Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-30
RIVER NEWS.
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STATE OE The WEATHER JNLA -
Augusta. clear. So; Buffalo, clear, Csc
Boston, clear, 80; Charleston, clear, 500
Cleveland, clear, $50; Chicago, clear, G90
Cincinnati, clear, $50; Louisville. clear, 10
Milwaukee, clear, $50; Nashville, clear
$40: New York, clear, 79o; Osyka, clear
and calm. 80; Philadelphia, clear, 73';
Plaster Cove, n. s., clear, 80; st. Louis,
clear, 74o; Vicksburg, clear and warm;
Washington, cloudy, so; Shreveport,
hazy and warm.s 50; Mobile, clear and
warm, $50; Houston, clear, So; Key
West cloudy and rain, $40; Havans,
cloudy, so.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
OzARK...... Arkansas river, : pm.
SAM. HALE .....-.-.--.Cincinnatl, 3 pm.
MARBLE CTY--.-.-..---St. Louis, . pm.
GEO. w. CHEEK-~--..Friar's Point, 8 pm.
ARRIVALS.
steamer Belle St. Louis, st. Louis.
" Argos, White river.
Z" Ozark, Arkansas river.
=" Bismarck, New Orleans.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Bismarck, st. Louis.
" Belle st. Louis, St. Louis.
N PORT.
Ozark, Sam. J. Hale and Argos.
RIVERS WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
MEMPHIS GAS WORKS, July %.
River rose : inches in past q hours.
Below high water mark of 1867, : feet Z
inches. CHAS. GOODWIN.
The Arkansas is falling, with ten feet
to Little Rock. White is also falling, but
is still reveling in big water. The latest
news from above will be found in our dis
patches.
Weather threatening and warm. Bust
ness fair.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Lizzie Gill and Indiana are due to-
day.
The Belle Lee is laid up at New Or
leans.
Capt. J.. o. Durf, of the 4UaIonehe
with his family, returned home yesterday
| Several of his brigade have been sent III
for terms varying from three to ffteeI
years, during his absence, though Lieut.
/ Stryker did all in his power to shield
them
The Commonwealth is loading at St
Louis for below.
The Ozark came in Yesterday morning
and proceeded TO the docks. The lattel
were sunk, the Caldwell foated of, thl
Ozark taken on, her hog chains made o X
her guards Strengthened up. she was theI
hOated of and a short time after noon shl
was lying at the lower leyee, taking OF
freight. This vas quick work.
The Nightingale is loading at Cinciu
natl for the Arkansas.
Capt. Dexter is now in Pittsburg, con
tracing for a boat for the Evansville anc
Memphis trade.
The fine steamer Marble City, Capt
Carter, leaves to-day at 5 pm. for Cair'
and st. Louis. Henry Dietrich is clerk.
The Argos came in from White river
She goes to Louisville to repair.
The Linton was DELAYED at Evans
vile but will be here to leave on Satur
day for st. Francis river. She j. o a
handsome as a peach.
The Natolna viii be in port to leave 70
White river on Saturday. Capt. AshfOrl
is master.
The gay Ozark leaves to-day p~ositivel,
for Little Rock. She onnect with pack
cts for Fort Smith. Harrison Blasdel j
her master, and Messrs. Ad Storm ant
Jim Salisbury are her clerks.
AS the steamer Keokuk, White Cola
boat, wss towing the Jennie Baldwin Oh
the oath, to the dock yard ~ Lacrosse
she cOllided with a raft, which stove
great hole in her hull, sinking her inme
diately in shoal water. She was imme
diately raised.
The landing at DEVILS Elbow is 10 b
i called Point Able.
There is now in course of construction
in a new yard, in East Boston, a ship 0
one thousand tons, of novel design. A.
the timbers Of which she is composed ar
bent by machinery 10 fit the mOulds ex
actly. The timbers are all bevef6d befOr
bending, and together with the beams an.
knees, are fastened in combination befOr
pein5 raised, and the details of clamps
waterway, keelSous, Ote.-Drogress to com
pletiOn as the frames are puI IN. Vine
these are ali in place the vessel NsdI h
nearly ready for launching.
The elegant Sam Hale, Capt. Walker
wifi get away to-day for Cairo and Gin
einnati. She makes all way landings an
is a popular passenger packet. Lawrenc
Carter, an old Memphis favOrite, is in tn
Office.
The Geo. W. Check viii get away a
usual to-day for Friar's Point. She i
regular as 2 clock. Geo. Malone Is mas
ter. Secretaries; Charley Sinither an,
Stack Lee.
"Shut your eyes and listen nit me,
said old uncle Won Sbmidt, who sold hi
farm in Pennsylvania and bought an in
terest in a steamboat, of which ne wa
clerk. well, the first day I opened de
drawer I counts de monies, and find.
him nix right. IcOunts him and dere b.
tree dollar gone, and vot does yer tink
does den?" ~ can't say" IVY, l no
count MN any HuoTes ma re come on
shust right eyer since"
The Paducah KeRhcFiqR SAYS. "Thi
steamer Ella Hughes last evening actually
Knocked at Our city regulations ~fOrbiddine
the blowing OFF steam at the wharf. Sh,
didn't exactly blow steam on at tin
wharf, but starting a short distance NJ
stream, turned and ran close in front o
the wharf, and so on down the river, unit
she was out of sight, keeping up all the
while a most %unearthly, horrible, out
rageOus, ear-spiitting blowing, thus in
hicting insalt and injury to the dignity Of
the city, but amusing the boys by hel
sauciness."