Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-22

CHARLES GOODWIN,
Superintendent Gas Works.
| Our dispatches contain the latest news
| from all poin s. The Arkansas is falling
with three feet to Little Rock. White
J river is also falling. Weather warm and
/ dry. Business was dull on the leyes toI
Saturday.
BY TELEGRAPH.
ST. LOUIS, May 21.-The river fell in the
| last 48 hours 5 inches. Arrived to-day
Steamer Bismarck, from New Orleans
Julia, from Yicksburg; Adam Jacobs and
| Grand Tower, st. Joseph Memphis
Great Republic from New Orleans. De-
parted: Kellogg and barges for New Or
leans; Rubicon, for Vicksburg; st. Louis
| for Memphis.
LOUISVILLE, May 21.-River falling
! slowly, with feet inches in the canal
| and feet inches in the chute over the
falls. Weather haZy and warm, with in
dications Of rain; thermometer, $50. Port
| List: Glendale and barges, Pittsburg TO
st. Louis; Argosy and barge, New Or
leans to Cincinnati; America Cincinnati
to Arkansas river; Abeona, Cincinnati 70
st. Louis; Lawrence, Cincinnati to Nash
| vile.
CINCINNATI, May 2I.-Weather clear;
wind s. W. Businass brisk, on account OF
| the numerous arrivals and departures OF
| packets; rates well maintained, with av-
erage list of boats loading. Arrived: Sill
| yer Moon, Memphis; Alice Dean, New
| Orleans. River declined Is inches, leav-
| ing Is feet inches in the channel. Mon
roe Fitzpatrick, striker on the Mary
I Amenta, was dangerously injured by the
] bursting of cylinder r-head on that boat.
| NASHVILLE, May 2l.-The river is fall
/ ing. with 3 y feet scant on the shoals.
OH CRY, Pa, May 2I.-The river is at
a stand, with l9 inches water in the chan
mel. Weather clear; thermometer, 780 at
| 6p.m.
CAIRO, May 21.-The river has fallen l
! inch in the past q hours. Weather warm.
| Up: Mollie Ebert, Continental, Belle st.
| Louis, Kate Robinson Dawes, Sam. j.
Hale, Alaska, and Belle Memphis.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Captain Jno. Ford, the well known and
energetic tug master, and one of the very
| cleverest gentlemen on the river, is on a
/ visit to his family in this city. Captain
| John commands one of the finest tugs in
the harbor Of New Orleans, and there, as
| here, he is esteemed for his many ster-
! ling qualities of head and heart.
Ihe Virginia will pass down to-day for
New Orleans. Captain Charley Shuttle
| is master. She is No. packet.
The Suez Canal is used almost exclu-
sively by steamers, and it said that there
is already great falling of in the con-
struction Of sailing ships in Great Britain
in consequence.
The steamship Frankfort left New Or
leans last Thursday morning for Bremen,
Germany, crowded with passengers
pound for the European continent, to pass
the summer. No other steamer will leave
New Orleans for Germany this season.
The North German LLOYD steamship
Company, of Bremen, have made a net
profit of ,025, ,l57 thalers during the past
year, after deducting 45, 900 thaIers for in
terest on outstanding bonds. 1t has been
the most profitable season for twelve
years. Ofsix trips made between Bremen
and New Orleans the gross receipts
amounted to $40, ,5S2 thalers. Three new
steamships are being built in Scotland for
the West India line, recently started, and
one, the Keln, for the New Orleans line.
Captain Fry, well known naval offi-
Ger, who commanded the gunboats Ivy,
Maurepas, and other vessels in the Con-
federate navy On the Mississippi river
during the war, is now running the
steamer Virgins in the brick carrying
trade between Baton Rouge and New Or
leans.
Freights have advanced from Cincin-
natl to New Orleans to 40 cents on heavy
pound, and 81 90 per bbl. on whisky.
The Edinburg is coming out with $50 bbls
of corn juice at the price mentioned.
The Indiana has laid up at Louisville.
John Langlois is now chief clerk on
the Richmond.
Freight rates from st. Louis have been
advanced to zoe per barrel on -four, l3c
per 100 or corn, l5c on bacon and zoe on
nay.
The Upper Missouri mountain trade
has not proved prOpitiOus this season.
Very few steamers have left st. Louis for
the Rocky Mountain and few of those
leaving have had full cargoes.
The bar of the steamer T. L. McGill was
sold a few days since at st. Louis to Wolf
q Hynes for 5000. The Fleta's bar was
purchased by the same parties for $500.
The last named steamer is a sternWheeler
running in Red river.
The hull of the Luminary is to be con-
verted into a wharfboat, and to do duty
at Hickman, Ky. The Belle of Vicksburg
is to have her machinery.
The Mary Houston left Louisville Fri
day evening.
The Gallatin viii be in port to leave
for DeVall's Bluff Tuesday evening.
The beautiful steamer Grand Tower
went out last night for st. Louis with a
fair trip. She was visited during the yes
terday by hundreds of admirers of ma
rine architecture, all of whom pronounced
her faultless in every department, and as
handsome and Symmetrical a vessel as
ever hoated on the surface of the Missis-
sippi.
The st. Francis, Thos. II. Allen and Le-
gal Tender will all be in port this even
ing or early Tomorrow morning. The
Allen leaves in the evening for Little
Rock, the Tender goes 70 White river
Tuesday, and the st. Francis leaves for
WittsburgSOn the st. Francis river, on
Tuesday.
The weather yesterday was warm and
sultry. About the levee the heat Wa in
tense, and tarpaulin tents for sun shades
we're in demand. Business was light, and
chiefly confined to that transacted in un-
loading and loading the NJ. j. Wicks,
Grand Tower and r. p. Walt.
Mr.. Kellogg, of Louisiana, has intro
dueed into Congress e memorial from
masters and owners of steamers trading
inland from New Orleans, praying for an
amendment to an act allowing the duties
on foreign merchandise Imported into
Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Louisville, Nash
vile and Natchez, to be received and paid
at those places" passed I'd of March, 1881,
as will allow the master, owner or agent
of the steamboat or vessel employed in
Transporting imported goods, or the i'm
porter or consignee, or the agent of either,
70 file and certify the duplicate manifest
~ imported cargo, in accordance with the
terms of the law, with the Collector of
the port of New Orleans, within eighteen
hours after the departure of such steam
boat The bill was referred to the Com
mittee on Commerce.
A young daughter of Captain S. P.
Leathers died at New Orleans few days
since.
The Dexter left New Orleans last Tues
day evening.
0uachita river is in good boatable order