Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-17
RIVER NEWS.
STATE OF THE WEATHER AUGUST 16.

STATE OF THE AUGUST 10.
Augusta, clear and calm, $40;
Charleston, clear, 70'; Chicago,
cloudy, $50; Chattanooga, clear, So;
Cincinnati, clear, 790; Dubuque, rain,
76'; Jackson, clear, 80'; Louisville,
clear, S0'; Montgomery, clear, 9O';
Milwaukee, rain, so; Nashville, clear
and hot, S2o; New Orleans, clear and
hot, 810; Osyka, clear and calm, 1872;
Philadelphia, clear, 800; st. Louis,
cloudy, 86o; Vicksburg, clear and
warm; Shreveport, clear, warm and
calm, 84o; Houston, clear, 880; Mo-
bile, clear, $40.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
THOMPSON DEAN...--....N. o., am.
BELLE MEMPHIs"-.---.St. Louis, 5 pm.
LEGAL TENDER white River, 5 pm.
ST. FRANCIs..-.St Francis River, 5 pm.
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
" Nightingale, Arkansas river.
Legal Tender, White river.
RubicOn, Vicksburg.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Rubioon, st. Louis.
{" Nightingale, Cincinnati.
G.. W. Cheek, Friar's Point.
" T. Fl. Allen, Arkansas river.
IN PORT.
Steamers Belle Memphis, Legal Tender,
st. Francis, W. A. Caldwell.
RIVERS WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
CINCINNATI, August 16.-The reg
| ular packets arrived and departed.
River fell 6 inches in past "a hours.
Seven feet in the channel, and 50 I'M
der the bridge.
LOUISVILLE, August 16.-The river
is falling.
MEMPHIS GAS WORKS August l6.
River fell l foot 8 inches in past "a
hours. Below high water mark OF 1857
CHAs. GOODWIN.
There is no change in the aspect of
affairs above. All the streams are
falling. White and the Arkansas are
declining. Through packets so far
have reached JacksonpOrt and Little
Rock without much trouble. See our
dispatches for news from upper river
ports. Weather very hot. In fact,
yesterday was one of the hottest days
Ofthe season. Business very good.
Alady has been unanimously elected
a member of an English yacht club.
She is the owner ofa fine yacht of 80
tons.
Ed. Ferguson, Esq, formerly of this
city, but now of Greenville, Miss, is
in town on a brief visit.
j. b. Drury, of the firm of Clark
& Drury, returned from a business
trip to Arkansas yesterday. He re-
ports crops along the st. Francis in
fine condition.
The ThOs. H. Allen and Geo. w.
Cheek had fine out trips last evening
of both freight and people.
The Des Are went on the docks
yesterday for a thorough Overhauling.
The Ike Hammitt, with two mont
tors in tow, came in yesterday. She
will depart with her tow to-day for
New Orleans.
s. The Nightingale and Emma No. 3
are duefr9m below. NJ 3
The Thompson Dean is due from
above, and will probably pass down.
early to-day.
Perry Moore, who was arrested on
Saturday fer perjury, was released
yesterday. The charge against him
turned out to be malicious,
The Virginia leaves Louisville on
Saturday next for New Orleans.
The KilgOur will soon be on the
7 war path again.
Capt. f. A. Levy has again gone
into the steamboat agency business,
and his Office is located at No. 252
Front street. Capt. L. Is one Of our
most popular ~cftizensy and has alarge
influence among shippers. We pre-
.IoioT m him a large share of patron
age. The style is Ia. y. Nv Co.
The Legal Tender is the regular In
dependent White river packet fer
to-day. She goes to Jacksonport and
all way landings. Capt. John Elliott
is master and her Office is in charge of
Messrs. Joe Elliott and Matt Glass.
The gay Belle Memphis, Capt. John
Crane, leaves to-day for Cairo and st.
Louis. She makes all railroad con
neotiCns, Billy Blenker is chief clerk,
The new ST. Francis will turn her
PROV down stream to-day for ST
Francis river. She is one of our best
local packets. Capt. Tom Bowman is
master ana Hessrs. Paine and Clark
orn bar p1prLcA