Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-07-29

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mel in the lower Ohio. White river is re-
ceding, with Al feet in the channel from
DeNalPs Bluff out, and 3 feet from there
to JscksOnpOrt. Arkansas river is de-
Ginning, with 3 feet scsnt in the channel
from Little Rock out, and 2 feet above
there. Business on the wharf was quiet,
with light shipments, except for Arkan-
sss. The Fort Gibson cleared for Little
Rock, with a fair freight list. The White
n AIin, for the bends, had moderate
trips.
By TELEGRAPH.
CAIRO, July 2S.-Port list: Shannon,
New Orleans to Louisville, 6 s.m.; Bel
fast, st. Louis to New Orleans, 10 am;
Grand Tower, st. Louis to Memphis, IL
am; Mary Alice, New Orleans to st.
Louis, 4 pm; John Kyle, New Orleans
to st. Louis, 6 pm; Julia, st. Louis to
Vicksburg, 6 pm; BeardsTown, st. Louis
TO Galveston, z pm. River fell 2 inches.
Weather clear. Thermometer 81 degrees.
EVANSVILLE, IND, July 2S.-Westher
partly cloudy and warm. River has
fallen 4 inches. Port list-Up: H. S. Tur-
ner, 9 am; FsyetLe, 9 am; Arkansas
Belle, l pm. Down: Eddyville, s am
Fanny Brsndeis, 9 am; Mary Ament, 3
PM; Rose Hite, Z pm. All have fair to
good trips.
LOUISVILLE, July 2S.-Tbe river is
slowly declining, with II inches in the
chute, and 5% feet on Portland bar. The
business is livelier. Arrived: Emma
Floyd, Memphis; Ada Hsilmsn, Cairo.
The Emma Floyd has gone to bank. The
new bost City Of Helena, for the Memphis
and st. Louis Packet Company, will be
launched tomorrow evening. The lar
gest raft Of oak ship timber eYer foated
down the Ohio arrived here to-day. It
contains over half q million feet of timber.
ST. LOUIS, July 28.-Arrived: Belle
st. Louis, Vieksburg; Mohawk and bar
ges, New Orleans; Marble City, Mem
phis. Departed: Belle Memphis, Mem
phis; Mollie Moore, New Orleans. River
falling. Weather cloudy and warm.
LITTLE Rock, July 2S.-Westher clear |
and warm. Thermometer, 90 degrees. |
River declining very slowly. Departed:
Mary Boyd, Memphis. The Clsrksville
arrived from New Orleans this evening.
She was purchased from the owners, Per-
q Desmukes, by Captain w. @. Hard
wick, Of Memphis, for fifteen thousand
dollars cash.
PIrTsBURe, July 2S.-Weather clear.
channel. and is rising slowly. No srri-
walls or departures.
CINCINNATI, July 2S.-River s feet 6
in the channel, and Is station
airy. Departed: Argosy, P~ittsburg.
Weather clear and warm.
NEW ORLEANS, July 2S.-Arrived: In
diana, Louisville; Natchez, st. Louis.
No departures.
NASHVILLE, July 2S.-The river is fall
ing, with % inches on Harpeth shoals.
Weather warm n showery.
VICKsBURa, July 2S.-Down: Bis
msrck, 5 am; Governor Allen, 6 pm.
Up: City of Cairo, IL Am. Weather warm
and clear. River falling.
MIsCELLANFoUs.
The Thomas 81. Allen, from White riy-
or, brought in 100 bales of cotton, and q
lot Of miscellaneous freight. She leaves
to-day at 5 p IA. with s return trip, for all
points on White river. Captain VIM.
Ashford commands, with f. W. Outlaw
In the office.
The Bismarck will pass up to-day for
st. Louis.
The Commonwealth, FOR New Orleans,
was well laden.
o. F. Prescott's horse, attached to a
drsy, ran of yesterday, on III levee, and
smashed up things generally in his course.
He came up from the levee at full speed,
in Jefferson street on his route up
NJ ain to Adams, and thence to the Third
Ward Saloon, to try Councilman Esch-
msnn's eleetoneering corn juice.
The Susie Silver, Captain Shields. leaves
his morning at ten O'Clock, for New Or
Armstrong, clerk.
Captain John b. DAVIS, OF the White
River Railroad Line, n Captain Keiser,
superintendent of b Memphis and st,
Louis Packet Company, are In the city.
The City of Vicksburg, for st. Louis,
lad q light trip.
The tow boat Bee, and bsrges, passed !
Town. ]
The Phil Allin brought in AZ bales Of cot
on and go sacks seed. {
The Lady Les passes down on Monday !
or Red river.
Captain Jim Perry is recovering from a
spell Of sickness, and is able to be
nut on the streets. Captain John Davis
eports his packet as doing well.
The George w. Cheek, Captain Mark
heck, sails st 0 pm. for Frisr's Point. q.
clerk. =
The Belfast will pass down this evening /
Dr. New Orleans.
The M, J, Wicks, Captain Barnes,