Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-11
RIVER NEWS.

TAT OF II WEATHER U0U 10.
Augusta, clear and warm, 72o; Bal
timOre, clear, 70'; Charleston, clear,
80'; Cleveland, clear, 909; Chicago,
clear, ~; CHATTANOOGA, clear, 70';
Cincinnati, clear, 8O9; Dubuque,
cloudy and warm; jackson, clear, 7Oo;
Louisville, clear, .70e; Milwaukee,
cloudy, So; Nashville, clear and cool,
6G7; New Orleans, clear, 80e; Osyka'
clear and calm, 79'; Philadelphia,
clear, 66'; Pittsburg, clear, So; st.
Louis, clear, 7G'; Vicksburg, clear
and pleasant; Washington, clear,
70'; Shreveport, cloudy, pleasant and
calm, 79'; Houston, damp and cloudy,
S3'; Mobile, clear and pleasant, 7S';
Fortress Monroe, clear and calm, 730.
BOATS LEAVING HI DAY.
GEO. W. Friar's Point, 5 P. m.
ARRIVALS.
Steamer G. W. Cheek, Friar's Point.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
" st. Francis, st. Francis River.
Legal Tender, White River.
IN PORT
Steamers Natoma and G.. W. Cheek.
sWERS WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
LOUISVILLE, August I0.-The river
is falling, with four feet ten inches in
the canal.
ST. Louis, August l0.-The river
is falling rapidly here.
Arrived: Great Republic, City Of
Cairo. Departed City of Alton.
There is now but nine feet to Cairo.
CAIRO, August l0.-DOwn Pink
Verble, ii a. M, Belle st. Louis, 5 D.
m. The river fell ten inches. Cloudy
and cold.
CIECINNATI, August 10.-Departed
Alaska. The river is falling, with
nine feet and ten INCHES in the chan
mel.
MEMPHIS GAS WORKS August 10.
River fell one foot four and a half
inches in the past "A hours. Below
high water mark of 1867, fourteen feet
and four and a half inches.
CHAS. GOODWIN.
The rivers are all falling and low
water is imminent. The bar opposite
will show itself tomorrow, if not to-
day. The latest news from above
will be found in this column
Weather clear Business moderate.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The packets went out to-day with
very good trips. Freights and travel
also will improve daily h%encefOrth.
Mr.. Henry COrbyn arrived by rail
yesterday and relieves Ben Clark as
secretary of the st. Louis Packet
Company at this point. Mr.. COrbyn
has been connected with the company
for a long time as clerk of the City Of
Cairo and other packets and has many
warm friends in this city who will hail
his permanent residence in our midst
with pleasure. Mr.. Clark leaves to-
day for the Cairo, Louisville and st.
Louis. We part with him regretfully.
A quiet, ~gentlemanly officer, he leaves
no enemies behind, and his future we
hope will be prosperous and happy.
The Geo. W. Cheek, Capt. Malone,
leaves to-day for Friar's Point and
way landings. Charly Smither and
Charley Jackson are her clerks.
Milt Harry left yesterday for his
home in Cincinnati. MiIt is one Of
the most popular clerks ever in the
White river trade, and has warm
friends at every fireside along the
river. We hope it won't be long be-
fore we again greet him behind the
desk of some feet and dashing packet.
A letter from Capt. Nat Green to
Cook Creighton, says that the MiSsis-
sippi is now on the docks at st. Louis
and will be one of the handsomest as
well as staunchest steamers ahoat
when she enters the Memphis and
New Orleans trade. She will start in on
Wednesday, the 22d of September, and
will make regular two week trips du-
ring the season. Nat says he " comes
to STAY" and with anything like the
patronage he should receive from our
merchants he viii do if.
The Belle st. Louis, Capt. zeigler,
will be in port to leave tomorrow for
Cairo and st. Louis.
The Ozark leaves on Friday fer all
points on the Arkansas.
The snagboat GEesn1ack Is TO- eleag
the channel between Portsmouth and
Cincinnati. She will also remove the
wrecks at the Steubenville bridge.
The new steamer which Capt. Cum
minis is building at Aberdeen, for
%azQo river, is nearly ready for her
machinery, and witt soon be entirely
finished.
Capt. j.. c. AcManus was expected
home last evening.