Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-25
RIVER News.
RoATs LRAVTNG THTq ~.
ARRIVALS.
IN EOnA l.
Nashville. Pat Cleburne.
RrvHRs. WEATHER AND BUSINESS


RTvERs. WEATHER AND BUSINESS
Weather warm and sultry The river
here declined ! foot in the past p hours.
At Cairo the river fell feet; At ~t. Louis
It is recediug steadily. The Ohio and
tributaries are falling from Pttts0urg TO
Cairo. White river is falling, with fair
stage from Jackson port out. The Arkan-
sas rose inches yesterday at Little Rock
With feet in tbs channel. Business con-
tinues dull and inactive, with light ship
ments in cotton and freights for the bends.
By TELEGRAPH.
NEW ORLEANS, May "a No arrivals.
Departed; Dexter, st. Louis; Belfast,
Cincinnati; Indiana, Louisville.
VICKsBURs, May 24-DOwn: Oceanus, 2
I'm Ligy 0f Alton, noon Commonwealth,
m. Up; A J Baker, 1 p N. Weather
warm ana clear. River rising slowly.
CAIRo, May "a, 1850 p m.-Por5 list:
Belle Memphis, st Louis to Memphis, 10
D n John A. Wood, New Orleans TO
Cairo, 10 . m /; Nightingale, Arkansas
river to Cincinnati. 2 q N Baltic, Cairo to
Memphis, 4 m; s Mcdonald, Louis
Vile t0 New Orlas 3, S q m Little Con-
dor, Memphis to P1merOv, an; MOllie
Ebert, PItrsburg 20 New Orleans, 10 am;
Virginia, New Orleans TO Louisville, 1
p m; Bee, New Orleans to Sc. Louis, 3
D 10 susie silver New Oclsans to Louis
vile P m; Joe Fleming, Memphis to
81 Louis. pm City OF Ftcksburg, st.
Louis to Vicksburg, 7 pm. River fell
feet. Thermometer SOC.
ST LOUIS, May "a Arrived: City Of
Cairo, Vicksburg; Henry 81. 5hrsYs, Red
river Departed: Richmond and Yeagsr,
New Orleans; Grand Tower, Memphis.
be river is still fslliGR. Weather cloudy
snd sultry, with app sarance of a storm.
NASHVILLE, May a The river is fall
ing, with ~ feet on HarpeBh Shoals. The
weather is fair and warm,
CINCINNAII, May a River, II feet in
the channel, having fallen Is inches in
the past q hours. Weather clear and
warm.
LOUISVILLE, May 24-Tbe river Is
crawling down, and makes less than 4
feet in the chute. and feet in the canal.
The weather was very warm and clear to-
day, but elOUded up this evening. Mar-
curry 839 at pm. Business never known
to be duller than iE has been the present
week. Arrived: P. ". Strsder. New Or
leans. Departed: Glencoe, New Orleans.
The Glasgow and Pink Yarble will lay up
at Portland tomorrow. The PeytOna
and barges we're delayed; she viii leave
for New Orleans tomorrow. At a meet
Packet Company to-day, strong COM
psny Wss appointed to solicit enough
additional subscriptions to put the COM
psny on a sure footing.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The wharf presented dull appearance
yesterday, with light shipments.
The rapid decline of the river will be
good nsws for the planters in the bends.
The MinneOla got of for Cincinnati,
with 200 bales OfCottOn and some miscel-
lsneOUs freight, but a light passenger trip
for this time or the year. Among her
passengers was Mr.. Geo. Scott and family,
en- route for New York to spend the SUM
mer.
Arkansas river rose inches yesterday.
The John Kyle, for St. Louis, had a big
trip, including 3169 bars Of railroad iron.
The Fl. 8. Turner. from Cincinnati for
New Orleans, discharged here SO barrels
meal, IS barrels pork, l40 head hogs and
I55 sacks corn.
