Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-06
RIVER NEWS.
RIVERS, WEATHER AND BUSINESS

RIVERS, WEATHER BUSINESS
Weather clear and warm. The river
here continues on the decline, with 7 feet
in the channel at Island 40, Madrid Bend
and Plum Point. At st. Louis the river
is recedinR. At Cairo the river has risen
IL inches altogether up to Monday even
ing. The Ohio is declining from Pitts
burg down. Arkansas river is falling,
with % inches on Rob Roy bar. Business
on the wharf was quies, with fair ship
ments.
Bx TELEGRAPH.
LITTLE Rock, September 5.-VTeathex
clear and pleasant. The river is still fall
ing. Departed: Fort Gibson, for below.
ST. LOUIS, September 5.-Arrived: City
of Cairo, Memphis; Southwestern, @. 3.
Church and Mohawk, New Orleans Sioux
AmBs, New Orleans; Julia, Fieksburg.
River at q stand. Weather clear and
warm. The Carrie V. Kountz VIII go on
the docks here tomorrow and come of
Saturday, probably. Several boats are
aground between here and Cairo. George
N. Stockpole, the Oldest Illinois hOatmsn,
but for some time living on his farm nesE
Florence, Ill died LIST Sunday.
NEW ORLEANS, September ~5.-Arrived
Henry s, T1rner, Louisville; Rubleon
and Andy johnson, st. Louis. Departed
NJ. J. Wicks and Mollie Moore, Sit. Louis.
VIoKsBURe, September 5.-DoIyn: Qua
chits Belle, Sam; Capital City, 2 pm
W. s. Pike, pm. Weather warm and
clear. River falling.
EVANSVILLE, IND., September 6.-The
weather Is clear and hot. The river has
fallen 2 inches. Dullest day of the season,
CAIRO, September sport list: City OF
VicksburR, Vicksburg to st. Louis; J. N.
Kellogg, st. Louis TO New Orleans; Carrie
V. KountZ, Cairo to st. Louis; City OF
Chester, st. Louis to Memphis; q. G.
Yesger, st. Louis to New Orles1s. The
steamer Eckert went to the wreck of the
Antelope to-day to make an examination,
and has reported that she cannot be
raised. River rose 10 inches. Weather
clear. Mercury SO.
CINCINNATI, September 5.-The river
has 8 feet 8 inches in the channel, having
risen 4 inches, and Is now at a stand still.
Weather warm and clear
PIrTsBURG, September 6.--Weather
clear and pleasant. The MononRahela has
8 feet scsnt in the channel, and Is falling.
Boats on the upper MonongshelR resumed
their regular trips to-day.
LOUISVILLE, September 5.-The river
has risen II inches, and Is still rising, with
% inches in the chute, and 8 feet 1C
inches at head Of the canal, in which there
| Will 10 Il VI " AACAOo WhNOAs
MISCELLANEOUS,
The Celeste brought in Sc bales of cot
ton from Arkansas river.
The Colorado added here 80 tons of mis-
~cellsneous freight.
The Usage, Captain John B. Davis,
leaves Devsll's Bluff to-day ON srrivsl OF
the train from Memphis, for JAcksonport
and all way points on the Upper White
river.
The Dictator is in luck. She sunk two
Monitor barges loaded with Big Muddy
coal at Island 40, and grounded third.
The coal Is for Messrs. Brown & Jones.
b Columbia, for White river, had q
fair trip.
The St. Joseph came in with q good trip
and returned with 26 bales of cotton.
The Celeste lays up. The Mary Boyd
goes out on Friday for Arkansas river.
The towboat j. L. Hyatt lett for above
yesterday with q tow o fempty barges.
The q. Q. Yesger is aground between
here and Cairo.
The Commonwealth and City of Vioks.
burg will pass up this morning for St
Louis.
The Carrie Kountz will be repaired Al
st. Louis.
The City of Chester is the Thursday st
Louis packet.
Mr.. Charles Thorn, Of Jacksonport
Ark, has taken to himself one of Evans
ville's fair dsmssls. He Is as happy as
big sunhoEsr. Mr.. Thorn and bride
passed through the city yesterday en- rout,
to ~Jacksonport.
Mr.. I. LaCroiK, late of the irm o
Hooth q LsCroix, has withdrawn from
the above named firm and purchased N
Erich & Co.'S. and A. T. Smiths Memphis
Stock Yards.