Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-19

Is clear, with cool wind. Arkansas and
/ White rivers are reported to be on the
| rise. Should this prove true, and there
should be a sufficient rise to enable boats
to run, it will make glad the hearts of 8
very large number of interested indiYid-
uals outside of river men. One gentleman
remarked TO us to-day that he had 400
bales of cotton somewhere along the Ar
kansas awaiting transportation.
By Telegraph.
ST. LOUIS, October IS Arrived: Mary
Alice, New Orleans. Departed: st. Luke,
Memphis; s. s. Merrill. New Orleans
Colorado, Vicksburg. River stationary.
Weather clear and pleasant.
LITTLE Rock, October 1S.--Sinee last
evening the river has risen feet, and is
still rising. Merchants are grestly re-
joiced over It, as 1t will give them q chance
to get their freights.
NEW ORLEANS, October 1S.-Arrived: /:
Legal Tender. Memphis; Southwestern,
st. Louis; Indiana, Cairo. Departed: q.
O. Yeager, st. Louis.
CINCINNATI, October 18.-River has 2
feet inches in the channel, and falling.
Weather clear and cool.
EVANSVILLE, Ogtober 18.-Weather IN
changed. River has fallen inch,
CAIRO, October 1S.-Port list: Ocesnus,
New Orleans to st Louis, am.; Lucy
Bertrsm cleared for New o deans, IL Am. I;
Tom Jasper, st. Louis to New Orleans, 2
p m; W. ]. Lewis, s.. Louis to Memphis,
pm P. W. Strsder, st. Louis to Vicks-
! burg, 6 pm. River stationary. Weather
clear. Mercury $50.
LOUISVILLE, October Is River has 2
feet at the head OF the canal, and inches
in the chute. Weather clear and cool.
The committee of the Cincinnati chamber
of commerce are well pleased with the
work on the canal.
miscellaneous.
The T. Il. Allen came in with $50 bales
of cotton, but could not discharge her
cargo, on account of strike among the
negro lsborers, who struck for fifty cents
per hour.
The ierrybost for the Memphis and Lit
tie Rock railroad was launched yesterday
off the ways at the mouth of Wolf river.
The Belfast passed down with q good
trip, and two bsrges in tow, drawing ~
feet Of water
The Louisville is on the ways at New
Albany.
The John Kyle passed up, six days out
from New Orlesns, and discharged here
l6 barrels OF molssses, 100 kegs of soda,
295 bundles of cotton ties, so cases lye, 10
barrels of plaster, 25 sacks of salt, and 10
casks of wine. She had $50 tons Of freight
for st. Louis, including SEQ bars of rail-
road iron, and 400 boxes of sugar.
The r. P. Walt came In from above
with good trip of grain and produce five
days out from st. Louis. She was twen-
ty-one hours hard aground at Point
Pleasant.
The sallie came in from Vicksburg and
discharged 81 bales of cotton, 1443 sacks
of seed, and departed for st. Louis, after
adding $50 bales of cotton for above.
The City of Alton came in from above
and discharged SS4 barrels Of -four, and
lays over until this morning. She reports
the Belle Lee hard aground at Point
40.
The Merrill, d. s. Turner, Dexter and
Y-icks were advertised to leave st. Louis
Tuesday and yesterday for the lower Mis-
sissippi.
Beats Leaving to-day.
FoR FRIAR's PoINT-The lively George
W. Cheek, Captain Mark Cheek, leaves
TO-DAY at i2 m. for Friar's Point and all
way landings. f. s. Gonterman has
charge Of the office.
FoR FRIAR's PoINT-The Phil Allin,
Captain James Lee, leaves to-day, st 2
pm, for Friaris Point and all way land
ings. Stack Lee and o. Harris are her
pnrsers.
For NEW ORLEANs-The City of Alton,
Captain H. Bixley, leaves to-day at 8
a. M, for New Orleans. Mr.. Shickly rs
her popular clerk
PoR NEy ORLRAEs-The fine andheet
passenger steamer, Lucy Bertram, Capt,
VIM. Thompson, leaves TO day st IL m,
for New Orleans and all way landings.
Owen J. Cater is her prime minister.
For WHITE RIYER-Tthe I. 81. Allen,
Capt, VIM. Elliott, leaves to-day al p. m.
IS above.