Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-04
RIVER MATTERS.
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WEATRER AND RIVERS.
CAIRO, July 3.-The river fell inches
to-day. The thermometer stood at 102'
at noon.
Down-Ksts Hart, u m. Lumlnaryr
p m. Kilgour, pm.
Up-Shark, 8 am. Sam Aiervln, II
am.
New ORLEANS, July S.-Arrived-
Swallow from Cincinnati.
Departed-R. +. Lee for Cairo.
LOUISVILLE, July 3.-River on a stand
with AZ feet in canal. Weather dry and
very warm.
ST. LOUIS, July 3.--River stationary.
Upper Mississippi getting very low.
MEMPHIS, July 4.
Weather was very hot yesterday, and
no improvement in business. It was
considered the hottest day OF the season.
A light shower occurred late in the after
noon and refreshed the parched earth,
but was not OF sufficient force to be of
much benefit to the crops. The AIissis-
sippi Is falling slowly its entire length,
but is still at good boating stage to st.
Louis, though above that point it is get
ling low and Troublesome. It fell only
an inch here yesterday. Ohio river is
low and falling steadily, with less than
four and half feet in Portland canal
and on Rising Sun bar. Cumberland
river is falling, with eighteen inches on
the shoals. There has been q slight rise
in the Upper Arkansas, but thirty inches
il about the depth below Little Rock.
White river Is falling slowly, with six
feet below Augusta, and not yet cutting
out. st. Francis river is still at fair stage
to Wittsburg.
Arrivals.
Steamer Lizzie GIL, New Orleans.
Norman, Louisville.
Belle st. Louis, st. Louis.
W. A. Caldwell, Ark. river.
Departures.
Steamer Celeste, Cincinnati.
Norman, White river.
Lizzie Gill, st. Louis.
In Port.
Liberty No. 2, Belle st. Louis and Des
Arc.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Des Arc dropped down to the
levee yesterday, in prime order for her
Fourth of July excursion trips. She
will leave here on her first trip to Mound
City and Island No. 40 at Z pm, and on
the last trip at pm. A fine band of
music will be on board for dancing pur-
poses. The boat will be in charge of
Capt. John D. Elliott.
Capt. John 3. Davis was in Cincinnati
as late as Thursday evening, prospect
ing.
The Kellogg and barges, with 1900 tons
of freight, passed down yesterday from
st. Louis to New Orleans.
The Luminary, Capt. ]. F. LHkeT, will
he down to-day to leave at PIN. for
Vicksburg, in place Of the RubicOn. j.
Lee Finney is purser.
The famous Belle st. Louis, Capt. Al
eXandeT Zsigler, is the regular packet for
st. Louis to-day, and will leave at I'm.
She is A No. l. AID Storm holds forth
in the Office.
The gallant Liberty No. ?, Capt. Jas.
Rice, is the regular Saturday mail pack
ct, and Will be OFF at pm. for all points
on White river, making close connection
with the railroad for Little Rock and
Hot Springs. The genial Milt Harry
presides in the Office. Through tickets
can be had of him, or of Levy q Miller,
agents.
Inc Cora S. is due in port, from below,
this morning, and is 70 leave at : pm.
lor Cairo and Louisville. Hicks King is
and A. D. Croaxall rurser.
The steamer Kate was sunk, on SIatur-
day, about eighteen miles below Vim
cennes. in the Wabash river. She had
Iugt been chartered by Shannon Whit
rlesey, and was on her first trip under
new auspices. She had but little freight
aboard It is thought she can be raised.
The Robert E. Lee goes on the ways at
Mound City after the present trip, and
will have all the crooks taken out Of her.
The Belle Lee has finally laid up at
Cairo. -
The P. w. Strsder and Louisville have
been towed to New Albany and laid up.
They will be overhauled, repaired and
reprinted for the fall campaign.
It Is reported that Capt. Chas. ShultZ,
late Of the Indiana, proposes to purchase
Inc Gen. Lyle, and place her i'll the
Louisville and New Orleans trade.
There is danger of cutoff in White |
liver, which will leave Augusta several |
miles inland.
The Bismarck will be down to-day, |
bound for New Orleans. Sam Enuiken |
Is master.
The Celeste left with some freight and |
/ fair list of passengers, including RUFUS |
Walt, Esq, and family.
Capt. James Tschudi, late Of the Mem |
ohis Packet Line, now runs the Clifton |
House ia Sioux City, and is entirely re- 1
stored in health.
The disaster to the Sam. Gaty occurred |
1t the point Just above Arrow Rock, and !
was occasiOned by the upsetting of q /
amp. The Gaty was a sidewheel |
steamer, built at Louisville in the spring /
If 1850, by Capt. John Baldwin, and |
Turing her career was always considered |
, money making boat. At the time Of /
1er loss she was owned by Fred pozier |
and Ben johnson, they having bought |
ler from the st. Louis and Peoria Packet |
Company during the past spring. She
was valued at $4,000, and was, doubt |
fs,IIyT ipSurod