Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-03-27
ADDITIONAL RIVER NEWS.

Coal has been reduced to fifty cents
per box to steamboats, at New Orleans.
Here the price is seventy cents per box.
A dispatch received from Louisville
at late hour last night, has the follow
ing in reference to the sinking of the
Brill the night before: 4" An hour or two
after sinking in the locks the steamer
Brills hog-chains gave way and she
broke in two, and now lies a complete
wreck, with little chance of doing any
thing with her except by taking her TO
pieces"
BY TELEGRAPH.
NASHVILLE, March 26.-The river is
rising rapidly, with nine feet on Har-
peth shoals. The weather is clear and
cold and the ground was covered with
snow this morning, but it all disap-
peared before night.
VICKsBURG, March 26.-The river is
falling slowly. The weather is clear
and cool. Down: John Kyle, Bel
fast. Up: City of Cairo.
NEW ORLEANS, March 26.-The
river is rising. The weather is clear.
Arrived: Mary Alice and barges, st.
Louis; Belle Lee, Memphis. Departed:
Robert T. Lee, Louisville; Common
wealth, Great Republic, Mollie Moore,
st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, March 26-The river is
falling with fully nineteen feet to
| Cairo; The weather is clear and warm
er: most of the snow melted during the
day, but it is freezing again tonight.
| Arrived: Rob Roy, Keokuk; Dexter,
New Orleans; Coal Hill, Illinois river.
Departed: City of Alton, for the south 4;
Bismarck, New Orleans; Grand Tower,
Memphis; Rob Roy, KeOkuk; Raven,
Cairo, Pike and Alice, Missouri river;
Wolff, Red river.
CINCINNATI, March 26.-The river is
rising, with twenty-eight feet water in
the channel. Arrived: Charmer, Ev-
ansville. Departed: H. S. Turner, New
Orleans; Charmer, Evansville; Henry
Probaseo, Memphis.
LOUISVILLE, March 26.-The river
is rising, with ten feet four inches
water in the canal, and eight feet
four inches in the chute. 1t was cold
and clustering all day and showing al
intervals. Business fair despite the
unfavorable weather. Arrived: Eva
ed: Eva, Louisville.
LITTLE Rock, March 26.-The rivel
is declining and is now two feet two
inches. There was ice last night and the
ground was frozen hard; it is moderating
to-day, but is still very cold. The Oar
daneile struck snag thirty miles below
here and sunk yesterday. No partlcu'
lars.
CAIRO, March 26.-The river has
risen nine inches. The weather is clear
Arrived: Belle Memphis, from Mem
phis, pm; Raven, st. Louis, pm.
John 1umsden, Nashville, 6 pm
Mary Houston, Louisville, pm; Pat
Rogers, Cincinnati, s pm. Departed
J. II. Bigley, New Orleans, l pm.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis. pm.
EVANSVILLE, March 26.-The rivel
has risen eighteen inches. 1t ha;
showed all night with fearful wind,
but is partly clear and cold to-day
Mercury 240 to 32o. Port list-Up
Silver Thorn,S am; Fayette, am.
Camelia, pm; E. H. Durfee, 2p.m.
Bermuda, pm. Down: Grey Eagle
6p.m.; ldlewild, 6 pm; Robert Mitch
ell, p.m.-generally with good to ful
trips.
PITTsBURa, March 26.-The river herr
Is rising slowly, with the marks thi!
! evening indicating twelve feet two inch
es in the channel. X light snow ha
been falling since last night. Captain
]. s. T. Noble died in this city thi
morning. The flags on the towboat
are displayed at half-mast IN respect t.
! the memory of the deceased.