Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-09-22
BY TELRGRAPH.

NEwORLEANs, September 2l.-Arrived
Thomson Dean, st. Mary, Mary Allies anC
barges from st. Louis. Departed: Ar
msdillo, Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, September 2I.-The rivel
has fallen 2 inches; 5 feet 4 inches in the
channel; weather clear and Thermometer
75o.
LOUISVILLE, September 2l.-The rive
is falling, with 10 inches in the chute anC
81 feet on Portland bar; weather cleal
and cool.
VICKsBURG, September 2l.-Up At.
lantic and barges, 4 pm, City of Vicks
burg, SPIN. The weather is clear ant
warm.
CAIRO, September q. -Departed: City o.
Evansville, Evansville packet, 8 pm;
Rubicon, Vicksburg to st. Louis, IL p m
Belle Memphis, Memphis TO st. Louis, II
pm; Cornelia, New Orleans to st. Louis
8 am; Julia, st. Louis to Vicksburg,
pm. The Colossal loads here for New
Orleans. The Minneola reships and will
probably return to Louisville. The river
is stationary; weather is clear and mer-
curry 7Ss.
NASHVILLE, September 21.-The river
is falling, with 2 feet on Harpeth Shoals.
Weather fair and pleasant.
PITTsBURG, September 2l.-The weather
is clear; Monongahela mas about - inches
of water at Grass House.
ST.. LOUIS, September 21.-Departed:
Silver Bow for Red river. The river is
falling slowly and the weather is clear
and warm.
MsCELLANEoUs,
Captain Ed. Suggs came down on the
Richmond, and leaves to-day for st. Louis
by rail. He reports the river in good SON.
dition. We are glad to learn that Captain
Suggs, who is an old MeDphian, will come
out his season on the Dexter.
The Richmond laid over until daylight
this morning.
The towboat Mohawk passed down.
We had an excellent port list yesterday.
For a day in mid week it WAS unusually
actiye.
The Pink Vsrble passed down FOR white
river. She paid of part OF her crew at
this port.
This Importer and Minnie came up
dashed together. They had a barge in tow
loaded with railroad iron for Shawnee
town. A trading fiat also came up in tow
of b above boats.
W. Rhasa Parker, late Clerk of the Sal
lie v, left with his family on the Rich
mond for Natchez. He viii return and
buy a boat for the Hstchie riv or.
We are indebted to Nj. George Negus,
editor of the Richmond's Headlight,
for a copy of hat spirited paper. It is
handsomely gotten up, and full of inter
esting matter. Long may it float.
The beautiful Belle ST. Louis, Captain
Alex zeigler, leaves to-day for Cairo and
st. Louis. She leaves at 5 pm. J. w.
Baskette is her clerk.
The Julia, Captain Townsend, with
Jimmy Thompson IN the office, passes
down to-day for Vicksburg and the bends.
The United States mail packet A. j.
White, Captain Geo. Malone, leaves to-
day for Friar's Point and all way land
ings. Charley Smither and tho Granger
brothers are her clerks.
The Dardanelle leaves on Friday for the
Arkansas.
The Geo. w. Cheek, Captain Mark
Cheek, enters the trade between this port
and Eunice, making two trips per week.
This will prove a great accommodation to
the people below. She leaves on her first
trip tomorrow evening. See her card.
The Indiana will be here on Monday,
the 25th, bound to New Orleans.
The Belle Lee leaves st. Louis on Sat-
urday next. She will be here on Tuesday.
The @. B. Church is on the docks at st.
The Carrie V. Kountz Is off the st. Louis
docks, and in complete repair.
The Belle of Alton enters the New Or
and Grand Ecore trade. She is a
The Landing Committee were out on an
inspection tour yesterday. They start
3D. at the foot of Beale street and went up
70 the mouth of Wolf. Several e
ions were made to improve the condition
Of the wharf, and it is probable that at an
early day something will be done.
The boring going On at the foot of wash
street has progressed to the depth
IF n hundred and ffty-eight feet. At
depth OF hundred and twenty
four feet a layer of SAND and limestone
vas found, about fifteen inches thick.
blue clay, mixed with fine white sand.
The work will be continued for somedays
20 come.
Captain Bob GOode, our efficient wharf
master, is repairing the portion Of the