Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-08-10

Ginning steadily, with s feet in the channel
from Cairo to Vicksburg. The channel
below here is getting quite thin and
crooked. Choctsw and Shoo-hy bars are
giving down stream boats considerable
trouble. Between here and Cairo, Upton
vile and Islands 80 and "a are the worst
places. At st. Louis and Cairo the river
continues on the decline, with no i'm
provement in the channel. The upper
Mississip pi is rising rapidly, which viii
improve navigation from st. Louis out.
The Ohio is declining, with 81 feet on the
bars in the lower ohio. Arkansas river is
falling rapidly, with 4 feet in the channel
from Little Rock out, and 3 feet above
there. White river remains unchanged.
The B~stesville, for White river, and Allin,
for the bends, had fair trips. Business on
the wharf was quiet and inactive, with no
improvement in freights.
BY TELEGRAPH.
PTrTsBURG, August 9.-Weather cool
and pleasant. The Monongahela has 5 feet
IN the channel, and is rising steadily, and
rising above. No rise in the Allegheny.
1t is expected hat a number of the smaller
steamers will get away with coal to-mor-
row.
EVANSVILLE, IND, August 9.-Weather
nearly clear and hot. Mercury go. The
river has fallen 8 inches. Business light.
CINCINNATI, August 9.-River has 4 feet
8 inches in the channel, having fallen 8
inches. Weather clear.
CAIRO, August 9.-Port list: Tom Jas
per, Cairo to New Orleans, 10 am: Belle
Memphis, Memphis to st. Louis, 7 am;
Bismarck, st. Louis to New Orleans, 9
am. Friendship, from st. Louis south.
9 am; City of Quincy, New Orleans to
st. Louis, L p.m. River stationary. Light
rain thiB morning weather cloudy. Their
mometer $50.
NEW ORLEANS, August 9.-No arrivals,
Departed: W. ]. Wicks, st. Louis.
VIoKsBURe, August SHOWN: Rubi-
con, 9 Am; Carrie V. KOuntz, l am.
City of Cairo, 8 p.m. River falling,
Weather warm and clear.
ST. LOUIS, August 9.-Arrived: Belle
st. Louis, V~icksburg. Departed: II. O. |
Yeager, New Orleans; Grand Tower,
Memphis. River rising slowly. The up
per Mississippi and Illinois are swelling, !
Weather very warm.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Captain Jack Chambers, formerly clerk
of several of the Arkansas river packets.
has taken charge of the river column of
the Plttsburg Post. Jack is a Jolly ''tar,"
and has the ability to make the river col
umn of the Post rare and spicy.
The Commonwealth discharged here
2 hhdsB sugar, SO bags coffee, IL sacks salt,
100 bundles ties, n 3 bbls molasses, and
has for st. Louis 800 tons freight, includ-
ing $500 bars railroad iron.
The Enterprise passed up light, 90 days
from New Orleans She goes to New
Albany to have her cabin and machinery
to a new hull.
The Marble City, in rounding out from
the wharf, ran into the r. J. Lockwood.
smashing her wheel, which detained her
until yesterday morning making repairs.
The George w. Cheek, Captain Mark
Cheek, sails to-day at 5 pm. for FrIar's
Point. Frank Gentleman has charge of
the Office
She Susie Silver, up, put OF here 100
bbls. cement, 25 boxes tin and 4 casks
wine, and has for st. Louis 800 tons OF
and 1912 bars of railroad iron.
The James Howard, after being light
sned from of the bar at ChOotsW bend,
grounded again, and when the Susie Sill
yer left her, she was hard aground, lying !
Iuartering down stream.
The City of Alton, en- route from st.
Louis 10 New Orleans, is aground at !
30. !
The Minnie, over due for White river, is
'epOrte1 aground at Tiptonvile. I
The channel between here and Cairo is /
very thin, and cutting out very !
The Capitol City, for New Orleans, was
veil laden.
The City of Chester, Captain Zeigler, :
caves this evening tor st. Louis. !
The Mary Miller, Captain James Paul,
caves to-day at 8 pm, for New Orleans. I
A lRborer working in the canal at '
found among the debris a gold
ystoh and ST. so in money. v
The Lucy Bertram struck a bar in the d
PIPER Mississippi, and 30 barrels of -four 8
20 sacks of wheat were knocked over
GARD.
The Julia, Captain Townsend, leaves z
D-dsy at 5 pm. for Vicksburg and the v
Il
The Indiana will be down for New Or
BANS Tomorrow. :
John Kyle goes to st. Louis to go
q the docks, -
The Shannon is due to.morrow from =
~ouisville, bound to New Orleans. e
George Bausman, of Vicksburg, has re-
gned from the Merchants Whsrfbost
there, to take charge of the
department of the elevator. Mr., !"
has been with the Association
bout four years, and has made a most ef-
officer. II
The Richmond is undergoing repairs at 4
:. Louis. b will be put in fine order RR
r the fall season, Captain Green will Of
rive in the city to-day. OF
Fort Gibson will arrive to-da- from pr
river and leave tomorrow with
return trip for Little Rock and Fort !
NTH. Is
The Amanda was sold at auction at Gin tn
lnsti on Saturday to Captain Holoroft, 81
$500. W
English, engineer of the steam
Tom Jasper, died at Cairo last Satur-
y, of congestion of the stomach.
rhe John T. Moore will pass up to-day Co
st. Louis.
The Bismarck is due from st. Louis '
und for New Orleans.
The Glasgow and Andy Johnson will n,
IS down this morning for New Orleans. -