Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-28

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showers Of rain. The river here continues
to decline rapidly. The Ohio and tribu-
taries are falling steadily. Arkansas and
I White rivers are receding- Business on
the wharf was dull and quiet, with light
shipments.
BY TELEGRAPH.
NICKsBURG, May 27.-DOwn: Mollie
Ebert, 10 last night. Up: Belfast, 10 last
night. Boats up to-day: Robt. Mitchell.
p.m.i Katie, 10 am. Weather warm,
River falling l inch every "a hours.
NEW ORLEANS, May 27.-Arriyed: Mary
Houston and Nick LOngworth, Louis
| vile; 81. s. Turner, Cincinnati; Great Re-
| public and Commonwealth, st. Louis.
| Departed: City of Alton, st. Louis: I'm
| porter, Arkansas river.
NASHVILLE, May 27.-The river is fall
ing, with 3 feet 6 inches on Harpeth
! Shoals, The weather is fair and very
warm.
CAIRO, May 27.-Port list: City of
| Chester, Memphis to st. Louis, 10 pm;
/ Pauline Carroll, New Orleans to st. Louis,
Z am; Potomac, Louisville to New Or
| leans, 9 am; Eagle, White river TO Pitts
! burg, 9 am; j. s. Mcdonald, Memphis to
Cairo, 8 pm; Belle Memphis, st. Louis to
Memphis, pm. River tell II inches.
Shower this afternoon; weather cloudy
and cooler. Mercury 78e.
LOUISVILLE, May 27.-The river has
30 inches in the chute and 4 feet inches
in the canal. Weather cloudy and very
warm. Business very dull. Arrived:
Susie Silver, New Orleans, Departed:
Virginia, New Orleans. The mammoth
wharf boat, for ShaWneetown, was
/ launched to-day. The new Memphis and
/ White river packet Emma Q. Elliott was
launched at Bsrmer's ship-yard this after
noon, She will have a capacity of 750
tons.
CINCINNATI, May 27.-River 10 feet in
the channel, having fallen inches, Ar
rived Lawrence, Memphis; Nightingale,
Arkansas river. Departed: John II !.
GrOesbeck, New Orleans; Sam ]. Hale,
Memphis; Edinburg, Red river. Weather
warm, with indications of rain.
ST. LOUIS, May 27.-Departed: James
Wood and Kellogg, New Orleans; r. J.
Lockwood, Red riverI Columbia, Arkan-
sas river; Colorado, Vicksburg. River
about stationary, Weather fair and very
warm, with a shower this afternoon,
MISCELLANEOUS.
The river is declining rapidly.
Capt. John b. Davis arrived in the city
yesterday. He says the Usage is doing
well between DevalPs Bluff and the upper
part Of the White river.
The Nashville cleared for Cincinnati
with $50 bales of cotton.
The G. B. Church up, has for this point
ten hhds sugar; has for the Ohio river
600 tonsl including 24O2 bars of railroad
iron,
The H. C. Yeager passed down without
landing as she was fully laden.
The Cheek and T. b. Allen had fair
trips.
The Richmond got away at am, for
New Orleans, with full cargo. She added
here 1880 sacks oil cake and 250 bales
cotton,
The Indiana, Capt. Reub Neal, will
leave the wharf to-day, at 10 am, for
Louisville, Wm. Miller does the honors
of the Once.
The A. ]. White, Capt. Geo. Malone, is
the regular Monday Napoleon and bends
packet, leaving at 5p.m. Barney BsrinGs
does the hOnOrs of the Office.
The Celeste is the regular Monday Ar
kansas river mail packet, leaving on Mon |
day at pm, going through to Little
Rock in forty hours.
Ihe Belle st. Louis, Captain All. Gris- 1
some, leaves to-day at 3 p.ha' Tor caro- ana
st. Louis.
The Legal Tender is the Tuesday White
river packet.
The Belle Memphis is the regular Mon
day st. Louis packet.
The Belfast will be at the wharf this
morning TO receive for CINCINNATI, and
viii leave at p,n, tomorrow,
The Henry AInas will be up on Monday
for st. Louis.
The Dexter and Bismarck viii pass up
to-day for St. Louis.
The Leonidas viii pass up to-day for
Cincinnati.
The new steamer Emma Elliott Was
launched yesterday at JeffeFsOnville.
Ths Sallie viii pass up this morning for
St. L0uiBs
The Glencoe wiz be down to-day for
New Orleans,
The r. @. Gray viii pass up this morn
ing for Cincinnati