Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-02
IN PORT.
G. W. Cheek. Legal Tender. st. Francis.
Lawrence.

RIVERS, WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
The lst of May was ushered in with CO.
pious rain showers; during the evening a
severe rain aud thunder storm prevailed,
lasting several hours The river here Is
rigin5 slowly, tho rise being out of the
small tribusarisS, caused y the heavy
rains OF tAo p.st week. The Arkansas
river was falling 3 yesterday az Little Rock,
with lS feet in the channel. White ami
Little R5d rivers are bank full, and in
some places overflOWing the bottoms. ST..
Francis river is at high tide, but declining
slowly. The Ohio was rising slowly at
Louisville aud Cincinnati last evening.
The Mississippi at St. Louis was falling,
while at Cairo It is stationary. The wharf
presented an active appearance yesterday,
there being quite a number OF arrivals
and departures, though there was not
much movement of cotton, or freights for
Arkansas The down boats added very
little. The short packets made fair
showing, but stiH river men complain OF
dull times in every direction.
BY TELEGRAPH.
CAIRO, May 1.-Port list: Grand Tower,
Memphis TO st. Louis, / am; James
Howard, New Orleans to st. Louis, 4 . m /;
Il. Q. Geager, St. Louis to New Orleans, 8
pm; Richmond, New Orleans to st.
Louis, 8 pun. River stationary. Wealth
or showery, this afternoon cloudy. Mer-
curry TO',
VICKsBURG, May 1.--Down! Belle Lee,
l2 last night; J. Il. GrOes beck, z last
night; Pargoud, noon; Katie, noon. Up:
Pauline Carroll, G a m Weather warm
and clear. River falling.
NEW ORLEANS, May John Kyle and
Olive Branch departed for st. Louis Sun
day. Departed: Peytona and barges,
Cincinnati. Arrived: Nick LOngworth,
Louisville.
CINCINNATI, May 1.-River l. inches in
the channel, and rising rapidly.
ST. LOUIS, May l.-ArTived: City of
Vicksburg and Bismarck, New Orleans.
Departed: City OF Chester, Memphis
River falling slowly, with 10 feet water 70
Cairo, and about the same to Keokuk.
Weather clear and warm.
LOUISVILLE, May 1.-The river has
risen inches and is still rising, with 3
feet inches in the chute and 5 feet 8
inches in the canal. Sprinkling rain to-
night. Arrived: RObt. Burns, Memphis
Billed to leave tomorrow: Mary Hous-
ton, New Orleans,
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Commonwealth passed down at p.
m, Tor New Orleans She added here S6S
bales of cotton, 1902 sacks of oil cake,
tons Of butter, and 10 tons OF pound
freight.
Barney Hughes, the HEATHAN CHINEE,
ofthe Rail Record, is at the Hot Springs,
lecturing on temperance. @CO0ieS0
The Continental, for st. Louis, had 900
tons OF Railroad iron. She also put of
here hfty crates OF QueensWare, TOR
Erich,
The Lawrence, Captain John Farrell,
came in yesterday from Cincinnati.
The Utah was due last evening, hound
for Bort Smith.
The Pink Varble, for Louisville, dis
charged here thirty-fOuT bales OF cotton.
Capt. Thad kinmsn, the renowned COM
mission merchant and steamboat agent,
Of CfJEcksOnpOrt, Ark, was in the city yes
terday, en- route for home.
The Legal Tender, Captain VIM. Elliott,
with Ed. Postal, Dan Sullivan, and Ar
thur Fields in the Office, is tbs regular
Tuesday White river United States Mail
packet, leaving to-day at 5 p N. for all
points on White river, connecting at De-
Wallis Bluti with the Little Rock railrosd.
The Aegsi Tender brought in 242 bales
Of cotton and l35 sacks of seed. She re-
shipped lao bales at the mouth OF White
river.
TsTpaulins were in demand last even
ing, and friend Kinney was in great glee
over the Tsin.
The Pat Cleburne left Little Rock last
evening for Memphis with good trip OF
passengers and freis at.
The Mary Boyd, for Arkansas river,
had a fair list Of passengers and good
freight trip.
The Belle Memphis, for st. Lonis, had
Sc bales Of cotton.
The st. Francis, Captain Bowman,
leaves to-day at pm. for Madison and
all way points on Sc. Francis river. Cap
tain s. q. Paine is her purser.
The st. Mary passed up for the Ohio
river with 400 tons of freight. She dis
charged here 100 boxes of lemons, 50
barrels Of salt, and 90 barrels Of plaster.
The City Of Vicksburg Will pass down
this morning at ten O'Clock for Nicks-
| burg and the bends.
The st. Francis brought in sos bales OF
/ cotton and S54 sacks of oottonseed.
The Julia, Captain Townsend with
Jimmy Thompscn In the Office, leaves 90
/ o pm. for Cairo and st. Louis.
1 The Phi Allin and A. ]. White got of
! last evening with a fair numberof people,
but light freight lists
/ The Landing Committee, accompanied
/ by the Wharfmaster, inside their appear
| anee on the wharf last evening, Dick
] Lightburne, Of the Second, made a speech
to the committee, who were surrounded
with Whsrt rats, on internal improve
! ments and elevators in general. Captain
Dick, in his remarks, thought that eleYa
/ ton for Memphis Was quite essential.
The Dexter, Capt. Isaac Jones, vii
! pass down to-day for New Orleans, So I;
IN. owen g Gates, clever gentiema
pTasidea in The once,