Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-11

CINCINNATI, September I0.-De-
parted: Minneola. The river is rising,
with 7 feet 6 inches in the channel.
NASHVILLE, September To- The
river is stationary.
The weather is fair and pleasant.
Mercury So at noon.
latin, l am. Up: Octavia and Hagar,
9 am.
The river fell two inches.
ST.. LOUIS, September I0.-The river
is falling steadily.
Arrived: Beeand barges. Departed:
Belle Memphis.
The weather is clear and mild.
LOUISVILLE, September To- The
river is rising, with 3 feet 4 inches in
the canal.
The coal feet has departed from
Pittsburg for the South.
MEMPHIS GAS WORKS, September 10.
The river declined % inches in the
last a hours. 1t stood - feet }
inch below the high water mark
of 1867 this morning.
CHAS. GOODWIN.
The upper streams are falling, ex-
cept at Pittsburg, where a rise is re-
ported. The latest news from all
quarters North will be found in our
dispatches in this column. The Ar
kansas is dead low, but navigation is
still practicable, as witness the Arkan-
sas packets, which go out with good
trips. The water 10 Little Rock can
scarcely be three feet. White river is
also low. The weather is clear and
nights cool. Business active.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Capt. Elem Calvert, the popular
and efficient Superintendent of the
st. Louis packet line, who has been
absent for some weeks, returned on the
Belle st. Louis and reports business
active at points above. He looks for
ward to a busy time for river men
this season.
The Landing Committee met yes
terday, and after partaking of about
80 drops each, decided to remove the
carpet-bagger recently from Mt. Yer
non to a point below or near the foot
of Beal street for a few days, until
Capt. Larry Harmstad can get out an
Injunction. The wharfbOat war is
is about to open once more, and we
expect a lively time.
The Cheek brought up a lot of pork
from the point where the MOhawk's
barge sunk.
Capt. Greenleaf was in the city yes
terday. Finding it impossible to re-
ship the freight saved from the barge
lately sunk at Presidents Island, he
reloaded it on the barge, and will send
her below by the first passing towbOat
of the line. He spOils a very nice
story told recently by a cotemporary.
Instead of merely presenting Capt.
Ford with a barrel OF diamond flour,
he paid Capt. FOrd's tug for the labor
performed, and also gave Capt. John
$50 in money.
The Belle Memphis will leave this
port on Monday next instead of Tues
day, and will hereafter leave on Mon
days.
The Memphis and st. Louis Packet
Company will have three boats in the
trade hereafter instead of two. They
will leave here on Mondays, Thurs
days and Saturdays. These changes
have been rendered necessary in order
70 accommodate the increasing BUSH
ness of the line.
The Marble City will pass up this
morning for Cairo and st. Louis.
The Cora S, Capt. Hicks King, with
Al. Croxall in the Office, leaves to-day
for Cairo and Louisville. She makes
all way landings.
The elegant City of Cairo, Capt. Ma
lin, with Mr.. Conrad in the office, |
will leave to-day for Cairo and st.
Louis. She makes all way landing,
and connects with the trains North
and South.
The United States mail packet
Luminary will pass down to-day for
Vicksburg and the bends. Capt. Con-
way is master, and Lehman and Par
SONS are clerks.
We have received a letter from
Capt. Jack Chambers who is now in
Pittsburg. He is well and will be
back about the 1st prox. The follow
ing boats are 10Y at that port: Belle,
Messenger, Glendale, and r. G. Gray.
The tOWbOats are all getting ready for
the fall and winter trade.
The fine steamer NatOma, with
Capt. John Davis on the roof, leaves
to-day at her regular hour for all
points on White river. She connects
with the Little Rock train, and with
packets for upper White river. Mes |
sieurs Thompson and Sharpe are
clerks.
The B. L. Hodge was driven ashore
by a gale a few days ago at Twelve
Mile Point above New Orleans. She
was pulled Off by tugs.
The total cost of repairs and i'm
provements on the r. E. Lee, made
while she has been lying at Mound
City, Is not less than SIS, 200. The
gold leaf for ornamenting the cabin
and furniture alone cost 5000. She is
to leave Cairo to-day for New Or
leans.
The Stonewall and Lizzie Gill will
be due tomorrow from above, as will
also the r. L. Lee.
Capt. Campbell's new Yazoo river
boat, about completed at Aberdeen,
will be named Palmetto.
The hull of Capt. Woodburn's new
Arkansas river packet, Mary Boyd,
viii! be launched to-day at Cincin-
natl.
The Natoma brought in fifteen bales
OF new cotton yesterday.
Cook Creighton, clerk of the Missis-
left yesterday for st. Louis. His
boat will be here to leave for New Or
leans on the 22d.
The Louisville Courier says:
Gen. Spooner, United States Mar
shall for the State of Indiana, yester-
day took possession of the steamer
Charleston and had her towed over to
New Albany. Capt. Bates, of the
Charleston, has brought suit against
Gen. Spooner for $4,000 damages.
The Charleston, 1t will be remem-
bered, was seized at Evansville a few
weeks ago and skipped out" with
out settling.