Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-06-03
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.


River, b IN
w, a. CONGRATULATIONS River, 5 pm.
ARRIVALS.
Steamer q. w. Cheek, Friar's r6int.
W. \. Caldwell, Arkansas river.
DEPARTURES.
steamer Minneola, Cincinnati.
q. ". Cheek, Friar's Point.
Natoma, W. A. Caldwell.
BUYERS. WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
ME1fPHIs GAS Works, June 2.
River fell Z inch in past "A hours.
Below city high water mark. Ia feet lgE
inches; below high water OF 1857, 10 a
l0L inches. CHAS. GOODWIA
After declining some Is feet the riveT M
this point is again rising. What this
swell viii amount to il is vet hard to tell,
but we think il viii he but a temporary
one. The rise above is attributed to late
heavy rains. and is not even suspected OF
being the f0rerunner of the June swell
The latter viii his season be a flash in
the pan, or we are no prophet. The Cum
berland is low; 80 inches on the shoals
was the latest report. BY a private dis
patch received by as to-day We learn that
the Arkansas IS rising, with 4 feet to Lit
Tie Rock and 8 feet TO Fort Smith. White
river is falling. The latest news from
ifR4AlLe 1hDNE VIII bt ADAAl ~ tnc nrha Ol
this column. Weather U&rm and sultry.
Business rather quiet.
MISCELLANEOUS.
An evidence Of the dull times prevailing
among steamboats, on the Alabama river
IS seen in the fact that Smart w. Cayee, of
the Mobile Trade Company, has quit the
river and is now cultivating a persiIamon
crop iuthe Free state of Baldwin, in
tending TO ship them North. Last wear
lac invested heartily inpaw-paws, and was
successful, thereby sustaining the Trade
Company throughout the past hummer.
Jerry Coates Is now an inmate Of st.
Mary's Inirmary at Cairo, and is living
very i'll. 1t viii be reeOllected thai Capt.
Coates met with serious accident IWO or
three months agO-One that involved
the loss ola leg. From the effects of that
accident he has never recovered, and fears
are entertained hat be never will.
The Dry Docks viii lie located at some
point between Washington and Market
streets. 1t is settled NJ last, and they viii
be here next week.
The Zen Campbell makes regular trips
hence TO Mound City as per her card.
Fishermen should note this fact.
The elegant NatOma, being entirely
oVerhauled and in splendid order. leaves
to-day for all points on White river. She
connects with the Little Rock train close
". VIM. Ashford is master, and Garrett /
1uIs, a careful, popular and well known |
gentleman, has charge OF the office, assist |
ed.hy John Smither.
The United States mail packet w. A.
Caldwell, Capt. Rube Haynes, with Ed. |
Outlaw and Bob Shields in the office. |
backs out to-day for Little Rock and way |
points On the Arkansas. She connects
with the packets for Fort Smith. |
The splendid Belle st. Louis, Can't. Al |
eek Ziegler, will leave to-day for Cairo and
st. Louis. connecting with the trains
North and East. Nj. Baskette is clerk.
The magnificent low pressure Richmond
viii pass down to-day for New Orleans, |
She is more than elegant in every respect
as a passenger packet. Capt. Slut Neal is
master, and Messrs. Voolfolk and Lodge |
her clerks.
The Alice Dean, Capt. Skunk, leaves at
for NieksbUrg and New Orleans. 1
She is a good packet, and Memphians will
find Capt. Carter, formerly master of the /
Darling, az the Deans desk. He Isl IA
YoTite here and his presence will insure a
trip.
Abram Coy, engineer on the steamer
Gem, was stabbed Monday evening. in
Louis, in an encounter with Frank
Weeney. The wound is probably fatal.
The Silver Spray is due from below.
The Minneola got away for C~ineinnati
a ian trip.
The Cora S, recently sunkin the All
kansas, was sc Pine Bluff Yesterday on
her way to Fort Smith.
Accidents have occurred this season as
10 mountain steamers in the Mis-
souri,: aF.t Aa
Antelope, burned April 18th, twenty
miles above Iankton; total loss. :
UrHda, sunk in Kate Sweeny's Bend.
april I'D, total loss.
Tennessee, sunk in Louisville Reid, E5
miles above Sioux City, April 25th total
.Oss.
Nick WALL sunk near Brownville. Aprsl
9Th. Raised and now in dock.
Benton, sunk above De Soto, May 18th:
badly sunk is mol known at present,
No. IA. will try to raise her,
Capt. DeHaven returned to this eity on
Tuesday, after an absence of some DAYS.
The Thompson Dean will he followed by
he Lizzie Gin from ST. Louis.
The Louisville, which went TO Keokuk
With a Toad of railroad iron. took a run IN
0 Rock Island after a load Of produce.
White river, Indiana, only lacks a few
uches OF being as high as at the food Of
en- years ago. The Seiota is also verv
Up 10 the evening OF the 9th, the Mis-
ouIi had risen at Leavenworh upwards
four feet.