Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-07-01

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RIVERS, WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
GAS WORKS, June 80, 1870.
The river fell Is inches in the past "a
hours. Below high water mark Of 1857,
IL feet
CHARLES GOODWIN,
Superintendent Gas Works.
Our river dispatches give the condition
'of the river at various places above and
below.
The Arkansas is falling, with four feet
to Little Rock.
White river is also falling, with hardly
enough water for the packets to reach
J~acksonport. They therefore reship at
Augusta.
The Missouri is the only stream TO the
north of us reported rising. Ii is falling
at various places, however, and the new
rise reported is as yet a long ways off.
The late swell i'm that stream is passing
out at the mouth, and as a consequence,
the Mississippi at st. Louis is swelling
daily.
Weather is clear and hot. Business is
not active.
BY TELEGRAPH.
BATON ROgGE, July The r. Z. Lee
passed here at. t~wenty-four minutes after
one O'Clock; the Natchez passed at thirty
Il GlEubI llnubSS dlttG OD5s
CINCINNATI, June 30.-The river has
fallen 9 inches, with s feet 8 inches in the
channel. Arrived: America, Arkansas
river; Minneola, Memphis. The Arma-
diIlo did not leave for New Orleans until
to-day. Weather showery; thermometer
$50 at noon.
LOUISVILLE, June 3O.-Arrived: Vir-
ginia and j. W. Garrett and barges, New
Orleans. Departed: Garrett and barges.
/ TinaTpnati Tho river 10 faCf apnrnaahfpO
the low water mark; I feet 10 inches in
the canal, and 2 feet 10 inches in the chute.
The weather is clear and hot, the mercury
ranging from Sc to 90 degrees.
PIrTsBURG, June 30.-Weather cloudy ;
thermometer 92o. The Monongahela has
| % inches in the channel and is falling.
NEW ORLEANS, June so. = Arrived
Great Republic firm St. Louis. Departed
r. Z. Lee and Natehez for st. Louis.
The Lee started ahead three minutes, at
CarrolIton 3:45 ahead, at nineteen mile
point 4:45 ahead.
VICKsBURG, June 3l.-The Thomps on
Dean passed up at 8 pm. and Pargoud at
Z pm. River stationary.
CAIRO, June Observation-Disclosures
from New Orleans to Cincinnati; st.
Joseph, from Memphis to st. Louis; Bis
Mollie Able, from st. Louis to New Or
leans; Robb, from st. Louis and return;
Idlewild, from Evansville; Kate Robin
son, from st. Louis to Cincinnati; Grand
Tower, from st. Louis to Memphis; David
Watts, from Tennessee river to st. Louis
w. II. Brown, from st. Louis to Cairo.
River fell IA inches. Weather clear.
Mercury, so degrees.
NASHVILLE, June 3O.-River falling,
with six feet on Harpe.h Shoals. Weather
clear and hot. Arrived-Tyrone, from
Cairo.
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE GREAT RACE--AN EVEN START
n GREAT EXCITEMENT-OUR SPECIALS.
Yesterday was one of the most eventfui
days in our steamboat history. 1t inau-
garated the great race now going on be-
tween the fastest steamboats, ever built
to run upon our Western waters, and the
result is looked for with a degree of anx-
iety and interest never before experienced.
The r. E.. Lee and the Natchez left New
Orleans within a few minutes of each
other, and as both are stripped for a race,
the best run ever made upon our great
national raee-course may be anticip sted.
The racer who makes his four miles in
7.19A will dwindle into insigniicance be-
fore the feat performed by these great
steamers in their race over 1000 miles of
track. The New Orleans levee was lined
with people to see tbs two noble steamers
depart-which they did-the Lee backing
out some five minutes in advance of her
rival. They kept their relative positions
without any p~erceptIble change until out
of sight. We will be able in our nexs 10
give their time to Baton Rouge, Watcher
and V~icksburg, and should they run as
we expect, it would not astonish US to see
them at our levee by dark ~to-EncsrOw
evening. The following specials were re-
ceived by us:
NEW ORLEANS, June so, 1870.
To r. T. English, APPEAL:
The r. E.. Lee left seven minutes before
five; Natchez two minutes before five.
j. HAWKINS.
New ORLEAs, June 80.
Editors appeal: The Natchez and r.
E. Lee left, the former twO minutes be-
fore 3 pm, just five minutes behind the
Lee. The boats at the landing and entire
levee before and above the city, was lined
with people and enthusiasm was i'm
mense. Both boats are in excellent trim,
and many invited guests are aboard.
Very large sums are staked upon the race.
Look out for them in IS hours at Mem
phis. -
The Alaska is due from below.
The upper Missouri boats have lost
money this season.
The Simpson Horner passed down with
a coal tow yesterday.
The Ozark, for Cincinnati, got away
with $50 bales cotton.
The Celeste will be put in service next
week.
The Colorado passes down tomorrow
for Vicksburg N the bends.
The MOllie Able, Captain Dan. Able,
will pass down at 10 s.m. tomorrow for
Vieksburg and New Orleans.
Anderson Lewis, a barber on the Adam
Jacobs, shot his step-fsther in st. Louis a
day or two ago.
yesterday evening. 1t was largely at
tended.
The George ". Cheek leaves tomorrow
for Friar's Point.
Ben Merrielees viii back his Silver
Moon tomorrow evening for Cairo and
Cincinnati. No more popular or more
careful officer floats than Captain Ben.
The picnic to-day Will be largely at
tended by river men. They are ALWAYS
ready to help the widow, the orphan or
any worthy cause.
The elegant Mary Boyd, Capt. Rube
Haynes, leaves to day at FIVE pm. for
Little Rock and all way landings on the
Arkansas. She with the packets
at Fort Smith. and carries the United
States mail. E. w. Outlaw and Bob
Shields are her clerks.
In6 n. Z. w All EeIS away, as usual, TO-
morrow, for all landings on White river.
She Is the United States mail packet.
William Ashford is master.
The Louisville Courier Journal saws:
Capt. p. G. Levi, president of the Louis
vile and Arkan.a as Packet Company,
bought the'Glasgow yesterday from Capt.
Andy Robinson and Capt. Collins, her
present owners. Price paid, Sl5, GOO.
Capt. George w. Cheek, OF Memphis,
arrived in the city yesterday morning,
and is stopping at the National Hotel.
He came to look after the completion of
his new boat, which will be launched to-
day at four pm. from Barmore's ship
yard.
The Ironton (Missouri) Enterprise saws:
Yarner's river, emptying into the St..
Francis, and the st. Francis, between the
mouth of Warmers and the southern
line of the State, in Dunklin county, are
to be navigable for steamboats, of one
hundred feet length by twenty feet
breadth. The contract for cleaning these
within the limits named, has been
given to ". F. Sugg, Esq. who is TO re-
ceive as compensation forty thousand
acres of swamp and unsurveyed lands.
Mr.. Sugg has given g bond in the sum
eighty thousand dollars for>the faith
full performance of his covenants, and in
tends to begin work without delay. He
two years in which to complete his