Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-01
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| CAIRO, ApEll 3O.-Ihe river laS risen
inches in the past "a hours. Weather
clear and warm. Port list: Henry Ames,
| from New Orleans to st. Louis; Nile,
| from the upper Arkansas to st. LOnis;
4 Belle st. Louis, from Memphis to st.
Louis; IrOnsides, from Cairo TO st, Louis;
Belle Memphis, from St. Louis to Mem
phis; Robert Burns, from Cincinnati to
| Memphis. The Desmond passed down
with a large coal boat. The Garret passed
| up.
| LOUISVILLE, April 30.-The river is fall
| ing, with nine feet eight inches in the
| canal and seven feet eight inches in the
! chute over the falls. Weather clear and
| pleasant. Business more active. The
Palestine took the place of the Torasian,
! this evening, as The regular packet to
Evansville, the Torasion having been dis
abled by an accident to the wheel at
GrissOm's Landing, Thursday evening.
Port List: AbeOna, from Cincinnati to 81.
Louis; Reserve, from Pittsburg to Nash
| vile; Nightingale, from Arkansas river
to Cincinnati; Mary Houston, from New
| Orleans; Pink Vsrble, from Tennessee
river.
CINCINNATI, April 3O.-weather clear
and cool. Mercury co.. The river has
| fallen feet and inches in the past "A
| hours. II is now 26 feet 8 inches in the
| channel Arrived: Glendale, from ST.
and KsntOn, for New Orleans. The
latter was fitted out ASSOC cents.
/ Packet trade fair. Jas. Il. d. Maratta
| have closed a contract for the purchase of
/ the Leonidas, at SI7, 500. The Fontanelle
| goes out 10 Fort Benton this evening.
NASHVILLE, April SO-The river is fall
! ing slowly, with i've feet on the shoals.
Weather clear and warm. ArrivalsI
lobe Hunt from Paducah. The Burks-
Vile departed for the upper Cumberland.
BROWNSVILLE, April 3O.--The river is
falling, with about n feet In the chan
mel. Weather clear; thermometer 62s at
pm
MoRGASFowN, April 3O.-The river is
stationary, with 80 inches in the channel.
Weather clear; thermometer $50 at 4 p N.
OIL CITY, April 50-River falling; 2
feet four inches in the channel. Weather
clear and pleasant; thermometer 10 at 8
PIN.
GREENSBORO, April 30.-River station
cry, with s feet in the channel; weather
clear; Thermometer 599 at pm.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The United States Marshal, Colonel
Eaton, yesterday sold fthe steamers
Liberty No. and Commercial, at public
sale. The bidding was not active and
the boats sold at much less than their
real value. Tho Liberty brought $500
and was bid in by H. Dow, Esq, for
himself, Brooks, Neely s. Co. and one
or two other creditors. The CONNER
cial was bid in by Colonel Garland P.
Ware for $4,000. He purchased, it is said
for nePheVR, Captain Les. Ware. The
sale will pay, probably, 80 per cent. on
the debts Of the line, and illustrates the
mulishness Of some people almost as well
as anything we know Of PROPOSE
ton was made 10 buy the Liberty some
ago, time at private sale for SO, ,e00, and the
Commercial would have realized at least
$1,000 in the same way, provided those
creditors who b2d instituted proceed
ings would agree to it. Some of them
thought they could do better by forcing
the law, and the result is shown above.
The r. P, Walt, for White river, had a,
splendid trip.
The elegant steamer Rubicon, Capta
VIM. Blake, with Alf. Grissom in
Office, leaves to-day at 5 pm. for QHc T.
and st. Louis. She connects withfs 4
| trains North and East, and her officefs are
second 30 none on the river.
The Mary Boyd, Captain Haynes, leaves
| tomorrow for the Arkansas. f. w. Out
/ law is clerk.
The Mary Forsyth passes down TO-
morrow for Vicksburg.
The Mollie Able is coming from New
| Orleans with big trip of railroad iron.
She will be due to-morrow.
The Pauline Carroll nd j. II. Groes-
beck were due last night from below.
! The Belle Memphis, Capt. Crane, leaves
| tomorrow for Cairo and st. Louis.
The great Richmond will pass down to-
morrow for New Orleans. Nat. Green is
master.
Capt. Sam II. Shock has been appointed
! local agent at this point of the Northern
| line steamers from st. Louis to st. Paul
Passengers going to Minnesota this sum-
mer can perfect all their arrangements
for through tickets through Capt. Shock
and will find 1t great convenience.
The Legal Tender leaves on Tuesday for
White river.
The st. Francis Is the regular St. Fran
els river packet Tuesday
The new steamboat law passed the SEN
ate on Thursday. 1t is substantiaIly the
same as agreed upon by the convention of
river men in Cincinnati, two years ago,
with an amendment made by the Super
yisors who met in this city some months
ago, and requires Captains and Mates to
have license; makes stringent provisions
regarding the quality Of iron to be used in
boilers, and raises the amount of steam
allowed from one-sixth to oDe-fifth. It
| prohibits the transportation Of all oils
| which explode at lower temperature
! than ll0 degrees.