Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-03-07
RIVERS AND WEATHER.

PITTsBURa, March 6.-The Mononga-
| hela is about stationary, with three feet
three inches water in the channel. The
weather has been clear and pleasant
during the day. As soon as the ice runs
out out sufficiently the Messenger will
depart for st. Louis, Brill for Nashville
and Carrie Brooks for Wheeling.
EVANSVILLE, March 6.--The river
has fallen thirty inches. The weather
is clear and pleasant, the mercury rang
ing from 800 to So. Port list-Down /:
Idlewild, Florence Lee, Morning Star,
Mary Ament, Bermuda. Up: Fayette,
| Arkansas Belle, Charles Brown, Robert
Mitchell. Business is good.
NASHVILLE, March 6.-The river Is
falling, with nine feet on Harpeth
shoals. The weather is fair and modeT-
ate. Departed: John p. Branford and
Burkesville, for the upper Cumberland
river.
ST. LOUIS, March 6.-The river here
is stationary, and there is no ice. The
weather is clear and warm. A few more
such days will open the Illinois and
upper Mississippi. Arrived: City of
Helena, from Vicksburg; City of Ches-
| ter, from Memphis; Marble City, from
Memphis; Mountaineer, from Memphis;
Carrie V. KountZ, from New Orleans;
johnson, from New Orleans; Cowan,
from Louisville. Departed: Bon Accord,
for Ohio river; John Kinney, for
Shreveport; Bee, for New Orleans; City
of Alton, for New Orleans; Clinton, for
Memphis.
LITTLE Rock, March 6.-The river is
falling fast, with five feet six inches of
water in the channel by the gauge. The
weather is warm, with indications Of
rain. Arrived: West Wind, from Mem
phis. Departed: Jennie Howell for New
Orleans.
CAIRO, March 6.-The river has fallen,
thirty inches. The weather Is warm
and very pleasant. Arrived: Louisville,
from Cincinnati; John Gilmore, from
st. Louis; Hercules, from Pittsburg;
Hawkeye. from st. Louis; Quickstep,
from Evansville; Coal Hill, from New
Orleans; Rose Hite, from Evansville;
R. w. Skillinger, from Red river; Julia,
from st. Louis; Liberty No. 4, from New
Orleans; Belle Memphis, from Memphis,
Departed: Louisville, for New Orleans;
Little Alps, for New Orleans; julia, for
Vicksburg; Hercules, for Vicksburg;
Dick Fulton, for PittsbuTg; Coal Hill,
for ST. Louis; Grand Tower, for Mem
phis; Rose Hite, for Evansville; Skillin-
ger, for Cincinnati; Belle Memphis, for
st. Louis.
VICKsBURG, March 6.-The weather
is clear and cool. The river is rising.
Down: James Howard, George c. Wolf,
Minneola, Tom Jasper, and st. Luke.
Up: Tolle.
CINCINNATI, March 6.-The river Is
falling, with fourteen feet six inches Of
water in the channel. The weather is
clear and warm. Arrived: Potomac,
from Memphis; Andes, from Wheeling.
No departures.
NEW ORLEANS, March 6.-The weather
is clear and pleasant. Arrived John
Kpie, from st. Louis; John B. Maude,
from Memphis. No departures.
LOUISVILLE, March 6.-The river is
falling, with seven feet two inches in
the canal and five feet two inches in the
chute. The weather is clear and balmy;
Thompson Dean, from New Orleans;
Potomac, from Memphis; Comet and
bsrges, from st. Louis; Lawrence, from
Cincinnati; Andy Baum, from Cincin-
natl; ]. w. Garrett and barges from
Cincinnati. Departed: Potomac, for
Cincinnati; Charles Bodmann, for New
Orleans; Lawrence for Memphis; Comet,
for Pittsburg; Mary Ann, for Pittsburg.
Simpson, for Vicksburg. Boats drawing
more than four feet water have to take
the canal. Business is very lively.
Weather Probabilities.
WASHINGTON, March 6.-The area of
the lowest barometer will move on Fri
day southeast and eastward over Wis
consin; brisk southerly winds, with
cloudy and threatening weather will
continue from the gulf coast to the upper
lakes; southwest winds, backing to
southeast, with cloudy weather will pre- |
vail in the Middle and Western States;
south and east winds will prevail on the |
eastern gulf and south Atlantic States, |
with rising temperature and cloudy |
weather; the area Of the lowest barome- |
ter will be followed by north and west
winds over Dakota and Minnesota, and |
will be preceded on Friday morning
by high northeast winds ond Lake Su-
perior.