Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-07-07
RIVER E
LEAVING THIS DAY.
RIVERS, WEATHER AND BUSINESS.

RIVERS, WEATHER AND
Yesterday was the hottest day Of
the season, The river here fell s
inches Yesterday. At Cairo and st.
Louis it is declining, with IL feet in
the channel. There was q little squirt
in the Ohio on Wednesday, but the
river was falling again yesterday at
Cincinnati and Louisville. AtEvans-
vile the river rose several inches,
which will improve the channel in the
lower Ohio. Arkansas river came to
a stand yesterday, with 80 inches in
the channel from Little Rock, and IS
inches above there. White river is
declining, with 8 feet in the channel
above Duvalps Bluff, and 6 feet from
there out. Business on the wharf was
quiet, with a small list of arrivals and
departures. The local packets brought
in a fair number of orders for planta-
ton supplies, which will be filed and
returned on the packets leaving to-
day. The Cincinnati packet, which
will arrive to-day, will tend to make
an appearance of business on the
wharf. There are several hundred
sacks of oil cake on the wharf await
ing shipment to New Orleans.
BY TELEGRAPH.
NASHVILLE, July 6.-River falling,
with 80 inches on Hsrpeth Shoals. h
weather is clear and hot.
LOUISVILLE, July 6.-The river is de-
clining slowly, with l foot 10 inches in the
chute and 8 feet 10 inches in the canal.
The weather is very warm. Mercury go.
No business doing. The last OF the cargo
Of the Leonidas was removed to day. The
Canelis is laid up till a more favorable
season. Nearly all the large boats have
gone to the bank.
EVANSVILLE, IND July 6.-Weather
clear and hot. Mercury go. The river
has risen 4 inches. Port list: Up: r. @.
Gray, IL am. Down: Virginia, 8 am.
Business dull.
CINCINNATI, July 6.--River 6 feet 9
inches in the hannel.
ST. LOUIS, July 6.-Arrived: Marble
City, Memphis; John Kyle, New Orleans;
0ceRnus, led river, via New Orleans,
LITTLE Rock, July 6.-The river is
getting very low. Only Is inches water
Is reported above, and 30 inches below.
The Dsrdanelle arrived and departed for
Memphis,
YICKsBURa, July Cup: Mary Miller,
10 a m; Colorado, z pm. Weather warm
and clear. River falling.
CAIRO, July 6.-Port list: Minneola,
Cincinnati to Memphis, 10 pm Henry c.
Yesger, New Orleans to st. Louis, II pm.
Ocsanus, New Orleans TO st. Louis, ! In.
City Of Vicksburg, V~icksburg to st. Louis,
Jam; Columbia, Arkansas river to st.
Louis, IL a m; Grand Tower, st. Louis to
Memphis, 4 pm; Glencoe, New Orleans
to Louisville, Z pm. River fell 2 inches.
Weather clear. Thermometer go.
NEW ORLEANS, July 6.-No arrivals.
Departed: Bee and barges, st. Louis, last
night.
PTTrsBURa, July 6.-Westher clear.
The Monsngahels is falling slowly, with
q inches in the channel. Tomorrow the
work will be commenced closing up the
gap in the dam on the left side OF Brunot's
Island. No arrivals.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Bismarck up had 800 tons of
miscellaneous freight for st. Louis.
She discharged here 80 bbls molasses,
800 bundles Of cotton ties, AZ sacks
coffee and IL hhds sugar.
The Commonwealth, for New Or
leans, was deeply laden. She put of
here 100 bbls meal.
The tow boat Atlantic passed down
with a tow Of ice barges.
The Oil City, Captain Randall
leaves to-day at 8 pm. for Randolph,
Fulton and all way points in the
bends.
Captain VIM. Ashford, of the steam
or Thomas ii. Allen, arrived yester-
day from Devalps Bluff, per
rail. He reports the crops on
White river in q hOurishing condition
and the planters hopeful.
The @. B. Church did not get of
for st. Louis until last night. She
laid here all day yesterday putting off
railroad iron for the Louisville and
Nashville railroad.
The Mary Boyd, Captain Rube
Hsines, leaves to-day at 5 pm. for all
points on Arkansas river, through to
Fort Smith. Messrs. George ONeil,
Bob Shields and Charley Musselman
are her clerks.
The MARITIME, Captain Coon, enters
the st. Francis river trade, leaving
tomorrow evening for Madison and
way points on st. Francis river.
The City of Cairo, Captain Luker,
sails to-day at 5 pm. for Cairo and st.
Louis.
VIM. Hewitt, who was arrested a
few DAYS since for manipulating the
pumps Of the dry docks, causing them
to sink, was indicted yesterday by
the grand jury. He is likely to be sent
to Nashville to learn a new trade.
Hewitt worked on the pumps and 80
arranged the sucks and valves, that
when the docks were sunk they could
not be pumped out. Harry Cranmer
is after several others, who are said to
be aecompiices Of Hewitt.
The Mary Boyd, from Arkansas
brought in 43bales o fcott9n, $50
sacks seed, 20 head cattle and $40 feet
lumber. She re-shipped AZ bales Of
COTTON at the mouth.
The Cheek brought in 10 bales of
cotton, 457 sacks Of seed and 5000 feet
Of lumber. -
The MinneoIa, Captain Miller, viii
be found at the wharf this morning
from Cincinnati with 8 cargo Of mer-
ehandise, and leaves tomorrow We
ming with a return trip. ar. Jones, a
clever gentleman, has charge OF the
office.
The City of Chester, for st. Louis,