Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-07-26

tiaaz cloud !, and ha. turned suddenly

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italy cloudy, and has turned suddenly
warm.
LoUIsvILIR2 Jaly 2S.-The river is
falling, with q inches In the chute and
feet on Portland bar. Weather clear and
pleasant. Al3eceIying business Is lively.
The Green river locks are about repaired,
and bestE will hessble to pass t~hroughin
q few days. 60
5yIoKsBURG, July 25.-Down: W. 8.
Pike Bpm. Up: City Of Vicksburg, II
pm; John Kyle, 10 last night. Weather
warm and cloudy. River falling.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Captain Maingault succeeded yesterday
IN getting tine Little Alps afioRt, after
three days OF hard labor. The Alps ID now
ready tor towing and jobbing.
The towboat Mary Alice and bargee
passed up.
The Edinburg, for Red river, and the
Minnie, for White river, passed down In
the morning we'll laden.
The Batesvllle, Captain Ali. Smith, came
in from White river with 8 bales cotton
and tqirty-hTe sacks seed. She leaves to-
day AZ ~ M, with q return trip for all
points on White river, connecting 81 De-
wallis Bluff with the Little Rock railroad.
Messrs. Ed. Postal M a Sullivan, two
clever gentlemen, have charge q the
Office,
The Oil City is advertised to be sold at
Marshal's sale on the Sd of August.
The Usage, Captain John B. Davis, leaves
Deyall's Bluff this evening, on arrival of
the train fronn Memphis, for Jscksonport
and way points on the upper White river.
Charley Smithers Is her attentive clerk.
The II. s.. Turner passed up for Louis
vile. She put of here a lot of molasses.
The Mary E. Poe, for Red river, was
well laden,
The Spray cleared for Cincinnati with
The Marble City, for st. Louis, had a
light trip.
The City Of Cairo, for V~icksburg, was
well laden.
The Phil .Alin, Captain James Lee,
leaves to-day at 5 pm. for Frlar's Point
and the bends. Stack Lee does the hoHors
of the office.
The Belle lst. Louis, Captain ALI. Girls
som, leaves this morning at 10 O'Clock for
st. Louis. Johnny Blake, purser.
The Fort Gibson leaves on Friday for
Arkansas riYsr.
The owners of the Memphis local pack |
ct companies and st. LouisPscket Comps-
ny are about TO organize q mutual fuel
company. Each packet is to be furnished
with coal at cost prices, deducting all ex- /
penses. Outside or transient boats will be
furnished with coal at the market rates. /
The owners of the local packets have start
ed this movement in order to protect /
themselves ard save all they can in fuel
expenses. Coal has been advanced ten per /
cent. since last week. AS soon as the CO.
operative company is properly formed We
will have more to say about it.
The Commonwealth will be down to-
morrow for New Orleans. The bulk of
her cargo is 1000 bbls -four.
The harbor of Galveston is to be inn
proved, at an expense of over 100000
Captain VIM. Hardwick purchased yes
terdsy at Little Rock, of 7. A. Kendig, /
the steamer GAINESVILLE, price $4,000.
Captain Hardwick will run the Clarks-
vile in the Arkansas river and New
Orleans trade.
A new bale of cotton has arrived at New
Orleans per river.
The City of Quincy will pass down to-
day for New Orleans.
The r. @. Gray is due from the Ohio
river bound for New Orleans.
The Grand Tower is the Thursday st, |
A general dullness continues to prevail
in river circles.
The Vincennes Times of Saturday, says:
THE corps of engineers engaged in the
survey Of the Wabash river, under the
of F. Stein, Esq, after being de-
here a few days waiting for their
boat, passed on up the river Monday sf-
In a brief interview with Mr..
Stein, we learned that the survey from
the mouth of the river to this city demon
that it could be rendered naYigs-
BILE by the expenditure of a fsr less sum
than has been generally understood. The
main item will be the cost of rebuilding
The lock with stone at the Grand Rapids,
good stone can be obtained very near,
70 tina will not be very costly. The re-
moval of the distractions in the way OF
3andbsrs, drifts and trees, which have
accumulsting for years, will not
prove so expensive as has been supposed.
With these things removed, the old chan
1el can be wid8ned and deepened sndnew
formed by wing dams so as to render
he river entirely accessible for medium
Iizsd crafts st all times. Mr.. Stein ex-
presses great confidence in the favorable
lctiOn of Congress when the report of the
shall ba laid hAfOra IL