Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-26
RIVER NEWS.

STATE OF THE WEATHER AUGUST 2j.
Augusta, clear, $40; Buffalo, clear,
SOp; Boston, clear, 700; Charleston,
clear, SCI; Cleveland, clear, $50; Chi
cago, clear, S2'; Chattanooga, clear,
SOS; Cincinnati, clear, so; Louisville,
cloudy, So; Montgomery, cloudy and
warm, so; Memphis, cloudy and
warm; Nashville, cloudy, ST.
New Orleans, cloudy, So; New
York, clear, 76o; Osyka, clear and
calm, 79o; Philadelphia, clear, 7T'i
Plaster Cove, clear, 63'; Pittsburg,
clear and warm, S2o; st. Louis, clear,
s2o; Vicksburg, clear and warm;
Fort Monroe, clear, TT; Mobile, clear,
pleasant and calm, So; Houston,
clear, warm and calm, ST. Washing
ton, 77'.
BOATs LEAVING THIS DAY..
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Geo. W. Cheek, Friar's Point.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Geo. w. Cheek, Friar's Point.
RIVERS WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
NASHVILLE, August 25.-The river
is gradually declining, with only 10
inches at Harpeth Shoals. 1t is many
years since the river was so shallow.
Fine rains fell this morning at 8
O'clock in Nashville and various parts
of Davidson county. The weather is
more moderate, with the mercury at
go at ppm.
ST. LOUIS, August 25.-Arrived-
Bismarck. Departed-City Of Cairo.
Weather ~OppTessiyely warm.
The river IS rising.
CINCISNATI, Aug. @.-Departed-
Glasgow for Memphis.
The river is falling. Weather hot.
NEW ORLEANS, August 25.-Fhe
Thompson Dean and Republic have
departed for st. Louis. The Nick
LOngWOrth left for Louisville.
LOUTsVILIE, August 25.-RiyeT fail
ing, with , feet 10 inches in the canal.
The river is rising at Pittsburg.
MEMPHIS GAS WORKS, August IS.
The river has declined 2 inches in the
past twenty-four hours. 1t stood "A feet
7 inches below the high water mark OF
1867 this morning.
CHAS. GOODWIN.
The news from above will be found
I'm OuY dispatches in this column. The
Arkansas and White are falling
steadily. Weather hot and business
dull.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Geo. w. Cheek brought up FIVE
bales of new cotton yesterday morn
ing from the bends.
The monitor HAPPY left yesterday
for below.
The Magenta is still advertised in
the New Orleans papers to run be-
tween that port and the mouth Of
| White river, making weekly trips,
! She may enter the trade, which we
! doubt, but that she Fan make weekly
trips is absurd. The r. E. Lee could
not do it and attend to business, much
less a slower boat.
The Indiana, which was on her way
| from louisville 10 New Orleans, could
not cross Flint Island bar, and re-
turned to louisville.
The Camden is due from below t.
day, and the Pink Yarble viii be due
tonight.
The City of Alton no doubt passed
up last night.
The M0llie Able will be due to-
morrow evening on her way to New
Orleans.
THE fine steamer Belle st. Louis,
! Capt. Alex. Zeigler, leaves to-day for
Cairo 4nd ST. hOuiS: She makes oil
way landings, I. ". Baskc1te j.
chief clerk.
Capt. Henry Mcpherson, Of st.
Louis, has purchased One-half of the
steamer Nile from Capt. VIM. B. Has
lett for $4,000.
The mGUs.tcin trade this season has
been disastrous.
\ New York snip owner lately at
tempted to s1nuggle wedding outfit
For his daughter ~ one Of his vessels,
but hardly %as the sbiH EH port when
the revenue Officers went straight tQ
the captains staterO6m, where the in
~teresting merchandise was hidden,
and seized it all. They had heard OF
it from the chit-chat of the young lady
herself, who had talked not wisely
but 100 well SEcCt the expected silks
! ald laces, apqithe way ia which they
wese to he smHggled. ~ ~ >
/ The ,%'.rsinia. advertised at Louis
vile for New Orleans, ia abandoned
the trip, owing to low water.
Portland bar is again a resting place
| for steamers.
Capt. Greenhouses new boat for the
Bayou Sara trade will be called the
st. John.
The Minpeela viii be In port and
leave for Cincinnati on Saturday.
The Nicksburg Hsrqd saysi The
Bee and barges are reported in a very
trying condition, with their freight
strewn along the shore for some dis
lance. The Bee, we learn, has broken
in two, and will probably have to be
wrecked.