Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-09

Alaska, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
Des Arc, Natema, Ozark, Commercial.
RIVERS. WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
CAIRO, October s.-The river rose six
inches.
~Down-Silver Spray, 10 pm; Thomp-
son Dean, IL last night; Atlantic, 5 pm;
LuminarY, 6 pm.
Up-Virginis, 9 am.
ST. LOUIS, October 8.-Arrived: Julia
and T. l.. McGill.
Departed; Belle Memphis and Big
Horn.
CINCINNATI, October 8.-Arrived-Wau-
nita. The river is falling, with 9 feet 5
inches in the channel.
NEW ORLEANS, October s.-Boats ar
rived: Pauline Carroll, from st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, October S.-The river is ris-
ing slowly.
LOUISVILLE, October s.-The river is
falling with 5 feet in the canal. The river
is also receding above this place.
MEMPHIS Gas Works, October s..
The river declined inch In the Prev
Gus "a hours. 1t stood "a feet be-
low the high water mark of 1867 this
morning. CHAS. GOODWIN.
The river at this point is still falling
slowly. The Arkansas is also receding,
while White river is about on a stand.
AAb- upptf MAasAoSiPHl ~ StAAA 6hNAAAhkF
but will soon run out. There Is a rise re-
ported in the upper Missouri, where snow
has fallen 10 the depth of several inches.
Our dispatches give the latest news
from the Ohio and from 81. Louis.
The towboat Kellogg passed up.
The Thompson Dean is due from above.
The Ida Stockdale brought three bales
of cotton.
Receipts of cotton by river yesterday
WAS 325 bales.
The Richmond is posted to leave ST.
Louis on the 18th.
Jim ChenCweth is coming from Cincin-
natl on the Emma Floyd.
The Armadillo brought seven bales of
cotton and a lot OF cotton seed.
The Mckenzie wheel, a new affair, has
proved a failure on the Mary Ament.
The Great Republic and Continental
leave st. LOUIS to-day for New Orleans.
The Commercial brought in from White
river l8O bales of cotton and I4O0 sacks
seed.
Capt. Geo. W. Upright arrived yester-
day from a visit East. He leaves to-day
for Little Rock.
The Nick Longworth was due from
above last night, and has no DOUBT passed
down ere this.
Joe Smith, of Cincinnati, has bought
one fourth of the st. Charles at the rate of
SI7, 900 for the boat.
The Luminary, Capt. CONWAY, will pass
down to-day for Nicksburg and the bends.
john S. Lehmer is secretary.
Arkansas and White river pilots are
partial to Brooin's Opera House, and can
be found there in force when in port.
The Tom Allen is due to-day, She has
a big trip, including several bridal par
ties. Reese Pritchard is in his glory.
The ArmadillO is taking the trip of the
Cora ). to Cincinnati. The shaft of the
latter will he repaired in a few days.
The Cincinnati Commercial is re5ppasi-
bic for loading the Thompson Dean at St.
louis with si1tesa MoHsGad tons Of freight.
The Ozark did not get off last evening
because her repairs were not finished.
She will leave positively this day at 5
pm.
The Natoma picked up a root coming
out of White river and went on the docks.
She Is o K again, and now at the landing
receiving freight,
The Hamilton brought In 81 bales and
81 SACKS cotton, rs sacks seed, 70 sacks
corn, several lots OF sundries, and fnll of
passengers.
The City of Cairo, Capt. Malin, will
leave to-day for Cairo and st. Louis. She
connects with all the trains. Chas. Con-
rad Is her chief clerk.
The Mary Forsythe put out 2l59 sacks
of corn here, II l22l sacks oats, IA bar
rels potatoes and 400 barrels -four. MSoh
oft was fer iGteEior poiats.
The Y, 8; NJ. packet Ozark, Capt. Ad.
Storm, will get away to-day for ali points
on the Arkansas TO Little Rock. She
makes close connection with the Fort
Smith packets. Billy Willis is In the Of
ice.
The Arkansas had l6a TONS Of TTsight for
this plaza, among which was lis bales
hay, 100 barrels lime, l49 sacks corn, II
barrels potatoes, $50 barrels -four, 100
barrels meal and several hundred pack
ages of groceries, merchandise and ma
chinerv.
w. II. Carver 4 Co., OF No. 6 Howard's
Row, have probably OF Tie finest
stocks of bar stoFes in our city, and are
paying particular attention 10 the trade.
Who has not heard of Old Chicken
Cock" and their delicious " SOCIAL Bever-
ageS"
The Lightwood, a pics little steamer of
Light dragght and the right sort OF Il yes-
yesterday, putting out AGO barrels apples
and taking $40 further on. She is bound
for the upper Ouachita, on the Red River,
where she made sl2, 900 last season.
The usual number of local packets
in yesterday from the lower rivers,
and at one time during the day three
steamers were lying ut the ST. Louis
wharf boat. A large number of boats ar
rived from above, and take it altogether,
our port list was larger than for many
months.
The gay Commercial, with John b.. Da-
Wis on the ROOT, leaves As usual to-day for
Augusta and way points on the White
She makes railroad and steamboat
connections for all points and is a popular
and safe packet. Jimmy Thompson and
Charley Sharpe are her capable clerks.
The Y. s. d. packet stoma, Capt. Wm.
Ashford, will back opi az 5 pan for De-
Wallis Bluff, Augusta and Wav p0ints aR
White river. She connects with The Lit
tie Roek tTaip end IL q DO. I steamer. In
her office Charley and John SmIfher are
right and left bowers,