Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-13
RIVER NEWS.
STATE or rHE WEATHER AUoUsr Il.

Pittshurg, 49,; ST. Louis, CLOUDY, 7s'.
YieksbuEg, calm and cloudy; Wash
ington, clear, 49,; Fortress Monroe,
clear, 74'; Shreveport, cloudy and
pleasant, 907; Houston, clear, s6s:
Key West, cloudy, S4o Havana, calm
and clear, 81.
RoATs LEAVING THIS pAg.
OzARK.-~.............. Arkansas river pm.
MARBLE CTrF--~.--~-.-.St. Louis 5 pm.
GEO. ". CHEEK--~-~-ETiar's Point 5 pm,
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Belle st. Louis, st. Louis.
Pink Yarble, Louisville.
" P. w. Strader,
" Linton, st. Francis river
" Ozark, Arkanaas riFer.
DEPARTURE.
Steamer Belle ST. Louis, ST. Louis.
" P. W. Strader, New Orleans.
IN PoRT
Natoma, Ozark, Pink yarhIe and
Linton,
sYERS WEATHER AND sUsNEsS.
ST. LOUIS, August 1.-THE river Is
falling slowly. Weather clear and
cloudy At intervals.
Arrived-Julia from FieksDuTg.
Departed-Thompson Dean for New
Orleans, and Luminary for Vieks-
hurg.
CINCINNATI, August 1.-THE river
Is falling with eight feet in the chan
mel.
LOUISVILLE, August 1.-THE river
is falling with four feet six inches in
the canal The weather Is clear and
pleasant
MEMPHIS GAS WORKS August IA.
River fell one Is inches in the past
"A hours. Below high water mark Of
1857. 10 feet and II inches.
CHAS. GOODWIN.
The decline goes on rapidly and the
ssndb3r opposite this city is pckirr
its nose above water. Tie Arkansas
is falling with three feet to Little Rock.
White river has three feet scant to
JacksOnpOrt. Both rivers are cutting
out slowly. The latest news from
above will be found in our dispatches
in this column. Weather warm and
CLOUDY. business Gull.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Wehave before announced the ARR
val of Capts. j. C. McManusa and Juo,
K. Moody, of the Barge line. While
absent they contracted for two new
freight boats to be built at Louisville.
They will he similar in construction.
and will be 30 feet in length on deck,
IS feet beam with : feet depth of hold.
and measure 700 tons. Their eylin-
ders viii be "A inches in diameter
with eight feet stroke, and each boat
will have five boilers SO inches in di-
ameter end e feet long. The hUts
viii be built by RarmOre and the boats
are to be finished by the 18th of No
vember. Some four or five barges are
S..sO unuer cOntraCs. IlTE 1sS@mers
are Intended exclusively for freight
and will have all the modern sppiis
anges by winch freight can be handled
quickly and cheap4y. A small cabiE
for the crew and rOOm enough fOF
stock tenders will be on each boat.
While their CustOmhOuSe measure
ment is only 200 tons they viii carry
1000 tons each with ease. They will
be very light, only drawing 80 inches
aft and IS inches forward, and In a 4
are to be model freighters with power
enough to tow four or five barges each
if necessary, and make the round trip
from here 10 st. Louis in six days. y
We have received nom st. Louis
the following obituary notice Of the
death OfOne who vas wellknOWn and
esteemed in this community.
WILLIAM MCCREIGHT.-The place
of our most estimable and worthy
whose name stands at the
head 0 fthis article, is now vacant.
Yesterday we carried his remains to
the home Of the dead in BeIlefOntain
Cemetery where he~attractiOns Ofthose
grounds take away MUCH of the gloom
the grave, A short time before his
leath ne selected for himself a lot
mere. His last few days were cheered
ly the visits of the Rev. DIR. SCHUYLER
II the Episcopal church; he also found
in fleeing to the only refuge for
sinners, Jesus the Son of God, and
rusted only in Him for the Resurrec-
ion and the Life. The Memphis and
It. Louis Packet Company paid due
espect to his memory. Capt. Henry
Smith, President; John A. Seud-
Secretary, and Ranny, the Gen.
raj Freight Agent, attended as PAIL
carers, with Others who regarded his
as 9 great loss.
The us. mail packet Ozark, a
s a lark and handsome as a bride.
Oes out to-day for Little Rock and
ray points on the Arkansas. She
Onnects with the Fort Smith packets
lrect. Capt. Blasdell is master, and
he office is in charge of Ad Storm and
i'm Salisbury.
The p. W. Strader passed down YES
arday loaded to the guards.
Capt. Jack Chambers, OF the Arkap-
IS River Packet Company, leaves III
day or two for the Ohio.
n large Iumher of river men ex-
a determination to be present at
he picnic on the 2lst.
Jerry Lewis still flourisheth at his
d stand on the levee, and dispenses
tlbles to steamboats, at the lowest
rates.
Mr.. Tom English, who has been III
r some days, is again at his post on
Re levee.
The towboat Shark passed down
asterday.
The Grand Lake came in yesterday
a tow Of coal for the Mount Car
IN Coal Company, of which our friend
apt. w. c. Postal is Superintendent.
The Pink Varble came in yesterday
pm st. Louis. She has a lot of Mem
rs freight and adds about 1000 sacks
m here for New Orleans. She leaves
day.
The George w. Cheek, Capt. George
alone, leaves to-day, as usual, for
Point and way Landings. She
the regular local packet. Charley
1lther and Charley jackson are
erks.
The Marble City will pass I'D to-day
Cairo and st. Louis. She leaves
e w~harfboat at 3 pm. Jack Carter
master and Henry Dietrich Is
easurer.
The U. S. mail packet Natoma,
pit, Ashford, gets away tomorrow
all points on White river.
me Linton is the regular Saturday
Francis river packet. She came
yesterday With~a fair trip.
HARLEY Morris was in town yester-
Y.
Fhe Arkansas country around Fort
nth is settling up rapidly, and
pit. Adams line of packets above
tile Rock are said to be doing a fine
The cotton crop along the Arkansas
| White rivers will be larger than
{ year, and only limited by the
lily of planters to pick il out.
he new Red river packet RaDides
saluted at Alexandria BY q salyo
artillery on her first trip.
he Argos will soon be thorouobIv
and viii depart for her field
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