Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-09-05

The river continues to fall about sil
inches per day, and is now twenty-si1
feet below high water mark. Arkansas il
declining, with four feet at Little Rocl
and two feet above. White, has tour fee
to Augusta and three feet to J~acksonport
The weather yesterday was clear anC
pleasant The Sabbath was well observed
by river men and 40 business was done a
the landing.
BY TELEGRAPH.
CAISo, September 4.-Belle of Mem
phis, st, Louis. for Memphis, at 9 O'CLOCK
D. m. Mary E. Forsyth, st. Louis, fol
New Orleans, 10 O'Clock p. m. City o.
Cairo, st. Louis, for Y~icksburg, Z p. m
st. Joseph, st. Louis, for Memphis, 8 p
m. River fell four inches. Weather clear
Mercury "A.
LoUIsvILLE, September ARRIVED
Camelis and Belle Memphis, from Edin-
burg to New Orleans. Departed: Altoona,
for Cincinnati; Belfast for New Orleans.
The river has fallen two inches in the last
twenty-four hours, with three feet fouT
inches in the chute. Weather clear and
cool. The wharfage receipts for the port
of Louisville for the foul weeks ending
September 3, amount to two thousand
eight hundred and ifty-eight dollars.
CINCINNATI, September 4.-The river is
falling, with ten feet SIX inches in the
canal. Weather clear and cool.
PTrTsBURG, September 4-There was
a heavy rain this pm, but it is now clear.
The MonOngahela is falling, with three
feet in the channel.
ST. LOUIS, September ARRIVED: Belle
st. Louis, from Memphis. River about
stationary.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The popular steamer T.. II. Allen,
Capt. Clay Rice, leaves for Little Rock,
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sas, this evening at 5 o'clock.
Missouri river is to be dredged, Con-
gress having appropriated 100000 to be
expended in that way.
The r. Z. Lee is reported aground at
Island "a. with the Carrie Kountz work
ing at her.
The levee wore a lonesome look yester-
day. The Allen had IL all to herself until
late in the ~sftesnoon, when the Anderson
came in from below.
Several boats are yer due from the
Ohio.
Joe Locke, 1851 Main street, Keeps all
sorts Of Sunday papers for the river boys.
The Belle Memphis, Capt. John O.
Crane, is the regular S.. Louis packet
for this evening at 5 pm.
The well-known and popular City of
Cairo, Capt. Jas. F. Luker, passes down
this evening for Vieksburg. She leaves
at 5 pm.
The Columbia left SC. Louis for Arkan-
sas river direct on Saturday evening last.
She is due to night.
The Sallie V, the 0eeola and Haile's
packet, has been Thoroughly OYER
repaired and renovated from
cellar t garrett, and from stem to stern.
She is q beauty now, and will attract
and freight. She will make
two trips each week, leaving this after
noon at 5 O'Clock. q. B. Miller is master,
and F. w. Luscombe, clerk. There is
not a better boat with better officers on
the river.
Captain Piersel has recently been away
up to the mountains on the Monongahela
The Cincinnati Gazette says he
that Captain NJ. A. Cox has q
new boat on the ways at California now.
Captain W. j.. Kountz's new Red river
boat has been launched at Cox's lower
yard, Brownsville. There is q large new
on the ways at the upper yard,
Brownsville. Captzin Kountz and Van
Hooks huge stern-wheel steamer, being
luilt at Elizabeth by Latts, is said to
rave capacity for 1000 tons.
The 81 yer Bow snagged herself coming
,ut Of the Missouri q few days since.
,he loads for Red river direct this week.