Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-07-24
RIVER NEWS.
STATE on rnr wrArnEn JULY .

TAT OF THE WEATHER JULY ~.
Augusta, Ca, clear, 7So Buffalo, cloudy, :
67o; Boston, clear, TO; Charleston, clear,
79o; Cleveland, cloudy, 74o; Chicago, clear,
zoo Chattanooga, clear, 76'; Cincinnati,
pleasant, 69e Dubuque, pleasant and cool;
Jackson, Miss, clear and pleasant; Lou,
isville, hay, T7o; Montgomery, clear and
cool, 700; Milwaukee, cloudy co.; Nash
vile, clear, cool, 650; New Orleans,
cloudy, 81o; New York, hazy, 74o; Phil
adelphia, cloudy, 09o; Plaster Cove, N.
s., cloudy, Use; Pittsburg, cool, 69o; st.
Louis, clear and pleasant, 760; Vieks-
burg, hazy and pleasant; Washington,
vana, clear, $50; Mobile, cloudy, 7s0;
Houston, cloudy, $40.
a LEAVING THIS DAY.
Cry OF CAIRO, .......~..St. Louis, 5 pm.
MARBLE CRY, ....-.........V icksburg, 5 pm.
NAToMA,~."~..."~...Whit river, 5 pm.
ARRIVALS.
steamer Rapides, Cincinnati.
G.. w. Cheek. Friar's Point.
" Natoma, White river.
Luminary, Vicksburg.
City of Cairo, st. Louis.
DEPARTURES.
steamer Llminary, st. Louis.
{" Robt. Burns, Cincinnati.
+" G. w. Cheek, Friar's Point.
Z" Ozark, Arkansas river.
=" Rapides, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
Natoma, City of Cairo.
RIVERS WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
ST. LOUIS. July 2G.-The river is rising
| steadily.
Arrived, Bee. Departed, Belle Mem
phis. Clear and warmer.
CINCINNATI, July 23.-The river is sta
tionary with % feet in the channel.
Departed, Silver Spray.
LOUISVILLE, July 23.-The river is
rising with 8 feet in the canal.
Arrived, Virginia.
NEW ORLEANS, July 23.-AIrived, City
of Alton and Shark and barge.
MRMPHIs'GAs WORKS, July ..
River fell 2 inches in past q hours. Be-
low high water mark of 1867, 10 feet :
inches. CHAS. GOODWIN.
The river will soon be ut a stand at this
port. and will no doubt again be rising
within 4S hours. The rise at st. Louis is
rapid, but will not last long. our latest
news from that section will be found
above. The Arkansas and White rivers
are in good condition. We give the latest
mail news from the Upper Mississippi and
Missouri.
QUINCY, ILL, July 2l.-Riyer falling
present hight above low water mark, l6Z
feet.
OMAHA, July 2l.-River falling slowly.
The Lewis passed dOwn ut noon.
Weather clear, and business fair for the
season.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The new steamer Rapides, for the Red
river trade, passed down yesterday. She
added some corn at this port.
The L%umtnary passed up. She got some
v,,vla hare anI aiohtaan hQlnG nj pnf1nn.
The Natoma and Cheek brought III three
bales of cotton each. The former had also
30 sacks of coTD, from White river.
The w. a. Caldwell went on the docks
Yesterday.
The Ozark left for The Arkansas with a
good trip.
The Robert Burns left for Cincinnati,
with a good trip of people and some cot
ton.
The City of Cairo, Capt. Malin, leaves
to-day for Cairo and ST. Louis. She il
the regular packet. Henry Carlyle and
Glenn NOlte are her clerks.
The Marble City. Capt. Carter, with
Henry Dietrich and George Briggs in the
ofsoe. leaves to-day for Vicksburg and
the bends She takes the u. 5. mail.
The handsome Eat0ma, Capt. VIM. Ash
ford gets ayyaytO-day foTAususta and way
noints on White river. She is q 40.
boat. and connects with the Little Rock
Railroad. Garrett Hullsa and John smith
er are her Secretaries.
!. > The p. w. Strader is due to-day from
New Orleans.
, If we omitted to properly credit Che
, Vicksburg Herald IL was uuintentional.
Mr.. VIM. 7. King has assumed charge oil
the river department of the Evening
GT0aicIe, OF Cincinnati, in place of Geo
4 Alcoke.
=, John Duble n now in command OF tho
Kellogg and Barges. A good appoint
. ment.
I The Thompson Dean was due from
= above last night.
The Great Republic leaves st. Louis TO
! day for New Orleans.
The Mississippi makes another New Or
G leans trip before SIZE lays=up.
The st. CrOix river rs sad 10 be 50 full
: OF logs that navigation is impedCQ. ILt
: quantity Is estimated at from 250.O00, 1OO
to 800. 900, 200 rest, These are being ratted
{ at saltwater, the point whGF6 The Tivel
e enters Lake st. CrOiX, at the rate Of 1000,
/ 900 feet-daily.
There is some talk of improving thu
: water W of the Illinois and Fox Tiv'
ers, by putting dams across them about
: one mile above Ottawa. If this is done
: it will undoubtedly be one of the largest
water poWeEs In the United States.
: The hull Of tA6 steamer Underwater
: with all the machinery That was Op boarc
E at the time her uppe works were burned
r off at Cairo, started for Cincinnati Tues
daT in tow of the steamer Tom FaFroW,