Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-04
RIVER NEWS.


Steamer Pauline Carroll, st. Louis.
Hamilton, 0sce0la.
" CortS., Cincinnati.
Dan Able. Friar's Point.
st. Francis, st. Francis river.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Pauline Carroll, New Orleans.
II FORT
Dan Able, Edinburgh, W. 4. Caldwell,
CoraS., ST. Francis, Hamilton.
RIVERS, WEATHER AaO BUSINESS.
LOUISVILLE, October 3.-DOwn, Light
wood. River Falling, with 6 feet 2 inches
IN the canal. Weather clear and pleas
ant.
CAIRO, October 3.-Up, wauanita . a.m.,
Belle 50. Louis Ip.m. River fell 1 inches.
Clear and mild.
MEMPHIS GAS Works, October 3.
Tho river declined 4 inches the previ-
GUS "a hOurs. It stood . feet ! inch be-
low b high water mark of 1867 this
morning. CHAS. GOODWIN.
The Arkansas is declining, but has
nearly four feet to Little Rock. White
river remains about the same as at our
last. Hence to st. Louis there is fully 10
feet in the channel. Weather bright and
pleasant.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ehe handsome and swirl Dan Able.
Ca+. jim Lee, backs out as usual to-day
for Triar's Point and all intermediate
landings. Stack Lee, a popular young
offiGer, is her chief clerk, and is assisted
by Thad. Conaut.
Capt. Hicks King backs out the Cora 8.
to-day for Cairo and Cincinnati. She is a
good steamer Al. CrOxsIl has charge of
he Office.
The Belle Memphis Is tho regular Cairo
and st. Louis packet to-day, and leaves at
1 pm. Capt. John Crane commands, and
Billy Blenker is chief pursur.
The Julia, Capt. Callahan, passes up at
8 PIN. to-day for Cairo and SC. Louis.
The tine teamer itubicon, of which Bill
Blake Is Head Center, passes down this
evening for Nioksburg and the bends. she
il the fayorite boat of the line, and could
not be otherwise, withsueh men in charge
as Capt. Blake and All. GrissOm, her chief
clerk.
The Pauline Carroll passed down yes
terday evening. Capt. Dick Lightburne
came down on her from Plum Point.
The Dan Able brought in 24j bales of
cotton and 1877 sacks cotton seed.
The st. Francis came in with 30l bales
of cotton and 1900 sacks seed.
The Legal Tender, Capt. John Elliott,
leaves as usual on Tuesday for all points
on White river. She viii be in port to-
day.
Capt. Jim Tchudi Is IN town. BE made
a fortune in the hotel business out West,
and is here looking up old Icquaintances
who have been unfortunate ia business,
in order TO T" set 'em up"
The Edinburg goes out this evening, for
the Arkansas. she makes all landings to
Little Rock n connects with the pack
cts for Fort Smith. She is under the
auspices OF the mail line, and is com-
by Capt. X. s. Yerkes, a tip-top
officer. Jack Chambers is chief clerk and
performs upon the calliope. Mr.. Keyt is
clerk
1ipFields goes cut on the Edinburg to-
lay TO straighten up her old trip in White
The fine steamer st. Francis leaves to-
morrow for all points on St. FraAcis river.
Bowman is master.
Mr.. Hiliker, whose obituary we pub
ished yesterday, is not dead. He still
iyeth and gets up the creek column of the
VotkJreRad.
Capt. Dick Fowler cometh to this city to
ocate as agent of the South Shore rail-
Dad. We bid hiLn welcome and wish him
much freight.
The tow-boat Niagara aud 81 barges have
,een purchased at Pittsburg for $ 1000.
The st. Louis Times says: We under
that a gentleman of this city yester-
purchased one-half interest in the I
ow-bOat Atlantic and barges, of Capt. +. :
}. Ford, of New Albany, Ind, at the rate :
f S36, 600 for the entire outfit. One year '
the same boat and barges we're sold {.
Or S65, 000. This shows that barge stock
las deprecated here in nearly the same
'ropOrtion as steamboat stock.
The Arkansas was to ave left st. Louis :
n Saturday for Fort Smith, but didn't
it, ]
The Olive Branch will pass down to-
borrow for New Orleans. John McCord
master. p
The Thompson Dean leaves st. Louis
)-morroW. b
The mean rate of discharge of the Mis- Q
ssippi river into the Gulf of Mexico y
1mewhat exceeds thirty-eight million I,
hundred thousand pounds of water
or second.
The st. Louis Rtcer Times has a cor :
,spondent in this city who is heavy
longh on adjectives to make a irst-class 7
yer reporter. He a Y " the handsome |
lily Miller and smiling Abe Coos" Z
Milf Harry, the ladies ~favorite, and late =
ERIK Of the Liberty No. 2" THE ever .