Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-28

LCGTNARY ..... ..... ..-.N ickSburg, , pm.
NATOarA-.... White river, 5 pm.
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Linton, st. Francis river.
Natoma, White river.
/" Marble City, Vicksburg.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Marble City, st. Louis.
Geo. w. Cheek, Friar's Point.
w. 4. Caldwell, Arkansas river.
PORT.
Natoma, Linton.
RIVERS WEATHER AND BUSINESS
ST. LOUIS, August 27.-River rising
slowly.
Departed: Belle Memphis. Wealth
er very warm.
LoUIsvILLE, August 27.-River sta
tiOnary, with . feet 10 inches in the "a
nal.
The Glasgow takes the freight Ofthe
Indiana South to-day. The p. w.
Strader has arrived.
CNCINNATI, August 27.-The river
is stationary with % feet in the cham
mel. Weather warm.
NEW ORLEANS, August H-Depar-
ted; Nick LOngwOrth, for Louisville.
Arrived; Continental sfrom st. Louis.
MEMPHIS GAS WORKS, August p.
The river has declined l inch in the
past twenty-fOur hours. Ii stood p feet
1917 inches below the high water mark of
1867 this morning,
CHAS. GOODWIN.
White River il falling slowly with
5feet to Augusta and 30 inches to Jack
sOnport. The Arkansas is also falling
steadily. The latest from above will
be found in our dispatches. Weather
hot. A storm cloud came up during
yesterday, but no rain fell. Business
moderately active.
MISCELLANEOUS.
1t seems that our statement that
Capt. ]. c. McManus had bought the
Dan Able for the Memphis and Nicks-
burg line was premature. She has
not changed owners. Capt, Jim Lee,
IT,, left for New Orleans to bring her
to this port. She enters the Memphis
and Friar's Point trade as atri-weekly
packet.
BY a dispatch TO Capt. Dick Light
burne, we learn that the MOllie Able
will not pass down until tomorrow
morning.
We have had no New Orleans boat
since the w. r.. Arthur passed down
on Wednesday eveing and will have
none.befOre tomorrow, being an inter-
val of four days. Such a thing has not
happened before since the war.
A large number of people are await
ing a boat at this point.
The Thos. II. Allen and Liberty are
lying at thesdocks awaiting their turn
TO be taken out for repairs. The Dies
Arc is yet on.
The w. A. Caldwell had a good trip
for the Arkansas.
The Natoma came in with a splen-
did trip of people. She brought in
tWenty-seven bales of cotton, four of
which are of this years crop.
The Linton is undecided about her
She Will not return to the st.
Francis at present, owing to low
water, but may load for the Ohio.
Our popular friend Col. Jacob Frol-
ich came around on the Natoma, and
will remain in the Bluff City a few
Capt. John d. Adams, President of
the Memphis and Arkansas River
Packet Company, will arrive in town
from Cincinnati and leaves this
evening on the Natoma to attend a
meeting of stockholders of the line to
be held at Little Rock on the LIST pFoX.
Four directors are to be elected.
The United States mail packet Ma
Capt. John B. Davis, leaves as
usual to-day for all points on White
She is a fine passenger packet,
has clever officers, and makes all way
landings rs well as close connections
the Little Rock Railroad. jim
my Thompson and Charley Sharp are
The City of Cairo, Capt. Malin,
with Mr.. Conrad in the office, leaves
for st. Louis. She connects
the cars at Belmont, and with
trains for the North and East.
Capt. Conway will back out the
to-day for Vicksburg and
the bends. She is the regular United
States mail packet. John Lehmer is !
chief clerk. /
The following VIII probably interest
some steamboat owner. We take IL
rom the New Orleans Picoug7e of
Thursday evening:
GENEVA, Ala, August II, 1869.
Editors PicaW,ne: Through your
columns / desire to call the attention
Of some e~nterprising steamboat Cap
ain to the trade in Choetawhaehee
liver. This is decidly the best OPEN
ng to make money with a boat
to the trade | have seen in a
ong time. The corn and cotton crops
ire the best that have been made in
his section for fifteen years. Distance
rom this place to Pensacola $50 miles,
md freight on cotton 81 per bale.
From mouth of river to Pensacola 50
and the tOwage on square tim
Der Is 81 per stick. There will be
about 5000 bales of cotton to 60 down
he river and at least 1000 sticks tim