Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-24
RIVER NEWS.
Boats Leaving This Day.
Rivers, weather and Business.


There were some indications of rain in
tbs morning, but toward evening the
clouds disappeared, and left the weather
clear, warm and dry. The rivers above
still continue to decline, and the river at
this point, for the past few days, holds It's
own admirably. The st. Paul Pioneer hss
he following: "The river is on a short
swell, having got the better Of the sand
banks to the extent of two inches. The
81. Croix has got on 9 regular hsnder,
having raised some three or four feet, /"
by Telegraph.
CAIRO, September 23.-Port list: Sallie,
st. Louis to Vicksburg, 8 am; Mary Mil
Ter, New Orleans to Evansville, IL am:
81. G, Yeager, New Orleans to st. Louis,
p M; Mollie Moore, clear for New Orleans
at pm; City of Alton, st. Louis to New
Orleans, ? pm; Mary T. Poe, st. Louis to
Red river, pm. The Louisville is load
ing here for New Orleans. River station
sry. Weather clear. Thermometer 7Oo.
EVANSVILLE, IND, September 23.-The
weather is clear and wsrm. The river is
falling. Freights plenty, with the lowest
river OF the season.
CINoINNATI, September %. - River 4
feet II inches in the channel, and falling
slowly.
NEW ORLEANS, September 23.-No srri-
walls. Departed: Virginia; st. Louis.
PTTTsBUBe, September 23.-Westher
clear and warm. The Mcnangshela has 16
inches in the channel, and is falling.
LOUISVILLE, September 23.-The river
rose 3 inches in the past "A hours, and is
now stationary, with feet in the canal
and II inches in the chute. Business
good, with more freights than water.
ST. LOUIS, September 23.-Arrived:
Shannon, New Orleans; Belle Memphis
and Clsrksville, Memphis; R. P. Walt
and Utah, Vicksburg. Departed: Lady
Lse and Ida, New Orleans; st. Joseph,
Memphis; Belle Memphis, Memphis; Bee
snd bsrges, New Orleans; Glasgow,
Vicksburg River falling slowly. Wealth
or clear and wsrms
Miscellaneous.
The @. Church arrived from above dur
ing the night, and added IS sacks of oil
cake and departed for New Orleans early
this morning.
The Columbia, from St. Louis, brought
in full cargo of grain and produce, and
reported four feet and g half scsnt from
Cairo up. Turkey Island is the shallowest
place in the river.
Captain J. B. Davis, of the steamer
Usage, and Captain Alt. Smith, Of the
steamer Bstesville, are in the city for
short stay.
The Mary Boyd and G.. w. Cheek de-
The Belle ofPike added 172 bales of cot |
ton, 256 sacks of oil cake and 400 empty |
whisky barrels.
The Ida Heilmsn departed for the Ohio |
with light trip.
The Capital City came in last hight and |
discharged lot Of miscellaneous freight, /
and departed for below early this morn |
ing.
The Belle of Pike brought in a good |
trip from st. Louis.
The Mary Boyd, from White river,
came in with 116 bales of cotton and 135 i
sacks of cotton seed. She reshipped 2S /
bales st the mouth of White river for
New Orleans. -
The G. W. Cheek came in with 55 bal =
of cotton and go sacks of seed.
The Chester added new bale OF cottC' a
tor the st. Louis fair, which comes on I
Monday, oetober2.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For VICKsBURG.-The fine steamer Sal
lie leaves to-day at 10 am. as above. ].
T. Luksr is master, and Geo. Stiles has
charge of the Office.
The Sallie ", Capt. Rice, leaves De-
ysll's Bluf this evening, on arrival Of the
rain from Memphis, for Augusta and all
points on White river. Charley Sharpe Is
ler gentlemsnly clerk.