Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-09-06
RIVER NEWS.
ROATs I.EAvINa TuIs nAv

IN PORT.
Legal Tender, Mary Boyd, 8. C. Day
City of Cairo.
RIVERS, WEATHER n BUSINESS.
GAS WORKS, September s, 1870.
River fell five inches in past twenty foul
hours. Below high water mark of 1867
twenty-eight feet five and a half inches.
CHAS. GOODWIN,
Superintendent Gas Works.
BY TELEGRAPH.
CINCINNATI, September 5.-River faller
9 feet 5 inches. Weather cool and clear
PITTsBURG, September 5.-Under the
influence of the recent rains the Monon.
gahela is rising slowly, with 8 feet ]
inch in the channel. Weather clear,
Thermometer 76e at noon,
NASHVILLE, September 5.-The river
here is stationary, with three feet on Har-
peth shoals. The weather is fair and COO
for the season. Arrived: Burksville and
Alpha, from Cairo. Departed: Burks.
vile and Alpha, for Cairo.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The old frame mill building at the foot
of Exchange will soon go by the board.
Its day Is nearly over, n its worn, shah
by appearance reminds n of an ilI-spent
life. Fol- a long time past the old thing
has been abandoned, or nearly so. Only q
few squalid families or mackerels find
shelter from the storm and weather under
its oof
During the past few days boats have
had trouble below Cairo for the first time
this season. Island "a Is the worst place.
and but s feet is reported over the bar at
that point, with the current running like
a mill race and tho channel hard to make.
The r E. Lee has beer fast there for the
past tive days, and will not get of until
har antirQ Load io Gfoaha~vI nAz -
between Cairo and st. Louis are all very
bad, though Jefferson barracks and Lib
erty are worst. There is but 5 feet scaut
on the latter and 5 feet on the former.
The A. J. White Is aground at Friar's
Point and failed to arrive yesterday. The
Cheek takes her place and leaves this
evening. 1t is thought the White would
get of to-day If some of the large boats
passed in time to give her q pull, White
river has 4 feet to Augusta, the highest
point reached by the packets; above there
10 J~acksonport there Is 8 feet. Arkansas
has 81 feet to Little Rock and
is declining. Business yesterday was
quite active. The Allen went
TO Arkansas with q good trim. The An
derson went to Friar's Point with a fair
trip. The Sallie V. went to Haile's Point
with a moderate trip. The Belle Memphis
came in from st. Louis, discharged a good
load n returned in the evening. The
City Of Vicksburg passed down in the fore
noon with a hne trip for Vicksburg with
ner pSckers null OF champagne and spark
ling catawba to stuff the V~icksbureers
when they present her with that fine
piano promised some time ago. This
summed up he business of yesterday at
the levee. The weather was too warm for
comfort except where covers and avn
ings afforded protection from the suns
rays.
The City of CAIRO passes down this
morning for V~icksburg, leaving at 10
O'Clock. Capitals. +. Luker is her gallant
commonder.
The Annaiwin be here to-day and leave
on her return tor Cincinnati Thursday,
The Columbia will pass from st. Louis
for Arkansas tomorrow.
The Mary Boyd has laid up.
The Legal Tender, Captain John D. FL |
lott, leaves for Augusta, DeVall's Bluffs, |
and all points on White river this even.
ing at 8 O'Clock.
The st. Joseph, Captain Corbett, leaves
for st. Louis at 5 pm. as the regular mail
packet.
The g. W. Cheek leaves for Friar,s
Point at 8 pm. In place of the White. Cap
tain Geo. Cheek goes In command.
Marine hospitals along the rivers Of
the West are shout to be turned over to
State authorities and charitable societies,
owing TO the expense Of keeping them
mp being greater than the sxfgencies of
the service will warrant. Practical expe-
shows the system to work better
under the new order thar under Govern
ment authority, while 1t IL much cheaper.
Colonel J. Birney Msrshall's funeral |
yesterday was well attended by the news
paper fraternity and numerous citizens.
band Of music headed the procession,
and the remains were followed 70 the
depot by a lsrgs crowd.