Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-23
RIVER NEWS.

BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
GEO. W. .Friar's Point, 5 pm,
River, 5 pm.
Nicksburg, D pm.
Julia. ....--..a-...-...St Louis, D pm.
ARRIVALS.
steamer Marble City, st. Louis.
" G.. w. Cheek, Friar's Point.
" st. Francis, st. Francis River.
q" P. W. Strader, n. o!
Continental, st. Louis.
DEPARTURES.
steamer P. w. Strader, Louisville.
&" Marble City, Vicksburg.
{" Continental, N. o.
IN PORT.
G. W. Cheek, Ozark, and st. Francis.
RIVERS WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
MEMPHIS GAS WORKS, August p.
The river has declined 5 inches the pre-
vious twenty-four hours. 1t stood q feet
81 inches below the high water mark or
CHAs. W. GOODWIN.
The river at this point is still fall
ing. 1t has declined since the 9th of
July, when it first commenced, to
date 16 feet. The latest news from
above gives no change in the stage of
the river except for the worse. At all
points the decline goes on steadily,
and boats are now making their way
over sand bars on crutches. From a
friend who has Just arrived from
above we learn that the monitor Har-
DIV is again ahOat, and that a new bar
is forming at Island 81. The channel
is about $50 feet east of where the
Harry stuck. Ten feet scant is found.
The channel now runs to the east of
the Island at Osceola instead of on the
west side as before.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Messrs. Elliot & Miller received a
dispatch, saying that the Legal Ten
der would be in port to-day as usual.
She only went up as far as Augusta.
She leaves again tomorrow for all
points on White river. John Elliott
is master.
The Geo. W. Cheek, Capt. Malone,
leaves to-day for Friar's Point and all
way landings on the Mississippi. She
is very prompt, and a great favorite.
Charley Smithers and Charley jack
son are her clerks.
The fine steamer st. Francis, Capt.
Tom Bowman, leaves tomorrow at
her usual hour for all points on the st.
Francis. Paine and Clark are clerks.
The United States mail packet, Ru-
bicOn, Capt. VIM. Blake, passes down
to-day for Vicksburg and the bends.
| She is the most popular boat on the
| line. Mr.. ALI Grissom, who has been
| absent on a summer tour, will again
be found at his post on the Rubicon.
The Ozark will get away to-day for
| Little Rock and all way points on the
| Arkansas. She is the regular United
! States mail packet. Capt. Blasdell is
master, and Ad Storm with Jim
Salisbury has charge of the Office.
The Julia, Capt. Callahan, leaves to-
| day for Cairo and st. Louis. She con-
| meets with the train North and East.
| Andy Isaacs is treasurer.
Capt. John Crane of the Belle Mem
| phis arrived in our city yesterday
| from Kentucky with his family.
| Capt. Crane intends to make Mem
| phis his future home. We welcome
him with real pleasure, for, being a
| good Captain, we know he will make
q good citizen.
Don't forget that the Ozark goes out
| to-day in place of the ThOS. H. Allen.
Mr.. Walker, clerk of the Sam Hale,
remains in our city for a few days to
| settle up some private business.
The monitor HAPPY was pulled of
the bar at Island 81 by the p. W.
Strader and will come to this port for
repairs.
The towboat l. l.. Hyatt backed out
Yesterday morning to the relief of the
HAPPY, but her buckets not being
secured properly she had only gone 8
short distance when they all worked
I'D to the shaft, leaving nothing but
the ends of her wheel arms in the
water. She drifted past the city to
Fort Pickering before she could effect
a landing.
Capt. Tom Berry arrived in town
yesterday. From him we learn that
the Monitor and tOwbOat Bee, with
karges, which run aground near the
mouth CT the st. Francis, are all aAoat
and on their way to New Orleans.
Capt. 10. Kinney has bought the
War Eagleat st. Louis.
The Glasgow, Capt. Andy Robin
esn, it is said, will enter the Memphis
and Cincinnati trade.
The Lizzie Gill is due from above.
The P. W. Strader passed up yes
terday morning.
All the steamboatmen in the city
were at the picnic on Saturday.
We hope the merchants who are
interested in the Arkansas and
White river trade, will adopt some
measures to affect the efforts of Capt.
Frank Hicks to place a boat In the
trade from the mouth Of White river
to New Orleans. If our merchants
will hold a meeting and pledge their
up freights to the Mississippi and
some other boats which will 90 in to
make a semi-weekly line from this
CITY to New Orleans, this effort of
Capt. Hicks to injure Memphis, will
be nipped in the bud. While we
know that the M3jenta can't make
weekly trips in the trade contem-
plated, she would still take away
from Us much of the business which
should seeR this market.
The friends Of Q river clerk were
much alarmed at his absence, yes
terday and the night before, but their
a~nxieties were relieved by finding
him under @ tree at James PARK
about sunrise with his mad resting
on a watermelon and an empty
! cocktail bottle by his side.
A certain Well-knoWn river clerk
who is famous along the Arkansas,
/ but who shall be nameless, once upon
a time received at this port q lot Of
| machinery destined for Helena or
| some point below. The bills of lading
were signed, tho boat arrived at the
point of delivery, the machinery was
put ashore, but one piece was missing.
| Our friend searched high and low but
could not find it and suddenly remem-
bering, he exclaimed, sits all right.
Its a piece about so long (extending
mis- hands some eighteen inches apart
we left it on the wharfboatat Memphis.
l know all about it and will bring it
along next trip" The boat backed
out and proceeded a mile or two on
her trip when the mate stepped up to
| our friend and says, "Sam where does
this go ashore?" pointing to a boiler
about thirty feet long and thirty-eight
inches in diameter. This boiler vas
the missing piece Of machinery and
the boat had to be rounded to, run
back to Helena, and the little piece
that our friend remembered so well