Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-24
NEWS.
BoATs LEAYINe THIs DAY.

RIVERS, WEATHER n BUSINESS.
Gas WORKS, June %, 1870.
The river rose ~ inches in the past a
hours. Below high water mark Of 1867,
10 feet 4 inche.
CHARLES GOODWIN.
Superintendent Gas Works.
b upper streams are all declining
with the solitary exception of the Mis-.
souri,, bat the swell coming out of tina
river will lose itself before it reaches here.
The Arkansas is falling. with about 81
feet to Little Rock. White river Is at q
good stage, with plenty of steamboat
water to all points. A tight shower fell
yesterday afternoon, after an intensely
hot day. Business is duh on the landing.
BY TELEGRAPH.
NASHVILLE, June 23.-River falling;
- feet on Harpeth shoals. Weather hot.
with prospect of rain; mercury, go al
noon.
CAIRO, June23.-Port list: Silver Spray
from New Orleans to Cincinnati, 9 am.
Henry Ames, New Orleans to st. Louis,
5 am; st. Joseph, Memphis to st. Louis.
7 pm; Olive Branch, New Orleans 70 st.
Louis, s pm; Dexter, New Orleans to St
Louis, s pm; Pink Varble, Cincinnati
to Fort Smith, g pm; louisville. Cairo
10 New Orleans, 8 pm; Grand Tower,
st. Louis to Memphis, s pm. River fell
2 inches. Clear mercury, 90.
CINCINNArI, July 23.-Fhe river has
16H feet water and falling. Arrived:
Natoma, from Memphis Nightingale, from
Arkansas river. Departed: Edinburg,
for New Orleans. Weather clear; Their
mometer $50.
ST. LOUIS, June 2S.-Departed: Nat
chez and Mary Alice and barges, for New
Orleans; City of Alton, for Yicksburg.
The river is still falling. The weather is
clear and very warm.
ST. LOUIS, June &.-The steamer Co
lumbar, en- route from Omaha to st.
Louis, struck a rock in the Missouri river
near Brunswie and sunk. She is re-
ported badly broken and is probably q
total loss. She WIS owned by n. Sprengie,
and Capt. VIM. Barnesher was her com
mander. She was valued at $3S,O00.
OMAHA, June 23-The Missouri river is
again very high and still rising, with pros
poets of its getting out Of its banks.
LOUISVILLE, June 23.-Arrived: Robert
Burns, from Memphis. Departed: Mary
Houston, for New Orleans The river
fell s inches in the last 24 hours, with 7
feet in the canal and 5 feet in the chute.
Weather clear md hot.
New ORLEANS, June 23.-Arrived:
Alaska, from Cincinnati.
VICKsBURG, June 2.-Up= Richmond,
~ 81 LAE1@1n - E"8a NV 4 .
Weather clear and warm.
PITFsBURG, June 23.-Weather pleas
ant; thermometer S0S.
a MISCELLANEOUS.
y The Masonic picnic will be largely at
tended to-day by s-teamboatmen. 1t will
be one of the finest of the season.
The Arkansas river and White river
boats are doing a large passenger bust
~ness-going out with every stateroOm
full, and cots at a premium. The boats
are popular, and offer every comfort to
travellers, but much of the patronage to
these lines is due to the energy, tact and
reliability OF Messrs. ThOs. Herman and
Jas. Savers, passenger agents of the lines,
who are always at their posts, and by
their gentlemanly conduct have cOntribu-
ted much to build VI in our midst a sys-
tenn of protection to persons travelling
very much needed, and which is already
felt in our city. They are fOund upon
every train which enters our city, and
hundreds Of persons who arrive, not
knowing how to reach their destination
in the shortest and safest way, are in
debted to them for such information as
not only enables the wayfarer to save ex-
pense, but sends him on his way satisfied
that he had fallen into the right hands
while passing through u city. These
gentlemen, ever thoughtful of the WARY
traveller, have rooms over their Office at
No. Promenade street, where those who
are short of means are given comfortable
accommodations while awaiting boats,
and during the season very many poor
families seeking a home in the far west
have availed themselves of the hospitality
OF Mossrs. kt6TPSn & Savers. The
former gentleman seaves in a day or two
a trip to the North and Northwest,
where he will advertise his lines thor
ouglv.
