Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-09-29

MEMPHIS, September 2S.
RiUer Editor AppeaL-River fell l inch
in past t~wenty-four hours. Below high
water mark Of 1867, 25 feet 8 inches.
JOHN TENT.
The Arkansas is falling. 1t declined
slightly in the past twenty-four hours,
and has now about IA feet to Little Rock,
or probably a few inches more. White
river has 81 feet to Jaeksonport, with a
moderately we'll defined channel to Au-
susts. All the upper stream are falling.
The Ohio is low, with less than 3 teet on
some of the lower Ohio river bars. The
weather is clear and cool, and business on
the leYee is active, e
BY TELEGRAPH.
NEW ORLEANS, September 28.-Arrived
W. r. Arthur, from st. Louis. Departed:
Richmond, Kellogg and barges, for st.
Louis.
CAIRO, September 2.-Port list: Waua-
nita, from New Orleans to Louisville, l
am Belle Memphis, from Memphis to
st. Louis, Z AM; Continental, from New
Orleans to 81, Louis, l pm City of Al
ton, from st. Louis TO Vicksburg, 4 p N.
The river fell 2 inches. Weather clear.
Mercury 76o.
NASHVILLE, September 2S.-The river
rose is inches in the past twenty-four
hours, with 80 inches on Harpeth shoals.
Weather fair and pleasant.
CINCINNATI, September 28.-The river
is falling slowly, with 4 feet 3 inches in
the channel.
PITTsBURG, September z s-The Mo
.nongahela is stationary, with II inches in
the channel. 1t has been raining slightly
since IL O'Clock, with a steady rain in
prospective.
LOUISVILLE, September 2S.-Arrived:
Leonidas, from New Orleans. Departed:
D i. Talley aud Anna, for New Orleans.
The ri Ter has fallen slightly, with 10
in the chute, and ga feet on Port
land bar. Weather cloudy during the
day, and raining.
ST. LOUIS, September 2S.-Arrived:
City of Cairo, from Vicksburg. Departed:
for Red river, Grand Tower,
for Memphis. The river is stationary.
Weather clear and warm.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Norman got fifty bales cotton for
.he East-the first shipment of the season
by river.
The George W. Cheek will drop down
to the levee, and leave on Friday
for Beulah and all way landings.
The Belle Lee got aground at Island "a
and lost several hours.
The towboat Shark passed up yesterday.
Joe A. Maryman and Thos. F. McCar-
have formed a partnership in the
itesmboat agency business at Louis |
lille. Style of firm, Maryman & Co.
The MollieG ratz is on the ways at Cairo.
Freights to Memphis from st. Louis
rave been reduced. Flour, SOC; pork, 60c;
md pound freights, zoe.
Ed. F. Whitelaw, clerk of the Cornelia, |
lied on the boiler deck of that vessel in
{. Louis g day or two ago. He was at
acked with congestion Of the brain, and
lis death was very sudden.
Ike Whitaker is clerk Of the new st.
,ouis and New Orleans packet Mollie
The Museatine, on her last round trip
rom st. Louis to st. Paul. registered
sven hundred and nineteen passengers.
The evidence in the ease of Lynch, the
lood-thirsty rufiian who originated the
lurderous riot Of a year ago on the
line packet Dubuque, was con-
luded a few days ago and the argument
the counsel commenced. The evidence
yr the prosecution is such that there is no
low for az acquittal. The only question
, whether it viii be hanging or q long
,rm in the ~peni5entiAry.
are indebted to the officers of the
ellie Memphis for a copy of Reave's book
ntitled "St. Louis the future great city
the world"
The United States mail packet A. J..
AllS. OdDAd-h GOOTK6 mdEOu0, l6dN6S To- \
~ for Friar's Point and all way land !
Charley Smither and the Granger
are her clerks.
The beautiful Belle st. Louis, Captain
lex. Zsigler. leaves to-day for Cairo and {
. louis. She leaves at 5 pm. J. w. I
is her clerk. ]
The Sallie, Captain G. B. Miller, leaves Z
day for Hales Point and all way land 4
gs. Mr.. Frank Luscomb is her clerk. /
IN. NfaT- TN-----Et = - g. .
her way to st. Louis. She is an ex- q
lent packet. Lew. Hates is master and \
lgeue Bowers clerk. 4
Billy Joyce, the well-knownW White river a
who resides in Jacksonport, but is
W in this city, yesterday received the :
lowing dispatch from his home: at
5 girl and weighs ten pounds; all doing
Under the caption, STRANGER, Keep R
It of Our Tributaries" the Pfeayuae q
IS: tonnage in Red and Ouachita .
-ers is over-equal to demand for down
siness, and hardly busy the other way. "
hat little there may be doing in either y
de this season will be given to our -
boatmen. In the projected move :
Mt to hold the Ouachita and Red river ?
des within their legitimate channels,
old steamboat masters will receive A,
~unwavering support of our shippers
| their country friends. There will be, II
both these streams, excessive home II
mage, a consequent reduction In -
Ights, and therefore no possible room
outside through boats. Our best ad- &
3 to those parties in tho West who NJ
titate trying the through business in :
or Ouachita river. is, to give MP the ~
Iture. There is no money to be made
'ither tr2de.s' Lef1 II set
he Armadillo is due from below: an
the Nick Wall and Louisville. The ~
mas III. Allen. Captain Clay Rice, Is efc
regular Friday Arkansas river packet. Oh
he gorgeous Memphis and New Or I
IS packet, Belle Lee, will be found In tie
az Daylight this morning, and will CO..
Q at 10 am. for Helena, Vieksburr he,
New Orleans. She will pay especial sal
ntion to all way business az she ex- or
81 70 stay permanently in the trade PFC
ng the coming season. No steamer Ill
he western waters can outvie thu "a
Q in her every appointment. as no
bag been spared to make the boat B
excellence. Her immense cahins andIL
ssaterooms are perfectly 0Or-
. in their wealth of ali things ~eaIcu- m
to make travellers comfortable
at home. We take q natural =
} in this very elegant steamer. ed {
q is owned in Memphis and her sue, She
viii reflect credit npon our eity, Our Pc
hants should do all in their power to s1d5