Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-08-24
RIVER NEWS.
ARRIVALS.
RIVERS. WEATHER AND BUSINESS.

RIVERS, WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Tbe weather continues warm and dry.
The river here, st Cairo and st. Louis Is
declining steadily, with little improve
ment in the channel, which is cutting out
very slowly. Pilots report 8 feet seant
from here to Cairo, 8 feet rom mere 70
st. Louis and Z feet large from here to
Vickburg. The Ohio is recedlng, with 80
inches on French Island bar, which is the
shoalest place. Arkansas river continues
declining, with 8 feet on Rob Roy bar.
White river remains unchanged. Busi-
ness on the wharf was quiet d inactive,
with little movement in freighIs.
By TELEGRAPH.
CAIRO, August 2S.-Port list: Belle
Memphis, Memphis to st. Louis, s am;
! Pauline Carroll, st. Louis to New Or
leans, noon; MoIie Ebert, Louisville to
New Orleans, 4 pm; Dictator, Grand
Tower to Cairo, 8 pm; City OF Chester,
st, Louis to Memphis, 8 pm. River fell
l inch. Weather clear. Thermometer, So
LOUISVILLE August 23.-There are Il
inches in the chute, with 5 feet scant on
Portland bar. Weather clear and hot.
To-day was cloudy, with slight rains ms
evening.
ST. LOUIS, August 2s.-Depsrted: Grand
Tower, Memphis. River falling. There
was a slight rain this morning. Weather
warm.
CINCINNATI, August 23.-River 4 feet
in the channel, and falling.
PrrTsBURG, August % - " Gather
cloudy. Monopgahela river has II inches
and is falling. No arrivals or departures.
NEW ORLEANS, August 2S.-No ar
rivals. Departed: James Howard and
| City Of Quincy, for st. Louis.
VIoKsBURG, August 2S.-Up: City Of
Vteksburg. 9 am, River falling. Wealth
or clear and warm.
LITTLE Rock, August 23.-Westher clear
and warm. The river fell 8 inches. Only
I6 inches are reported above and y be-
low.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A general dullness continues to prevail
| in river circles, though idle steamers are
undergoing repairs and put in order for
the fall season, which promises 10 De ae-
tive, The cotton season Will be much
earlier his year than it was last. We
look for q revival of trade by the middle
of September.
The Andy johnson passed up for st.
Louis yesterday morning. She put oil
here g lot of furniture, n had for st.
Louis 125 tons of freight.
The Dexter, for st. Louis, had 500 tons
| freight, including 1900 bars railroad iron
and q lot of cedar logs for the Cairo rail-
road. She put of here 20 barrels mo
lasses and Is boxes lemons.
The City of Chester, Captain Zsigler,
leaves this evening for Cairo n st.
Louis.
cotton, S6S sacks seed, and returned last
evening with an excellent trip.
The Mary Miller, i've days out from
| New Orleans, discharged here 80 crates OF
merchandise, so boxes of tin plate and a
lot of sundries, and has 80 tons for the
Ohio river.
The pilots of the Mary Miller report the
John Kyle aground on the bar at the foot
of Presidents Island.
The City of Cairo is reported aground at
Shoe Fly bs-.
The Colorado put of here a large lot of
grain and -four.
The II. S. Turner reached Evansville all
o. X, and goes from there to Cairo to load
for New Orleans.
The NJ. J. Wicks will pass down to-
morrow for New Orleans,
The Celeste left Little Rock Tuesday
evening for Memphis.
The hne stesnmsr Mary Boyd, Captain
Rube Hsines, leaves tomorrow evening
for Arkansas river. She will be found at
the wharf to day to receive freight.
The Julia, Captain Townsend, leaves
this evening al 8 O'Clock for Vlcksbnrg
and the bends.
The Pauline Carroll, Captain Carson,
sails tomorrow at 10 an. for New Or
leans.
The Belfast, Captain Sedan, leaves to-
day at u N. Tor Ftckgburg and New Or
leans.
Captain A. F.. Singleton, late clerk Of
the Spray, ~retirss from the river to engage
in the patent roofing business at C1ncIn-
natl.
Freights at st. Louis, for New Orleans,
rule at the following rates this week:
Flour, 65c; hay 50c per 100; pork, Soc per
100 lbs.
The Tom Jasper, City of Alton and Bis.
msrck will pass mp to-day for st. Louis
Mr.. Leonard Sesbrook, late second
clerk of the Mary Houston, has accepted
the position Of receiving clerk at the Ohio
and Mississippi railway depot at Jetfer-
sonville.
The Nashville papers announce the
death of Captain Ammon l.. Davis, OF
cholera morbus, after an Illness OF four
DAYS. He Was an old and experienced
steamboatmsn, and one of the most intel
llgent OF his craft.
Tbe Report on the Westfeld disaster
has been submitted to the Secretary OF
the Treasury. 1t recommends the for
feiture Of the engineers (Robinson's) IL
csnse. and that hereafter the captains OF
steamers be made wholly responsible.
The Thomas Ell. Allen Is the Saturday
White river packet.
The City of Cairo is over due from
Vicksburg, she will probably get over she
bar at Shoe Fly and pass upithls morning
for st. Louis.
Secretary Boutwell, is preparing instrqc-
tions to steamboat inspectors to advise
their local boards to use the utmost dill
Rence in requiring'a prompt enforcement
Of the several provisions ofthe new steam
boat set. and to see that the rules and
regulations for the safety OF passengers
drawn up in pursuance thereof are strict
ly observed. It is said that this law has
already caused s. reformation In the Wes-
tern steamboat business, and that captains
and pilots thereof are much more careiul
than formerly. Local steamboat inspec-
tors also will be strictly accountable Tor
certificates of licenses furnished them.
The st. Louis Journal Of Commerce
saws: ssThere Ia q lack OF tonnage at the
wearf at present, but there are numerous
steamers en- route and due, that will sup
ply the demands. Memphis and Vlcks-
burg freights ars plentiful, and the regu-
lar packets have sl the business they can
attend 10, Red and Arkansas river freights
hold AZ an auarava aotiVftV- and fully en-