Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-13
south we're fair, with moderate shipments
for the bends and Arkansas river.
Y TELEGRAPH.


south were fair. with moderate shipments
4 for Che bends and Arkansas river.
BY TELEGRAPH.
CAIRO, May 12.-Port list: Henry Ames,
| New Orleans 10 st. Louis, 9 pm; Mo-
hawk, st. Louis to New Orleans, IL pm;
| Hornet No. 2, New Orleans TO Louisville,
1 am; Dexter, New Orleans to st. Louis,
/ 3 am; Nashville, Memphis to Cincinnati,
/ ] pm; City of Vieksburg. st. Louis to
1 Vicksburg, pm; VIM. CoWan, New Or
/ leans to Louisville, z pm. River rose
inches. Weather clear. Mercury74'.
ST. LOUIS, May I2.-Arrived: Little
/ Rock, from Fort Smith; City Of Cairo,
| Vicksburg. Departed: Pauline Carroll,
/ New Orleaus; Belle Memphis, Memphis.
/ The river at Cairo continued to rise until
noon, when it came to a stand, and is per-
| hRps falling now. The upper Mississippi
/ is stationary, and about to decline. The
weather is clear and warm.
| VIcKsBURa, May I2.-Down: James
/ Howard, II last night; r. e. Lee, g pm.
P. W. StrsdeT, 8 am. Up; Glencoe, 4
/ pm; Alaska, am. Weather clear and
| pleasant. River stationary.
NASHVILLE, May 12.-The river is rising
fast, with 8 feet on Harpeth shoals.
! Weather fair and pleasant.
CINCINNATI, May I2.-River, 40 feet in
/ the channel, and rising; 90 feet space
under the bridge. Arrived: Nick Long
worth, New Orleans; Minneols. Memphis
PITTsBURG, May 12.-Westher clear and
| pleasant. The Monongahela has So feet
in the channel and is falling. The Wau-
nits leaves tomorrow.
LOUISVILLE, May 12.-Ths river has
| risen 26 inches during the past twenty
four hours There is u feet 2 inches in
| the chute IA feet 2 inches in the canal,
nd Foof B.1 he h
er alternately clear and cloudy and mild.
| Business dull. Several tOws made up at
| the foot of the island, will leave for below
| in day or two. At least s. 100000 bushels
coal will be tOwed south from here on
this rise.
MISCELLANEOUS,
The news from the upper Missouri, of
| the large volume of water rushing down
! that stream, has caused many to fear an
| overflow. Several old steam boatmen, yes
/ terday, in discussing the subject, pre-
| dicted q regular Old-fashiOBed June rise
one that we have not had for several
| years. We would warn the planters in
/ the bends to be prepared to meet the great
| food of waters, though we trust the rise
| is not as great as reported. Gum ber-
! land, Tennessee and Arkansas rivers three
/ streams next to the Missouri, to be the
| most dreaded at this season of the year,
/ are falling. The Ohio is also receding at
| PittsOurg. We will keep our friends
/ along the river posted as regards the ap-
| pretended freshet.
Captain Sam Shock returned yesterday
from an extended trip through the West,
| in the interest of the Memphis and Ar
| kansas River Packet Company.
The Olive Branch, from st. Louis for
| New Orleans, added here 700 bales of cot
! ton. She cleared at dark well freighted.
The Susie Silver, for New Orleans, added
| here 65 tons miscellaneous freight and 80
| bales of cotton.
The river editor of the morning illumi-
nator created quite sensation yesterday
amongst freight agents. John knew how
it was and would not be happy.
The tOw-bOat John Il. Wood passed
down with a tow of coal.
The Colorado, for st. Louis, added here
/ 90 bales of cotton.
The elegant steamer, R. P. Walt, Capt.
VIM. Ashford, is the regular Saturday
White river U. S. mail packet, leaving to-
day at pm SfOr all parts on White river,
connecting at Devall's Bluff with the Lit
t.e Rock railroad. Capt. Ed. Outlaw, a
clever gentleman, has charge of the Office,
! assisted by JOhney Smithers.
