Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-06-08
RIVER NEWS.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
DEPARTURES
Pat uleOurne.

RIVERS WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
Yesterday was another warm day. The
| river here is declining steadily. At Cairo
and st. Louis the river is recedjDg. The
Upper Missouri is rising rapidly. The
Ohio is falling its entire length. White
and Arkansas rivers are declining, with g
fair steamboat stage in each. Business
| on the wharf was extremely duh, with
light shipments. The Allin, for the
bends, had q light trip.
by TELEGRAPH.
NEW ORLEANS, June There were no
arrivals. Departed: James Howard, for
s.. Louis.
LOUISVILLE, June THE river is sta
tiOnsry, with two and q half feet in the
chute and four anu a half fess in the cs-
nal. The weather is clear and more pleas
ant, but there is no Improvement in
business. Arrived: Altoona. from Gin
c~innati; Simpson Homer, from New Or
leans. The Mary Houston leaves for
New Orleans tomorrow. The Simpson
HOrner has laid up for want of water,
VICKSBURG, June Down: Susie Sill
yer, 3 pm; PsytOLa and barges, 4 pm;
II. NJ Shreve, 8 p m ArgOsy and barges,
3 pm. The weather is warm and clear
and the river is falling fast.
CAIRO, June IS p m.-POrt list: II.
s. Turner, New Orleans to Louisville, 10
pm. Matches, New Orleans to St. Louis,
10 pm. Lawrence, Cincinnati to Mem
phis, Il p. N. Richmond, New Orleans to
s.. Louis, II m Belle Memphis, Mem
phis to st. Louis, . am; R1bt. Mitchell,
Cincinnati to New Orleans, sam. Baltic,
Memphis to Cairo, Fam; Hornet No. 2,
New Orleans to Louisville, 10 am; Night
iDgale, Cincinnati to Arkansas river, 1
pm Ajax, New Orleans to Louisville, 3
pm. ;ECIty of Cairo, st. Louis TO Vicks-
burg, 8 pm. River stationary. Weather
clear. Mercury $50.
NASHVILLE, June THE river is fall
ing, with 8 feet scsut on HarDeth Shoals.
Weather fair and warm. Departed: John
LUmsden, Cairo.
P~ITTSBURG, June The MOnOngahela
is falling slowly with 81 inchesin R0Wley
channel.
CINCINNATI, June River 8 feet 6
inches, having risen n foot. Weather
beautiful and cooler.
ST. LOUIS, June Arrived: Argo-
naut, Tennessee river; Belle and barges,
P~ittsburg; Natchez, New Orleans; Colo
RADIO, Vicksburg; Kate Robinson, Cincin-
natl. Departed; Champion, Cincinnati;
City of Alton and Henry Ames, New Or
lesns; Grand Tower, Memphis. River
stationary. Weather very warm.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The elongated river editor OF the little
DaD6E aEOAIA 1nE EgLA1G LAKES US 10 TASK 2
as regards the comparison of a gopher. In 4
referring to u unabridged, we learn a
is q small animal which burrows
in the ground along the river banks. In
Georgia it is called q snake, (c0LNber cOu-
DeH) is called by the same name, and in
a turtle (the tsstUdO pOLyphemuS,)
the term or application Of the word
properly used by Is. The fish story
nay have been hshy, but if so, it was ofa
different species, Of which our learned CO.
temporary has be5n in the habit of dissec-
ing, though the Websterisn sets him
ielf up a grammatical Judge, and the
use OF tutelsge and PHYSIOLOGY.
The wharf looked almost deserted yes
The Continental, down, discharged here
head or cattle, . tierces hams, and added
lot of oil cake.
The Pat Cleburne came in from Little
Rock with 1l6 bales Of cotton and I48
laeks seed.
The Oil City, Captain Randall, leaves
O-day at 5 pm. for Bradley Landing. at
he head Of Island 40, attending to all
way business in the bends.
The Sun says the Natchez was 4 DAYS
nd : hours in coming from New Orleans
o this port. Jimmy was not accountable
or the mistake, as the sun had NOT spread
rays under the bluffs, when the
Satchez passed up.
The Nstehez's time TO Cairo this trip is
hree days and four hours.
The Potomac, from New Orleans for
louisville, had 200 Ons of freight and 22O
cad Of texas cattle. She added here go
.arrels of potatoes and 80 bales of cotton,
got away at 2 pm.
The Mohawk and barges passed down at
pm.
Tbs Lawrence viii arrive to-day from :
incinnati, and leave on Saturday with a {
stUrn trip. Her chief clerk came through e
y rail yesterday. 7
The Nightingale viii be down to-day +
rom Cincinnati, bound for Arkansas I
.vsr. q
The City Of Alton and Henry Amas viii o
9 down tomorrow, for New Orleans. y
The Shannon viii be down tomorrow .
II New Orleans. 4
The Belle st. Louis VIII be up to-mor-
The Il. Q Yesger is due to-day from .
Tie Robert Mitchell, Captain Wade. A
Captain Stein in the Office, sails this &
orning at 10 O'Clock for New Orleans. z
The P. " Strsder viii peas down this y
0rBing for New Orleans. y
The Pat Clsburne, Captain Reese prffcb-
is the regular Friday Arkansas river p
all steamer going through to Little Q
Dok in forty hours. MsSars. Walker and