Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-05
RIVER NEWS.


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Augusta, clear, So Buffalo, clear 69';
Boston, clear, 660; Charleston, clear
81 Cleveland, clear, ~; Chicago,
ciear, %; chattanooga clear; Cinein-
natl, clear, "a Louisville, clear, &C.;
Montgomery, clear and cool, IL;
Nashville, clear and pleasant, 66o;
New Orleans, clear and cool, TT;
New York, clear, 69p; Osyka, clear,
7O'; Philadelphia, clear, 59; Pitts
burg, clear, 64'; st. Louis, clear, 7Z0;
Vicksburg, clear and pleasant; Wash
ingtOn, clear, 66'; Key West, clear,
S3S; Havana, clear and calm, So;
Shreveport, clear and pleasant, 76S;
Houston, cloudy, 81; Mobile, clear
and pleasant, 49,.
A LEAVING THIS DAY,
OLIVE BRAScH-.-New Orleans, 10 am.
"a LEAVING MONDAY.
a. CALDwELL4-Arkansas river, 5 pm.
GEO. ". CHEEK--.Friar's Point, 5 pm.
-..-.--.-.-.---F icksburg, 5 pm.
Louis. SPIN.
ARRIVALS. "
Steamer City ofCairo, st. Louis.
- AZ WEAAr ALAaA1a1 ElFEAa
Luminary, Nicksburg.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer City Of Cairo, st. Louis.
Luninary, st. Louis.
Natoma, White River.
Glasgow, Cincinnati.
N PORT.
Steamer W. A. Caldwell.
RIVERS WEATHER AEB BUSINESS
CAIRO, September 4.-DOwn, Mar
bic City at 9 O'Clock last night. Up,
Linton am, Belle st. Louis and
MinneOla 8 am. River stationary.
Mercury So.
C~ISCISNATI, September 4.-Depart-
ed, Altoona for Memphis, Emma No.
3 for New Orleans. River falling; b
feet in the channel.
ST. LOUIS, September ARRIVED.
Great Republic. Departed, City Of
Alton, Atlantic and barges, and Rubi-
con. A dispatch from Pittsburg says
the Great Republic has been sold for
S9l 900. The river Is falling fast.
New ORLEANS, September 4.-De-
parted, Lady Gay for st. Louis. Ar
rived, MOIlie Able from St. Louis.
MEMPHIS Gas WORKS, September 4.
The river rose 81 inches the past
twenty-iour hours. Ii stood p feet 3
inches below the high water mark Of
1867 this morning.
CHAs. GOODWIN.
Business at the landing was fairly
active yesterday. The weather was
warm. The Arkansas is falling, with
three feet below Little ROek. White
river aud st. Francis are low and low
water packets are in good demand.
y suspicious looking blue ten-gallOn
key stood on a dray near the NatOma
Just before she left last evening. 1t
was limited the keg contained blue
fuin, benzine, or pure mountain dew.
As Dave MADDEN stood close by, re-
garding it with a careful eye, it was
Surmised that pure stuff was inside,
and that the first bale from White
river had something to do with it.
Capt. ThOs. Berry expects to taxa
command of the w. A. Caldwell.
The NatOma left for White river
with n tirst-class trip, She is doing
we'll for her owners.
The Glasgow left for Cincinnati
with q good trip of passengers, and
several lots of old iron, rags and SUM-
dries, as freight.
The Luminary passed up at noon
yesterday.
The Marble City IS on her way
down for Nicksburg, and is due to-
day,
Capt. Sam Shock il out on the
streets, after a severe illness.
The st. Francis viii be in port this
afternoon, and the Legal Tender to-
morrow morning. They both 90 out
for the st. Francis and White rivers
on Tuesday afternoon.
The w. r. Arthur is due from New
Orleans this afternoon.
The Continental was detained at
Nicksburg 10 repair her fiues. Capt.
Will Hardwick viii extend the cabin
Of his new purchase while she is on
the docks. He expects to make her A
No. l i'm every respect.
The Olive Branch, Capt. McCOrd,
and Nj. QNeil in tine office, passes
down to-day at ~ O'Clock.
The 7. Ii. Allen came of the docks
yesterday as sound as q new dollar.
She has been carefully repaired under
the supervision Of Capt. Berry and
Prime Emerson.
The ,HambletOn HardWick boat
went on yesterday, and when she is
done the Dan Able viii be OveThauled.
The docks are kept busy all the time,
and are paying good dividends TO the
stockholders.
The Alaska Is coming down from
and is reported due. The
is due from below, and
the Olive Branch is expected down
from st. Louis.
The new Red river packet Travis
Wright is coming down, anddue from
the Ohio, and Capt. JnO. ID. Adams Is
looked for Monday.
Capt. Joe Clark's new Seminole is
completed at Louisville. She
will be a neat and swift steamer.
Capt. Z. 7. Sturgeon, the builder Of
the famous Eclipse, has been in feeble
health, but has recovered and is again
buOyant.
The Edinburg has been sold to 8. \.
Fowler for $4,000. Capt. Yerkes will
in the Arkansas trade, it Is
said.
Jack Chambers has gone to Pitts
burg.
Mr.. ]. G. Mathews, of Jacksonport,
Ark, has purchased the MOIlie Gratz
for the upper White rivertrade; price,
$500.