from
above will likely send the water that
much higher. The signal telegrams
received last night report rise Of seven
inches at Cairo, and the water forty-one
feet three inches above low-water mark.
At st. Louis the river fell seven inches.
Pittsburg rose eight inches. Louisville
rose thirteen inches. White and the
Arkansas are falling slowly.
The weather yesterday was.clesr, and
at night quite cool.
Business at the landing was fair.
/ The Chester came down early with
eight hundred tons, including twenty
| seven hundred and ninety-seven dry
| barrels and five hundred and sixty
seven sacks Of grain which she put out,
| and went to st. Louis at night with
| four hundred bales OF cotton. The
Dardanelle had big trip out and had
| turned over two hundred tons OF her
| freight to the Mary Miller, which boat
| arrived from the Ohio with one hundred
/ and twenty-five tons for this city and
| three hundred tons for the Arkansas.
The A. J. White and Frank Forest LEFT
| with good trips. The Joe Kinney went
/ down, but failed to land. The Sam J.
Hale and bsrges passed up during the
day, going to the opposite bank to stay
few hours. The Richmond laid over
until evening, getting one hundred and
fifty tons Oil-cake, fifty cabin and forty
deck passengers, and had two Thousand
tons Of freight on board. The Arling-
ton took four hundred and ten bales Of
! cotton.
Steamers 9Oisg To-Day.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox,
leaves this afternoon at five o'clock, for
Cairo and st. Louis. Mr.. White Is
Clerk.
The Commonwealth, Captain ].
P. Sedan, leaves this afternoon
| at four O'Clock, for Vicksburg and
New Orleans. Mr.. Miller s her Ell.
cient Clerk.
By Telegraph.
LITTLE Rock, February 22.-Weathel
clear and pleasant. The river is falling
with 81 feet in the channel. Departed
Anna, Cincinnati.
| VIcKsBURe, February 22.-Westhel
dear and cool. The river ia rising
Down: Thompson Dean, City Of Cairo
Henry Ames, J. H. Johnson, Great Re.
public. Up: st. Luke, Julia.
NEW ORLEANS, February 22.-Weath'
er clear and plersaDt. Arrived: Dex
ter, Louisville; Mitchell, Evansville
Peninsh, Arkansas river. Departed
H. c. Yseger, ct. Louis; Emile La
Barge, Arkansas river.
] NASHVILLE, February 22.-The rive
is falling, with thirty feet water OF
Harpeth shoals. Weather cold and par
TALLY cloudy. Arrived: Ada Heilman
evansville. Departed: Grscey, Cairo
Eddyville, Upper Cumberland.
! LOUISVILLE, February 22.-Ths rive
has fallen six inches since yesterday
and is still falling slowly, with eighteeI
feet one inch in the canal and sixteel
feet two inches In the chate, ant
seventy-one feet bridge space. Their
was q sudden change in the westhe
, last night, with high winds to ligh
snow, and the mercury fell from 1S0 t
, 27' by daylight, continuing cold ant
cloudy all day and tonight. Arrived
Potomac and barges, Cincinnati; Molil
Ebert, New Orleans Departed: Nicl
| LongWorth, New Orleans; MOllie Ebert
Cincinnati; Mary Davage and barges
st. Louis to Pittsburg is expected 70
! night.
EVANSVILLE, February 22.-Weathe
! cloudy and clear alternately, and yer,
/ cold to-day. Mercury ranges nom 16
| to 250. The river has risen tel
inches. Port list - Down: Charme
} and another towbost, Rose Hite, Tsras
] con, Camelia, Mary Ament, Grey Ea
gle. Up: Turner, Fayette, Silve
\, Thorn, Quickstep. All the above boat
j had generally good trlps. Business &C
! tive.
III CINCINNATI, February 22.--The rive
Ia declining, with forty feet eight inche
, in the channel. Weather cold and elesl
| Arrived: J. w. Garrett, Wheeling
! Junista, Pittsburg. Departed: Bell
! Vernon, \ nashville; Alaska and Potoma
: for Memphis; John Kilgour, New Oh
= leans.
/ ST. LOUIS, February 22.-Arrived
: The river. is falling slowly, wit
good deal OF Ice moving. The weathe
: is clear and very cold. Mercury dow
, to 15'. Arrived: Tom Jasper, New Oh
/ leans; Andy johnson, Cairo. Departed
Fannie Lewis, Ouachita river; City {
Helena, Vicksburg; Durfee, Shreveport
0 Emma Elliott and st. Joseph, Mem
phis.
: CAIRO, February 22.-The river be
g risen seven inches. Weather clear an
: cold. Thermometer 300. Arrived
t Wolff, Red river; Ironsides, st. Louis
a Commonwealth, Cincinnati; Mary Fol-
:, sythe, Allegheny Belle, Future CITY
0 New Orleans; Arkansas Belle, Evans
? vile. Departed: Grand Tower, Men
: pbis; Commonwealth and Continenta
0 New Orleans; Wolff and Forsythe, s
IS Louis; Raven, Louisville.
= PITTsBURe, February 22--rhe MC
Il nongahela Is stationary, with II feet