The Phil Allin came in from Friar's
Point with 25 bales of cotton, 80l sacks
seed, and returned with fair trip.
The Robert Burns, Capt. Skunk, leaves
to-day at 5 pm. for Cincinnati. W. P.
Walker is her chief purser, seconded by
Andy Wilson.
The wharfage tax is the general topic of
conversation amongst steambOatmen now.
Many are the complaints of the enormous
tax. You know how it is yourself, reader
The Mary Miller, from Evansville, for
New Orleans, laden with grain and furn-
iture, passed down, last night, after dis
charging here several hundred sacks corn.
The City of Vicksburg, Capt. Jack
q ~, NJ. OA1
leaves to-day at pm. for Vicksburg and
the bends.
The Thos. II. Allen, Captain Tom Berry, |
is the regular Monday Arkansas river
mail packet.
The Memphis and Arkansas River |
Packet Company have reduced pilots
wages, for the present, owing to the dull |
times. Pilots are quite unhappy.
The steamer Lady Lee, Captain Res, !
will leave the wharf Monday noon for
Red river direct. Freight will be received |
for her on the wharf.
The Mary Alice, Robert Mitchell and |
Alaska are due to-day from New Orleans. |
The grand total of coal tOws sent out |
from Pittsburg since Friday, gives "a
steamers, lSS coslbosts, 381 burgess, and |
6 3l4 600 bushels, not including the coal |
lost by accidents. Of this amount ,42S,- |
600 bushels were for Cincinnati.
Some of the steamboat agents are hsv-
ing a lively discussion about freight tar
IFS and the standing of each other; they
cut down the rates on cotton to IS per
cent on the bale, and are yet not happy.
The John Kyle, Captain VIM. Thomp-
son, leaves to-day at 2 pm, for New
Orleans and the bends. Billy Cropper is
her purser.
There was mnch dissatisfaction this
week among the employees of the Louis
vile and Cincinnati mail line, owing to
the reduction of their wages.
A large raft of skiffs, numbering one
hundred and fifty, descended the falls, on
Wednesday, enroute for the Southern
market.
The Missouri river, by taking short |
cut across peninsula, has transferred |
part of Nemshs county, Nebraska, to |
Missouri The territorial accession to the |
latter State comprises 1000 acres, and con- |
tsins population of 200 people and many |
fine farms.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox, is |
the regular mail packet for st. Louis, |
leaving this evening at O'Clock.
Captain T. P. Leathers and Andrew |
Psrle, owners of the steamer Natchez, |
have instituted legal proceedings against |
John W. Tobin and others, owners Of the |
ParRoud, for an alleged violation of con- |
tract, and claim damages to the amount |
of $1,000 per week since March %, 1871. |
Inc case comes up IN Jn9 new OEleaLh /
courts in few days,
The Geo. W. Cheek. Capt. Mark Cheek, |
is the regular Saturday Friar's Point and |
bends packet, leaving at pm. Frank |
GOnterman is her prime minister.
The Great Republic, Capt. VIM. B. DON |
sldson, will pass down tomorrow for !
New Orleans.
The Pauline Carroll, Capt. Dix, will |
leave the wharf to day at pm. for New |
Or9aana and tho bauda
The Belle Lee will be down on Monday |
for New Orleans.
The Office of the steamer Glasgow was !
robbed at st. Louis on Thursday of sew |
enty dollars.
The G. B. Church and Sam J. Hale are |
due from the Ohio.
At Fort Benton there is more water |
than there has been for four years.
The COrnelia is laid up at Louisville for |
repairs.
Several tows of coal for Southern mar |
kets descended the falls on Thursday and |
Friday.
The r. c. Gray will be down on Mon |
day for Arkansas river.
The Commonwealth and Robt. Mitchell |
will pass up to-day, the former for st. |
Louis and latter for Cincinnati.
The elongated marine editor of the little /
paper around the corner is at last happy. |