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

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BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
GEO. w. Frisr's Point, 3 pm.
ARRIVED EsE
Steamer Emma No. 8, New Orleans.
DEPARTED. al
steamer Belle Me4hphis, st. Louis.
Emma No. 3, P~ittsburg.
e" T. II. Allen, Arkansas river.
&" st. Francis, st. Francis river.
" Des Arc, White river.
RIVERS. WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
ST.. LouIs, June s.-The river is falling
rapidly.
public, for New Orleans.
The weather is wet and warm.
CINCINNATI, June 8.-The river Is fall
ing, with 23L feet in the channel. The
weather is clear.
for st. Louis, and Richmond, for Louis
vile, departed to-day.
LOUISVILLE, June S.-The river is fall
ing, with eight feet four inches in the
canal. The weather is clear. .
UpHArgosy. ~.
CAIRO, June S.-The river has fell two
inches to-day. The weather is clear.
Down-Guidon, I am; Matamora, 8
ALL. AldShds ~ d.Dis CP-1OA1 - = pm
Commonwealth, 10 am.
MEMPHIS GAS WORKS, June 8.
River rose 8 inches in past "a hours.
Below the high water mark of city 9 feet
2 inches. Below high water mark OF 1867
CHAS. GOODWIN.
The rise shows no sign of abatement at
this point. 1t goes OF rapidly, but must
soon ease up, as the Ohio and upper Mis-
sissippi are falling. The only permanent
swell reported is that which is coming out
of the Arkansas, and it's only "sus-
pected " of being the June swell. The
Missouri is falling, but a rise is soon
looked for in that crooked stream, as
heavy SHOWS and rains have recently fall-
en- in the mountains. The latest news
from above will be found at the head OF
this column. The Missouri fell 2 inches
at Omaha on the 9th, while the Missis-
| sippi at Dubuque en- that day fell 4 inches,
| and at Quincy it also fell 4 inches and was
10 feet above low water mark.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The R. E. Lee passed down yesterday
The local packets went out with good
| trips. This is especially true OF the Thos,
! H. Allen.
The Emma No. 3 passed up loaded to
| the guards. She had 1893 bars of railroad
iron.
The Bismarck is due from below.
The Guidon arrived at Cairo Monday.
| and will start back with the dry docks to-
| morrow. Alderman Carroll of that city
| will them to this port.
The Laura dropped down to the wharf
from the point above, HOpeteld, to take
on board a fishing excursion. but was dis
| appointed.
4 river thief named Louis DufTen wa:
| gobbled at Cairo a few days ago. He vii
| visit the penitentiary.
The following are the names of the
| ing the month of May; |
John d. Perry, burned on the ArkaRsa;
| river; steamer Grey Eagle, capsiZed at st
| Louis. Boats destroyed by fire at Cipcip
n~ati-Darling, MelSptte, Clifton, Mary
| Erwin, Cheyenne, Sunk in Arkansas
Leni LeOtii Benton sunk in Missouri
Total loss, nine boats. IDsI
The Mollie Hambleton is awaiting the
arrival of the dry docks, when she will b.
thoroughly repaired.
The Strader leaves Cincinnati to-day
for New Orleans.
Capt. A. @. Ross has been appointed
Deputy Inspector of boilers at Cincinnati
The Belle st. Louis, Capt. Zeigler, leavef
tomorrow for Cairo and st. Louis.
The w. n. Caldwell, capt uDe haynes
will be in port to leave for the Arkansa
tomorrow. She is the United States mai
packet.
The Robert Burnes is the next regula
Cairo and Cincinnati packet. She is on
of the best packets in the trade. Capt
Stein is master.
The Nick Longworth is due up to-mor
row..
The fine steamer Geo. W. Cheek, Capt
Jim Lee, will get away to-day for Friar'
Point, and all way landings. B. Fiel(
and Stack Lee are her clerks.
The splendid NatOma leaves tomorrow
for all points on White river. VIM. Ash
ford is clerk.
The steamboatmen's picnic will com
off on Monday next. 1t will be a big thing
and one of the best of the season.
Capt. Tom Day, of the firm of Forster 1
KealhOfer, talks of visiting his friends o.
st. Francis river in a short time, and viii
while absent, attend a big fish try to b
gotten up in his honor.
The Robert Burns WAS looked for las
night, She has a large lot of groceries 70
Mart Walt & Co.