Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-13
RIVER NEWS,
ARRIVALS.
DEPARTURES
RIVERS, WEATHER AND BUSINESS.

The river is now declining, with no
prospect OF g rise from above. The upper
Mississippi is reported rising slowly. The
recent rise in the Ohio win not affect the
river at this point.
By TELEGRAPH.
New ORLEANS, September 12.-Arrived:
Kellogg and bsrges, st. Louis. No de-
partures..
CINoINNATI, September u. - River 5
feet 2 inches In the channel.
EVANSVILLE, IND, September 12.-The
weather is cloudy and warm, with g liget
rain, and threatening more. The river has
fallen s inches. Business looking up.
VIoKsBURG, September Il. - Down;
OUachita Belle. 5 am Nstchez, 5 pm,
Up: Julia, 8 pm. The merchants wharf
boat sunk this morning at 6 am, with a
large amount Of freight on hoard. She
will probably be raised in q few days.
Weather warm and clear. River falling.
LOUISVILLE. September 12.-The river
is falling slowly, with 4 feet large on Port
land bar and Is inches in the chute. The
weather is alternately clear and cloudy;
st the present writing there are indics-
tions of rain.
ST. LOUIS, September 12-Arrived:
Grand Tower, Memphis; Emile LsBarge,
Vieksburg. Departed: City of Vicksburg,
Vicksburg; Virginia. New Orleans; Sallie,
Memphis. River falling slowly. Weather
pleasant.
PITTsBURG, September 12.-Westher
cloudy, with indications of more rain.
The Monangshela has 2 feet scant in the
channel.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Colorado, from Vicksbur9, took the
trip Of thu Belle Memphis yesterday eve
ming.
The Belle Memphis left at 10 am. YES
terdsy, on q flying trip, to make up for
lost time.
The Utah, from 81. Louis, passed down
for Vicksburg, with fair trip, putting of
a large cargo of miscellaneous freight at
this point.
There is eighteen inches water In the
Cumberland over Harpeth shoals.
The freight agent of the New Orleans
barge and boat lines have increased their
rates. They are now charging, by barge
lines from st. Louis 10 New Orleans, sixtv
cents per barrel for flour, and t~hirty-two
and q half cents on pound freight; the
regular New Orleans line to seventy-d five /
cents on d0ur, and forty cents per hum |
dred on pound freights.
The City OF Quincy Is due from above, /
and the II. s. Turner from below.
White and Arkansas rivers are still fall
ing.
Shipments from ST. LOUIS ara remarks /
bly, active.
Red river and the Ouachita are very
low, the latter only sffording water for
light draUght boats.
There Is scsnt ~ feet below this point,
and only 8 feet above to Cairo.
The Belle Memphis was nearly q dsv
and a half behind time, but abe will do
her level best to regain 1t.
We had q light shower at 5 O'Clock last
evening, but 1t soon cleared of, and the
prospect Is still good for fair weather.
A heavy steamboat business is anticl-
pated at New Orleans this season.
The river below this point Is very low,
and snag boats are in demand
The Arkansas river IL lower than 1t has
been for i've years. Below Little Rock
there is but two feet OF water.
Between st. Louis and Cairo there is
but ave feet scsnt, and boats are not load
Ing beyond four and a half feet.
Rates from st. Louis to New Orleans
have been advanced to the following
Flour, 75c; apples, potatoes snd
onions, 75c; whisky, 81 so per barrel;
heavy pound freight, 40c per LOO lbs, and
hay, zoe.
T~hersaeeonly 7 fsstS inches reported In ]