Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-29

GAS WORKS, June ., 1870.
The river fell 81 inches in the past 2
hours. Below high water mark Of 1857
10 feet Ia inches.
CHARLES GOODWIN,
superintendent Gas Works.
BY TELEGRAPH.
CAIRO, June 27.-Rubieon. Vicksburi
to st. Louis, 9 pm; Virginia, New Or
leans to Louisville, ) pm; SimpsOn
HOrner, Cairo to New Orleans, z pm
Belle st. Louis &c Memphis, s p nj,
River fell two feet. Weather clear. Mer
curry 500
NEW ORLEANS, June 27-Arrived1.
f. Lee, Louisville; Natchez, st. LOns.
Departed-Kellogg aud barges, Thomson
! Dean, st. Louis to Vicksburg. Upon
t~inental, 10 last night. Down-Mary
Houston, 9 an. Great Rspublic, ? N.
Grand Lake, 4 pm. River rising. Wealth
er clear and warm.
ST. LOUIS, June &.-Arrived: Gelatin,
from Memphis. Departed, Marbs City,
for Vicksburg; Noble Able, for New Or
leans. River falling. Weather Clear.
Thermometer 90 at 3 pm.
LOUISVILLE, June 2S.-Airived: h G
Gray, from Arkansas river. The river is
falling, with 5 feet 8 inches in tie canal
and 3 feet 6 inches in the chue. The
weather this morning was clear nd hot,
with the mercury at So, but tbs after
noon we had a refreshing rain. so-night
is clear and pleasant; mercury y.
CINCINNAII, June 28.-The rye has
fallen l foot, with 10 feet o inchE IN the
channel. Arrived: Silver SpFy, from
New Orleans. The weather IS clear;
thermometer sO' at noon
MISCELLANEOUS.
Boats werein demand yesterdayo carry
curious persons who wanted to bepresent
at the duel fought across the nyr. The
bluff was lined with people lOOting to-
ward the setting sun, and sllof them
heard imaginary pistol shots lag before
the affair came off.
The Natehez and r. E. Lee rived yes
terday in New Orleans. The depart on
their way up tomorrow at p m. We
learn in this connection thai 9th vessels
will be fixed for a race. lie NaIcheZ
will be met at G%rsenville by be Kilgour
with fuel, and the Gov. Allie viii attend
to the same business for thsLee. Fast
time may be expected.
The towbOaJ Mohawk passed up. The
Hornet and Boaz passed dOGa. The lat
ter had q barges of coal in ~.
The Ozark leaves for Cais and Cincin-
natl to-day. Captain Ton Berry COM
mands, and Tom Brashear kes charge of
the office.
The Continental is due fJn below.
Tine Leonidas got fifty Iates of cotton
at this point for Cincinnati
The Bismarck passed " She had 1850
tons Of railroad iron for s.LOuis.
The Belle St. Louis goebut tomorrow
for st. Louis.
The Marble City passs down to-mOr-
row for Vicksburg.
The Pauline Carroll, gptain Ed. Dix,
leaves to-day at 2p.m. n Fieksburg and
New Orleans. Ross PO1u is her clerk.
The Nick LOngworH Captain Lew
Hates, will pass up t4ay At 8 pm. for
Cairo and Louisville. kh3 is one of the
finest packets running1 she trade, and
makes all way landing Eugene Bow
ers is her popular cler3
The Silver Moon, pain Ben. Merri-
lees, leaves on Fridf for Cincinnati.
She is the regular pac4t.
The Mary Boyd, Ca5ain Rube Haynes,
will get away on Frib for all landings
on the Arkansas to Lille Rock.
A letter to US from n. L. Willard, Ant
werp, Jefferson equity, N. Y, asks for
information in refebnee to Albert A.
Jackson, formerly mail agent on the
Patrick between ibis port and New
Orleans. His mOthe il anxious TO learn
Of his whereabouts. Letters addressed a.
above will be grateftly received.
NJ. Charles Grad binks he has found
wagon paperttO the North Pole.
The new route is tht of the Sea of Kara,
which is safely navkable at any time OF
year, as it neve1entirely freezes, and
S always accessible to light whalers of
rom 80 to Ia tnns[Ir- Retermaun audi
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