Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-29

WEATHER y RIVER REPORTS BY TELE-
GRAPH.
ST. Louis, May 2s-Arrived-Thompson
Dean. Departed-Belle Memphis.
The river is rising. Weather clear and
very warm.
CAIRO, May 2s.-Up-Mohawk, ? am;
Lightwood, Gam. DOwn-Marble City, 8
pm. nj
The river has fallen 8 inches. Weather
clear.
CIScINNATI, May 2S.-The river is ris-
ing, with 10 feet in the channel. Weather
clear.
LOUISVILLE, May 28.-Up-Groesbeck.
Cloudy, weather warm.
The river is rising from Pittsburg down.
New ORLEANS, MAY 2S.-Departed-In-
diana. for Louisville. Arrived-Robert f.
Lee. .f b
A LEAVING HIS a
CITY OF CAIRO~..-..-.-St. Louis, 5 pm.
MARBLE CITY-~..-...... Vicksburg, 5 pm.
LIBERTY-~.............Wh White river, 3 pm.
OZARK...~..---...Arkansas river, 5 pm.
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Bismarck, st. Louis.
G.. w. Check, Friar's Point.
Ozark, Arkansas river.
Liberty, White river.
. DEPARTURES.
Steamer Luminary, st. Louis.
Sam J.. Hale, Cincinnati.
G, w. Cheek, Friar's Point.
Bismarck, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
Natoma, Liberty, Ozark.
RIVERS, WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
MEMPHIS GAS WORKS, May ..
River fell 1871 inches in past "a hours.
Below city high water mark, II feet 81
inches; below high water of 1867, 10 feet
81 inches. CHAS. GOODWIN.
The river falls rapidly enough to please
the most timid planter who may be sub
iect to overflow, and the news from above
indicates a continuation of the decline.
White river is falling steadily, and the
Arkansas is nearly at a low water stage.
The weather is may say hot.
Rain is looked for, and badly wanted to
lay the dust. Business is fair upon the
levee.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Bismarck passed down last evening.
The Sam Hale got away for Cincinnati
with 1900 bales of cotton-an excellent
trip.
On last Tuesday week a negro woman
who was fishing at the foot of Cow is
land was Mortified to see the body of a
white man drift right under her fishing
pole. she ran and told her husband, and
an effort was made to secure the corpse,
but without avail. The parties had a
good look at it, and from the description
given DR.. AGREE is positive that it was the
body of DR.. Garkey, who was lost in the
Alpha at Hopeield.
The Alice Dean is coming TO this port
from Cincinnati.
The Silver Moor lies easy on the rocks
at Louisville, and will get off on the first
r1ga VTnr Frrr,fAVrrn D11 anhs~ &~frroa Il
were taken to Cincinnati by the Robert
Burns.
The gay Marble City, Capt. A. J. Carter.
will pass down to-day for Vicksburg and
the bends. She is the regular United
States mail packet. Henry Dietrich is
chief clerk.
The Virginia, bound to Shreveport and
way points on Red Psafg direct, viii pass
The arrivals at Fort Benton so far this
season, are as follows. Deer lodge, Only |
Chance, Alabama, Importer, Fannie Bar
ker, Peter Balm, Shreve, Cora, Big Horn,
Ida Rees and Huntsville.
There are ten districts over which super
wishing Inspectors have control, and their
offices are located as follows: First Dis
trict, San Francisco, Cal. Second District,
New York, n. Y; Third District, Balti-
more, Md; Fourth District, st. Louis, |
Mo-; Fifth District, Galena H.; Sixth
District, Louisville, KY; Seventh Dis
trict, P%ittsburg, Pa; Eighth District,
Chicago ILL.,; Ninth District, Buffalo, y.
Y; Tenth District. New Orleans, La.
TIL T.. S. mail packet Liberty, the
Queen Bee of old White river, viii as
usual leave to-day for Augusta and way
landings along that stream. She con-
meets with the Little Rock train and with
the Fairy Queen for Jacksonport. Capt.
Conley is master, and Jimmy Thompson
has charge of the Office. His assistant is
Charley ShaFpe.
The handsome Ozark, Capt. BlasdelI,
with AID Storm and Jim Salisbury at the
desk, leaves at 5 pm. for Pine Bluff, Lit
tie Rock and way points on the Arkansas.
She connects closely with the Fort Smith
packets.
The Great Republic and Mary Houston
will be due from below tonight or carly
tomorrow.
The splendid City of Cairo, Capt. Ma
lin, with Corhyn and Nolte in the Office,
backs out to-day for Cairo and st, Louis.
Persons bound up stream should not for
get her, as she connects with railroads
North and East. |
Capt. J. W. White has taken command
DfEhe favorite Red river packet Caroline.
capt. John Kylehas bought the steamer
ut Cincinnati, and will put
her in the Arkansas river trade in place .
b Cheyenne. Price $500.
The Nick Longworth is coming and. win
be due on Sunday.
Active steps are being taken to form a
company to bridge the Missouri river at
Boonville, with a capital of one million
dollars. From present indications the
'tock will be readily taken. 4 CHARTER
las been applied for. F;
Capt. j. l.. Shallcross, agent of the Lou J
sville Underwriters, is in the city, on his {
way to the sunken Cora S to-day, and {
rom thence will go to the wreck of the Z
I. A. Thompson. |.
The Cora s, which sunk in the Arkan- !
as on Monday, was built at New Albany Z
n october, 1854, and is a stern-wheeler,