Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-27

Monongahela 8 feet 8 inches and falling
fast.
CINCINNATI, MAY 8.-Weather cloudy
and mlld. River fallen 8 inches, with 10
feet s inches in the channel. Not much
doing outside the packet trade TO day.
LOUISVILLE, May %. River rising
slowly now, with 5 feet 4 inches In the
c nal, and 3 feet ( inches in the chute
yer the falls. Weather cloudy and cool.
30 arrivals or departures.
NASHVILLE, May 26.-Riyer swelling
slightly, with 3 feet on the shoals. Wealth
or cloudy and pleasant.
LOUISVILLE, May 26.-River still on the
decline. There is now 5 feet 2 inches in
the canal, and 8 feet 2 inches In the chute
over the falls. Weather cloudy and cool.
Fort list: Robert Burns, Cincinnati to
Memphis. The new boat Cherokee made
a trial trip to-day, aequitting herself sat
Isfaetorily. The Norman detained here by
Col. May for claims against her, will prob
ably be released tonight. The Indiana,
Strader q kilgOur are hard aground at
Portland wharf.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Mary Boyd got away en- Wednes-
day night for the Arkansas, with a good
trip.
The elegant passenger packet Belle Lee
will be found at the landing this morn
nASf 1na AGafG5 a. 4 H.ns IDE OAAEO anu 1ta
Louis. She is probably the finest passen-
ger steamer afioat. Frank Hicks COM
mands and John Sullivan has charge Of
her office.
The Colorado, Capt. Mckee, with VIM.
Craig in the office, leaves to-day at her
regular hour for Cairo and st. Louis. She
connect with the roads North and East.
The dashing Silver Moon, with Capt.
Ben. NJ. Merrillees in command, viii get
aWQU tD-HqU for DQfrn Innfauila and
Cincinnati. She is the regular packet.
Geo. W. Higgins is her chief clerk, and a
popular officer.
The Celeste is the regular U. s. NJ.
packet for the Arkansas to-day. She
goes through to Little Rock and makes
all way landings. Capt. Tom. Berry is
master, n W. h. Kennedy is chief Sec
retarys
The Julia will pass down at 8 Am. for
Vicksburg and the bends. Captain Cal
lahan is chief officer, and Andy Isaacs has
charge of the Office.
To-day the Bismarck will pass down for
New Orleans. She is IN elegant packet.
Captain Vim. Thompson, one of the best
officers on b river, commands, and Jno.
SpaDe is clerk.
The magnificent r. P. Walt will get
away as usual tomorrow for all landings
on White river. She is the U. S. mail
packet.
The river scribbler of the Ledger thinks
it an easy thing to find items in his infan-
tile column. We never look at it, but
Billy Dardis says there never was an item
in it, and we will bet On Billy's judg-
ment.
The Silver Noon will have about 500
bales cotton this evening.
Fish are abundant at Mound City, and
fishing parties go there daily to enjoy the
snort Of catching than
The elegant new packet Grand Tower
will be in port this evening or tonight.
Captain Dick Lightburne has 500 bales
of cotton on the levee for New Orleans.
The Dexter has laid up at st. Louis IN
til business picks up.
B. r. Pegram, Charles Scudder, and
three other well known river men of st.
Louis, have bought a wharfboat, and will
combine all the outside New Orleans
packets into a line between st. Louis and
the Crescent City, TO ommence opera
tions as soon as business opens up in the
faLa Five new boats now building will
pput in the line.
#fhe Indiana was to have left Louisville
last night.
We learn thai the Commercial has been
sold to parties in Evansville.
The new hull of a side-wheel steamer,
163 feet long, 30 feet beam and 81 feet
hold, built for YazOo river, viii be sold
at public sale at the Marine railway, Gin
c~innati, on Wednesday, the LIST OF June.
1t is to be sold in default of payments by
the contractor.
The Caroline has broken in two above
the raft on Red river. She was owned by
Metcalf, clerk of the r. G. Gray, and
was valued at S10,O
The steamer Clara, of the "Star Line, 4"
between st. Louis and Kansas City struck
a snag below the latter city and sunk, on
Tuesday evening, in nine feet water. She
will prove a total loss.
SEE advertisement of Dr.. Butts Dis
pensary, headed, Book for the million
MARRIAGE GUIDE-in another col
ann. it should be read by all.