Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-09-13
RIVER NE WS.
BOATS LBAyING THIs DAY.
DEPARTURES
Legal Tender, g. W. Cheek,
Petrolia No. z, \. c. Day.
RIVERS, WEATHER AND BUSINESS

The river has been rising since Satur-
day and has advanced IS inches IN
all. At Cairo the rise continues at the
rate of 3 inches per day, and at st. Louis
it advances slowly. The condition of the
river has materially improved, and boats
can come out drawing seven feet without
| trouble. There is "A feet on the bars in
the Lower Ohio, and 8 feet over Portland
bar. News from Little Rock yesterday
reports an advance of 8 inches in b river
there, with 3 feet out to the mouth.
| White river is in bad order, with 4 feet to
Des Arc, 3 feet scant to Augusta, and z to
Jacksonport. The channel is narrow and
| troublesome to make. The Legal Tender
turned back from Z miles below Augusta
on accoun OF low water. st. Francis is
too low tor steamers, and its peaceful flow
is now undisturbed. The lazy alligators
can enjoy a long sleep, with no noisy es-
cape pipes to annoy or awake them. Bust
Eess Yesterday was only fair. The Belle
Memphis, from ST. Louis, discharged a
full load Of produce. The Anna a good
cargo of merchandise from the Ohio. The
| Legal Tender brought a few bales of new
cotton and a full trip of passengers from
White river, and the Anderson came up
with a fair trip from Friar's Point. b
Belle Memphis went out for st. Louis
with a light trip of freight and passen-
gers. The Anderson left with a moderate
trip, and the T. II. Allen left for Little
| Rock with all she wanted on the water.
| The weather was cloudy by turns, rain
ing at intervals and muddy all the after
noon. 1t also rained on Sunday, and as
/ the wet is doing b maturing cotton no
good the minds of the people yesterday
were nearly as gloomy as the weather.
BY TELEGRAPH.
CAIRO. September I2-Port list: City
of Vicksburg, Nicksburg to st. Louis, 10
am; Sallie, st. Louis to Arkansas river,
l am; Grand Tower, Memphis to st.
Louis, bpm. Emile La Barge New Or
leans to ST. Louis, q p.m. Pauline Carroll,
st. Louis TO New Orleans, 8 pm; Bon
Accord, Metropolis to St. Louis, 8 pm;
M, J. Wfcks, St. Louis to New Orleans, 8
pm; Thompson Dean, st. Louis TO New
| Orleans, 6 p.m.; Commercial, Cairo tC
New Orleans, 6 pm. River stationary,
Heavy showers this afternoon. Mercury
749.
LOUISVILLE. September 12.-River sta
tionary, with 2 feet in the chute and five
feet scant on Portland bar. Weather al
ternately cloudy and clear, with two
showers of rain in the afternoon. De-
parted: EdinbIrg, for New Orleans.
CINCINNATI, September 12.-The river il
falling slowly, with s feet 2 inches in the
channel. weather clear and pleasant.
NASHVILLE, September 12.-The rive
is falling, with rs inches on Harpetl
shoals. Weather fair and cool. Arrived
B~urksville, from Cairo. Departed; Burks
vile, for Cairo.
NEW ORLEANS September 12.-Arrived
Mary E. Forsyth, from st. Louis.
ViCKsBURG, September I2.-Up: Julia
Down.: Belfast. River falling rapidly.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The New Orleans PicGyune says thu
prospects of the coming season are rathel
gloomy for the steamboats,. We nevel
take up a Western paper but that we SCI
that some new boat is building for som,
of our tributaries, especially tor Red o.
Ouachita river; or that some party, o.
parties, have chartered a boat for tn,
above rivers. With the prospect o be
fore US we would advise these steamboat
men to stay away from here, as there will
not, or cannot, be any money made in thu
trades. They both lave already too mucl
tonnage now there for the business tina
is to be done. Few of our citizens con
slider the direct connection existing be
ltWeenthe steamboats, and the community
at large. The interest of the one is thu
Interest of IN other. When n suffer-
from any cause the other feels it immedi
atelv, Hence we contend that the homt
steamboat interest should be protected il
every possible manner.
The Continental, Captain John McCloy
u. 4. Woods clerk, will pass down to
day.
Vile Saturday evening for New Orleans
i. with all the freight they could carry.
The r. G. Gray left for White river thu
same evening.
There has been eighteen steamers bull
at Cincinnati during the past season
They aggregate l2,20S tons.
The K. P. Walt was left off the docki
The Belle Memphis discharged a larg,
portion of her cargo near the foot of Beali
street, The wharfboat was too mucl
crowded to r~eceiveit.
The receipts of new cotton are increas
ing. Forty-three bales came by the rive
Yesterday. The aggregate receipts BY
river were 81 bales.
The Argosy and Telegraph collided
few days since in the Upper Ohio. Tit
former was badly damaged; the latter wa
unhurt.
Captain p. D. Pratt, well known in thu
lower trades as the former commander o
the Vicksburg packet Fashion, arrived il
the city yesterday. he has recently beer
to California.
The towboat Grand Lake goes down tht
river to-day.
Freiehts to points this side of Vicks.
burg, from this city, are on the increase
The George w. Cheek, Captain Malone
leaves for Frlar's Point at 8 O'Clock thiI
evening. i
The new steamer J. S. Durham leaves
for the head waters of the Arkansas or
Thursday. She has been built q fully
equipped here.
The steamer st. Joseph, Captain Cor
bett, leaves as the mail packet for st
Louis at s pm. Mr.. Theodore ziegler il
chief clerk.
The Sallie viii be here all day dis
charing 100 tons of freight. She will re-
ceiYe Arkansas river freight for all points
as high as Fort Smith. and will be sure to
go through, as the Arkansas is rising
Captain +. A. McOosh commands, and
Henry Corbyn is clerk.
The Cincinnati packet, Anna, Frank
Stein, master, viii depart at 8 pm. to-day