Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-26
BY telegraph.

LOUISVILLE, October 25.-Rlver sta
tionsry with 2 feet z inches at the head OF
the canal, and IL inches in the chute. The
weather is clear and warm.
ST. LOUIS, October 25.-Arrived-Hunts-
vile, Keokuk, Pembins, st. Paul, Mary
McDons'd, Vicksburg, Lady Pike. No
departures. The upper Mississippi river
is rising slowly. Weather cloudy, with
rain.
CIEcINNATI, October 25.-River s feet 6
inches in the channel. Weather warm
CAIRO, October Is sport list: Belle Of
Pike, st. Louis to Memphis, 8 PM Capi-
toll City, New Orleans to st. Louis. 8 am;
Henry Ames, New Orleans to st. Louis, s
a no; Shannon, New Orleans to st. Louis,
10 am; Rob Roy, st. Louis to New Or
leans, 10 am Mollie Rsgon, Cairo to
Memphis, 8 pm. River stationary.
Weather warm and cloudy, with indica-
tions of rain. Thermometer 72o.
NEW ORLEANS, October 25.-Arrivedi
Atlantic and barges. last night, from st.
Louis. Departed: City of Alton, Atlantic
and barge, ct. Louis.
V~IcKsBURG, October 25.-Port list
Down: Belfast, 10 last night. Up: Andy
johnson, 6 am; P. w. Strader, 5 pm;
Colorado, z pm. Westher warm and
clear. River swelling slowly.
LITTLE Rock, October Is. - Weather
clear and warm, with Indications Of rain.
River declining slowly. Departed: R. P.
Walt, Memphis.
EVANSVILLE, October @.-Weather
cloudy and hot. Mercury 800. River has
risen 2 inches.
Miscellaneous.
The Indiana will leave here next Tues
doy for New Orleans.
The steamer Mollie RsSon will enter
the Memphis and Cairo trade as q regular
packet, leaving here next Saturday.
The Silver Bow brought in 40 bales OF
cotton and $50 sacks OF seed, and de-
parted, after adding 361 bales of cotton,
for above.
The Utah came In from st. Louis, and
discharged here 20 tons Of freight for be-
low, drawing ~ feet.
The Dexter departed at noon, after add.
ing 207 bales of cotton and q good trip Of
people.
The Legal Tender came in from New
Orleans, with 866 bales OF cotton and q lot
ofsundries TO order.
The rates from st. Louis to New Orleans
are as follows: Flour. 81 20; whisky, g
so; pork. 81 rs; hay, zoe; pound freights,
Coo per 100 lbs.
The City Of Quincy and 81. II. Shreve
are due from below; also the GAINESVILLE,
James Howard and st. Joseph from
above.
steamboatmeu at different points are
making an effort to call a convention, IL
be held at Louisville, November 18th,
The st Louis Republican thus speaks Of
the importance OF improving the Missis-
sippi, and that the aid should come from
the government, and hopes the eonyen-
ton will take this matter n serious cor.
sideration. This paper ssys: Another
| consideration which ought to enter large
" into this discussion Is the influences
| which would be exercised on freight tar.
ifs. Plenty OF water In the Mississippi
would establish an equilibrium, and com
/ binstions of capitalists could not destroy
| that eduiIibrium. The river would be free
to every man. The farmers of Ohio, I'LL
nois, Missouri, lows, Wisconsin and Ken
lucky, could in q measure control freight
tariffs, for IL rates should be too high they
could easily and chesply construct . ton.
mage sufficient to serve their purpose and
float their produce to market or their owl
aat-bottoms. Az q measure Of genera