Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-23

Belle Lee, New Orleans,
Commonwealth, st. Louis.
IN PORT.
Steamers Ozark and Robert Burns.
RIVERS WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
CISCINSATI, July 22-Weather clear
and pleasant. River rising, with =
feet in the channel.
CAIRO, July 22.-The river rose 5 inches.
Weather clear and pleasant.
Up-Belle Memphis, 8 am.
DOwn-City Of Cairo, , pm. Rapides, 8
pm.
LOUISVILLE, July Z-Theriveri Is rising
with s feet in the canal. Weather clear
and pleasant.
Departed-Nick LongwOrth.
ST. LOUIS, July 22.-The river is still
rising tonight, and 3 feet more ofwater
viii food the stores on the levee. The
weather is clear and pleasant. Mercury
So at 8 p.m.
Arrived-Rubieon and Belle Memphis.
Departed-Marble City.
NEW ORLEANS, July 2.-Departed-
Mary Houston for Louisville.
MEMPHIS Gas WORKS, July p.
River fell , inches in past p hours. 1t
slaOd 9 feet 5 inches, or 10 feet 5 inches
below high water mark Of 1857.
CHAS. GOODWIN.
Our dispatches give the latest news
from above. The Arkansas and White
rivers are in excellent boating condition.
The CoUTier-J0UrHGl says the river con-
tinues to fall slowly at this point. Last
evening the marks indicated 9 feet, 5
inches water in the canal, 4 feet 5 inches
water in the chute, and 3 feet 5 inches
water on the rocks, a fallOf 5 inches since
our last report. At Pittsburg both rivers
are rising rapidly. The Kentucky river
is falling. The weather yesterday was
clear and cool. Business dull.
QUINCY, July G.-RiYer I inches lower,
now 10 feet s inches above low water
mark.
DUBUQUE, Iowa. July 2O.-The river
has gained 3 inches in the past "a hours.
ST. JOSEPH, July 20.-The river has
fallen 5 inches. Weather delightful.
KANSAS CITY, July 2Q.-River rising
rapidly from water flowing out Of the
Platte and Kaw rivers.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The levee was rather dull yesterday.
Some excitement was noticeable around
the stageways of the Robert Burns, and
the wharf boat of the Packet Company,
but otherwise matters were very quiet.
up IN q balloon is now tie rage.
Several river men re- up yesterday.
Haberiee's new Grand EcOre packet
Rapids is coming out of the Ohio. She is
l52 feet long, 81 feet beam, and 5 feet hold.
She has " engines l7H inches in diam
eter, Z feet stroke; three boilers % feet
long. and 3 inches in diameter. She is
also provided with steam capstans and
other modern improvements. Her cabin
is full lengtl AID accommodates ~ pas
sengers. Ht
Capt. Joe DeIfares has contracted with
Naddl of louisville for the huh Of a new
side-Wheel packet for the LafOurche trade.
Her dimensions are, length Isl feet, beam
"a feet, hold feet. She Is to have two
engines Il inches in diameter and : feet
stroke; four boilers 80 inches in diameter
and IS feet long.
At SmithviIte, y. c., on Tuesday, 18th
inst, the daughter of Capt. Hunter, OF tho
steamship F~airbanks, while playing on
the dock at Smithyille, was struck by a
plank and Immediately knocked over
board. Miss Kate Stuart being on the
dock at the time, Immediately plunged
in, and being q capital swimmer, caught
girl as she came up the second time. Miss
stuart Immediately struck out for the
shore, but as tho child Jagged twelvel was
so heavy, she was obliged 10 cling to the
posts of the dock until sufficiently reeov-
cred to swim 70 the shore with her bur-
den. Ali hoaOr is Que to this brave girl,
who has tigice been instrumental in saying
the life of her fellow beings. For a SER
vice attended with much less risk, re
Gently, Miss Ida Lewis, of Newport, r. T.,
was presented with many things of value.
IN important meeting OF steamboatmen
was held at 81. GOuis o. the 10th, for the
purpose OF deYising measures FOR aaEane-
ing river interests, The City Engineer
stated that the sum Of $50, coo for wharf
age, was collected during the past year,
one-tenth Of which was paid by the Mem
phiS n st. Louis Packet Company.
The Ozark, Capt BlasdelI. will get away
to-day for all points on the Arkansas to
Little Rock. Che Is the regular US. mail
packet and connects with the PACKET for
Fort Smith. Ad Storm and dimrSaGls-
bury are her popular clerks.
The City of Cairo leaves E5-morrow fori
Cairo and ST. Louis.
The elegant George W.. Cheek, Capt.
Malone, leaves to-day for FEiar's Point
and way landings. She is the gayest lit
tie packet IN the business. Charley
-Smither and Stack Lee are clerks.
It is said that Capt. Lee viii put the
Dan Able in the Friar's Point trade this
fail.
The island below 5asETills, opposite
the race course, has been purchased by I
the corporation Of Edgeield forthe gravel |
of which it IS composed.
The Illinois is in many places six, seven
and eight miles wide, and it is said there
is no warehouse on what were its banks, |
from its mouth to Peoria, but Is standing
in water which reaches, in some instances, /
to the second story windows. When the /
fast boat came down on Sunday and Mon
day. the Illinois was still swelling. A
gloomy feeling peryaded the people.
TIL st. Louis Republican, says: Capt. |
Henry W. Smith arrived in town from
Memphis Monday morning; he looks tool
jubilant TO have effected any compromise
with any windy barge line. We think
that the Memphis Packet Company have
a prestige with merchants which it is
impossible to overcome. They have al
ways acted fair, given the lowest Living
rates, > and their steamers are elegantly
furnished and extremely reliable. What
more is needed2
IMPORTANT To STEAMBOAT ENGINEERS.
OFFICE OF LOCAL BOARD OF q. S. IN-f
sPECroRs, ST. LOUIS, July 20, 1869.
The ~atteation CT oil Engineers licensed
under the act Of Congress approved Au-
gust 30, 1852, is respectfully called to the
following rule enacted at a late meeting
ofthe Us. supervising inspectors, held
in Washington, d. c., in January. last.
ANY failure in the Observance Of his
rule, Will cause a revocation of license.
JAMES II. MCCORD,
PETER XANDERVORT,
Us. Local Inspectors.
When an engineer gives up the charge
Of the engineers department ola steamer
by resignation or otherwise, he shall GER
tify in writing as to the condition Of the
same; said certificate to be kept on board
The steamer, subject to the inspection of
Inc United States Inspectors Of steamers.
the succeeding chief engineer. Also
an engineer assumes the charge of
be engineers department of a vessel. he
shall examine the same, to see IL il is
N good order, and ia accordance with the
nandltinn In the nnrti hnnfn 80.