Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-03

Gas WORKS, August z
Thesriver fell 2 inches in the past "a
hours. Below high water mark OF 1857,
26 feet 9 inches
CHARLES GOODWIN,
Superintendent Gas Works.
BY TELEGRAPH.
CINCINNATI, August 1.-The river has
| risen u inches, with 10 feet in the chan
mel and 50 feet under the bridge. The
weather is cloudy and warm; therInome-
eter $40 at
NAsHvILLR, August 2.-River rising;
four feet large on Harpeth shoals; wealth
or warm and raining. Arrived: Ella
Hughes, Cairo.
ST. LOUIS, August ARRIVED: Grand
Tower, Memphis City of Vieksburg,
| Vieksburg. The river is falling, with
| only 1--WE and q half feet on Liberty bar.
Heavy rain this afternoon; thermOme-
ter, 72o.
LoUIsyILLE, August 1.-The river COM
msnced rising again this evening and the
prospects are that before it commences to
recede again will be i've to hv and a
| half feet on the Falls, now four feet large
in the chute and seven and a half feet in
the Portland bar. Weather cloudy and in
dications Of rain. Mercury at sos at 2
pm.
Wharfage receipts for three months md
ing July 3lst amounted to Sl4l III 50.
~PITrsBURG, August 2-The weather is
clear and pleasant ; river falling, with 5
feet 6 inches in the Monongahela. The
Allegheny Is falling at Oil City river fell
q inches. The stage of water Is too low
for shipments Of more coal.
NEW ORLEANS, August ARRIVED:
Carrie Converse new, P~ittsburg; Yir-
ginia, Lo~uisville.- Departed: Olive
Branch, st. Louis. Rain this afternoon;
now clear and warm.
VICRsBURa, August 2.-DoWn; Diana.
II M. kilgour, Z pm. Up: MOlIie Able, !
2 am. River falling. Clear and warm,
MISCELLANEOUS. |
Some rain fell yesterday and heavy
clouds were visible all day.
The tow-boat Kellogg passed up yester-
day.
The outgoing packets had fair trips.
The Marble City, Captain George W. /
Boyd, withWni I. Power in the Oficss
passes up to-day for Cairo and St. Louis. /
She makes all way landings.
The w. X. Arthur will pass down to-
day for Vieksburg and New Orleans. She
Is an elegant passenger packet. Harry
Brolaska is.master and John Bowman is
clerk. Tom English will receive freight
for the Arthur, to-day, at the foot of
Monroe street.
The II. M. Shrsve and Pauline Carroll
are due to-day, from below.
The old Missouri Hotel, oncs q promi-
- - S0L AkR0A q WI - OO-I
ing torn down. The water has nearly un-
dsrmined 1t.
In looking back for some years, We fail
TO remember asteamer which was as COM
piete q failure In every respect, save one,
as the late packet, Dan Able. She lost
money for every one who ever had an in
terest in her, and In this respecs alone
was a magnificent success. Though she
was not Insured for a dollar, her late
owners, however, made money BY her de-
struction.
The KOuns limo of Red River mack
cts has changed its name h. the sKonns
Line Trsnsit-Cempany."
The cabin of b Caroline, sunk some
time $50 in upper Red River, has loated
of and now forms q mali part Of the
reft which also contains corn and cotton
stalks, muscle shells, etc. The late swell
In that stream was accompanied with
large amounts of drift, closing up the
canal and putting q complete stop to nag
above the raft. The Canal Nav1-
Company viii, however, open q
canal higher up the river in time for the
fail business. The rise out Of the main
river was the heaviest of the season. the
river at the head Of Adams canal being
feet higher than at any other time !
season. {
Tbs Clsburneas chimnsys are SDeiar I
some four or ave FEEL, /
Captain Girdon's new iron steamer 6
has been inspected at Dubuque, {
and pronounced "~seawoEthy" in every