Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-04-24
BY TELEGEoPH.

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CINCINNATI, April 23Sof Weather clear
thermometer 16o wind, Sl5outhwest; bar
2q44. The river is ~ feet and inches in
the canal, and has risen 2 feet inches,
and is now stationary. Trade fair; full
list of boats. Rates TO New Orleans 40c.,
on account of considerable opposition.
Arrived: Silver Spray, from New Or
leans; Juniata, from Pittsburg; Bermuda,
from Evansville; Kenton, from New Or
leans. Departed this evening: Bermuda,
for Evansville; Silver Moon, for Mem
pbis: Edinburg, for New Orleans. Cap
tain Paris is in the city, looking for the
new Yazao river packet, May Bug, and
complete hull of Captain Metzger's boat.
The river shipmentt ire fully equal to
the tonnage offere6Sond the number Of
boats up larger thai sual. Rates firm in
all trades except the New Orleans, il
which so cents is admitted under strong
cOmpetitinn.
GREENsBoRo, April 23.-Riyer is fall
ing, with u feet water in the channel
Weather clear; Thermometer 7S'.
OIL CITY, April 23.-The river is fall
ing, with 4 feet inches in the channel
Weather cloudy; thermometer 74' at
pm. aw
MoRaANTowN, April "a, s,ne river is
stationary, with 5 fe66Tn the channel
Weather clear; thermometer 730.
BRowSsvILLE. April ZS.-The river is
falling slowly, with l21z feet in the chan
mel. Weather cleari thermometer, 67s al
pm.
NASHVILLE, April 23.-The river con-
tinues to reeede, with feet scant on the
shoals. The weather is clear and warm.
CAIRO, April 29.-The river has fallen
feet in the past p hour. Weather clesl
and warm. Port list: Up-Belle st. Louis
Joe Fleming and Powell. Down: p. w
StrsdeT, Sam j. Hale, Commonwealth and
Belle Memphis.
LOUISVILLE, April 23.-River still ris.
ing: Ie feet 3 inches in chute over the
falls, and IS feet 3 inches in the canal
Weather clear and warm. Arrived: Sham
rock, Cincinnati TO st. Louis, Silver
Spray, New Orlesns to st. Louis; Dia'
mond with empty barges. Departed: Le-
clair for Tennessee river.
LOUISVILLE, April 23.-The river is ris-
ing Bow, with Is teet in the canal and II
feet in the chute over the falls. Weather
clear and very warm. Down; Shamrock
Cincinnati TO st. Louis. Up: Silver
Spray, New Orleans TO Cincinnati.
ST. PAUL, April 23--The rivers are fall
ing rapidly, and without there should bt
general rains, of which there are no indir
cations at present, the waters will soon be
at their usual stage. Farmers have not
for many years, had so favorable a season
for putting ~ their crops.
NIscELLANEoUs.
Business in river circles oontinu es tC
rule dull and quiet.
All fear of an overflow il at an end. All
the upper streams are falling, and the
river viii hardly attain the high stage
again this spring.
The MinneOla cleared tor Cincinnati
with 700 bales of cotton.
The Indians passed up for Louisville
and the ArmadillO, from Arkansas river
for Cincinnati.
The Louisville and Colorado passed
down. The latter put of here large
amount of freight.
SThe City Of Cairo left for st. Louis.
The r. +. Lee, Captain Cannon, leaves
this evening for Cairo and Louisville.
Mr.. Adolph Martin is purser.
The favOrite packet Magenta, 10 com
mand of the ever popular Captain Stui
Neal. viii leave Monday evening for New
Orleans and the bends. John Sullivan Il
her gentlemanly clerk.
The Mary L. Forsyth, Captain Luker
leaves this evening for st. Louis.
Cartain Pratt, OF the Mount Carbon
Coal Company, is in the city.
The RGbicon, Captain William Blake
leaves Monday evening for VicksburG
and the bends. She Is the regular Mon
- -
tentive purser.
The John Kilgour has laid up at Port
land.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane
with Billy Blenker in the ONCE, is thi
Monday st. Louis packet, leaving a
pm.
The Nick Lougworth, Captain Lev
Kates, will leave Monday evening fol
| New Orleans. Eugene Bowers has charg
Of the office.
Southern rates at st. Louis remain in
demOraliZed condition. Flour is takeI
1 for New Orleans at from 20 to % cents pc
barrel, and pound freights from IL to Il
cents per hundred, the former being tn
barge rates Memphis rates are 80 cent
| per barrel for -four, and pound freight
/ In proportion.
The General Anderson, Captain JAIME
I Lee, is the regular Monday Friar's Poin
and bends packet, leaving at five pm
/ Stack Lee does the honors OF the office.
| The st. Francis Is the Tuesday St. Fran
/ els river packet.
The Alice Dean has v ithdrawn from tn
/ Memphis trade for the present, and make
/ trip TO New Orleans under Captain
I skunk.
The Commonwealth, Captain Sedan
| leaves here Monday morning, at tel
/ O'Clock, for New Orleans.
The Arkansas, Captain Shaw, leaves TO
/ day, at p.m., for Arkansas river, goinl
| through to Fort Smith.
The P. w. Strader, Captain Stein, leave
I to-day, at pm, for New Orleans an
| the bends. A clever gentleman has ehRrg
/ of the office.
The Sam ]. Hale, Captain Walker, vii
arrive to-day from Cincinnati, and leav
1 on Wednesday with return trip.
The Mary Miller, Captain King, leave
| to.morrow for New Orleans and the bends