Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-13
RIVER NEWS.

BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
'EDINBURG.--.."-Arkansas river, 8 pm.
Orleans, 5 pm.
Dan ABLE.....-.... Friar's Point, 5 pm.
MARY +. FORSYTH .......St. Louis, 4 pm.
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Julia, St. Louis.
4" st. Joseph, st, Louis.
" Glasgow, Cincinnati.
q ]. II. GrOesheck, Cincinnati.
g Edinburg, Arkansas river.
" Ruhicon, Vickshurg,
DEPARTURES.
Steamer RubicOn, st. Louis.
- st. Joseph. st. Louis.
q. w. Cheek, Osceo1a.
/" Sam J. Hale, Cincinnati.
l" ST. Francis, st. Francis river.
/" Des Arc. White river.
=" Julia, Vicksburg.
IN PORT.
E%dinburg, Hamilton, Glasgow, Linton,
Magenta.
RWERs. WEATHER avn BUSINESS.
MEMPHIS GAS WORKS, October u.
The river rose 81 inches the previous "A
hours. 1t stood y feet ~ inches below
the high water mark of 1867 this morning.
CHAS. GOODWIN.
CAIRO, October l2.-Down: Lorena, 10
a. a. Up: Belle Of st. Louis, 9 D. IN.
The weather is clear and cool.
LOUISVILLE, October 1.-THE river is
stationary, with fouI feet six inches in
the canal.
stationary, with nine feet eight inches in
the canal,
acknowledgements and Saluds,
ST. LOUIS, October 12.-The river is
falling.
Arrived: City of Cairo. Departed:
Lizzie Gill and Colorado. The river is
stationary, with plenty Of water to all
points.
nashville. October I2.-The river is
falling, with twelve inches on Harpeth's
Shoals. There was a heavy rain this fore
noon, but it is now clear.
Is ORLEANS, October l2.-Departed-|
Olive Branch for st. Louis.
The river news from above can be found
in our dispatches. We have no later
from White river than that brought
by the Legal Tender. There is no mate
rial change in thar stream. The Arkan-
sas - falling, with three feet to the Rock,
and y inches to Fort Smith. Weather
clear and cool. Business active.
All our local packets went with fine
both of ireights and people,.
The towbOat Atlantic passed down yes
terday with her barges.
The Cora s. is still lying at our Ievee,
and Al. Croxall has the freedom of our
~ AAbbAC SiAC- HEtl Jug tHAAtu LUb Helen /
Brooks, passed down yesterday. She had
about two cords of wood on her roof and
fully laden.
The Rpbicnn passed up yesterday with
IN excellent trip.
The body of MIR. J.. P. Gallagher has not
yet been recovered.
The Dan Able got away at noon yester-
for Friar's Point.
The Legal Tender is the regular Thurs-
lay packet for White river.
The Sam j. Hale got away last night for
with 800 bales of cotton.
The st. Joseph came in with a good trip
rom st. Louis, and left again last night.
will hereafter run regularly in the
rade.
The Edinburg came in from the Arkan-
as with III bales Of cotton and 529 sacks
I cotton seed.
The Colorado, Capt. Fisher. leaves to-
borrow for Vicksburg and the bends.
lilly White is clerk.
The Edinburg, Capt. Yerkes, will get
way to-day for Little Rock and ali wav
oints on the Arkansas. She is a fine pas
enger packet, and connects with the
Smith line of steamers direct. She
cts away to-day promptly. Jolly Jack
ambers has charge of her Office, assisted
v MIR. Keyt.
The Mary E. Forsyth, Capt. Luker. is
ne regular United States mail packet for
afro and st. Louis this evening. Mr..
inthe officer.
The Magenta, Capt. Frank Hicks, backs
ut to-day for Vicksburg and New Or
ANS. She is worthy OF the patronage of
lr merchants, and we hope she viii be 1
All up freights should be !
wen her, and every effort made to retain
er in the trade. John Sullivan and EN-
Strange are her popular clerks, and [
rank Smith, the prince of caterers, has
or cabins under his watehful eye. :
The Dan Able, Capt. Jim Lee, will back I
1t this evening for Friar's Point and all
ay landings. Stack Lee and Mr.. Conaut
e pursers. 4
The E. Hensley departed yesterday :
on a trading trip to White river. 4
lie has an elegant stock of goods on y
ard, and Will, no doubt, have a profit '
lie voyage. BY some mistake, we set
r down yesterday as hailing from Du- R
Ique. She was built for the Missouri p
yer, and purchased at st. Louis BY her I
esent owners, and is just from thelatter d
TT. N
The Lorena, Capt. s. Thompson, will ii
{ away on Friday for Cairo, Louisville, y
~acinnati and Pittsburg. She goes to N
headwaters of the Ohio.
L committe of coal men from Pittsburg
We gone to Parkersburg to confer with .
!. John w. Garrett. President of the a
and Ohio Railroad, in regard to ~
bridge across the Ohio at that place.