Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-21
RlYER NEWS.
syERs, wEATHEs AND BUSINESS

CAIRO, October 2O.-The river fell three
inches. The weather is clear and cold.
D~own-BeIle st. Louis, 8 o'clock last
night Commonwealth and Virginia, 8 a
m; Mary E. Forsythe, 4 pm.
Up-Belle Memphis, noon: Thompson
Dean, Mohawk and Emma Floyd. 4 pm.
NEW ORLEANS, October 20.-Arrived-
Continental and Lizzie Gill, from st.
Louis.
Departed-Magenta, for Memphis; In
diana, for Louisvillei Atlantic, for 81.
Louis.
ST.. LOUIS, October 2O.-The river is
about stationary.
LOUISVILLE, October 20.-The river Is
stationary, with three feet and eight
inches in the canal, and is declining above
this point.
NASHVILLE October 20.-Tbe river IS
falling, with twelve inches on Harpeth
Shoals. The weather il cold and rainy.
MEMPHIS GAS WORKS, October 20.
The river declined u inches in the pre-
vious tw~enty-four hours. 1t stood q feet
7 inches below the high water mark of
1867 this morning.
CHAs. GOODWIN.
the Arkansas is high and dry at Car
sons Landing, on the ARKANSAS river.
Her wheel is entirely out Of water, and
she will stay where she is until a rise
comes along.
There is but twenty-four inches in the
Arkansas to Little Rock, and falling.
The Allen came in last night. She
struck several places coming out Of the
Arkansas, and had to refuse freight.
MISCELLANEOUS.
This Cora s. go5 away for Cincinnati with
Isl bales OF cotton.
The Great Republic viii pass up Satur-
day morning, and the Belle Vernon on
Monday.
The Belle Yazoo will be due frou1 the
Ohio tomorrow.
The Commonwealth is due from ST.
Louis on her way TO New Orleans.
Albert Pearce wac the purchaser of two
thirds of the MOllie Able at ST. Louis.
The interest WIS sold at auction and
brought $500. The same party bought
five tweDty-fourths for $1,000, al the rate
of less than $1,000 for the whole boat.
Very cheap.
Capt. Rusk will probably own the W.
r. Arthur. She was recently bought for
$50, eco, and was fully insured. The acct
dent, it is said, was caused by gross care
lessness of the pilot on watch.
Some weeks ago five iron-clads passed
this city on their wa South. Their des-
tination was the source of much specula-
ton. 1t seems they are about to be or
dered to some Eastern navy yard.
The driZZling rain yesterday was sufi-
cient to stop work upon the leVee. Steam
boats are getting delicate, and can't stand
the damp.
The old reliable Commercial will get
away on Saturday for all points on White
river. She is the regular United States
mail packet.
The Virginia viii pass down to-day at
noon for Nicksblrg and New Orleans. |
She is a hrst-class passenger packet, and
has just been thoroughly rejuvenated in
side and out. Capt. Charley Shultz, one
Of our favOrite officers, is master of the
Virginia, and Bert Johnson is her clerk.
They are both careful, competent gentle
men whom We can commend heartily.
The Mary f. Forsyth, Capt. Carter, will |
pass down to-day for Nicksburg and the /
bends. She carries the United States
mail, and makes all way landings.
The Wauanita, Capt. Stein, leaves to-day
for Cairo and Cincinnati. she Is the reg /
ular packet, and makes all way landings.
The t. l.. McGlll, Capt. Bob Riley. |
leaves tomorrow as an Independent st.
Louis packet.
The elegant Belle st. Louis, Capt, Alex. |
Zeigler, with Mr.. Baskette in the Office. /
gets away to-day for Cairo and st. Louis.
She is one of our crack packets.
The handsome ~low-water packet Ham
will get away to-day for Vicksburg
and all points on the Yazoo river. She
wa" JScANy " VIZ WcdtntI, |
and will have a good trip. Capt. Will L..
an old Yazoo river master, will
take the Hamilton TO Vicksburg. His
last visit to that stream was on the roof of
the Capitol, with the gallant gunboat Ar
kansas in tow.
The Linton did not get away last night,
being able to get her freight off the
Wau9nita. but will leave positively this
evening for Fort Smith direct. Being
light draft and loaded only to the depth of
in the river, Capt. Reasoner will go
through without delay.
The Ozark was also detained last night
by the rain, and won't get away before
This evening, when she will back out for
Rock and all way points on the
Arkansas. She is a first class low water
AID. Storm commands and Billy
Willis is in the Office.
Frederick Shoemaker was indicted by
,he Grand Jury of Kenton county on Sat
lrday for arson, in having set fire to the
steamer Co0sa, which was burned while
.ying in the mouth of Licking river
bout two months since. Shoemaker was
Uatchman on the boat. The Coosa was
for s., 800.
Captain liners little screw steamer,
plying between Cairo and
Mound City, exploded her boiler on Tues
lay, three miles north of Mound City,
Killing a woman living on a hatboat to
which the steamer was moored. A party
young ladies' and gentlemen from Cairo |
md Mound City had just left the boat, or
he loss of life would have been greater.