Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-17
RIVER NEWS.


At last we have the pleasure to record
the happy event that the Mississippi has
been checked in its decline, a change hav-
ing been effected Sunday and the water
brought to a standing point, and yester-
day a slight swell. Sunday morning
early rain set in, and continued to fail
until a late hour Sunday night. The rain
seems to be general, and the effect has
been as above stated. We hone the dose
will DO repeated, and that we may be for
tunate enough to record a daily advance
instead of q decline. Itlacks but this to
make the river business more active than
1t has been for months. We understand
literally blocked with freights, It being
impossible to find transportation, The
result OF which Is a high tariff both on the
river and railroads. Business at the land
ing Was more than usually active, there
having arrived five boats from above.
putting OF considerable produce and grain.
BY Telegraph.
NEW ORLEANS, October l6.-Arriyed;
Capitol CITY, Henry Ames, Fl. G. Yeaesr
and Shannon, st. Louis. Departed; ~
Durfee, st. Louis.
CINCINNATI, Octobss 1U.-River rosa 2
inches been telling si1ce, with 2 feet s
cIsaS and = "a, nTsS Snannei tonight. Weather
EYANsyILLRa O0tohar I6-Weatber
clear. hlyer falling. Business dull,
OAIRo, OctobSr l5.-Port list: Citv of
st. Louis to New Orleans. IL q m;
aunt, Evansville to New Orleans. z
p.m ; Belle Lee, st. Louis to New Orleans.
8 pm; R. ]. Lockwood, st. Louis to
Vicksburg, pm. River stationary. Frost
last night. Weather clear. Thermome-
ter SO.
LOUISVILLE, October I6.-River station
sry, with 2 feet at the head of the canal. !
Ind about 2 feet on Portland bar. Wealth
81 clear and cool. The r. @. Gray to- |
morrow enters the Louisville and Hen
1erson trade.
VIoKsBURG, October 16.-Down: legal
Tender, II last night. Boats down to-day;
Indiana, s am; Pargoud, SPIN; Katie. |
IN Up: Emile LsBsrge, 5 pm. Wealth
'r warm and clear. River falling.
miscellaneous.
The Mohawk and bsrges passed up. after
iiseharging S45 barrels of plaster.
The Glasgow passed down, drawing 5
eet OF water. She was 81 days out from
It. Louis.
The Phil. Alliu departed with a good
rip OF people and freight.
Tit Susie Silver arrived from st. Louis.
idded so bales of cotton, and departed for
New Orleans with a lighter in tow. draw
ng ~ feet. She also added 40 tons CT
.sy freight from the wreck of the Vir-
The Silver Bow passed down for Yieks-
'urg, after diseharging 14S sacks of corn.
is in the Cit
The st. Joe departed for st. Louis with
~ bales II cotton and 2l4 barrels of -four,
d F10pefeld.
fhs tow-boat, Tom Reese and barges,
'assed down.
The Glencoe passed down for New Or
with a good trip. She was drawing
i've feet of water.
Sallie and Emile LaBarge are due from
Glow.
The Mountaineer came in from 81.
with sos barrels of flour; 14O barrels
I meal; 42S barrels Of apples; So bales of
ay; s. bales Of cotton; 90 sacks of seed,
6 lot Of miscellaneous freights.
An important decision has lust ba6a de-
lded, concerning the collision between
steamers United States and America.
december 4ths 1868, The decision Is to
effect that the owners OF the boats are
held liable for injuries to
The Cincinnati Times and Chronicle OIL
18th inst. Says
"We observe by the dispatches that thu
0ard OF Bupervisors have departed rom
le express understanding that no further |
'ns1deration would be given TO patent
appliances. Yesterday was
Ssted Dy listening to an argument tom
Mr.. Ashcraft, of Boston, urging thei
Of his safsty-valve, and today
icy are engaged In an experiment with 4
le-preserver-probRbIy 1~nrersoI,s. III
eamboatmen,Would preventth adoption
these obnoxious patents, they should {
unite and make n immediate and d. :
sive stroke for the attainment OF their
9ect. TIE meagre representation at
'a2h1Tantnn HwTNf not am
Q influence brought to bear by these y
men, and unless the telegraph "a
It to good use, and meetings urged IN
cry city TO protest against the adoption .
these patents by the Board of Supervi-
rs steambeatmen may expect to BE- en- 3
mbered and imposed upon" Z
ROats Leaving a-day 4
FOB ST. LoUIs-The r. p, Wait, Captain
lillian Blake, leaves today al - M i.
I. Grissom is her chief clerk. Y
FoR ST. LoUIs-The Belle Of Pike. CAM
a Lsnnoz, leaves to-day ct s pm.
FoR NEw 0RLEANs-The Glencoe. Cam :
Calhoun, leaves o day ct u M, \
FoR OscRoLA-Ths Undfne Is adVert,.ad 8
leave to-day at 5 pm. d
FoRARKANsAs RTvER-Thef ne steamar O
{. Cieburne, Csptsin Tom Berry, leaves y
Gay ct 5 pm. for Pine Binh' Littla Y
and all way landings. B. p. Fields st
& Sam. Haines are her popular clerks. d
soR0 scEoLA--The Frank Forrest leaves o.
day a. 4 pm. for Osceola and an tho y
,st landings. J. w. Andrews IL her y
commander.
MOUTH OF WETrE RIvKR-@
Q Sallle V. Leaves for Devalls Bluff ON n
arrival OF tie morning train from This
', for AL points on Wits river 70 the
nth.
FBIAR's PoTEr-The lively George II
Cheeks Captain Mark Check, leaves !
y landings. +. s. Gontermzn hss We
Tge Of the ofice. an
on WHIrn RIvER-The 7. n. Allan en-
res to-day At 5 pm, Captsin William nss
lott commands. :