Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-09-17

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has 6 or 7 feet to that port. White river
is in bad condition. The channel is mar
row and crooked, and has not over 8 feet
to Devall's Bluff, while so inches to Au-
gusts is reported. Weather clear. Bush
ness active.
BY TELEGRAPH.
CAIRO, September I6 -Port list: Grand
Tower, from st. Louis to Memphis, IL
pm; Louisville, from Cairo to New Or
leans, l am; Nick LOngworth, from st.
Louis to New Orleans, 2 pm; Mohawk,
from StLouis to New Orleans, 4 pm;
City of Vicksburg, from st. Louis to
Yicksburg, 5 pm; Julia, from V~icksburg
to st. Louis, 6 pm. The river rose 2
inches. Mercury S1a.
NEW ORLEANS September I6.-Arrived:
McGill, from st. Louis; Wauanita, from
Louisville. Departed: Belfast. for st.
Louis; LeOnidas, for Cincinnati.
VICKsBURG, September 16.-Up: Rubi-
con, 2 pm. Down: Shark and barges, 8
last night; NJ. J. Wicks, 7 am; Governor
/ Allen, 9 an; Continental, 7 pm. River
falling. Weather clear and pleasant.
NASHVILLE, September 16.-The river
is falling, with 80 inches on Harpeth
shoals. Weather warm and showery.
CINCINNATI, September 16.-The river
has fallen 6 inches, with 6 feet Z inches in
the channel. Weather warmer to-day.
and somewhat threatening. Temperature,
100.
LOUISVILLE, September I6.-Departed:
Minneols, for New Orleans. The river is
stationary, with 20 inches in the chute
and 4 feet on Portland bar. The weather
is alternately cloudy and clear, with in
dicstions OF rain tonight.
PITTsBURG, September 16.-The weather
Is cloudy, with indications of rain. The
Monon gahela has 80 inches in the channel.
ST. LOUIS, September 16.-Arr1ved,
Kellogg and bsrges and w. r. Arthur,
from New Orleans; st. Joe, from Mem
phis; Columbia, from Arkansas river.
Departed: Kate Kinney, tor New Orleans.
The river is rising slowly. Weather clear
and warm.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Captain SAM. II. Shock arrived on
Thursday from st. Louis. The rumor
that he had bought an interest in the
Southern Hotel is entirely ~unfounded.
The City of Alton passed down yester-
day. for Vicksburg. She put of some
freight here.
The Edinburg was past due last night
from the Ohio on her way to New Or
leans.
The Nick Longworth is dine this even
ing for New Orleans. She passed Cairo
yesterday at 2 pm, as will be seen by our
dispatches. Captain Lew. Hates Is master
and L. Eugene Bowers is chief clerk.
The Geo. w. Cheek, Captain Malone,
with Frank Gonterman in the office,
leaves to-day for Friar's Point n ali
way landings. She carries the United
States mail.
Ice at Helena, 81 IS per 100. See card
below.
The fine steamer Celeste, Captain Tom
Berry, with W. T. Butler in the Office,
leaves to-day in place of the Pat Cleburne
for Jaeksonport and all way landings on
White river. She connects with the Lit
tie Rock trade and with the packet for
Black river. She is light and will go
through.
The Pat Cleburne, the pride Of the Ar
kansas, gets away to-day for Little Rock
and all way landings. She is an elegant
new packet, and is the finest steamer in
the trade. Reese Pritchard is master.
John Hardin is her chief clerk. She con-
meets with packets for Fort Smith.
The Norman, Capt. Kennedy, will get
away to-day for Cairo, Evansville and
Louisville. She is a regular packet and
connects with the mail line for Cincinnati.
The st. Mary's, for New Orleans, adds
131 bales cottOn-the first southern ship
ment of the season.
Mr.. VIM. r. Wieks, chief engineer of
the r. c. Gray, was attacked with hemOr-
rhsge and died suddenly on that boat yes
terdsy a few miles above this city. His
remains were forwarded to Louisville by
rail. Mr.. Wieks was a cousin of Major Nj.
J.Wicks, of this city, and was a brother of
G.. w. Wicks, Esq, a prominent merchant
of Louisville.
The Louisville left Cairo for New Or
leans yesterday, and is due here this even
ing.
The Colossal, which passed up yester-
day morning, left a barge in White river.
The channel was too narrow to bring it
out.
1t is probable that the White river
Packet Company will have three boats
per week for that stream hereafter.
The r. P. Walt will be ready to take
her place in the White river trade on Sat
urdsy next.
The elegant Grand Tower, Captain Len
nox, will leave to-day as usual for all
landings to st. Louis. She is an elegant
packet, and connects with the trains North
and East.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain Con-
way, with Andy Issscs in the Office, leaves
to-day for Vicksburg and all way land
She is an elegant packet.
The following horrible piece of wit is
hon the fourier Journal; "The man at
the wheel who ports his helm when it
should be stsrboard, and so runs into an
other vessel, not only makes a bull, but
also u wild steer"
The Southwestern was posted to leave
ST. Louis for Red river yesterday, and the
Silver Bow leaves to-day.
The f. Hensley is about due on her way
TO White river.
The Utah, for White river, win be due
tonight from st. Louis.
Our exchanges contain no items of in
terest.
The transfer business is a good one at
81 80 to So so per drayioad is
charged for transferring around the falls.
No money for the packets at this rate,
consequently very little more freight will
come.
The Richmond was to have left st.
Louis last night for New Orleans.
Quarantine is established at Galveston.
New Orleans boats are detained there
twenty-five days.
The Mary Boyd brought in so bales of
Bohlen, Huse & Co. received a lot of
Ice yesterday in tow OF the Odd Fellow.
The r. @. Gray got some 80 tons Arkan-
sas river freight at this port.
The Bismarck passed up. She put of a
lot of freight here, among it some 5000
bundles iron ties.
Bob Hull, clerk of the Bismarck.
of the boat here to attend to
some business, and leaves by rail for st.
Louis to-day.
Ice AT HELENA.-Ample stock and
supplied at one and quarter cents
by the half ton. W. r. RIGHTON.
The Winona Hsratd says that last Fri I
lay afternoon as the Addie Johnston. ]
with a full trip Of passengers, was back
out from the lower landing from Du- !
0uque, q party Of scoundrels amused !
by throwing stones at the de-
steamer. One of the passengers s
lad an eye put out, while several others 2
we're severely injured. Wretches guilty +
If the above act are far too depraved to Z
on the earth, and we would advise
III future steamers landing at Winona, to
70 prepared with cannon. and treat the