Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-01
RIVER NEWS.

TAT OF THE WEATHER AUGUST 81.
Augustsscioudy ,T6o; Buffalo, clear, 57s;
Boston, clear, So; Charleston. rain. 49,
chicago, cloudy, 90 sChsttanOoga cloudy.
20 cincinnati, clear, 64o Jackson. hazv.
20 Louisville, clear, SO; Nashville.
clear and pleasant, 7Zo; Nstehez. cloudy.
sios New Orleans. clear 40. GaZ
York. clear, SO; Osyka. clear. sso PbiIs.
delphia, clear, $50; Pittsburg. clear and
cool, So St. Louis, clear, 64o: Vicksbur1
cloudy and warm; Washington. clear
67'; Key West, cloudy, 75e: Havana
clear and warm, 50 Houston, clear and
warm, 81 Mobile, cloudy and pleasant.
So
LEAVING THIS DAY.
GEORGE W. CHEEK~-Friar's Point, SPIN.
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Julia, st. Louis.
Commonwealth, ST. Louis.
q. ". Cheek, Friar's Point.
DEPARTURzs.
Steamer Belle Memphis. st. Louis.
II. Francis, st. Francis river.
Argus, White river.
Legal Tender, White river.
Julia, Vicksburg.
Commonwealth, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
Minneola, G.. W. Cheek. Linton.
RIVERS WEATHER AH0 BUSINESS.
CAIRO, August 3L-Up-Pirk VarbIs. 2
AM Thompson Dean, 5 pm. Down
Belle st. Louis, Z pm. River rose two
inches. Clear and pleasant.
ST. LoCIs, August 3I.-Arrived-Cftv Of
Cairo. Departed-Pauline Carroll. Clear
and pleasant.
~CINcINNATI, August 3L-Arrived-HaIs
from Clarksvhle. Departed-COraS. River
rising; 81 feet in the channel.
MEMPHIS GAS WORKS, August 81.
The river rose 81 inches in the past
tweHty-foUr hours. It stood "A feet AZ
inches below the high water mark Of 1857
CHAs. GOODWIN.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Clarence Hall arrived at home on
Monday. He has been to Chicago.
and is very much d~emOralized.
Jack Chambers left yesterday for
PittsbuFg. He was last seen at the
depot with a bottle Of melon water
under his arm.
The packets left yesterday with ex-
cellent trips.
The Nick LOngwOrth will pass I'D
to-day for Louisville. Lew. Hates IS
her popular master, and Eugene Bow
eFs is clerk.
The MinneOla came in Yesterday
and leaves tomorrow for Cairo and
Cincinnati. She goes promptly, and
is one of the first boats We know Of.
Capt. Miller commands, and VIM.
Hall Is clerk.
The tOwbOat Dictator passed ID Last
night for st. Louis. She tOWed the
monitor Harpey to Vieksburg, and
there turned her loose.
The Linton, Capt. Hayward, will
get away to-day for Cincinnati at 4
pm. She viii make a flying trip,
and won't touch a bar as she hies.
On her return she Will again enter the
st. Francis river trade. Les Ware Is
chief clerk, and John DOnaho has the
spiritual department under his charge.
The Geo. W. Cheek, Capt. Malone.
leaves to-day As usual for Friar's Point
snd way landings. She gets away at
> pm. Charley Smithers and Charley
Jackson are clerks.
The Belle St. Louis leaves to-
morrow for Cairo and st. Louis.
The Linton Is still at the landing.
We are compelled to omit much OF
our river news to-day to give place 70
other matter.
An Evansville dispatch of the 18th
ult., says; 1.-THE Evansville. Cairo
and Memphis Packet Company was
organized yesterday. The following
Directors were chosen: Charles Viele.
John 5. Hopkins, w. F. Nisbit, D. ].
NOekey and r. X. DunkersOn. The
Board Of Directors was organized BY
.electing Walt Z. Nisbit President
John ). Hopkins Treasurer, and r. K.
DunRersOn Secretary. Capt. II. T.
Dexter was elected General Superin-
tendent. The new boat will be out
about December lst, after which a sec
ond new boat will probably be built.