Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-07
WEATHER AND RIVERS.

WEATHER AND RIVERS.
CAIRO, October G-Down-Legal Tender, 1 a.
m Baker, ! AN; Cora 5 and Mohawk, noon,
and olive Brsnen, l pm.
Up-Luminary, pm.
1ne river fell nge inches.
LOUISVILLE. october 6.-The river Is falling
fast, with six feet six inches In the canal,
Deparbsd-ClitoE fOr Memphis.
MEMPHIS, October 7.-Weather clear aud
pleasant. 1he river hare is still rising with a
GOOD stage In the river. At st. Louis the river
is falling, with six and 3 half Iest IN the chan
mel. The ONO Is falling from Pitts5urg to
Evansville, with nine feet in the canal. The
Lower Ohio CONTINUES at nigh stage. The Ar
ssnsss Is recedIng, with seven feet In the chan
mel from Little Rock out. white river is re-
eeding. with a far stsge in the river.
Arrivals.
Steamer P. W. Strader, New Orleans.
Departures.
Steamer P. w. Strsdsr,L Louisville.
Liberty No. 2, White river,
Des Ar, While river.
City Of Cairo, st. Louis.
silver Moon, Cincinnati.
holhe Hambieton, st. Francis river.
HsSCELLAEEOUs.
ThaIe wss a fair amount OF business doinr on
the wharf yesterday.
Tie silver Moon cleared for Cincinnati with
a good trip, including 90 bales Of cotton.
By a private dispatch received to-day from
Capt. Geo. Malone by Capt. Geo. W. Cheek. We
earn mat thenew MOnnd City ~ferryboat passed
Hickman Yesterday and win arrive here 10
bosinsss.
The Bermuda, Capt. Dickinson. VIII pass nm
20 moTrOW for Louisville.
The L gal Tender leaves at 9 am. to-day for
New Orleans and the bends. Sac Is a good
The AIgonaut, Capt John A. Dickinson.
leaves this evening for cairo, Louisville anu
Cincinnati. She goes through direct.
The Des Arc backed out for White river with
g good trip.
This Liberty No. ? cleared for White river
with q splendid freight trip aud fuu Of peopie.
She had the best PASSENGER trip OF the Sc ason.
Amonsss them were several military dlguits-
The departure OF the above oppoSitIon
steamers drew two or thIee handred people 70
the wharf 10 TitRess their departure. The Ds
Arctooh the lsSc, closely followed by the Lin-
erty.
TIE Radical e-lectisneerlng Documents. alias
muskets, shipped hers FOX the u.s. sfIb toyaI
Le9gueIs AMI chicken thieves, were removed
from the wharf yeTelGay and slowed at Gamer
& Richardson's, M. 3 -HowR DIS Row. T6e,-
await further ORDER.
huDe IialzeS, Will te IN port this morning TO
Tecstve Tor the Arkansas river. and will Iesve
on Laursoay with q return trip. She Is the
regular Ihursday Arkansas river mail packet.
Ihe nue. steamer City OF Alton, Cap. VIVA.
Thompson, will leave the wharf this eyenfnV
for New orleans AMI the bends.
Ihe splendid steamer Cora s., Cant, Yerkes,
will be al port this morning. TO rec i've for Ar.
kansas river and all way points through 10
Fort smith. Mr.. Al Croxall, 8 genial aud clever
gentleman, does the nonOrs OF the office.
Loss OF HI SFEAMER GEO. D. ALMER The
II nesl steamer Geo. D. Palmer, en- ute
from keokuk to st. Louis, with two barges in
TOW, in coming through the Quincy railroad
brloge struck the draw pier and went down.
IN three minute she suak 20 the hurricane
roof, and wiz prove a total loss. One OF the
palges also sunk. ERe boat is reported broken
IN Two IN mont OF tie boilers, with six feet of
the hurricane decz cut OF water. No lives
were lost. The cargo included zee bushels OF
onIk grain, coo barrels of -four, 500 sacks of
gram, f0 Pigs otleed and great deal of 1.-THE
freight. The Palmer was valued at SLIGO. and
was insured for sS0I 1t is said 70 be very nRz-
ardoes Tor steamers coming past the bridge at
WIND is unfavorable.