Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-12
GAS WORKS, May Ilth

dAS WORKS. May uLn.
River fell 10 inches in past "a hours
below high water msrk Of 1867, 5 feet
inches as established by Government, 4
fest5 inches.
CHAs. GOODWIN.
The decline gees on steadily st this
point. Oar dispatches, which will be
found IN another column, give the lates.
news from all points above in references
to the Ohio and Mississippi. The AT.
kansas and White rivers are falling, hut
the rain may AUS a change.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, May 9,-River fell
three inches in the past two days.
QUINCY, Msy 9.-Rlve- rising a tTifie,
snd is now twelve feet and one.hslf inch
above low wateF mark.
OMAHA, Msy 9.-The river is rising
slowly risen three inches since yester-
day morning.
Arrivals.
Steamer r. E. Lee, Louisville.
Departures.
Steamer Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
T. 3. Allen, Arkansas river.
{" st. Francis, st. Francis river.
b" Dss Arc. Waite river.
i" Robert e. Lee, New Orleans.
Beats fn Port.
Steamers Laura and Sam Hale.
NIsCELLANEOgs.
Business wss active upon the leyee
yesterday, and our local packets had no
reason to complain of their trips,
We had but q arrival up to dark last
night.
A darby drove his mule and dray into
tbs river near the foot CT Jefferson street.
and our Informant assured us that " mule
and drsy were both drowned.u
Capt. Jim White, master OF the Frank
Pargcuj, who has bsen on 8 visit to LOU
isviIie, arrived in this city by rail yester-
day. He assumed command of the r,
E. Lee at this port.
An unknown towboat passed up last
Tue w. A. Caldwell, Capt. Haynes.
leaves OF Thursday for Little Rock and
all way points.
Capt. John Cannon got off the Lee at
this port and left by rail for Frankfort,
KY, where, We regret TO learn, his fam
lily is i'll.
We are assured by Capt. Jim White
that the Frank PargOud will not enter
the st. Louis trade. She will lay up
next month, when some alteration viii
be made ia her wheels. The Gov. Allen
IA bahO hAO - ECQA 2 AlACG III tOc
New Orleans and GFeenviile trade So q
summer packet.
Capt. John 3. Davis has secured the |
contract from the month OF the |
Arkansas to Pine Buff. 1t embraces 3
SEMI weekly msii. The White river
contract has not teen re-let. Capt. Da-
still retains It, and We do net think it
,ould be la better hands.
The Geo. w. Cheek, Cant. Jim Lee,
will get away to day for FFisr's Point
al way landings on the Mississippi
Tbs Mississippi is due from below.
In The boat race on Saturday, between
New Albany and Louisville, the latter
won by two lengths. Distance, two
time, seventeen minutes.
The Coca il in the pleasure excursion
.hz" at Cincinnati.
The Hesper has entered the Usage
liver trade.
The MoIlie Able has new chimneys.
new wheel and q new cylinder, and
. loading st st. Louis.
81 HinenWay is coming with the
3slates. she goes into the LafoJrche
rede
). P. Field and Stack Lee are clerks.
Capt. Jim Duff, Of the Third Ward
nd avalanche, left yesterday for Louis
lille. He will probably purchase the
sI,al and remove 1t to this point.
The gay Indiana will pass up at sn
aTly honr this morning for L1uisville.
.u6s Neal is master; Charley Miller is
Jerk.
The splspdid Gam Hale, with CAPT. w. /
). Walker, q popular officer on the roof.
saves tO-dsy for Cairo and Cincinnati.