Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-31

hAHEh AND 6~IEAMbDAIcs
CAIRO, May S0.-Down-Rubicon, 2p.m.
Up-Mary Houston, 5 pm; Luminary 8
am. Hale 8 pm. River fell G inches.
Weather clear and very warm.
BoATs LEAVING THIS DAY.
MAGESTA-~.--..,.New Orleans, 5 pm.
Louis, 5 pm.
RUBICON........ ......-.-~-.V ~ieksburg, 5 pm
GEO w. CHEEK-~-..Friar's Point, 5 pm.
ARRIVALS.
Steamer MoIlie Able, st. Louis.
Virginia, Louisville.
GS1N. Cheek, Friar's Point.
" ST. francis, St. Francis river.
Lafourche, New Orleans.
Great Republic, New Orleans.
Julia, Nicksburg.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Great Republic, st. Louis.
Lafourche, Louisville.
IN PORT.
Julia, Natoma, G. ". Cheek, St. Fran
els.
RIVERS, WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
MEMPHIS GAS WORKS, May %.
River fell IS inches in past "A hours.
Below city high water mark, Il feet 6
inches; below high water of 1867, Is feet
8 inches. CHAS. GOODWIN.
The latest telegraphic news from above
will be found at the head of this column
in future. The decline at this point goes
on steadily and rapidly. Already the bar
opposite this city Is beginning to catch
some passing drift, and by tomorrow 1t
will be in sight. White river Is falling,
and the Arkansas is low. The weather IS
clear and warm. Rain is very much
needed by the young cotton, and by veg
etables. IL was quiet on the leyee vester-
day.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The towboats Comet and Tigress No. ?
passed up yesterday.
The Dry Docks will arrive this week,
and with them an efficient corps Of ship
carpenters, caulkers, blaeksmiths, etc.
Capt. Ashford Is having the Natoma put
in splendid order by home mechanics.
That is the way TO do it.
More river clerks are now pressing
brick in Memphis than at any time since
1867.
The Magenta, Capt. Hicks, will pass
down to-day, at . pm, for New Orleans.
The elegant Rubicon, Capt. VIM. Blake,
will pass down to-day for Vicksburg and
the bends. She is the United States mail
packet, and connects at VIcksburg with
the Frank Pargoud for New Orleans. ALI.
Grissom, q popular and efficient clerk, has
charge of her office.
The Julia, Capt. Callahan. with Andy
Isaaes in the office 1--WE beg his pardon for
substituting another on the down trip,
Will leave at 5 pm. to-day for Cairo and
st. Louis. She makes all the railroadeon
neetions.
The United States mail packet Thos. II.
Allen, Capt. Pritchard, leaves tomorrow
for Pine Bluff, Little Rock, and way
points on the Arkansas. Passengers for
H. - ~Ls. H.
The Des Arc, Capt. Elliott, backs out
tomorrow for all points on White river.
The Geo. W. Cheek, with Jas. Lee On
the roof and Messrs. Field and Lee at the
desk, will back out to-day for Friar's
Point and all landings intermediate.
The Thompson Dean is advertised to
leave st. Louis on Tuesday next.
The Missouri is falling at Omaha.
The steamer Benton, recently sunk il
the Missouri near DeSoto, was raised on
Saturday.
The Thompson Dean and Great Repub-
licdecIine to join the Barge line at present.
On June LIST, Mr.. Henry Adkins, in
speetor of hulls for the St. Louis Under
writer's, will ssum the duties of Super
intendent Ofthe Sectional Dock Company
at that port.
The new bridge across the river at Da-
venpOrt to the Island Will take Ii, 900 Gu
bic feet of masonry. 1t is expected TO be
done by the lSt of December.
Only a slight rise is wanted to ffOat the
Silver Moon from her position on the
rocks at Louisville.R
A new wharfbOat for Helena is coming
out of the Ohio.
The steamer Minnie, bound from st.
Louis to Fort Smith, is having a hard time
oft on the Arkansas on account of low
water.
The St. Louis Democrat saws: Ii Is
rather a curious fact that while the
steamer Charlie Bowen was to sail last
evening from sulphur Springs with seven
barges loaded with ore for Cumberland
river, the St,ILOuis tow company sent the
Nee. Porter and barges to the Tennessee
river to be loaded with ore for the Caron-
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