Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-06-10
RIVERS. WEATHER AND BusINgss.

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NatOma, w. A. Caldwell.
RIVERS. WEATHER AM. BUSINESS.
CAIRO, June g.-Down-Robert Burns,
9 pm. Belle st Louis, 10 pm; Great Re
public, 10 pm; Guidon, Z pm. Up-Ru-
bicon, 8 am. Grey Eagle, s am.
The river fell 3 inches. The weather is
cool.
LoUIsvItLE, Jnnee.EDown-IndianoIa.
The river is falling, with 8 feet in the
canal. The weather is warm.
NEW ORLEANS, June 9.-Arriyed-
Thompson Dean. Departed-Magenta,
for st. Louis. t @
ST. LOUIS, June acknowledgements
lwealth. Departed-City of Cairo.
There was a heavy rain this morning,
but the weather is clear and warm this
afternoon. The river isstm reeeding here.
GAS WORKS, June ., 1869.
River rose 81 inches. Below CITY mark
s feet 10lz inches. Below high water
mark of 1861 9 feet I0L inches. -sed
CHAS. GOODWIN.
The swell goes oTsless rapidly and Will.
soon cease at this point-not probably
reaching more han three or four addi-
tional inches at the most. The decline
| will then set in as earnestly as the last
one, and probably last equally as long.
The latest news from above will be found
at the head of this column IN u dis
patches. The Arkansas is falling rapidly.
White river is also falling.
Alady who signs herself J. D. wishes
to return many thanks to Capt. Weller
of the Ben CampbeH for a pleasant trip to
the Island, and hopes that prosperityn may
ever attend him and his steamer.1 We
will add that Capt. ". is a No. officer
and sociable gentleman. and all who
travel with him will echo the sentiments
of his fair friendJ. D.. t@ &HH s
The Swallow and Mollie Able are due
from below.
The Plain City having been thoroughly
renovated, again enters the Nicksburg
and Napoleon trade.
The Laura was tied up yesterday by
suit of the Steward, to whom it is alleged
she owes $40. a
The new steamer Matamoros No. 2
passed down yesterday. Shesis destined
for a Rio Grande packet. 81 -H4a
The st. Mary is being turned Into 4 Red
river packet at Cincinnati.
The Annie laurie, recently sunk in the
Kanawhas viii prove a total loss. CH
The Argosy kes been purchased by Capt.
Geo. d. Moore. Of P%ittsburg, for $4,000. 4
Some half adozen toxs of coal will come
ont on the present rise at Pittsburg.
The Secretary of the Queen City Insur-
nee Company has disappeared, and there
Is a IAlAlOIt III EViIlctNAO1 - AA SAtdE lIts
of a deficiency in the bank account Of that
company.
The New Orleans Tones of Tuesday
saws: The river at this point was at a
stand last evening and within one foot of
the high water mark of 1862. H1q -.Ef
The officers of the Red river packet,
Selma, report Red river falling rapidly |
from Shreveport down; also, that upper
Red river is falling. Shouidthis continue,
it will, before many days hence, compel
our large class of steamers to withdraw
and give room tothe smaller fry.
We are informed that the steamer Judge |
Fletcher, lying at Gretna, changedoWner-
ship Yesterday. Mr.J. NJ. Peterson, the
well-knOwn coal merchant, was the pur-
chaser. Mr.. Peterson contemp1ates build
ing a new side-wheel steamer for the
Lower Coast trade, and will use the
Fletcher's machinery. i
The Swallow, Capt. Frank BatchellOr,
will be in port this morning. and leaves
at Oon for Cairo and CineimIatisF ~
The magnificent Great Republic, great
in every thing requisite to make up a
splendid steamer, willpass. down for SeW |
Orleans to-day. She is elegance itself,
however, and needs no praise. Capt. Van
Hook is her master, and is a competent
officer, while the office is in charge of Jas. |
Kerr, JF., also a popular gentleman. Isl
The Robert Burns is past due from the |
Ohio She has a full cargo engaged, how
ever, and viii return as advertised Capt. |
Stein, one of the best masters on the
river, has command, while her Office is
ably filled.
The United States mail packet w. y. |
Caldwell, Capt. Rube Hanynes, with Ed.
and Bob Shields in the office, |
backs out to-day for Little Rock and way
points on the Arkansas. She connects
with the packets for Fort Smith.
hTAn svIa,1sI DnlIo O. Il a.rs-n Da4F~# Al L
eek ziegler, win leave to-day for Cairo
and st. Louis, connecting with thsatrains
North and East. Mr.. Baskette is clerk.
The fine steamer Satoma will get away
to-day at her usual hour, for Augusta and
all way points on White river. VIM. Ash
ford is master, and Garrett Huls, a care
popular and well known gentleman,
charge of the Office assisted by John
Smither.
The following first appeared in a New
Orleans exchange. We reproduce it at
request of some of n readers. who
take as much interest in fast boats as the
greatest lover Of the turf can pOsSiblydO
in fast horses:
The steamer Enterprise in 1915 made the
from New Orleans TO Louisville in 70
DAYS, 2 hours and 40 minutes. In 1877 the
Washington performed the same distance
in . days; and the same year the steamer
performed it in 20 days 4 hours
and 20 minutes. In 1919 the Paragon
made the trip in Is days and 10 hours.
From 1879 to 1928 we have no record of
time, and in the latter year we find
recorded hat the Tecumseh performed
The same distance of the above packets in
days and 1 hours. In 1894 the TuScarora
made il in : DAYS and Is hours. In 1884
-he Sultana set her figures at 6 days and
b hours, and duringthe same wear the Ex-
press done it in 8 days and Il hours. We
also find that during the same year the
Brown made The run in 8 days and
2 hours. In $40, the Edmund Shippers l.
lime was 5 days and14 hoursl 1872, the
Belle ofthe West in6days and I4hOurs. In
Duke of Orleans performedth run |
irom New Orleans to CineinnatiIn 5 DAYS
lShOurs. This time to Cincinnati, we J
hasnever been beaten, or if it has
we can find no record of it. In.lSA the
made another trial trip, and went
rom New Orleans to Louisville in 5 days
IL hours. The next steamer that
under observation is the BOstOna.
lS49 this packet made the run from
New Orleansto Louisville in ) days and s
hours; and in 1851 the Belle Key per-
the same distance ina days and q !
The Bell KEYS time held good :
Until the Reindeer beat it a quarter of an I
hour, making it in 4 days 10 hours and So
Now comes the greatest runs of {
III, viz, those of the Eclipse and A. L. l
;hotwell. These two packets left Newt T
orleans in 1858 on a trial of speed, the I
making IKE run in 4 days 8 hours
nd 81 minutes, while the latter made il
II 4 days 8 hours ands29 minutes, tho !
beating the Eclipse's time two I
And thus stands the times Oft
he various packets between New Orleans
nd IOuiSVilIa from 1915 dowp N fhaI J