Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-08-01

Steamer Linton.
RIVERS WEATHER AHo BUSINESS.
ST. Louis, July 3l.-River falling rap
idly.
Arriycd-Bismarck.
Dcparted-Mollio Able and julia.
LOUISVILLE, July 3I.-River falling
rapidly with six feet in the canal.
Observation-Disclosures aud Emma No. 3.
Weather clear and warm.
CAIRO. July Embellishments, Il M.
last night; Belle st. Louis and Peytona,
7 am.
Down-Indiana. fam; Belle Memphis.
3 PIN.
River fell foar inches. Weather clear
and pleasant.
NASHVILLE, July 3I.-River falling
slowly with twenty inches Ou Iiarpeth
Shoals. Weather fair and warm. The
steamer Emma Hughes arrived from
Cairo.
New ORLEANS, July 3I.-Departed-
Thompson Bean for st. Louis, amt Nick
.LOngwOrth for Louisville.
MEMPHIS GAS WoRRs. July 81.
River on "a stand. Below high water
mark. OF 1857, : feet . inches.
ClIAS. GOODWIN.
Our next viii report q decline. and We
think that il Will he % long time before
we again record it high rs it is ny The
era Of low water is about ii set in. The
latest news from above will be found at
the mead Of this column. The Arkansas
is falling fast. White river * also falling.
The Natoma Rubbed at several points be-
tween Augusta and IacksOnp0rt on her
way up. and without the channel cuts out
she viii be able 20 make hut M more
trip 10 the hitter place. Two feet scant in
the Cumberland. Weather clear and
nights Dori. business good fortheseasen.
The tow boat Ajax passed ap last ni5ht.
The Geo. W, Cheek leaves on Monday
for Friar's Point.
The Julia passes down for Yisksburg
and the Ruhieon up for ST. Louis tn-mor-
row.
The st. Francis Is tho regular 81. Fran-
els river packet flr Tuesday next.
As we have no White river boat until
the latter part ofthe week travellers bound
for Little Rock and the Arkansas should
not forget that the fhOs. H.. Allen goes
out J%O-us0rrOw fOF that river.
Billy Clark. Of the st. Francis, will be
welcomed home to-day by Miss Clark-a
spry and s0mewhatWnisy Young lady who
only added her nanIe TO the list of arrivals
yesterday.
Arthur and Tip Field arrived yesterday
from louisville.
The Argos did not 90 to Louisville to
repair, but concluded the w0rl, could be
done better and cheaper here. She was
taken OF the docks Yesterday, and viii be
thoroughly ovefhauicd.
Tho tug Laurel, which towed a bell boat
for White river, came mp Yesterday and
brought an engine and tender for the Lit
tie Rock Road.
Fhe Natoma left Yesterday with a good
trip.
We have no haat for White river until
saturday next.
The Indiana no doubt passed doTn in
the aight.
The Linton has arrived from above and
looks very handsome since she went
through a curse of medicine. She viii
not 90 out before Saturday next.
The G1afiCn-JoHgpai says: 10 il highly
probable that the new boats now building
for the New Orleans and Red river trade
will be formed into a line with uniform
rates, etc. The Captains and owners of
the different boats for that trade now be-
ing built mt this point have had several
meetings in the last few days. but as yet
up qeNlne plan II aetsop bas been deter
mined HpOQ. 81 . g iE
MThe Government Commissioners have
stopped the work on the bridge at Rock
island until the contractors conclude to
comply with the law In regard to the span
of the bridge.
The snag-bOat Long is at work opposite
Weston, No., and is doing efficient SER
woe. LIE channel ID nov on the WESTERN
side, to the immense qualification OF the
burg
DR.. j. a. Thompson, late Chairman Of
the Board Of Internal Improvement OF
HoutuckF, made A!s settlement with the
commissioners of the Sinking Fund on
last. and paid over to them 90 3l3-
net amount oftOlls received from
the kentucky, Green and Barren rivers
during his administration. e~e0upyinQ a
little more than a year, The greater por-
ton ofthis SUM WAS yielded by the Ken
tafkY river, the other two being under
his charge bRt a few months,