The Colorado put of here 80 bales Of
cotton.
The City Of Chester, Captain Zefgler. is
the Thursday St Louis packet, leaving at
5 pm.
The Mary Houston, for New Orleans.
received here 1872 bales of cotton.
The Potomac and Glencoe are due from
the Qhio, en- route 70 New Orleans.
Carter, sails to-day a. 5 pm, for Yicks-
burg and the bends.
The Phil. Alin. for the bends, had a
fair trir Of peOp q.
The Groes beck is loading al Cincinnati
for New OIlesus at the following freight
rate: Pork, 81; whisky, 81 25; bacon, 4Oc
per hundred.
a7i1e towboa Greyhound leaves Louis |
gille To-Day with q tow Of coal for Ber-
W cks Bay. She goes to Red river, and up
Al.
snd through this stream and interesting
lakes she takes the coal to Bsrwioks Bay
From Red river she will have to make
seven trips, as she canLOt tow but TWO
harEes at time, and it viii require two
yuonths for her to peIflrm the work.
Gave you seen Leidy's new style Of
uobby hats. They are all the go He has
Just received another shipment last night. /
The bats are light and dressy.
The "a c. Yssger will be down tO-mOr- |
row for New Orleans
The NJ arcelis aud Wild Wsggoner will !
be sold st New Orleans in q few days by {
he United states Marshal.
An engineer named Eastis is about TO
x,mine and report upon the practicable l
: y Of crossing the Mississippi river at
n tcbsz by bridge ana a steam ferry of
3 ficienG capacity to transfer loaded cars
without breaking bulk.
A Williams and J Rees are build |
ing huge stern " heller for the New Or
cans and Arkansas river t-ade. The new
ateaner VIII be 2l7 feet in length, breadth
beam, As feei; hold, feet; and will be
Il feet between decks. She is to carry
4 90 bales Of cotton under shelter, and
sill cost 500 coo IF Memphis don't look
ont, New Orleans will r. gain the Arkau-
-as river trade, which has partially been
lost Co New Orlee since the war.
Business SC Louisville, like Memphis,
is duller than IL has been for years.
The Bismarck is due TO- morrow from
New Orleans.
The Potomac viii pass down tomorrow
for New Orleans,
The cotton crop in the bends has been
damaged consider bly, owing to the heavy
and continued rains.
The Thomas Il. Allen is the regular Sat-
urdsy White river packet.
Charley Martis, the Hesthen Chinee,n
leaves in a few days on a lecturing trip,
with "B Hughes" " Of the Record. Mar
tin will do the blowing and posting. 1--WE
don't talk about nobody"
The great low pressure steamer Rich
mond. Captain Nat. Green In command,
Tor New Orleans and the bends, and win
leave at 8 pm. Cook Creighton, clever
gentleman, oficiates in the office.
The Pat. Cleburne came in last night
from Little Rock with S6 bales of cotton;
reshipped at the mouth LIS. We return
thanks to her courteous and attentive
clerks for q manifest. The Cleburne is
the regular Friday Arkansas mail steamer,
going through to the Rock in forty hours.
The Nashville, Captain Ben Merrillees,
came In from Cincinnati with cargo Of
merchandise, and leaves tomorrow eve
ming with q return trip. Messrs. Q. 8.
Hart and Geo. Higgins, two clever gem
tlsmen, have charge Of the Office.
The Louisville and Arkansas River
Packet Company held a meeting at Louis
vile yesterday, and committee was
appointed to raise sufficient money to
place the line on g sure footing. AT q
meeting Of the merchants it was decided
to keep up the line. The merchants Of
Louisville are wide aWske 10 their In
terests, and know the value OF the Arksn-
sas river trade, and they are Wiling 70
spend few Thousand dollars In order TO
obtain commercial Intercourse with our
sister State and secure monopoly Of
their trade. They ara the more active
now, because Captain Adams speaks Of
withdrawing his line.