Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-08-17
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VICKsBURG, August I6.-DoWn: Dexter.
10 last night; Tom Jasper, 10 last night /:
Emile LsBarge, 10 am; Bismarck, s
pm: Up: Lady Lee, 10 am; Belle st.
Louis, l pm. River falling. Weather
warm and clear.
NEW ORLEANS, August IS.-No arrivals
or departures.
EVANSVILLE, IND, August l6-Weath-
or cloudy and commencing to rain, with a
stiff breeZe from the west. Mercury 98s,
The river has fallen 3 inches. Up: En-
terprise, 8 m
CIECINEATI, August l6.-Rlyer 6 feet
8 inches in the channel, and rising. Rain
at sunset, and cooler.
~PITTsRURa, August l6-Raining. The
M~OnOngahela has 26 inches in the channel.
n is falling slowly.
CAIRO, August l6.-Port list: Atlantic,
Cairo to New Orleans, 9 pm; Shannon,
Louisville to New Orleans. 10 nm M i
Wicks, New Orleans to Cairo, 4 am:
Belle Memphis, Memphis to st. Louis, 10
an; Henry M. ShreVe, Red river to st.
Louis, 10 am; Bee, New Orleans to st,
Louis, 4 pm; City Of Cairo, st. Louis to
Nicksburg, & pm. River stationary.
Weather very hot until 5 pm. has been
raining since, and is now cooler. Their
mometer 7Ss.
ST. LOUIS, August l6.-Arriyed; Pan
line Carroll, New Orleans. Departed;
Grand Tower, Memphis; Susie Silver,
New Orleans; OctsVia, below. River is
falling slowly. Heavy rain this after
noonI and the weather is much cooler, A
dispatch from New Orleans SAYS the
James Howard Is In a critical situation,
and 1t is doubtful If she can be saved,
LOUISVILLE, August 16.-The river has
risen l inch and is now stationary, with 10
inches in the chute. Weather clear and
hot to-day, but cloudy, pleasant and
breezy this evening. The steamer Enter
prise, from New Orleans to Louisville, Is
reported hard aground at Cottonwood bar.
MISCELLANEOUS.
d wharf presented rather g dull
appearance yesterday with but one packet
in port doing business.
"A severe rain storm, accompanied with
terrific thunder and lightning, prevailed
on the river last night. The shower of
rain was quite refreshing.
The Phil Allin brought 90 bales OF cot |
ton, $50 sacks of seed and 81 passengers |
and returned with q fair trip.
The City of Quincy passed down for
New Orleans with sill the freight she
wanted.
The Julia, over due from Yicksbure,
viii prObsbly pass up this morning.
A negro, name unknown, fell overheard
from the towbost Little Alps yesterday,
and was drowned.
The City OF Chester, Captain Zeiglsr,
sails to-day at 8 p m. for Cairo and st.
Louis.
The Oil City was sold yesterday at sher-
IFS sale for $3.50. Captain Dix was the
purchaser. Bidding was very light, there
being very few in attendance.
The city fathers have decided to locate
the Memphis and st. Louis Wharfbost at
the foot of Washington street. Wharf
space from there to Jefferson we should
think is inadequate tor the business of
st. Louis packets.
The City of Cairo, Captain Luker, leaves
this evening for Vicksburg and the bends.
The tow-boat Kellogg and barges passed
up yesterday morning.
The Glencoe is due from New Orleans.
Captain Charley Schultz will start the
Virginia out on the 18th inst. She has
been put in thorough repair at Pa6ucah.
h old Commercial has been made new
again and put In commission, 30 Gays the
Louisville Ledger.
Navigation continues preesrious be-
.ween Cairo and Vicksburg. The river is :
over than IL has been for some time, with I
little hopes of a rise. At the present the
snd-bsrs at Plum Point, Island "a, Shoe
Ely bar, Chootaw Send and Island 90 are !
coming up and appear to be the worst !
,lsces. =
The rates OF freight at 81. Louis nave +.
zen advanced again to Memphis. Flour
potatoes, 4Oc per bbls pork, CSC; corn |
hundred, 25ci oats, 25c per hundred;
.ay, SOC per hundred. Whisky, 81 SO per
srral. To New Orleans, the rates are as
blows: Dry bbls, Toe to $50 per Dbl.
Whisky, 81 25. Pork, 81 20. Heavy pound
40c. Hay, SOC per hundred,
Bostmen predict that the river will be 1
over this fall than 1t has been for many
ears.
The Celeste is receiving for Arkansas
lVer and leaves tomorrow evening.
The John T. Moore, Captain Boardmsn, =
'ayes to-day at 5 pm. for New Orleans /
nd the bends. .
@. B. Church will pass down to-day
n New Orleans.
The Fort Smith Is due to-day from n
little Rock. On her arrival she will be 4
nd up and her crew will be transferred
the Celeste.
River items ars scarce. Z
we see 1t stated that the T. r. Eckert Y
1T Cairo Saturday evening, to find the d
reok OF the Odd Fellow, sunk at Green .
eld'ss and will then proceed to Grand =
over, to search tor q barge of nails, $500
sur eighteen months ago by the
Hope. A patent has been award T
captain W. r. Dugsn, of the Eckert, .
r q steam generator, invented by him a,
months since, and which, by its pe
ocular construction, removes the possi- OF
lily OF explosion. Ii 1t proves to be of gT
utility it Will be one OF the great. =.
inventions of the age. u