Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-20
RlVEN NEWS.
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NEW ORLEASs, October I9.-Arrived
City OF quincy from St. Louis. Departed
Legal Tender and Indiana for Memphis.
VICKsBURG, Octobsr l9.-Down; Col.
lossal, 2 p m; Wade Hampton; 6 ?: m; AMY
johnson, 6 pm, Up: Z n. Durfee, .. m
last night. Up: Henry Amss, IL m
Shannon. II N. Weather warm and clear
river falling.
Sr. Louis, October 10 Arrived: Alice
from Memphis; Mary Mcdonald and
Utah from VicksOurg; Messenger and
Northwestern, from Keokuk; Lady Pike
Upper Mississippi, and Ocesnus from
New Orleans. Departed: Dexter. MolliG
Huntsville and St. John for KsOkuk; Ru.
bicon for st. Paul. River rising slowly
westher clear and warm.
CAIRo, October l9.-Port list: st. Jo-
seph, Memphis TO St. Louis, IL ?. N; Ada
Hellman, Memphis to Cairo, am; Noun
taineer, Memphis to st. Louis, IL a. N
Belle OF Piks, Memphis to st. LOuis,1 pm.
River stationary; weather clear; ther'
mOmeter 62S.
CINo1SNATI, October I9.--River has 8
feet inches in the chsnnel, and has
risen inches In the last a hours
Weather clear and pleasant,
EVANSVILLE, October l9.-Weather un-
changed morning frosty river stationary.
Port list-Up; Burksyille, am; Fsyette
Sam; Excelsior, 10 am. DowR-Ells
Hughes, 10 am; Umpire, g N; she wss
loaded to the waters edge There are 20
inches Of water on French Island bar.
LITTLE Rock, October l9.--W Gather
clear and pleasant. River after rising
feet came TO 8 stand.
Rivers. Weather and Business.
The weather TOR the pas. three days hiss
been delightful. Business, as far as pos
H.. o. ka
leYee to-day thsre was considerable actiY
ity, several arrivals and departures, eact
doing q fair business az this port. The
river fell about one inca since last report
Navigation grows more difficult every
day, and the prospects are that there viii
be freezs before there il 9 rise probably
New Orleans papers say that Rsd river
above the mouth of Old river must be
block AIDED, they having been but one
arrival since the 18th Inst, There is nc
improvement in the upper Mississippi
Ohio or Illinois. while Arkansas and
White river are declining, and prospects
generally are discoursging to river men.
The Columbia came in from ST. Louis
with the largest low water trip OF tbs
season consisting Of, 2,200 barrels Of -four
meal and potatoes; 300 sacks Of corn
oats and bran; 225 pieces Of basgingj u
bales Of hay; 165 kegs Of beer and rs toni
Oh UlnCblAduoOu8 lKhlklb o. patee Ol COZ
ton. She reported the X. J, Lockwood
hard aground at Island IS.
The lsborors went to work yesterday
morning after their strike the day before
and discharged the T. II. Allen. She viii
get away this morning at 10 o'clock will
q fair trip.
The Lucy Bertram, Tom Jasper, ]. W
Lewis and P. W. Strsder are due from
below; also, the Emile LaBsrge due from
below.
The G. W. Cheek had not arrived up Il
late last light. She viii probably be II
this morning.
The Belle Lee came In from above earl,
yesterday morning, and departed for New
| Orleans last night with good trip of pas
sengers, drawing i've feet with barge Il
tow. She added 9 lot Of plantation sup
plies for below.
The a N. Shrsve came In from shove
/ five days Out, and discharged here 272 sack
| Of oats; S92 pieces of bsgging; 100 bushel
| of 6Our; 100 sacks of bran; 4S bales of hay
/ and sdded rs tons OF miscellaneous treIgh
| for below.
The CRY OF Alton got away early thi
morning for New Orleans, with barge II
tow.
The r. P. Walt was turned over to he
| owners yesterday. She enters the Mem
| phis and White river trade, leaving to
morrow evening.
The Belle st. Louis dropped down to tn
/ landing to-day.
Point, with Sl6 bales Of cotton, 1893 sack
of seed and good trip OF people.
Captain Elder, OF Shreveport, propose
building . dam across the opening leadin
70 the mouth of Tones bayou, and at th
head OF what known a. the Scop
snO cut of; he lntends it shall be a struC
ture strong enough to resist all encroacE
ments resulting from the current of th
| river or other causes, and risks his repU
tation in asserting that he will Rtake hI
all on its complete success, and throw int
Red river thai vast body of water while
at present Is lost TO 1t, and improve th
navigation of tt TO q very great exten
He feels so certain Of his success that b
told q friend that he could perform th
lob complete in six working days after b
arrival ct the scene OF action with his a
ray Of laborera.
since the 2ssa OF August last sixt
hands have b 81 busy cutting q cam
around the upper Red river raft. The q
Doe lake, on into Long lake, throuR
stanton slough, and thence into the mai
river channel, two miles below Sprin
Bank An Arkansas, and twelve miles aboN
the head Of the raft. This canal is six
feet wide throughout, and viii admit Il
passage of 1000 bale steamers. 1t will /
completed by the time navigation r
opens. Contracts to clear the tinnb.
alone cost $50 to s45 per acre, and a. Il
swamps are dry, the work is progressiI
Fspldly. The valley on the line OF Il
work II almost nine miles wide, az
sboands in game, lish and wild hone
I Bear is very abundant. Captain Alban
In charge OF the work.
Boats Leaving to-day.
FoR FRIAR's PcMT-The Phil An
Captain James Lee, leaves to-day ct S
. 20. for Frisr's Point and all way LANDING
Stack Lee and J. O. Harris are her pu
sers.
3 FoR FRIAR's PoINT-The lively Geor,
W. Cheek, Captain Mark Cheek, leay
to-day At I2 N. for FriAr's Point aAd
way landings.
FoR TEE MOUTH or WErzE R1yKR
The Sellis V. leaves for Devall's Bluff
the arrival Of the morning train from Il
city, for all points on White river to 1
mouth.
I FoR WHITE RIVRR-The Usage, Capta
John b. Davis, leaves Deval's Bluff u
afternoon on the arrival Of the mornil
: train from this city, taking passenge
: through by TO- morrow afternoon.
FoR NEW ORLKANs-The hne and fe
passenger steamer, Lucy Bertram, Ca
tain William Thompson, leaves to-day
a 70 ID. for New Orleans and eli wgy Ian
ings. Owen G. Gates II har prime mi
inter.
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