Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-11
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RNERS WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
New ORLEANS, July I0.-Arrived: Mis-
sissippi. Departed: Lizzie Gill for st.
Louis; Indiana, II. u. Lee and New Fra,
for Louisville.
ST. LOUIS, July lO.-The river is falling
slowly.
Louisville. July IO.-The river is fall
ing with seventeen feet and four inches in
the canal.
MENPHIs GAS WORKS, July 10.
River rose two inches in past twenty
four hours. Below high water mark of
1867 eight feet eight inches.
Two Inches per day seems to be the
hight Of Big Mnddy'S ambition ut present.
For three days back it has sWOllen just
two inches each day, and if il swells no
faster. it viii take it just ffty-twO days to
reach high-waterma a That it will not go
up much longer we think is certain. The
minds of our readers may, therefore, be
Invested of all appFehepsiOns of a big
swell until next season, by which time II
il to be hoped that our leyees VIII be
built. The latest news from aboye viii be
found in our dispatches, at the head of this
column. The Arkansas is falling. We
have no later news from White river.
Weather clear and very hot. BUSINESS
on the levee to-day was quite good.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Capt. Henry w. Smith left for st. Lonis
on Friday.
The Emma No. 8 will be due this even
ing OK tomorrow from New Orleans. The
Longworth is due also from below.
The PargOud lays up at New Orleans
this trip to repair for the fall trade.
The tewhoat A. Baker passed down
Yesterday.
The Ozark came of the dolks yesterday
and the Fort Smith went on.
The Commonwealth is due from above
to-day on her way to New Orleans Capt.
VIM. Thompson is now her popular COM
mander.
The Alaska is also due from above on
her way to New Orleans. She is a fine
packet.
The St. Francis leaves on Tuesday 90
all points on St. Francis river.
The Des Arc is the regular Tuesday
White river packet.
The United States mail packet ThOs. ii.
Allen, Capt. BritchaFd, leaves tomorrow
for Little Rock and way points on the Ar
kansas.
The Geo. w. Cheek. Capt. Malone, Will
get away Tomorrow for Friar's Point and
way points on the Mississippi. Geo. W.
Check, Esq, attends to her business
ashore.
The Julia, Capt. Callahan, passes up To-
morrow for Cairo and st. Louis at . pm.
The Rubicon leaves for Nicksburg and
the bends tomorrow. She is a No. l
packet. VIM. Blake is master.
The water is still running through
Grand Levee and is, contrary to all eX-
pectation, still over the track of the Crosse
Tete Railroad.
The improvements in the little Wabash
river consists Of a lock and a dam at or
near New Haven. When completed. slack
wafer Navigation VIII be provided 10
Catnli. a distance Of about forty miles.
The destruction Of the Louisiana aul
Underwater at Cairo. it seems, was acci-
dental. The Louisiana too fire in the
pantry, and was burned to the waters
edge, as was also bellbOat Underwater,
belonging to Cincinnati insurance COM
panies. TOwboat star, hound for New
Orleans with coal, and steamer Jennie
Brown Nera IL great danger, but were
finally lowed GutNby the Ton FarrOw.
The origin of the fire il unknown. CSTd.
Eagon and the Waterman had gone to
supper on shore, half IA hour before the
ire broke out, and did not know of amy
fire on board when they left.
Capt. Monroe Harrison, who was Act
ing Commodore of the transport fleet on
the Mississippi during the war, died at
st. louis on TIE 9th. lie pilOted the first
boat which passed the batteries ar Nicks-
burg. e 1855 a