Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-02-10
RIVERS.
Two Towns FlOOded-Intense Excite
ment Among the Citlzens-The
Flood Increasing.
The Andy Johnson Sunk-A Barge Load
Of Grain Capsized-Death Of
Captain Jack Chambers.
Ice-GOrges Moving-TWO Months and
Seventeen Days from Cincinnati
70 New Orleans and
Return.
Accident TO the Parker and McCullem
Movements OF Coal Fleets
The Weather,

PORT DEPOSIT, MD, February O.
This evening water began to rise and
pour into the town of Rockdun and the
streets flooded, as was also Middletown
Just above here. The scenes of parties
moving household effects from the
points named are indescribable The
water at four o'clock was higher than
any time since the freshet began,
and the alarm of the inhabitants
increased momentarily as the waters
gathered around them. The Presbyte-
rian Church was entirely surrounded.
At the new Methodist Church Sunday
school they were compelled to suspend
services, the pupils with great difficulty
reaching their homes. The minister
was unable to reach his residence
except by boat, and persons caught in
the lower part of town had either
to come up by boat or take
the hill path. Friendship Hotel, near
the center of the town, is completely
surrounded by water. As yet there has
been no movement Of the ice. At six
o'clock the water was still rising, and
the excitement increasing momen-
tarily. The various avenues from
the river front to Main street, and all
cellars and first stories of houses along
the river bank are flooded. At seven
o'clock the water gives evidence of
slowly subsiding. At midnight there is
no material change in the situation.
The water continues slowly to recede.
LOUISVILLE, February 9.-The river
is rising slowly, with twelve feet six
inches in the canal and ten feet six
inches in the chute. Weather clear and
cool, with the mercury ranging from 29'
to 35o Business is lively. Departed: (:
Mary Houston and Charles Bodmann,
New Orleans; Potomac, Memphis;
Ajax, Charley Brown, J. S. Mcdonald
and Fulton No 8. Arrived: Chas. Bod
man, Esperanza, II. c. Yaeger and Po-
tOmac, Cincinnati; Alaska, New Or
leans. The Mcdonald took her tows
safely over the falls, and will leave for
below tomorrow. The Alaska is ex-
pected TO ascend the falls for Cincinnati
tonight. She is seventy-seven days out
from Cincinnati to New Orleans and
back. The Peytona in coming out the
head of the head OF the canal, with the
barges Parker and McCullem, last night,
was blown partly around, and had to
cut the barges loose to avoid being
pulled on the Weitzel dam. The Parker
lodged on the dam sideways, and the
McCullem went over and lodged below
with her head up. A small hole was
knocked in the Parker's side, but the
same was easily stopped, she being
lightly loaded. She will probably be
brought up to the wharf in the morn
ing. The McCullem will be towed up
Over one million bushels
Of coal were taken over the falls to-day.
The levee was crowded with people
nearly all day, watching boats ascend
ing and descending the falls.
CAIRO, February 9.-Arrived: Raven
and barges, st. Louis; Lady Lee, st.
Louis; w. J. Lewis, st. Louis; Pauline
Carroll, st. Louis. Departed: Louis
vile, Cincinnati; Northwestern, Nat
chez; Mary Alice, New Orleans; St.
Joseph, st. Louis; Capital City, Vicks-
burg; John Gilmore, st. Louis; Tyrone,
Nashville; Lady Lee, Red river; w. ].
Lewis, Ouschita river. The river has
-isen about two feet. The weather is
clear and pleasant Mercury 40'. The
Andy Johnson struck a snag in Prices
bend this morning and sunk in seven
feet of water. She lies straight, and, il
IS thought, can be easily raised. The
Lady Lee brought her passengers, and
when she left there was only two feet
water in the hold. The obstruction is
thought to be the same that sunk the
Belle of Shreveport last fall. The barge
Eliza, loaded with grain for Hickman,
here last night, throwing about
forty carloads into the river. The acci-
dent is said to have been caused by load
iNr fhn nNfsra on 1aal- fur
her top-heavy.
PITTSBURG, February 9.-The river is
falling, with seven feet eight inches in
and the wind has veered around to the
above zero at six O'Clock. There were
DO departures, and the present prospects
are that no more coal will get out soon.
Arrived: Carrie Brooks and Granite
State. Captain Jack Chambers, lately
connected with the steamboat f. H.
Durfee, and known extensively on the
Ohio and Mississippi rivers, and West
eIn waters generally, died of apoplexy
this evening.
ST. ELoUIs, February 9.-Arrived:
Ohio river; Fannie Lewis,
Desmet, Red river; Glencoe
and Continental, New Orleans; Bon
Accord, Tennessee river; Belle of Mem
phis, Memphis; City of Vicksburg,
The river is about station
ary. Weather clear and mild. Consid-
cradle ice passed here to-day.
EVANSVILLE, February 9.-Weather
clear aud cold, with the thermometer
from 23o to 40'. The river has risen
thirty inches, rising two inches per hour.
Port list-Up: Arlington, Quickstep,
Mollie Moore and Minneola. Down:
Qnickstep, Anna, Mary Ann
and tow. Business active.
CINCINNATI, February 9.-The river
has risen two feet one inch, and
now stands thirty five feet in the chan
mel. The weather is clear and pleasant.
The ice from the Allegheny and Musk
ngum is expected tomorrow. Arrived:
Mary Miller, Memphis.
We were shown a telegraphic dis
patch from the Signal Office at WASH
ngton early last night, stating that the
Ong and anXiOusly looked for breaking
up of the ice-gOrge in the mouth of the
Missouri, above st. Louis, had oe-
,urred, but up to the hour of going to i
press the Associated Press reporters
allied TO give us any particulars.-EDs.I
APPEAL.
Weather Probabilities.
WASHINGTON, February 9.-For the
Northwest and extending eastward over
he upper lakes regions and southeast
ward, over Ohio, Kentucky aud Ten
lessee, falling barometer and rising tenn
Derature, with fresh to very brisk SOUTH
srly and easteTly winds and increasing
with probably snow from
Minnesota to the northern portion ofl
and possibly rain south of the
after region TO Missouri and the lower
ohio Valley. For the Middle States
winds gradually backing to westerly and
outherly, with rising temperature and
clear weather. For the New
England States westerly and southwest
srly winds, diminishing in force, and
lear weather. For the South-Atiantic
States westerly to southerly winds, and
clear weather. For the Gulfl
states, east of the Mississippi, easterly
o sOutherly winds, with rising temper !
.ture and generally clear weather.
X. II. Keeny, who was sentenced to
,e hung on the seventh of March at
VisaliO, California, has been commuted |
o imprisonment for life; but the au-
horities were compelled to hide him |
rom the exasperated Vigilance Com
nittee. He caused the death of Levi |
". Fletcher some time ago.
Some important movement Of troops
viii soon be ordered by the War De-
,artment, the effect of which will be to |
axe from the States of Kentucky, |
North and South Carolina, Alabama, !
md Tennessee, the greater portion of
he United States military forces sta
Toned in those States, and to locate |
hem at other points where the interests
# the Government may require their
presence.
A telegram from Vienna says that
COUNT Androssy has informed Minister
Law that the Arefrian Govarpnaan aoY,-