Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-20
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VICKsBURG. June I9.-The Olive Branch
passed up at 8 pm. The Natchez arrived
rom New Orleans in rs hours. River
falling. Weather clear and warm.
LOUISVILLE, June l9.-Arrived-Min-
nicola, nom Cincinnati. Departed-Min-
neola, for Memphis. The river has fallen
1 inches in the last "A hours, leaving 8 feet
IN the canal and s feet in the chute over
the falls. Weather clear and very warm:
thermometer, at 2:30 pm, steady at $50.
ST LOUIS, June I9.-Arrived-Be Belle
Memphis, from Memphis; Belle Lee. from
New Orleans. River still falling. Weather
clear and very warm.
CINCINNATI, June l9.-The river has
fallen 10 inches in the last "a hours; 20
FEET inches at the w~ater-works.
PITrsBURe, June I9.-Weather warm
Thermometer 92o. MonOngahela river 5
feet and falling.
MISCELLANEOUS,
The R. E. Lee passed up. She had a
big trip of people. About 40 ofthem took
the cars from this point.
A floating bagniO is moored at Hone
held. The police would do well to keen
an eye on it. Cairo has the honor of orr
ginating this floating hell.
The Silver Spray is Cue from below,
The Magenta arrived Yesterday and
went to Hopefield, when she put off a LOT
OF railroad IRON. She no doubt got away
at an early hour this morning.
The Belle Memphis, Capt. Crane. will
get away to-day for Cairo and st. Louis.
She connects with the trains North and
East Billy Blenker is chief clerk.
The popular and elegant Rubicon. with
Captain William Blame on the roof gets
away this evening for Vicksburg and the
bends. She is the United States mail
packet. ALT GrisOm is her well known
and handsome chief clerk.
The United States mail pa ket Thomas
Allen, with Captain Ed holland on the
roof, leaves to-day for Pine Bluff and
Little Rock, on the Arkansas. She carries
,he United States mail and connects with
'he packets for Fort Smith. William M
and Alex WaddeII are her
clerks.
The Des Arc gets away tomorrow for an
sndings on White river. She is the reeu-
ar United States mail packet.
The st. Francis is the regular St. Fran
rs mail packet for Tuesday. Captain .
Bowman is master. F.,
The splendid passenger steamer, Nick !
Captain Lew Hates, will z
the wharf this morning at 10 O'Clock, 1
or Nicksburg and New Orleans. Eugene :
a clever gentleman, has charge
{ the Office.
We learn that a poor, unfortunate \
who could not speak Emo
sh, met with his death yesterday IN tba ,
manner: It seems thai he cot /
a board the K. K. Lee at this port. sad u
hen at the head of Psddy's Hen and d
hlcken ne was put of the Lee upop a L
1al fiat which that boat had in tow. He II
stunned to the Lee, and having no money il
pay his deck fare, or not making hir1- N
III understood, he was picked up and q.
lroWn or showed back into the fiat. In se
le fau his head struck the nosing or a Il
lie of coal, and he lay insensible for a 81
W moments. Just as he was coming to,
10 head line of the fiat parted, and the
'at began to drift, when he rose and
ade a spring into the river aud was =
This is the report as il reaches
J; we do not vouch for its entire aeon
and can hardly credit that part of il n,
1ich reflects upon the crew of the Lee /
ner officers are amongst the most hui {
upon the river. II
The towboas Warner was sold a fav 4
Us ago at Pittsburg for $4,000. nc
Japt. Tom Berry, who carried the cargo I
Chinese from the mouth of White aP
Ter to Little Rock, will deliver q lee 81
some evening this weak upon the dsl
aracteristies of that people. be
q the following from the st. hel
\ suit has team brought by the Union ces
'arance company against Capt. John
aW and the owners of the ill-fatad B
amer StoDewall, to recover the sum Of L
10 insurance paid to the owners of msr-
IDdise lost on this vessel. It is claimed
: a Onased states maratime laws
uire the wner OF all boats on navi-
lie rivers carrying hay, hemp, etc, to
them constantly covered with a II
oaulin for the better protection of the hav
q Of passengers, IS well as other TO d
ses Of freight. In this instance Il Il Cou
RED thai q large amount of hay was OF
led on the lower deck Of the Stone- n