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

STATE OF THE WEATHER AuGUsT :.
Augusta, cloudy, damp, 72o; Balti-
more, clear, GO ; Buffalo, clear, Coz ;
Charleston, cloudy, cool, 7so; Ceye-.
land, clear, 70'; Chicago, clear,
CO; Cincinnati, clear and cool,
G3' Dubuque, clear and cool; Jack
son, cloudy, warm; Louisville, clear,
AZ Montgomery, cloudy Milwaukee,
clear; Natchez, clear; New Orleans,
shOwery; So; Philadelphia, clear, CO ;
Plaster Cove, clear, 70S; Pittsburg,
clear, cool, 62; st. Louis, clear, ~.
VicksbuTg, clear, warm; Houston,
clear, 81; Mobile, clear, So; Shreve-
port, clear, warm, So; Fortress Mon
roe, clear, 81; Oswego, bright, 6F.
BOAr5 LEAVING o. MONDAY.
TH0s. II. ALLEN Arkansas river. 3 pm.
GEO. W. CHBER....F riar's Point, S pm.
.-.-.-...N ~icksburg, 3 PM.
Ouis, 5P.m-
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Commonwealth, ST. Louis.
City of Cairo, "
Marble City,
DEPARTURES.
Steamer City Of Cairo, ST. Louis.
Linton. st. Francis river.
W. A. Caldwell, White river.
Marble City, Nicksburg,
Commonwealth, New 0rleans.
is PORT.
Steamer NatOma.
MEMPHIS Gas WORKS August Z.
River fell thirteen inches in the past "A
hours. Below high water mark OF 1867
ten feet nine inches.
CHAS. GOODWIN.
Tho 80. w-rruea 80 N Fn11s.A mIa
Arkansas is declining slowly. White
river is falling, but cutting out, so that
the channel is improving. The latest
news from above will be found in this
column. Wehad a slight rain yester-
day, and the weather is p~leasanter.
Business active.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Smoked glass was in demand yesteF-
day afternoon among river men who
wanted to view the eclipse. Durff
took several looks, but the glass he
had was not smoked, and the bottom
prevented him from seeing either
Stokes or Hamilton as they fitted
over the suns surface on their Way to
some more cOngenial cline.
The GuidOn viii look very charm
ing when she again comes out. She is
being thoroughly repaired.
The Mary Houston was due down
last night.
The Thos. II. Allen, Capt. Reese
P~ritchard, viii back out on Monday
for all points on the Arkansas. She
is the L. S. mail packet.
The St. Francis leaves on Tuesday
for st. Francis river. She makes all
landings to Wittsburg.
The Us. mail packet Natoma, Capt.
Davis, leaves on Tuesday for Augusta,
Jacksonp0rt and al landings on White
river.
The Elliott line packet Legal Ten
der, Capt. Elliott, leaves on Tuesday
fdE all landings Oh White river.
Tomorrow the fine steamer Ruhi-
con, Capt. Blake, viii pass down for
Aicksburg and the bends.
The Julia, Capt. Callahan, leaves on
Monday for St. Louis. Andy Isaaes
is clerk.
The Geo. W. Cheek leaves tO-mOr-
row for Friar's Point as usual.
The Great Republic IS due from be-
low.
The tOWb0at Jim Watson, while on
AlNl WY " ~ aalcN AANI AAtA AGAALNT~
see river, ran against a snag which
knocked down one chimney, went
through the pilot-hOuse, and came
Very near knocking the safe into the
FiEeFa
Tea of the steamer Dubuque FlOtOrs
have been-heid on q charge OF nlnr-
der. Three others were held for a
Mrther hearing,
The tri9lQt the steamer Dubuque ri
aters Chased on the 9Th atRoek EJand; /
ten Ofthem were held on the charge
of murder, three asked fsF u further
bearing anal o'ep de A3reod, th.rc not
being sufficient testimony II his tax
ing an active part ia the nt,lee.
The upper Mississippi j. ialling, aud
already preparations are being made
10 change boats at both rapids. The
thii Sheridan, GuCh6r STATE and
BaN keye State viii rln hetWeen st. |
Louis and ke0kuk, while lighter
boats viii be run above the rapids.
~ TheSt. Louis ReDRAieGa says: The
here continues q decrease rapid
IS, Snq We thsnk CG9 more week viii |
inaugurate the dread ~ season 6flow
wafer, in the lower rivers a. well as
the upper ones. The Missouri river,
as usg3i, is 6rst ID get her hack, or
her bottom, up, ana a. seonse-
quenee arrivals are of time, boats
have to load 70 less depth, aud rates
are already ~tremGlous, with tendency
to advance on Monday next.
The DelaOsTot says: The Memphis
Packet CQmpany put the st. Joseph in
the Chester and Grand T0YOr tradet0
meet the extraordinary demand for
transportation. The st. Joseph wll
this evening. u IS probable
Ben shiyeiy viii command,
With Messrs. William B. White and
Sol. Smith associated in the Office.