Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-06

M only transient steamers putting
otfa few packages. The river here is
rising slowly, and the bar in front of
the city, which for some time past has
been trying to loom up in cOmpeti-
ton with the two ugly, rugged-look-
ing bluffs between Jefferson and Mon
roe streets, is gradually receding from
view. 1t is hardly probable that the
present rise will cover it entirely,
however.
The White river is falling. ATkan-
sas has three feet in the channel below
Little Rock and falling, and the st.
Francis is rising slowly. The river at
st. Louis is falling. Cumberland river
is down to eight inches on Harpeth
Shoals, and still falling.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The W. 4. Caldwell leaves this af-
ternoOn for Arkansas, Capt. Reuben
Haines in command. She carries the
Z. S. mail and connects with the pack
cts for Fort Smith. W. L. Butler and
Bob Shields are clerks.
A tug arrived yesterday morning
with thirty negroes lately at work on
the sunken hay barge at the foot of
President Island.
The Legal Tender will be found at
the landing this morning, aud goes TO
White river tomorrow afternoon,
Capt. JnO. Elliott in command.
The Olive Branch passed down yes
terday morning with a full load. She
added 1900 teet of lumber here.
The Cry of Alton left st. Louis on
Saturday evening bound for New Or
leans.
The Travis Wright was expected
last evening on her way to New Or
leans. She is new boat and designed
for low water in Red RiVer.
The Belle Memphis is due from st.
Louis to-day, ana returns tomorrow
evening
The Continental was hourly expect
ed last night.
The RubIcon Is due to-day from st.
Louis. The papers there announce
that she viii touch at Memphis and
all way EIndings On heE way TO Nicks-
burg. She leaves here this afternoon
at > pm. Capt. Bill Clark is again
in the roof and ALI GrissOm has
charge Of the office.
The Rob Roy recently a half an
hour down the Washita river without
IN engineer. That officer having
fallen gyerboaFd while Cling the Jour
mails. When tie accident was first
discovered great CONSERVATION ensQed,
as the boilers were found To he red hot.
The boat was landed, the fires put out
and boilers cooled off. The boat is
now repairing at New Orleans. The
body OF the engineer has since been
found and decently lnlerre4,
The Nick LOngworth leaves Cairo
to-day for New Orleans.
The G~allatin, a side wheel hlat,
recently purchased for the Memphis
and Mound City trane, is on her way
down the Ohio.
The Great Republic and Cleona ran
together twelve miles above New
Orleans q few days Since ana two per
sons were killed while the Cieona was
damaged 5000 worth.
Capt. Geo. Stevens is building a
steamer for the Memphis and Dyers-
burg trade.
The Dardaaelle, enc Of Can't, John
WOOdburn's new Arkansas river pack
cts, will be ready for trial next week,
and for business in about two weeks.
Her cabin is completed, and she is re-
cetYlng her wheel and texas. Much
of the painting has been done. Her
rooms are extra large-none less than
six feet, and those in the ladies' cabin
seven feet. She can stow 900 bales
cotton.
The ST, Francis arrived on time yes
terday with twenty-five bales of new
.aaffan oil tah-an- % THsg u4rta 90 HaIa-
ma; two hundred sacks of corn, and a
big trip of passengers. She reports
the river rising and navigation good
to the cut OF, for waich point she
leaves tomorrow afternoon at . pm.
Capt. Thomas Bowman in command,
and Samuel. Paine, Clark and Berry
clerks.
The Cheek brought ~ twelve bales
of new cotton. She returns TO FTiar's
Point this afternoon.
The Cora S. is due from Cincinnati
to-day. She returns TO the Ohio in a
day or two.
The Alaskais due nom Cairo, bound
for New Orleans.
The Silver Spray arrived yesterday
with a big trip, on her way to New
Orleans.
The vast blight and drouth has ma
terially damaged the cotton crop
along the rivers and in the hills south
of this. The late dry weather causes
il to open very fast, and MANY are of
opinion tnat it is damaged fully one
third. In some localities the bOlls
have shed, so that only the bottom
crop is left, and the crop will all be
gathered on many plantations before
Christmas. e
The towbOat Bee and barges passed
up yesterday.
Nearly every steamer that passes Up
the river carries more or less broom
10 st. louis. 1t is a profitable
product, but gives land fits.
The Julia, Capt. Callahan, passes up
for Cairo and st. Louis to-day. Andy
lsaacs has charge of her office.
By dispatches of Saturday night
learn that the Great Republic has
been sold to parties in St. Louis, for
s9l, 900. This is but little more than
one third of her original cost, and we
say was very cheap, as we
consider her the best big boat afloat.
She car carry more freight up stream
IaSter than any boat on the Western
waters.
The Post Boy leftSt. Louis Saturday
evening, bound for New Orleans. She
the Natchez and New Orleans
-rade.
Capt. Clay Rice has returned from
Tuka, and, though still weak, is inn
proving, and will, we hope, soon be
himself again. On Wednesday week
he will start out the Guidon for Pine
Bluff, and viii ply regularly in the
.rade from Memphis to that point,
luringthe season. The Guidon Is now
N complete repair, and is as handsome
Is any boat touching our levee.
Andy Granger returned yesterday
rom Louisville, !