Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-18
RIVER NEWS
BOATs LEAvTNG THIS pAY
DEPARTURES
IN PORT.
Z. ID. Allen, City Of Chester, Pat Cleburne
RIVERS. wEATHgR AND BUs1NEss.

RIVERS, wEATHER AND BUsINEss,
The weather yesterday was warm an,
! sultrv. The river here rose inches in tn
past "A hours up to pm, aud is now
feet inches below high water mark. A
Cairo the river rose 2 inches; at st. LOui
iG was falling slowly, but will be rising bl
to-day, from the effects OF the rise ont o
the Missouri. The Ohio is falling rapidly
from Pittsburg TO Evansville. Cumber
I land and Tennessee rivers are receding
I White river is declining steadily. Tit
| Arkansas river declined 5 inches yester
day. There was fair amount OF business
] doing on the wharf yesterday, with gOoC
I list of arrivals and departures. Cotton
shipments we're fair.
BY TELEGRAPH.
VICKsBUR6, May l7.-Down: @. B
/ Church, II last night. Up: Bee anC
/ bsrges, II am Weather warm and clear
| River stationary.
/ New ORLEANs, May I7.-Arrived: JOhr
I Kyle, Mohawk and barges, st. Louis
/ Virginia, Louisville. Departed: Olive
/ Branch James Howard, st. Louis; Mary
! Miller, Louisville.
! CECINNATI, May 16-River, % feet in
/ the channel, and falling. Arrived: Edin.
/ burg, Red river; J. d. Groesberk, New
! Orleans. Departed: Minneola, Memphis
| Nick L0ugworth, New Orleans. Weather
| warm and cloudy.
ST. LOUIS, May 17.-Arrived: Julia,
! VicEsburg; City Of Alton, New Orleans.
! Departed: Henry Ames, New Orleans;
/ Grand Tower, Memphis. River still fall
I ing. Weather very warm.
LOUISVILLE, May 1.-THE river mas
| fallen 20 inches during the past a hours,
| with feet 4 inches in the chute, feet
/ inches in the canal, and feet 4 inches on
| the rocks. The weather is Warm and
cloudy. Nearly all the coal for below has
| got over safe, and most of it is on the way
down. Arrived: RObt Mitchell, New Or
| leans. Departed: RObt. Mitchell and In
diana New Orleans. The Nick Long
worth leaves for New Orleans tomorrow.
| The tow wD0ats Hornet No. 2. Grand Lake
No. and LIoness departed for New Or
leans. The COwaD leaves tomorrow for
New Orleans. The Csmelis goes on the
dry docks Tor repairs.
CAIRO, May II, SEQ p N Port list:
Baltic, Louisville to Memphis, pm. 5
Lawrence Cincinnati TO Memphis, 10
pm; Belle Memphis. Memphis 70 81.
Louis, II pm; Alaska. New Orleans to
Cincinnati, a M; Belfast. Cincinnati to
New Orleans, am; Colorado, st. Louis
to Vicksburg, noon; b. O. Yeager, New
Orleans 20 ST. Louis. 1 pm Mary Ann,
Louisville to New Orleans, 4 pm. River
z
70 The steamer Baker, formerly owned
by Captain John ", Trover, was sold to
day by the United States Marshal for
SlSlO. The purchasers were John M.
Phillips, Samuel NJ. Orr and John 3.
Phillis.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The st. Francis, in command of Capt
Bowman, bound for st. Francis river,
lOllided with the steamer Potomac, in
command of Capt. Skunk, on route from
New Orleans to CineinnaLi. The collision
took plscs in the chute at Clark's Tow
head, nifty miles south Of here, Wednss-
day morning at two O'Clock. Both steam
ers escaped with slight damages. The
Potomac caught the Sc. Francis forward
Ol her wheel house, tearing away part Of
her guards and wheel house. The POtO-
mac lost her jackztaff. The officers Of
ths st, Francis, after the accident, nOti
fisd the officers OF the Potomac that they
did not require any assistance. The 81.
Francis landed, repaired her damages and
resumed her journey 10 st. Francis river.
The following IS the statement of Mr.