Captain C. c. Pickett, of New Orleans,
has purchased the Selma for the Opelou-
sss trade. She takes the place of the J.
G.. Blackfori.
The Great Republic lett st. Louis for
New Orleans late wednesday night.
The Pauline Carroll for New Orleans, |
and the City of Alton for Yicksburg, left
last evening.
The Sallie V, about which Tom Neal
went into pOetical OBSTACLES, leaves to-day
for Hale's Point and Dyersburg. She is
the regular packet. Captain Miller COM
The City of Alton passes down on Sat-
urday for Nicksburg and the bends $skaI
The elegant passenger packet R. +. Lee, I
Captain Joh Cannon. leaves on Satur-
day for Natchez and New Orleans. She
IS unexeelled as a passenger steamer.
The hatcher will be due tomorrow, on
her way to New Orleans.
The MinnsOla will not get away for
Cincinnati until tomorrow. Captain
Miller is her popular master.
The r. P. Walt dropped down to the
wharf yesterday, having undergone a
thorough cleaning, besides having her
timbers refsstened, and her
wheels o~verhauled. She will leave for
river tomorrow morning.
The Mary Boyd ave- this evening for
Arkansas river, with Captain K. L
aaines in command, and Z. W. Outlaw
md Bob Shields in the Office. The BOYD
las been docked, painted and fixed mp in
very department as nice as when first
urned out of the builders hands. She
5 justly termed the Queen of the Arkau-
being superior in every respect to
my boat ever in the trade.
The tOwboat Shark passed up yesterday.
The Natchez reached st. Louis from
Sew Orlesns, on Wednesday, in 3 days,
2 hour and 40 minutes, beating the J.
r.. Whites time fifteen minutes, and
making the run of over 1880
niles up stream in the quickest time on
1t was 10 1874, twenty-six years
that the White made her famous
,assage and astonished thousands by per
Orming the trip in 3 days % hours and
0 minutes. The White had several dis :
dvsntages to contend with. 1t was be- 4
ore the Introduction of wood fats, now /
AIKEN in tow with little loss Of time and ]
was therefore obliged to wood from {
III the banks. 1t is also sud that cut I
since made, have shortened the river .
early ahundred miles, but this is ques- )
from the fact that many con- !
that the bends have since washed ;
ut and eaved and that the distance is
lilly as great as in former days. The
White had everything arranged for her :
uick run in advance, and took adj
antage of a good stage of water and a
eeliuing river. The Natchez made no (
announcement of a quick trip. !
nd only telegraphed to the several points U
head to rave wood and cosl-bOats ready z
" her. She wa detained here some :
me by eoal-tiats not being ready, and q n
sing river impeded her run to some ex- v
Mt. She made sixteen business land 2
igs before reaching Cairo. An immense &
'owd of people gatheti on the st. Louis
harf to welcome her Upon her arrival
lere, and there was much excitement :
Id enthusiasm among the citizens. 1t
said that she will, before b season
oses, make another quick run, which, II =
expected, will be ia shorter time han =
one just made. She was to leave St. r
Duis last night on her down trip for New t
-leans.
Frank Cayton and Mart Burnham, two
the best pilots on the Mississippi, met n,
g Natchez at Cairo and piloted her from n,
ere up. The New Orleans PieayEae as
yes the following as her correct time to .
.cksburg; n
Left New Orleans Saturday, June 18th, u
5:32: az
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lis Gate.----- Braisf Landing. 10 80 ds
Il Church 1 AShley's----.-- II IL (
) Natehez------ II 81 jel
" Rivur.---- 8 WCole's Creek ~ II
lie Point Bar. s 3iWhite Hall-----. 3 on =
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