Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-11-07
RIVER NEWS
Boats Leaving To-day.
River, Weather and Business.

kATeT, weather ana BUHARe<S-
The weather continues clear and pleasant.
cuisines was lively during the day, arrivals
and departures being liberal. The uver at this
this port is stationary. There Is 8 feet from 81.
places. Al Shreveport the Red river has risen
In all 10 feet, and Is oYeriOwiug at Long Prai-
Tie, There is a very fair stage Of water in the
White and Arkansas rivers, and declining
ny Telegraph.
LITTLE Rock, November 6.-Weather clear
and pleasant River falling. No arrivals or
EEw ORLEANS, November 6.-Arrived Mary
f. Forsyth. ST. Louis; Southwestern, Cairo. De
parted Mohawk and barges, st Louis.
Weather wsrm and clear. The IN
Wade Hampton, from Nieksburg to New Or
leans sprung a leak and sunk opposite Donald
~sonYille, this morning. No lives We're lost.
Her cargo consisted of 1853 bales cotton, 80 bar
rels sugar, I0 barrels molasses, and $50 sacks
cotton seed. Most of the cargo will be saved
in a damaged condition. The boat may be
raised. She is valued at 10000; insured In
western and northern offices for $4,000.
CINCINNATI, November 6-Rlver 4 feet ?
inches in the channel, and failing. Weather
clear and cool.
Miscellaneous.
b steamer A. ]. White will leave to-day at
4 e O'Clock. She was detained on account of fog,
ard did not get in on time for her trip last
Workmen are engaged in patching the boil
ers of the steamer Clarksville.
The sioux CITY srriyed yesterday morning
The Phil Ailin came in from Friar's Point
with 454 bales OF cotton and 54o sacks OF seed.
The st. Francis arrived from Phillips
a eea.
The snag-boat s. Thayer departed for White
river yesterday at noon.
The Belle Of Pike came in with 8 good trip
OF grain and produce, and departed after sd-
ding 46 bales OF cotton for above.
The Dexter came in at dark from New Or-
leans, ave days out, and discharged 50 tons OF
miscellaneous freight. She had H6s bars OF
Tne J-iss 1oGHsaineor, az. Luks, Minnie
and H. Q. Yseger are the next boats due from
Tne Henry Ames gets 2s5 bales OF cotton
here, provided she can take 1t.
The g. W. Cheek came In with lS7 bales OF
cotton, 34 sacks Of seed and sundres to or.
The Phil Ailin and Rossvile departed with
me new raiIrosd ferry-bo1t has dropped
down to the foot ef Washington street, where
sne will probably receive her machinery.
The A. White came in from Napoleon at
dark with lSS ba,e5 OF cotton and 1880 sacks
The Co orado amt in at dark snd1ays over
until this morning She reports the Juta
hard aground at Island q.
The frank Forrest came In nom Osceola
yesterday morning with l5S balesof cotton
and 40 sackstof seea, and returned last night
aLookoui," the Louisville correspondent OF
tho Cincinnati Commercial, says: -1our cor
respondent took another turn alonz the nns
OF canal and harbor improvements yester-
day, and can state that a portion OF the ca
nal work viii be done on time, so as 10 be
available for use. This portion is the north
ern bank, which is so well IN hand that the
val, or store work. to the height o. i4SI
locks. The deDrls alone TeqN9tns 10 be re-
moved along that side, and with that portion
terrible, rough, al jointede condition yet with
the ten or Twelve working days remaining,
weather and river permitting, much
work can be done. A very strong force Ii en-
gagSd on the excavation, and widening at
the bottom may be complete1 by the allot-
ted time, but no more. The wail1ng in and
completing the work VIII require many
months more, ard this, too. appears to be the
conclusion of the vorkmsn themselves.
Judging rom the surroundings, and not al
tempting TO throw cold water upon the sue
success Of the undertaking, the correlation is
that a good rise in the river viii open the ca
nal without awaiting the motions o. ne con-
tractors or the orders OF the superintendent
FOB WBIrE RIvER-The fine and light
drsught steamer sioux City, Captain Q.S.
Irons leaves at 5 O'Clock for DevRlls Sun,
-Jscksonport and slI way landings. Tom
Whitledge Is her chief secretary.
kOR VIcKsBURG The Colorado, captain
Fee ST LOUIS The 81. Luke leaves to-day
as above at 5 o'clock.
For NEW ORLEANs.-The nne and fast pas
senger steamer Lucy Bertram, Captain Hm-
Thompson, leaves Today, as above, at Y m
A @. Coles is her CLERK
FoR st. FRAECIS FIVER.-Ihe nne ana ele'
CANT passenger steamer st. Francis, Captain
K. 7 Bowman, leaves to-day ct 5 O'Clock for
Helena, Mariana and all points on the ST
Francis. sam O. Paine is her chief purser. |
For OscEoLA.-The steamer Andes, Cap |
tain Il. Goodrich, leaves to-day, IS above. At
8 O'Clock. Mr.. A. Goodrich is her clerk.
FoR WHTTE RIvER--The Inc. passenger
steamer Legal Tender, Captain John Washing |
ton, leaves TO day for Devalls Bluff, Jackson
port and all the way landings. Ed. z. Postal
and Dan Sullivan are her Opular clerks
FoR CAIRO AND EYANsvILLE.-The fleet and
light-draught passenger steamer Ada He'll
man, Captain s.. B. Hall, leaves as above to-
day at 5 O'Clock. Mr.. Olive Bruden is her OBJ
liging secretary.
FoR FRIAR's PoINT.-The Geo. W Cheek.
Captain Mark Cheek, leaves as above to-day
at 5 O'Clock. Passengers never want for atten- |
ton; the boat has every accommodation.
For HAPOLEoN-The elegant coast packet
Al. White, Captain Geo. Malone. leaves as
above at 5 pm.