Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-19
RIVER NEWS.
RoArs LEAvING TETs pAY.

RIVERS, WEATHER N BUSINESS.
The weather has been cloudy, with
| slight indications of rain. The stage OF
| the water about the same. On b levee
there was active business all dsy. Re-
ports still continue to come that the waJeI
above is falling.
By TELEGRAPH.
LITTLE Rock, September 1s.-A fine
rain fell to-day. River fell 2 inches.
v1oKsBURG, September 1s.-Up: Henry
G. Yesger, 1 pm. River falling. Weather
warm and clear.
C1NC1NNArI, September IS. River 8
feet 10 inches in the channel. Weather
clear.
CAIRO, September 1S.-Port list: st.
/ Joseph, st. Louis to Memphis, 10 pm. ;
Bee, New Orleans to st. Louis, z m. /:
Belle Memphis, st. Louis to Memphis, 10
leans, IL am; Colorado, st. Louis to
Vieksburg, 1 PM; Southwestern, st.
Louis to New Orleans; Legal Tender, Pa
ducsh to Memphis, 8 pm; Minnie, st.
: Louis to Memphis, 6 pm; Sallie, Mem
phis to st. Louis, SPIN. River stationary.
Weather cloudy. Thermometer 740.
EVANSVILLE, IND, September 1S.-The
wenther is cloudy and warm. The river
is stationary. Business active.
PrrrsBTRa, September 1s.-Wssther
cool and PLEASANT. The MOnsngaheIs has
Is inches, anC fsL1ng'
ST.. LOUIS, September 1s.-Arrived:
Julia, VicksbuIg. Departed; CITY OF
Chester, Memphis; Mary Alice, New Or
leans. River falling slowly. Weather
and cool.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Susie Silver left early this morning, sf-
ter getting q lighter.
The Phil, Allin, Pat. Cleburne and A. j.
White departed with good trips.
The Sallie v, Captain Rice, leaves De-
Wallis Bluff this evening on arrival of the
train from Memphis, for Augusta and all
points on White river. Charley Sharpe is
In the Office.
The fine passenger steamer Indiana,
Captain Rube Neal, leaves tomorrow at
II m. for Vicksburg and New Orleans.
She has excellent accommodations for
stock.
The Pat. Cleburne brought in "a bales of
cotton and 324 sacks of seed.
The g. W. Cheek came in with Is bales
OF cotton and 12S sacks of seed.
The Submarine No. IA came in from the
wreck of the Arthur with her machine
nv and a lot of molssses and cotton.
= The A. J. White came in with % bales
81 cotton and 1923 sacks Of cotton seed.
The Emile La Barge and Belle Mem
phis are due from shove.
The Henry Ames and the Mary Miller
a re the next boats from New Orleans.
The Utah is due from Vicksburg.
The Shannon departed for the Ohio
with so tons of freight.
The T. H. Allen arrived Sunday, and
will make some slight repairs and leave
Saturday for White river, her regular day.
The Belle Memphis will STRIVE this
morning, and wiz return to st. Louis
this evening.
Andy Granger, q well-known river
clerk, arrived from Louisville yesterday,
and is ready for business.
Mr.. B. P. Fields, formerly Of the steamer
Des Arc, and lately Of the Welcome, has
been, we are pleased to learn, appointed
chief clerk on the Pat Oleburne.
The Robert e. Lee leaves New Orleans
to-day on her first trip OF the season IN
the Vicksburg trade.
At New Orleans, on Saturday last, Cap
tain John Hsirn purchased hes steamer
Ozark from Captain H. E. Lee, at private
terms. She goss in the Red river trade.
The Helena Clarion says that the river
II that point is falling slowly, n by
Z. sssurement on the 14th inst, Is within
,n.S foot Of the low water mark Of last
,ea.v and forty-one feet below high water
mark. It still lacks some ten or eleven
sat O fthe lowest point measured previous
tina VI b4o EO4dInA koNct
ystem of 1852. 1t lacks some VI feet Of
rdinaryY water.
John b. Elliott's new boat is ready for
,usiuess. and will leave Louisville, on
srst rise Of the Ohio river, for this
'ort.
BOATS LEAVING THIS Day.
FoR WHITE RIVER.-The Legal Ten
er. Captain William Elliott, leaves
3 above this morning. This ell
steamer has lately been reht-
81 and remsodeled in q handsome style,
credit on the Captain. The
vie and enterprise Is communicable.
accommodation will be found on
boat. and passengers will find every
ttention required.
yIcKsBURo N THE BEEDs.-The hne
,eamer. Colorado, Captain J. Il. Mckee, I
leave as above this morning at &c
Iclock i
FOR NEW ORLEArs-The splendid pas !
s-0ar nacket. Southwestern Captain ] I