Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-03
RIVER NEWS.

TATE Of H WEATHER AUGUST 2.
Augusta, cloudy and damp, 7So;
Charleston, cloudy, so; Cleveland,
clear, $50; Chicago, clear, 7So; Chatta-
nooga, cloudy; Cincinnati, clear, 760;
Jackson, cloudy and pleasant Louisville,
hazy. $50; Milwaukee, clOudy, 10; Nash
vile, clear and pleasant, 100; New Or
leans, drizzling rain, 78'; Pittsburg,
clear, 10; St. Louis, south clear, so
Nicksburg. cloudy and pleasant; Wash
ingtOn, hazy, 74o; Mobile, rain, mild,
49,; Key West, clear, $50; Havana, clear,
so; Houston, cloudy and damp, go
Shreveport, warm. clear and calm, S09.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
BELLE MEMPHIs..~..-..St. Louis, ) pm.
LIBERTY White river, . pm.
Dies ARC White river, . pm.
ST. FRANCIs......St. Francis river, 5 pm.
MOLLIE ABLE....~~..New Orleans, 5 pm.
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
Julia, st. Louis.
Rubicon, Yicksburg.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Rubicon, st. Louis.
Geo. w. Cheek, Friar's Point.
" T. II. Allen, Arkansas river.
Julia, V~icksburg.
IN PORT.
Belle Memphis, Legal Tender, Liberty
No. ,, St. Francis.
RIVERS WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
MEMPHIS GAS WORKS, August ID.
River fell IL inches in past p hours.
Below high water mark of 1867, : feet
inch. CHAS. GOODWIN.
The river is on the decline at last, and
this time we hope il will continue to 20
down until we can get a glimpse of old
ngrrafnFar..u ~ tha glaR,a. aF aapHharu
suags, etc. It is getting horribly mOnOto-
nous nowadays upon the river. Boats
don't sink as they were wont to do, and
creek items are scarce. The Arkansas is
rising. A seven foot swell is coming out
from above. White is falling. The news
from all points above will be found in
this column. Weather clear and business
good.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Very much qualification was expressed
yesterday by White river shippers when
they learned, as they did through the col
umns of the APPEAL, that Capt. Adams
had put the Liberty in the line TO stay.
We rave no doubt, and in fact know, that
hundreds along the banks of old White
will welcome her as q true and dear friend
returned to them. She goes to-day at 3
pm, and will hereafter carry the Z. 5.
Mail. She m-akesevery landing, connects
with the Little Rock train and with the
Mollie Gratz for points above Jackson
port. We need not speak Of the comforts
of her cabin, its width, the luxury of her
state rooms, and the general tout en- SEM
bic of the whole boat. Capt. John b. Da-
Wis is her master. BE goes among his
White river friends once more to live and
die in their service. Jimmy Thompson
and Charley Sharp are old time favorites.
They Will be found in the office.
The fine steamer Belle Memphis, Capt.
Crane. with Billy Blenker in the office,
leaves to-day for Cairo and St. Louis.
The new st. Francis, Capt. Tom Bow
man, leaves rs usual to-day for all points
on St. Francis river. Sam Paine and
Billy Clark are herclerks.
The Des Arc, Capt. John Elliott, leaves
to-day at PM. for J~acksonport and al
way landings on White river. Joe Eilt
oft and Matt Glass are her clerks.
y Probably some of IA readers would
like to know what constitutes a steamers
return trip from our n~eighh0ring State OF
Arkansas. Ifso we will post them. The
st. Francis brought in IS cabin passen-
geas, $50 deekers; 9 bales cotton; 400
sacks corn; 100 sacks wheat; 500 do. cot
ton seed a large lot of scrap iron; about
80 barrels of apples and pears; about the
same of potatoes; a lot Of chickens, and
5000 pounds meat. We need not say that
among her passengers were some of The
prettiest girls of Arkansas. At least
Mrs. Bowman saws so, and we will accept
her Judgment all the time.
The ThOs. II. Allen, which arrived on
Sunday, brought in the machinery, etc,
of. the Leni Leoti, recently sunk in the
Arkansas at McNeil'sg
4 queer adventure of Mr. Parrish, Wha
resides at or near Floyd Smiths, on the
Arkansas, will he found recounted in our
local columns.
M T-Ts 1921 - ~ - I
She had the Davenport troupe On board.
The Rubieon passed up yesterday. She
had a good trip.
The Mollie Able viii pass down to-day |
tor New Orleans. She is a popular and
exceilept basssngerpacket, and willmake
all way landings. Capt. IAN, Abie S
master and John -LeavenwOrth is chief
clerk.
The T. H. Allen left for Arkansas with a
fine trip.
The Emma No. is due from above to-
day.
Should the %balloonnow ascending every
few minutes in our city chance to break
away and light in the river we hope our
steamboat friends viii take warning by
the following: An aeTOnaut named Ba-
Taiile assembled ia n 6allGsa from ts.e Ger
ter of the plaza of Rue8es' Ayres. Fuf
some time, there beingsearoely any wind,
tlle BALLOON GeHldlneu staLlOnafN over tn6
city; at length il. descended and fell into
the harbOr. A number of boats and a
small steamer called the Cavour, put OFF
to the rescue of the unluckv a%erOnaut,
who was in danger of being drowned in
his car. The unwieldy machine, however,
began to roll about, and coming in con-
tact with the funnel 81 the steamer, the
gas ~ the balloon ignited, and a'terrinle
explosion ensued. The crew of the Cay0uf
and tho men in the boats were blown
overheard, and the ste;lTaer was set on fire
and sustained much damage. Eight per-
We're killed. and twenty-five were
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