The Memphis union appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-07-06
RIVER NEWS.
rhe river i rising slowly.


Business is rather dull on the Mississippi.
Only one arrival to-day, that Of the De Soto,
government dispatch boat from Cairo, aad but
ole departure, that of thestesmer Rowena, OF
the Memphis and st. Louis packet line, With
fair cargo Of miscellaneous freight, and
large number Of passengers
The Belle Memphis, of the Memphis and St.
Louis line, is due here tomorrow.
y The Commercial Of the ID says;
THE weather was wa-m yesterday. Here
the river il receding slowly. Il IS rising at
Pirtsburg, With 8 feet by the pier mark. The
Kanawha is also falling. wit feet from the
SaIines to the mouth. The last arrival from
Tennessee river report that stream falling
with 5 feet to Ea<tport and % inches on Coll
bert Shoals. There is 6 feet scsnt in the ca
nal The lower Ohio, Mississippi, Missouri
and Illinois rivers are in fair naviga6le order.
With moderate offerings We quote freights a
follows;
The issue of the same paper chronicles the
following arrivals and departures at and fPom
Cincinnati:
The Ohio No 3, from MARKETS., Lancas-
ter No. from Tennessee river, and Modera-
| tor and Pecahontas, from below, are among
/
| including s. hhds sugar and 45o bTls salt. She
reports feet in Burlington and Biannerhas-
| -ett. The Liberty a 50 arrived from below.
| The Lancaster No. brought 240 sick soldiers
| from Tennessee river. The Pocahontss has .
| large lot of tobacco. The Glide was pre-
| parIng to leave for Pittsburg last night. The
| IL alta, for Marietta, and Emulet, for Tennes-
-ee river, include the departures. The Emma
| Duncan and Florence are due from below.
| We also notice in the same columns that
pilot Sam McBaide, Of the guz, boat Louisville,
| is on brief visit to his family snd friends IN
| Cincinnati. The Silver moon, which left Gin
cinnsti for Memphis, has II pieces Of cannon
and equipments for Cairo.
From the ST. Louis Dem ocrat, of the Sd, we
| clip the following ems:
Among the passengers to this city from
| Memphis, on the Platte Valley, were several
| families formerly residing here, including that
| of Prime Emerson, the famous boat builder.
/ who constructed, for the Southern Confed-
eracy," the formidable gunboat Arkansas,
/ which is said to be in Yazoo river at present.
| Not the least interesting of the things On
board the Platte Valley was a letter from
| soldier, with the following on the envelope:
TO UNCLE SAN.
10 tbs 6uekry Q st . Wit speed sn4 care
From q dsioyal, take me
To th Uni, tan Of Salem, there 10y
mot welcome they make me;
Fol- the In thought, Of Union heart
Are written this envelope er,
| AMI the Salem by, the irst to start
To queIl the south's trato-eus blum Ter.
Give me not e Their to ,nAn boy
T., growing old maid ynic,
But quick 1srihrow my cup Of joy,
Leave with
| Miss HENRIETTA PENS1cK.
Columbian County.
The Thomas f. Tut has gone 10 Dock for
| repairs.
! The Hillman is now at the wharf, probably
in search of employment.
| The large premises lately rented ia Mem
| phis By K l.. McGhee, agent of the St. Louis
| packet company, has now over the door "DaR
Able s. Co." Capt. Dan Able arrived yester
day from Memphis, whittier he had gone on
business week ago.
The Skylsrk is sgain loading for Tennessee
| river.
Capt. Burdeau has returned to this city
from Memphis.
The river at Pittsburg is 8 feet inches by
the pier mark, and rising. Weather wei.