Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-09-30
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NEW ORLEANS, September 29.-De.
parted: Mohawk and barges, for st. Louis.
VICKsBURG, September 29.-Down: Su-
sic Silver, 4 Am; Indiana, 8 am. Up:
Commonwealth, 4 pm ; r. e. Lee, 7 pm.
The river is rising. Weather clear and
pleasant.
CAIRO, September 29.-Port list: st.
Mary's, from New Orleans to st. Louis, 10
pm; Thompson Dean, from New Orleans
to st, Louis, 8 am; st. Joseph, from
Memphis to st. Louis, IL am; Pauline
Carroll, from New Orleans to st. Louis, II
am. SAM. j.. Hale, from Cairo to Mem
phis, IL am; Mollie Able, from st. Louis
to New Orleans, 3 pm; Grand Tower,
from st. Louis to Memphis, 4 pm. The
river fell 3 inches. Weather clear. Mer-
curry T4o.
PITTsBURe, September 29.-It has been
raining steadily to day. The MonOngahela
has II inches in the channel.
LOUISVILLE, September 29.-The river
continues falling slowly, with the stage
of water too low to report. Hard rain to-
night, lasting two hours. Now cloudy,
with indications of more rain.
CINCINNATI, September 29.-The river
has 5 feet 2 inches in the channel. The
weather is cloudy.
NASHVILLE. September 20.-The river
is falling, with % inches on Harpeth
shoals. Weather fair and pleasant.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Captain Larry Harmstsd has been re-
appointed agent of the Little Miami Fast
Freight Line.
The r. p. Walt goes out on Saturday as
the regular White river packet. She car
ries the U. s. mail.
The Sallie V. will lay up this trip at
Hale's Point until the water raises. She
viii undergo some repairs and re-enter
the trade, as gay as a peacock.
The George w. Cheek, Captain Mark r.
Cheek, leaves to-day for Helena, Friar's
Point, Beulah, Uunice and all way land
ings. She enters the trade for the season
and viii make two trips per week. Her
cabin and texas has been extended and
she has been thoroughly repaired. Frank
GOnterman, Henry Mather and Lew
Briggs are her clerks.
The splendid steamer Mollie Able,
Captain Ed r. Dicks, will be in port to
leave to-day for Vicksburg and New Or
leans. She in her new dress, and
is as handsome as a belle at Newport.
Ross Powell is her chief clerk.
The City Of Alton will pass down this
morning at 10 o'clock for Vicksburg and
the bends. A. Jack Carter commands and
Garrett Huls is her chief clerk.
The st. Francis enters the old trade on
Tuesday next, going as far up the st.
EIduClS rs bu0 wafer VIII DcIullts anu
making two trips per week. She is very
beautiful and win be even more popular
than ever.
The Commercial came up last night
from New Orleans. She will repair here
and enter the st. Francis river trade, with
Captsin Les Ware in command.
The Colorado, Captain Ike Mckee, will
leave to day for Cairo and st. Louis. She
makes all railroad connections North and
Fast Hanau niafrioh "a ola-k IN
The Oil City, Captain J.. d. Randall,
gets away this evening for Shawnee vii
lage and all way landings. She is the
regular packet.
The MARITIME, Captain Dearth, leaves to-
day for Osceola and all way landings.
Jim Hall Is clerk.
The new United States mail packet,
Thomas II. Allen, Captain Clay Rice, with
Ernest Walworth, Alex. Waddel1 and
Charley Musselman in the Office, leaves
to-day for Little Rock and all way land
ings On the Arkansas. She cOnnects with
packets for Fort Smith.
Il will be seen by a card elsewhere, that
Captain Dick Lightburne has been ap-
pointed agent of the Merchants Line of
Arkansas river packets. The line con-
sists of the Utah, Columbia and Sallie.
The Belle Lee passed down yesterday.
Captain Hicks is In love with his patent
CRATE bars, and claims that they are a
great saving in fusl.
It is said that the delay in launching
the Phil Allen was attributable to a mean
trick in some of the workmen who did
not follow directions in constructing the
slides. Spike heads were also, it is said,
found in the slides.
An iron freight boat is about to be built
in st. Louis. Capscity, 1000 tons.
In 1859 there were I02S steamers navi-
eating the Western rivers, with a total
tonnage of III, 507 tons.
Jack Chambers has The rheumatism
badly, and has quit the river.
The following are The rates of freight
from Evansville to Memphis: Flour, ap-
pies, potatoes and all dry barrels, soc;
pork per barrel, 81; eggs per doz, &c;
per barrel, 81; whisky per barrel, 81 so;
hay per ton, So; chickens per, doz., TIC;
turkeys per doz., 81 %; horses per head,
per head, 81 so: sheep per head, 81; ba-
con and heavy freights, 45c; stoves, cast
ings and light freight, z5c.
A Sioux City paper of the 24th says:
'sTha steamer Deer Lodge will leave this
plies for the Indians. The Andrew Ack-
ley is expected to leave to. day for Fort
Buford with Government stores. The
North Alabama passed Yankton on last
morning, early. It is claimed
she made the quickest steamboat
time IN this trip Whish has ever
been Toade between Sioux City and
Yankf0n, considering the amount of work
she did on the way. We we're furnished |
the following information OF the
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