Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-05
RIVER NEWS.


sTATE OF THE WEATHER AUGUST A.
Augusta, cloudy and calm, 800;
Baltimore, clear, 73os Boston, clear, 799
Charleston, clear, $50; Cleveland, cloudy, /
40; Chicago, cloudy, 74'; Chattanooga,
clear, 9O9; Cincinnati, cloudy, 80; Louis
vile. clear, 649; Milwaukee, heavy show
ers, so; Nashville, clear and pleasant,
clear and calm, So; New York, -;
Philadelphia, clear, 75'; Plaster Cove,
hay, 76o; P%ittsburg, cloudy, 70; st.
Louis, clear, 80; Nicksburg, clear and
pleasant; Washington, haZy, 759; Fort
ress Monroe, clear, $50; Key West, clear,
SO; Havana, clear, SO; Houston, clear,
see Shreveport, cloudy and damp, 80.
A LEAVING THIS DAY.
BELLE ST. LoUIs.--.St. Louis 8 pm.
ARRIVALS.
Steamer MoIlie Able, ST. Louis.
= Belle st. Louis, st. Louis.
Thompson Dean, New Orleans.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer MOIIie Able, New Orleans.
Geo. W. Cheek, Friar's Point.
Thompson Dean, st. Louis.
N FORT
Belle ST. Louis.
RIVERS WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
LOUISVILLE. August 4-Arrived-Pey-
tOua and barges.
The river is falling with 8 feet inches
in the canal.
CAIRO, August 4-Up-Rubicon, Fam;
Shark 8 pm.
DOwn-MinneOIa, IL am.
The river fell inches. The weather IS
clear and warm.
C%TSCINNATI, August 4-Arrived-Sam
J.. Hale.
The river is falling with 1917 feet in the
channel.
ST.. LOWS, August 1.-THE river is fall
ing az this point.
NEW ORLEANS, August 4-Departed-
Great Republic, for st. Louis.
MEMPHIS Gas WORKS, August 4th.
River fell inches in past "A hours.
Below high water mark Of 1861, Z feet II
inches. CHAS. GOODWIN.
The fall increases steadily and all the
upper streams are declining. The ArEan-
sas is stationary and White river Is also at
a stand still with 81 feet TO ~Jaeksonport
Weather clear and business dull.
MISCELLANEOUS.
There was a dearth Of news upon the
Ievee Yesterday. The Cheek and Linton
had the bank all to themselves.
The MOlIie Able passed down early yes.
terday morning. She was loaded 10 the
. QUARTS
Alex. WaddeI, Wash Trenary and an.
other river man went up in the balloon
Yesterday. Before they had assembled
hftv feet Alex and Wash bawled Justify
to be let down, which was done.
The Nick LOngwOrth and Dean were dn'
from below last night.
The silver Spray LETT New Orleans OF
Tuesday for Cincinnati. and the Grea
Republic left last night for st. Louis,
WTl- 7 Fn~-n - HffTT Of tho hank hVf Vii
, soon be under way.
Dir. :. Cook Creighton arrived yester
day on the 1lollie Able. He viii remaii
? until his steamer, the Mississippi, Is re
paired at st. Louis.
Be J.. will be here in a few days. he
, now in st. Louis.
The Thompson Dean passed up las
: night.
The elegant Belle st. Louis, Capt Ale.
/ ZiegIer, leaves to-day for Cairo and ;
Louis. She is a No. ] packet. Mr.. Bai
kettle is clerk.
The Minneola. Capt. Miller, leaves o
Friday for Cincinnati and way points o
G the Ohio.
\ The ozark is the next regular pacSe
for the Arkansas. She leaves on FRIDAY
q Capt. John Russell, an old steamPQa
captain, and a soldier Of the war OF ISL
y died at Frankfort on Sunday,
\ party OF Young women 81 HGlyOk'
. Mass, chartered the Eathrina," Oh
# other evening and took a moonlight e.
r eursiOn up the river, no men being a
lowed on the boat except its officers.
i During the month of July three steam
u boats were destroyed by fire, two sunl
and five others met with accidents.
! The steamer St. Louis has been sold b
:; Mr.. P. Geise TO the st. Louis and IrO
Mountain Railroad for the sum of S24,O0
1t will be used for the purpose of trans
porting cars from Belmont, Mo-, 70 CO
: iumbrs. Ky The boat was built OF Free
: dom, Pa.,tEis year. is 80 Iest IN lengt
I and 81 feet beam tonnage, 9J0.S3 tons.