Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-01

weather clear and warm, with the river
still on the decline. At st. Louis the
/ river is rising slowly. At Cairo it is fall
ing, with 514 feet.in the channel between
that point and st. Louis. The Ohio is
recsding from Pittsburg down, with 30
inches on French Island bar. Arkansas
river is recsding, with % inches on Rob
Roy bar. Business on the leves was quiet,
with few boat in port receiving and dis
charging.
BY TELEGRAPH.
CIKcrEEArl. August sf-The river is
stationary, with feet in the channel.
EVANSVILLE, IND, August 3l.-West
ar clear and cool. Mercury 70o. River
has risen i inch. Business fair.
CAIRo. August SI-Port list: Mary
Miller. Evansville to New 0rleansr . am.
st. Joseph. Memphis TO st. Louis. 8 am.
Carrie Y. Kounts. st. Louis to New Or
leans, AIM; J. L. Hyatt, Memphis 10
Csiro, II am; City of Cairo, St. Louis to
Memphis, pm; Capital City, st. Louis
to New Orleans, pm. River stationary.
Weather clear. Mercury $50. -
New D RLEANs, August 31.-No arrivals
or depariures.
VIcKsRIJRG, August 31.-DOwn: NJ. J.
Wieks, 8 am. Up: John Kyle, pm. /;
r. P. Walt, 8 ams; Southwestern, IL am.
Weather warm and clear. River falling.
Sr. LOUIS, August 31.-Arrived: Henry
G. Yeager and Henry Ames. New Orleans; ;
Belle Memphis. Memphis; Colorado,
VfcksburV. Departed: Emile LaBarge,
Vicksburg. River stil swelling slowly
Weather cloudy and pleasant. The La-
Barge is IN the YicksSurg trade to stay.
Tons of freight received here per river
this month 67,677; shipments, 57,954.
Total number of arrivals for the month,
1893; of which 103 were from the upper
Mississ ippi, 20 from the lower Mississippi,
IS from the Missouri, I6 from the Illinois,
l3 from other rivers. and 96 bRrges.
Wharfage collected, Sl0,le6. ,., .sr.. -..
LOUISVILLE. August 31.-The river is
falling slowly, with u inches in the chute,
4 feet on Portland bar, feet scant on
Grassy Flats, and % Inches on French
Island. Weather clear aud cool. Busi-
ness active. 4sg
m MIsCELEANEoUs.
With to-day commences the new cotton
sc ason, which promises to be brisk.
The p W. -Strsder is aground in the
lower Ohio.
The officers of the Susie Silver reported
the Pauline Carroll and M. ]. Wicks
aground at Choctsw Bend.
The Susie Silver put of here lot of fur
niture and sundries, and hRs for st. Louis
20 bars of railroad iron.
The Al. White brought In 9 bales cot
ton and 7I9 sacks seed. She is the regular
Friday Napoleon and Bends packet, leav-
ing this evening at 5 O'Clock. Geo. MOlone
commanis. with Barney Barrinds in
charge of the Office.
The Sa lie from Arkansas river passed
up for st. Louis.
The R. p. Walt, Captain Blake, leaves
this evening at five O'Clock for Cairo and
st. Louis Captain ALI GrissOm has charge
of the office.
The Pat Cleburne has come Of the docks.
She has tleen thoroughly Overhauled and
Is in bett Or condition than when she first
came out.
Tha City of Chester brought in a large
lot of produce and returned with fair
trip. inclrading 175 bales OF cotton.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain Carter.
leaves to dsv at five pm, for Nicksburg
and the bends. Captain Garrett Hulls has
charge of the Office.
The Andy johnson sddsd here so tons
of miscel laneous freight.
The Celeste was taken out on the docks
to have a new hog chain brace put in.
The Cheek brought in IL bales of cot
ton and 3ss sacks of seed, and returned
with a fair trip.
The good steamer Phil AIlin, Captain
James Lee, sails to-day at 8 O'Clock for
Frisr's Point and the bsnds. Stack Lee
does the laOnOrs of the Office.
Captain Marsh Miller is confined to his
room wit h a severe bilious attack.
The fine steamer Celeste, Capt. Cooper,
will be found at the wharf this morning,
receiving for all points on Arkansas river,
and will leave to-day at pm, attending
TO all way business A clever gentleman
has charge of the Office. &-A
For steamboat sdvertiseme1ts We refer
our readers to our second page-being
crowded out of the regular column by our
annual commercial statement.