Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-31


RIVERS, WEATHER, AND BUSINESS.
GAS Works, May 80, 1870.
The river fell 9 inches in the past "a
hours. Below high water mark of 1867,
20 feet 8 inches.
CHARLES GOODWIN,
Superintendent Gas Works.
The river here is going down steadily,
and from all quarters we learn of falling
rivers. Let EN- fall, say we, and let me
dinkies so long modestly awaiting their
day" have a chance. The Arkansas is
at law water stage-lower than at any
tiEf5 this seasOn-and Little Rock papers
ha 8 a standing head in their river COL
Tim reading thus: mo arrivals or de-
partures since our last" The weather is
cloudy and hot. A shower cooled off
things a little, however, last night. Bus
mess brisk on h landing.
BY TELEGRAPH.
GREENSBORO, PA, May 30.-The river
is stationary, with 3 feet 4 inches water
in the channel. Weather clear. Their
mometer 73e at 5 pm.
PITTsBURG, May 30.-Weather pleas
ant. MOnongahela river 4 feet 8 inches,
and rising.
NASHVILLE, May S0.-The river is
rising slowly, with 3 feet scsnt on the
shoals. Weather warm and clear.
CAIRO, May 30.-The river has fallen
7 inches in the past twenty-four hours.
Weather cloudy and warm. Up: Mollie
Able, Nile and Hercules, for st. Louis.
Down: Thompson Dean and Atlantic, for
New Orleans; II. M. Shreve, for Red river.
CINCINNATI, May 3O.-Weather clear
and cool. The river is about at a stand,
having risen about 4 feet 2 inches in the
past "a hours. Shipments light to-day.
The Belle Vernon reshipped her New Or
leans freight on the Silver Spray, the lat
ter and the barge line Garrett loading for
New Orleans.
LOUISVILLE, May 30.-River rose about
81 inches in the past twenty-four hours,
with g. feet 9 inches in the canal, and 4
feet 9 inches in the chute over the falls.
Weather clear and pleasant. Up; Leon
idas and barges, from New Orleans to Gin
cinnati. The Blue Lodge, Ella, Sam Rob-
erts and Eagle, with coal transfer, arrived
from Pittsburg. The II. Clay Wilson ar
rived from st. Louis with three barges of
iron ore.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The new steamer Pat Cleburne Is now
receiving her finishing touches at Cincin-
natl. She will be here by the middle of
next month, and will enter the Memphis
and White river trade, as a Thursday
packet. as soon as business opens in the
fall. q
The R. C. Gray is laid up at Swan Lake,
in the Arkansas.
The warehouses of Little Rock are full
of Fort Smith freight, left there by tran
silent boats. =
Major John D. Adams return ed home
yesterday from Cincinnati.
The towboat Shark passed up yester-
day.
Bob Riley has taken command of the
Colossal at st. Louis.
Owing to the low water, rates of freight
have advanced from st. Louis south.
The Great Republic had not arrived at
Cairo yesterday evening. At last report
she was aground at Liberty Island.
The st. Francis, Captain Bowman, is the
Tuesday st. Francis river packet, leaving
at 3 pm. Messrs. Paine, Berry, and Cap
tain E. A. Levy, a trio of clever gentle
men, have charge of the Office.
The splendid United States mail packet
Legal Tender will get away to-day for
Jacksonport and all way landings on
White river. She connects with the Lit
tie Rock Railroad, and with the Fairy
Queen for PacahOntas. John Elliott is
master, and Arthur Field is chief clerk.
The, George W. Cheek, Captain George
Cheek, sails to-day at 3 pm. for Friar's
Point and the bends. Barney Barinds
presides at the desk. and is assisted by
Charley Jackson.
The Robert Burns'wil get away to-day
for Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati. She
is a No. l packet. Frank Stein is master,
and A. +. Power is her chief clerk.
The Virginia, Captain Shuttle, leaves
to-day at noon for Cairo n Louisville.
She is a popular packet. Len Miller is
her clerk.
The Mary Houston viii pass up at 10 p.
m. for Louisville and all way landings.
l.. B. Durham is master, and Harry
Walker is clerk.
The Grand Tower came in yesterday
with a big trip, and lett for st. Louis in
the evening. She was the center of at
traction during the day.
The Caldwell went out for the Arkan-
sas yesterday in place of the Allen.
Captain Ben Johnson, of st. Louis, is in
our city.
Captain W. L. Trask, who has peer alb
sent for some days visiting the bellies
and boys of Bolivar and haconia Circle,
returned home yesterday on tho Arthur.
The w. r. Arthur passed up yesterday.
There are now 1000 bales of cotton on
the levee going south.
An Ohio girl has been widening her
sphere in Michigan by acting as First
lieutenant of a canal boat and second
mate of a rake factory, " in mems clothes.
Captain Powell hsNasked, and the pro-
per department has Endorsed his request,
that an appropriation of $4,000 be made
to complete the exploration of Colorado
river and tributaries.
NeGt's State Gazette says: Hereafter the
Sallie V. will leave Hale's Point for
Memphis early every Tuesday morning.
The steamers Eureka and Sam. Vail will
take freight and passengers from here TO
the Sallie V. Capt. Miller assures us that
the Sallie will come to Dyersburg when
auarM hara Is nnnnnh Wahar in the river.