Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-06
DEPARTURES.

RIVERS, WEATHER N BUSINESS.
GAS WORKS, August 3, 1870.
River fell four inches in past forty
eight hours. Below high water mark OF
1867, 81 feet 5 inches.
CHAS. GOODWIN,
Superintendent of Gas Works.
The Arkansas is declining, and has but
30 inches to Little Rock, while above there
IL inches is all that can be found. Our
dispatches give the latest news from
above. White river has scant 3 feet to
Augusta. The weather was dry yester-
day, but there was an occasional cloud
fitting across the sky. Business was
moderate on the levee.
BY TELEGRAPH.
PITTsBURG, August 6.-Weather clear
and pleasant. Monongahela, B feet 8
inches. Business suspended and nothing
doing outside of local packets.
OIL CITY, August 5.-River falling, with
SO inches in the channel. Weather clear
and warm.
PARKER's LANDING, August 5.-Riyer
stationery-3S inches.
L~oUIsvILLE, August 5.-The river Is
now stationary, having probably reached
the highest point on this rise. Five feet
large over the falls, and ten feet on the
Portland bar. Weather clear; mercury,
$50 at six p.m. Arrived: Leonidas, from
New Orleans; Belle Vernon and Tom
Reese and barges, New Orleans. The Mary
Houston has laid up.
NEW ORLEANS, August 5.-Arrived:
Commonwealth, from st. Louis. De-
parted: Bee and barges.
CAIRO, August 5.-The port list is as
follows: Marble City, from Vicksburg to
st. Louis, z am; Collier; from st. Louis
to New Orleans, z Am. The river rose
ten inches in the past twenty-four hours.
Weather clear. Mercury, SO.
CINCINNATI, August 5.-River, l6 feet
in b channel and falling; weather clear,
Thermometer, $50 at noon.
ST. Louis, August 5.-Arrived : ST.
Joseph. Memphis. Departed City Of
Alton, Memphis. The river is still fall
ing; mercury 920 at SPIN.
NASHVILLE, August 5.-The river Is
The weather is fair and hot. Departed:
Umpire, for Cairo.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The elegant new steamer City of Vicks-
burg, Captain c. d. Conway, will pass
down this evening for Vicksburg and the
bends. She carries the u. s. mail. Andy
Isaacs and George Briggs are her clerks.
The Sam ]. Hale, Captain W. P.
Walker, backs q to-day for Cairo, Lou
isville and Cincinnati. She makes all
way landings and Is an elegant passenger
packet. Ed. O. Miller is in the Office.
The towboat, Little Alps Is again in
splendid order and is now prepared to do
all harbor work offered as well as lighter
steamers. She has bsrges especially
adapted TO the latter purpose.
The Mary Boyd LEFT for the mouth Of
White river, where she will be met by
the Dardanelle for Little Rock. The
Boyd took a barge in tow containing
three passenger coaches, and fifteen flat
cars for the Little Rock and Fort Smith
railroad.
The w. RI Arthur passed down with
a big trip. The family of Capt. Tom
Louis.
The many friends of Capt. John E.
Ford will be glad to learn that he is in
excellent health and is prospecting in the
Crescent City.
The body found yesterday floating In
the river Is no doubt that of Thad. With
lew, clerk Of the Silver Spray. he was
recognized by his teeth, which were unu-
sually long, and his body, which w2s
very short. His eyes had been picked
out by buzzards, and his whole body was
30 much disfgured. that only those who
knew him intimately would recognize
him. His body was taken charge of by
the coroner.
The splendid steamer Grand Tower,
Captain Lennox, backs cut this evening
way landings, and connects with the
trains North and East. Thomas h White
Is her clerk.
The r. p. Walt, Captain Ashford, is the
United States mail packet for
river to-day. She goes 10 Jackson
port, and connects with the Batesville for \
and also connects with the