Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-12
TUT VIDoOHf AVUDNds
RIVERS WEATHER AND BUSINESS.

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NEW ORLEANS, September liar
rived, City Of Alton and Post Boy, !
from st. Louis. Departed, Olive
Branch, for st. Louis, and Silver
Spray, for Cincinnati.
ST.. LOUIS, September 1.-THE river
is falling steadily at this point.
Departed, Jefferson, Continental
and Julia.
There is still good water to all
points. The weather Is clear and
cool.
LOUISVILLE, September 1.-THE
river is rising, with 3 feet, 5 inches in
the canal.
Arrived, Glasgow; departed, Edin-
burg.
C~fNcISSATr, September f1-De-
parted, GAINESVILLE and Linton.
The river is rising, with LIZ feet in
the channel. The weather Is clear
and cool.
NASHVILLE, September 1.-THE
river is falling, with 10 inches on Har-
peth Shoals. The weather is fair and
pleasant.
CAIRo, September Ii.-Up, Lady
Gay, 10 o'clock last night; Belle SI.
Louis, l pm. Down, Lizzie Gill, !
pm.
The river tell two inches. The
weather is clear and pleasant.
MEMPHIS GAS WORKS, Septemb Der II.
The river declined 2 inches in the
last q hours. 1t stood p feet y
inch below the high water mark
Of 1867 this morning.
There is but little change 10 report in
the stage of the river. Hence TO Cairo
there is about thirteen feet in the
channel. a small swell is coming out
of the upper Ohio, bat it barely let
out g few coal boats from Pitts5HE<
The upper Mississippi Is falling.
The Arkansas is falling with thirty
inches to Little Rock. White is also
falling. Weather fair and warm.
Business active.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The tugbOat kellogg passed up yes
terday FOR st. Louis.
Larry Harmstad came near having
to bemOan the loss Of his new pur-
chase, that elegant wharfbOat at the
foot of Union street yesterday. She
sprung Il leak and the water had
nearly reached her port holes, when
Capt. John Ford and his tug got to
work at her and by much trouble
saved her from a Watery grave. She
will be removed on Monday to an
other place, provided she don't deter
mine to stay where she is and settle
TO the bottom.
The fine steamer Belle Memphis,
Capt. Crane leaves on Monday at 4
~ for Gtafwn nnA - Inr1fu Shn
formerly left on Tuesday, but has
changed her day.
Ii will be seen that the Elliott Bros.
place the Des Arc in the Nicksburg
trade at an early day. The Des Arc
is peculiarly fitted for ii and will, we
hope, receive the liberal support of
our merchants. The importance of
this trade to Memphis is we'll known
by our business men and a strong
effort should be made to regain il.
This can be done if our people will
only give such support as is in their
power to q line of local packets. Capt.
Tom Berry, who will command the
Des Arc, is a popular and capable
officer, who is well known in the
bends and who a do as much as any
one man to build up the trade tosome-
thing of old proportions before the
war.
Capt. Sam Shock has received a
proposition from the Hot Springs TO
take charge of the hotel at that place
next season. We do not know that
he will accept, but we do know that
he can keep n hotel" equally as
well as 'any other man." and that
his experience and popularity would
make him a desirable acquisition to
any house.
We learn by posters that the r. Z.
She will pass down Monday. She has
no agent at this place, and wants nei-
Their freight nor people,
The Great Republic passed down at
early hoaf yesterday morning with a
fine trip.
The Cora 5. got away light for
Louisville.
The Fort Smith, Capt. Smith, leaves
on Monday for Little Rock and all
way points on the Arkansas. She
carries the Z. S. mail.
The %StoneWall, from St. Louis to
New Orleans, heavily laden, struck
the bar at the head of Sister Island
Thursday, SCATTERING her bow to such
an extent that she was compelled to
unload at Cairo and return to st. Louis
for repairs,s
Hy a dispatch to Capt. Dick Light
hurne, we learn that the elegant Liz
zie Gill, Capt. James O'Neil, will pass
down this afternoon for Vicksburg
and New Orleans, The Messrs. Pow
ell are clerks,
The Luminary arrived last night.
and took on a large lot of freight for
points below. Sic will get away
about noon for Vicksburg and the
bends. Capt. Conway commands,
and John Lehmer IS clerk.
The 81, Francis, Capt. Bowman,
leaves ON Tuesday for st. Francis riv-
er.
The Legal Tender is the regular
Tuesday White river packet. John
Elliott master,
The Geo. w. Cheek, Capt. Malone,
leaves tomorrow for Friar's Point and
way landings.
The Altoona came in yesterday
from Cincinnati with q good trip. She
returns on Monday.
The steamboat agency firm of E. a,
Levy d Co. is now prepared for busi-
ness. Capt. e. a. Levy has associated
with him MI. George S. Robbins, for
merly of the OvertOn Hotel, and one
OF the best young business men in our
city. Their office Is at No. 252 Front
street, and we predict for the new
nrm a large share of patronage.
The Pink Varble has been sold for
the Tennessee river.
The Allegheny river has been on q
high old bender and done considera-
BILE damage,
The Jefferson Is loading at ST. Louis
for Red river.
Capt. Joe McReynOlds has pur-
chased the one-half interest of Philip
Garst in the steamer Hartford, at the