Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-09
Boats Leaving To-Day.
Departures
BY TELEGRAPH.

CAIRO, H., October S.-1ndisna. New
Orleans to Cairo, 9 pm; @. B. Church,
New Orleans to g.. Louis, IL p n; Emile
LsBsrge cleared Vicksburg st 4 p m; Bee
cleared New Orleans at s am; Mollie
Egbert, New Orleans to st. Louis, Z am;
Capitol City, st. Louis to New Orleans,
IL am; Dick johnson, Evansville packet,
2pm; st. Luke, st. Louis to Memphis, 3
PM; Ssllie, st. Louis to Vieksbur9, 7 p.
m The river is falling. Weather clear;
thermometer "a.
E~vANsv1LLE, October s.-The weather
Is cissr, mild, and smoky, and the river is
falling slowly. Port list: Up, Mollie Rs-
gon, 8 pm; down, Ruby, 10 a m. Nothing
doing,
ten inches, mt slowly falling. Weather
ST LOUIS, October S-Arrived: Alice
Lexington and Tom Jasper, New Orleans;
St. Joseph, Memphis; Northwestern ana
Messenger, Keokuk. Departed; Belle
Lee and Andy Johnson, New Orleans.
River falling slowly; weather clear and
warm.
PTrrsBURs, October s-weather clear
and pleasant. Monongshela~ unchanged.
L~oUIsvILLE, October S.-No Cincinnati
packet had arrived at 7 p N; probably
work In navigation Is virtually closed.
Water thirteen inches in the Portland bar.
Water increasing st French Island; con-
sequences Of tbs channel cutting out.
Rivers. weather and Business.
The weather warm and foggy. Boats
srs all detained on account of the fog, and
from general appearances last night we
concluded hat boats generally would be
compelled to lay up FOR the night. The
river fell about one inch yesterday, snd
prospects are good for q further decline.
Rivers everywhere are in the same condis
ton.
During the great storm on Galveston
Bay i've pilot boats were driven ashore.
The Robert Bruce was totally wrecked
and four persons were drowned. Pilot
Frank Bailey and Charles Cooler chung to
the wreck thirty hours and were finally
rescued.
Mr.. Msgiyeney offers $500 reward for the
recovery OF the body Of his son, who was
drowned in the Mississippi Saturday
night.
on the 9th, the Vicksburg arrived in
New Orleans. The Ocesnus was due the
night before, ct 8 P. NJ. The weather
warm and slesr, and the river falling.
The E. h. Durfee came in from st.
Louis and discharged q few packages, and
departed for New Orleans with q good
trip.
with 100 OA1Tei5 OF apples, 1OO parrels OF
meal, 474 barrels Of -four, AS sacks of
bran, SSS sacks of corn, 146 bales of hay,
SgS sacks of oats, Isl packages of butter,
and departed for st. Louis with 229 bales
Of cotton. ID e
The Henry Ames came In during the
afternoon snd added 30 bales OF cotton
and departed for New Orleans, drawing
81 feet, with barge in tow.
The Glencoe, Lady Lee and Mollie
Moore are due from below.
The Emile LsBarge, Virgins and st.
Luke are due from above.
The Mary Boyd Is expected from White
river and will probably be in port this
morning.
There were some ten or twelve skiffs,
at on time yesterday, dragging the river
for the body Of Michael M~agiYeney.
A. d Armstrong, late clerk of the Susie
Silver, died ut st. Louis last Friday.
Beats Leaving To-Day.
For VIoKsBURG-The Emile LsBsrge,
Captain Gsnsalles, leaves Is above to-day,
at 5 p H., for Vicksburg and all way land
ings.
FoR FRIAR's PoINT-The Phil AIlin,