Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-17

Olive Branch, New Orleans.
Ozark, White river.
Colorado, So. Louis.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Belle st. Louis, st. Louis.
Olive Branch, St. Louis.
Colorado, Vicksburg.
IN oRT
Ozark and HambIeton.
RIVERS WEATHER ARD BUSINESS.
CAIRo, September l6.-Down: Colorado
| 10 last night; w. X. Arthur, Linton, n
City OF Cairo, 5 pm. Up: Paaline Car
roll 10 p.m. The river rose two inches.
The weather is cloudy with the mercury
E&tF. q l
LOUISVILLE, September l6.-Departed:
Mary Houston, Indiana and Minnsola.
The weather is cloudy and warm. The
river is falling with eight feet two inches
in the canal; AND is reeeding above.
NEW ORLEASs, September l6.-Depart-
l ed: Great sHepublic, Alaska and Nick
L~ongworth, for st. Louis.
~CINoISNATI, September I6.-Departed
Swallow The river is falling with 81 feet
in the channel.
ST.. LOUIS. September lB-Arrived:
Commonwealth, RubicOu and Belle Men,
phis. Departed Magenta and Marble
City. Weather cloudy and cool.
MEMpHIsG GAS WORKS, September 10.
Til river 81 a stand. It stood - feet 10
inches below the high water mark of 1867
this morning. CHAs. GOODWIN.
The Arkansas continues t. recede. with
twenty-eight inches below Little Rock
and twenty inches above there.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Trade in the White and Arkansas rivers
continue good.
The Ozark, being DELAYED on account OF
/ In hnr# nI4 not NrVfKra. ia. ~Fu.g - -. e
White river, but Will be found at the
wharf this morning, receiving for Arkan-
sas river, and VIII leave this evening az 5
O'Clock for all points on the Arkansas
through to Little Rock, connecting there
with the light-draft boats for Fort Smith.
Capt. Harrison BlasdeIl commands. with
Capt. Ad. Storm in charge of the office.
The Ozark is a No. I IighT-draft steamer,
with good accommodations. The Ozark
viii resume her regular trips on White
river next Thursday.
The Guidon was delayed at Pine Bluff
on account of labor. There Is a scarcity
of labor on the -river-nearly every boat
leaving port goes out with n half crew.
The local packets here are paving rood
wages, but have much trouble in shipping
a crew. One hundred good s~teYedores
could find steady employment in the Ar
kansas line.
We learn with much regret that Mr..
Hart, who for several years has been en-
ployed on II Louisville railroad as an
engineer, was among those injured by
the explosion ofthe boilers of the steamer
Phantom, above Pndueah, Wednesday.
Mr. Hart is now lying at Paducsh in a
critical condition.
By dispatch to Capt. Larry Harmstad,
Nc learn that the Magenta will be here on
Saturday, to leave for New Orleans; and
that Capt. Hicks has decided to run 10
Memphis this season, as we predicted, in
stead of to White river.
The weather yesterday was clear and
pleasant. Business was moderately ac-
i've considering the limited number Of
steamers in port. An Immense freight
business Is being transacted at our land
ing, much Of it r~eshipping from the Lou
isviIe Railroad and from st. Louis steam
ers.
\ remarkable rise in the Upper Missis-
sippi was reported by telegraph in our
columns yesterday.
On Wednesday a boom above the dams
near Minneapolis broke loose and half q
million feet of logs rushed over the falls.
sweeping everything before it. The Min
nesota river rose eight feet and swamped
10000 tons of hay. 4 heavy rain storm
lasted four DAYS aud resulted in great
damage. In st. Croix county alone the
loss was ver $3.50, 600.
The w. 4. Caldwell will leave here next
Thursday for White river as the regular
mail packet.
The steainer st. Joseph viii arrive hero
on Sunday, and enter the trade between
this and Hale's Point Immediately.
The ". IL. Arthur viii be DOWN from
st. Louis to day, and leaves for New Or
leans at 4 p.uL. Capt. Rusk is her com
mander and Mr.. HOwiand clerk.
The Caldwell IL the regular packet for
Little Rock and all intermediate points
this afternoon. She connects with steam
ers 20 Van Buren,, Fort Smith and the
Indian Nation.
The G. w. Cheek. Capt. Malone. Smith
ers Brothers clerks, leaves this afternoon
for Friar's Point ana all way landings.
The Cheeks popularity il constantly and
d~e5ervedly increasing.
The steamer Hambletou, Capt. VIM.
Hardwick, and Frank GOpterman clerk,
leaves this evening for Osceola. Hale's
Point and all landings along the coast.
This neat and handsome teaner with
her new cabin and elaborate outfit, is a
model ofsymmetry, comfort and elegance,
and deserves the support and patronage
OF merchants, planters and Travellers.
She should have a crowd % her maiden
voyage.
The Luminary is the regular st. Louis
packet this afternoon. She carries the
United States mails. Capt. Flenl Calvert
- - 80 - - LUIS . vi 1 lit
and win Din passenger agent.
The Magenta, Capt.. Frank Hicks, will
leave here tO-ns5ffuw morning for New
Orleans. She will run in the Memphis
and New Orleans trade, though out Of
season, and her commander is too well |
known here TO demand more than men,
sion of this fact. He could not be induced |
% work agaipet Memphis or her interests
Mai. w. n. 5tarke ID still In town look
ing after tho interests Of the st. Louis
Lead and Oil Company. He leaves in a
day or two for Helena and points below, |
ana will visit his friends of early DAYS
and olden haants during his absence, |
Bon Uoyage, Major.
|ha Nick Longworth was advertised to
leave New Orleans last night. The City
of Alton and Alaska left last Tuesday. :
Ma. JHo. AaaIgs IS in the city, looking
after and arranging business FOR mis- adS
mirable line of Arkansas packets. With
the valuable assistance Of Mart Walt,
whose advice ne sOllCits, the future suc-
cess of the steamers is insured, Their
long heads and wise councils are ilvalua-
bic TO the attainment Of this end.
The Glasgow comes down from CiDcin-
natl next after the Minneola.
r.. p. Walt, of this city, was in Cincln-.
natl Tuesday last.
The D~ardaDelle, a new steamer for the
Arkansas trade, leaves Cincinnati next
Tuesday.
Cicero Allen. a yell known river man
former days, but more recently - plan
ter and merchant near Lake Providence,
died suddenly Sunday last ut plantation
he gas working in partnership with Capt.
Frank Hicks. He leaves a wife aud child
to mourp his untipely death, and npmer-
friends will shed a tear of regret 10
his memory. He was a brave soldier of
the South, and lost an arm lighting her
He will be remembered a. clerk
Of The Die Vernon and other steamers in
the Nicksburg trade.
The Natopla leaves for White river to-
afternoon. J.
The Laura is running 10 Mound City, rs
a ferry boat.
The Emma No. 5 md Edinburg are over
due from Cincinnati and the Ida Stock
dale, from st. Lonis, on her way to the
Arkansas.
The Minneola left Cincinnati Wadnes.
lay, and is due tomorrow or next day.
The st. Louis papers are urging their
merchants TO organize, patronize and sus-
ain a line of through steamers TO the
Arkansas river.