Psll, the pilot on watch on the Potomac
EJ the time OF the accident. lie says
"Dhs Potomac was coming up tbs river,
running he Arkansas shore, about half
mile above CIaTk's upper TOWhead and
about one hundred yards out from shore,
saw the st, Francis coming down, and
when shs hove in sight around point
half mile OF, he then sounded the whistle
twice to signal that he Was coming up the
shore side the route his bOsJ was entitled
TO. The pilot Of the st Francis answered
but crossed his signal blowing only
one whistle, a signal that the pilot of the
81 Francis intended trying to pass be-
tween the POtOmsC and the shore. Seeing
"a n
ton, he Immediately checked the head
way of the Potomac and commenced
backing her, then sounding the whistle
again for the shore side. the course first
signsled for; the Potomac was kept
backing until both boats came together.
Capt. Pell made diagram for the benefit
of the inspectors of this port showing the
position of the boats when they came to-
getber and the course pursued in the
chute.
The Potomac, for Cincinnati, added
here 100 bales of cotton. She has for the
Ohio $50 tons of miscellaneous freight.
The Dexter, Capt. Issscs Jones, will
leave the wharf to-day, at p NJ, for New
Orleans and the bends Owen Gates, a
clever gentleman, presides at the desk.
The NJ. J. Wlcks Is due to-day Tor st.
Louis. She has $500 bars of railroad iron
and 1904 boxes Of sugar.
The George W. Cheek, Capt. Mark
Cheek, is the regular Friar's Point and
bends packet leaving to day at pm.
Frank GOuJsrmsn presides at the desk.
Ihs Pat Cleburne, Capt. Reese Pritch-
ard, came in last evening from Little
Rock with lSS bales of cotton and fair
list Of people. She is the regular Friday
Arkansas river mail packet, ,going through
TO Little Rock IN forty hours. Mr.. W alker
is her gentlemsnly clerk.
A deck passenger named DOnnelly fell
overheard, on Monday night from the
stssmer Arkansas, between Ozark Island
and Bolivar and drowned FeiOre assist
sncs could reach him. He leaves a wife
and three children in New Orleans.
The Richmond passed up for st. Louis
last evening. She discharged here 81 bar |
rels vegetables, 50 crates ware and a lot
of miscellaneous freight, and has for st.
Louis 1000 tons of freight, including a
large lot of railroad iron. Capt. Nat. !
Green stopped of here TO remain with his |
family one night. He leaves for st. Louis |
too day per rail TO rejOin his fine packet.
AlGCk Wsddell assumed the duties yes |
terday AS passenger agent of the Memphis /
and Little Rock railroad. MIR. WaddelI has |
been connected with the shipping and /
travelling public AS steamboat clerk for /
many years. 40 is we'll known in these /
parts, and will undoubtedly make an ef- /
hcient officer.
r.
the regular Thursday st. Louis packet,
leaving at pm.
The Colorado, Capt. Mckee, is the reeu-
lar Thursday Vicksburg packet, leaving
st pm.
The Belle St. Louis discharged here 50
balos OF cotton and I4l sacks Of seed.
The Arkansas, for st. Louis, put on /
here 5000 bundles of cotton ties and 100 |
sacks Of salt, and has for st. Louis $50
tons of miscellaneous freight.
Capt. J. Lee Finney arrived in the city
yesterday TO spend a few days amongst
our merchants.
The Phil Allin brought in 90 bales OF
cotton, 1856 sacks seed and 5000 feet of lum-
osr and returned last night with q fair
trip.
The towbost A. J. Baker passed down
with tow of coal.
The Sam J. Hale cleared for Cincinnati
with 400 bales of cotton and some miscei-
aneOus freight
The Lawrence win be found at the wharf
mis- morning from Cincinnati, and will
leave on Saturday with q return trip.
The Henry Ames, Captain Jacobs,
leaves TO day at pm. for New Orleans
and the bends. Mr.. Fowler is her purser.
She gets here 800 sacks of oil cake and 200
bales Of cotton
Purchase the new style hat of Eugene
beidy, opposite Court Square, snd you
will be happy.
The Columbia is due from Little Rock,
3n route for st. Louis.
The Belfast viii pass down to-day for
New Orleans.
The ordinances OF river towns, which
3Ompel steamers to pay wharfage, does
70 in direct violation of the acts Of Con-
gress regulating commerce between the
states.
Why do not corporations tax railroads
similar to taxing tonnage on the Western
Tatersf They both come under the head
If public highways.
The John Kyle is due from New Or
cans en- route for St. Louis.
The tOWboat Baltic viii arrive to-day
rom Louisville with tow of coal.