Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-07
Dan Able, w. a. Caldwell, Cora S.
RIVERS. WEATHER ANN BUSINESS

CAIRO, October 6.-Up: Belle Memphis
at 9 am; Mississippi at 6 pm. Down;
Belle st. Louis 9 am; Mary Forsyth 4
pm. Llghtwood n. m; Arkansas s pm.
The river Is stationary, and the weather
clear n pleasant.
NSF. LOUIS, October ~6.-Departed: Allan
tic and barges. The river is rising slowly.
Weather clear and pleasant.
CINCINNATI, October 6.-Departed:
GrOesbeck and Glasgow. The river is
falling, with IL feet in the channel.
NEW ORLEANS, October 6.-Arrived
Mohawk and barges, Utah and Bismarck
from st. Louis. Departed: Magenta, for
Memphis. 4ifNI rG E
LOUISVILLE, October 6.-The river is
falling, with 5 feet 10 inches in the canal.
1t is receding above this point.
MEMPHIS GAS WORKS, October o.
The river declined 21z inches the previ-
Gus "a hours. 1t stood % feet 9 inches be-
low the high water mark of 1867 this
morning. CHAS. GOODWIN.
Business at the landing was moderatelv
brisk yesterday. The weather was clear
and pleasant. an G .-4--
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Caldwell, Capt. Reub. Haynes-Jas.
r. Lsenberg and Milt Harry, clerks
leaves as the regular packet for Little
Rock and all points OF the Arkansas river
this evening at 5 o'clock pm. z
Tire Dan Able broke her mud drum just
AS she was bab<ing put last night and lays
over until Friday next.
The Belle st. Louis, Capt. Zeigler, Is the
regular packet forSi. Louis this afternoon.
j.. w. Bsskette il clerk Of this fine mail
boat, and Capt. Elem Calvert is Superin-
tendeDt of the line. % rs4.Fr
The Mary Forsythe, Capt. Jas. +. Luker,
viii be dow this afternoon on her way 10
NicksbuFg.
The Thompson Dean is due from above
To-day on her way to New Orleans. Capt.
Jas. Pepper is master, aud N. B. Fowler
clerk.
. The Dan Able came in about noon yes
terday full ofpeople and with 1877 bales of
cotton, 7zi sacks OF seed and IS sacks corn.
The passengers indulged IN afancy dress
party on the evening previous to her ar
rival, and bellies and beaux tripped the
light fantastic in enjoyable style for sew
eral hours The Ahfeis doing a in1 busi-t
ness and bids fair to increase it largely.
On the first trip of the Able Capt. Lee
came out far enough ahead to cover his
with a new ehapeau The old man
thought he needed it. Business is now so
brisk that he might buy several with i'm
punity. IlI SHcfC 90 3 5fIfPG .1dsed
The Ozark met with an accident to her
machinery as she was ready to leave. and
the Guidon takes her trip. The Ozark
will leave on Friday.
The Cora s. left here on Monday even
ing last with a large cargo of $50 bales of
cotton, and when twenty miles aboEet b
city broke her shaft. she returned here
yesterday in tow of the tug-boat Nettie
Jones, and will repair as speedily as pos
slble. 1t VIII require five or six DAYS to
get everything in running trim again.
Geo. Robbins, Esq, of Levy a. Robbins,
agents, LETT Yesterday on Abrief
visit to Louisville. He will attend the |
Convention, and represent the Memphis |
interests.
The Thompson Dean left st. Louis last
evening. The City of Alton loads next
and follows. The Mary Forsythe alsOleft |
last evening for Vicksburg, and the Ar
kansas for the Arkansas river. The Ida is
for Red river. f91l AHt
The new steamer Grand Era leaves
Louisville in a few days. A TOrch-ti0ht is
TO be issued from the Era when she gets-t
under way, and Jas. Kerr is TO conduct it.
) The Guidon will be ready to take her
departure for the Arkansas river this
The Seminole, Capt. Joe Clarke, left
Louisville Monday evening. with all the
she wanted.
Capt. Parisatt's Belle Yazoo will be
-eady to leave in a few days.
The New Orleans Underwriters held a
conference with the merchants and boat
men a few days since, and compromised
~ the Board withdrawing its rule, under
which all boats over four years old were
eratched, and to reduce the rate Of in
on sternwheel boats one-half of
ne per cent. These concessions are re-
,arded as satisfactory, and accepted by
9th the steambOatmen INT merchants.
he boats, subject to Cooper's inspection,
which will be added to lhe trade, and |
Ehich were hitherto ruled out under an
restrictive system. will more than
ouble the available tonnage for trans
on Red river, and relieve the
omp'erce of that important tributary Of