Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-11-01

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LOUISVILLE, October 3l.-Rfver has
risen J inch, and is rising slowly, with 2
feet 6 inches at the head Of the canal, and
u inches i n the chute. Raining steadily
all day, and still continues.
CAIRO, October 81 list: Glencoe,
New Orleans to st. Louis, 10 p m; Mollie
RaRon, Memphis to Cairo, s AMI; susie
Silver, New Orleans to st Louis, 10 am;
Beaver, New Orleans to st. Louis. 10 am;
S. s. Merrill cleared for New Orleans at /
pm; Commonwealth, st. Louis 20 New
Orleans, Q N; st, Joseph, st. Louis to
Memphis, 7 pm. River fell 2 inches.
Light rain all forenoon; now cloudy.
Thermometer $50.
NEW ORLEANS, October 3t-Arriyed:
Mollie Ebert, Mary Z Poe, Mollie Moore,
Mary Alice and bsrges, Carrie V. Kountz
and John Kyle, st. Louis. Departed: Il.
s, Turner, st. Louis. Weather cloudy.
Miscellaneous.
Yesterday morning, just as the Mary
Mcdonald Yves about to depart, a portion
of hsr crew msde q strike for forty dollars
per month. The mate refused to comply
with their modest" request, ~whereupon
one Of the rousters threw a rock at hiw,
but missed. This vas q signal for the
battle. The mate, Henry Bungsrden,
drew a revolver and shot John Kilow,
wcunding him in the shoulder pieces of
wood, coal and other missiles were hurled
at the mate, but fortunately he escaped
and took the bost's yswl and crossed the
river. The police arrived in time to pre-
vent any further mischief. The Melon.
aid got of about II O'Clock, after a delsy
of two hours or more.
The Alice came IN from st. Louis with q
good trip of grain and produce. and re-
turned after adding S54 bales Of cotton for
above.
There are three hundred bales Of cotton
on the levee awaiting shipment for New
Orleans.
The Ada Hellman departed for above
The q. ". Cheek and St. Francis de-
parted With fair trips.
The Lucy Bertram and Utah are due
from below.
The SaIie v. came il from White river
with forty cabin passengers. She lays up
for the present. She reports the Legal
Tender ct the wreck of the Fort Smith,
taking on Gotten; four feet in White river
and three feet in Little Rsd river.
The Mary Mcdonald came in from above,
five and a half days out. She was fifteen
hours aground At Stewards bar. Shs
added fifty tons of freight here and de-
parted for below, drawing i've and q half
feet.
The W. J. Lewis arrived from st. Louis
L1f6C Q9tc Quts hIQ 0lcCn0kkc4 10 tOn1 Vi i
freight, snd left for below, drawing AZ
feet.
The g. W. Cheek came in from Friar's
with 24 bales of cotton and 1894
sacks of seed.
st. Louis boatmen haYe appointed dele
gates TO attend the Louisville convention
win convene in that city on the 6th
Of this month.
The Tom Jasper left New Orleans last
Saturday with 500 tons of freight.
The bostmsn of Cincinnati held another
enthusiastic meeting In that city last
Saturday. The energy displayed BY the
river men OF Cincinnati, concerning the
new steamboat Law and other Important
matters, is decidedly. communicable, and
heir example should be initiated.
The Fanny Lewis, say The st. Louis
Times, will probably enter the Memphis
VicksburR trade sometime this week.
She is one of the largest carriers stost on
he present stsgs OF water.
Mr.. J. II. Carter, the river editor of the
St. Louis Times, the author Of Commodore
marine illusions, Is getting
lp q humorous almanac for 1872, TO be
Commodore Roliingpin's River
Almanac" It will be illustrated, contain
few dry statistics, and will be issued
n four or five weeks, and Sold for twenty
cents per copy.
The Pfttsburg Gszstte Of saturday says;
No rise yet, and, what Is worse still, but
title prospect OF one. The recent rains,
IS yet, lave had no influence on the river
It this point, and stasmb0atmen generally
concluded that there win be nc water
Until after there is good fall Of snow.
The weather last evening was quite cool,
md the wind having shifted around to the
vest, IL Is not likely that there will be
my more rain forthe present.
The O~incinnsti Continental OF Frldsy
aye: "a party of seven, advocating
heap transportation, PISSED down the
yesterday, In a boat about twenty
feet long, chrisloned the Swamp An
ell They are bound for the South. An
'ther party Of seven hunters, rom the
Of Newtown, Ohio started for
river, with their sralss, On Wednes-
in q skif.1
The Cincinnati Gazette esys: 1.-THE new
,oat building st Hambltt0n's yard is
Isarly all plsnked, and getting along hne-
The trade OF the Chic river, from
'ittshuTg 70 Oairo, mou to the fabu-