Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-06-17
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this afternoon.
P-ITTsBURd, June IG-Weathsr cloudy.
The Monongshela has % inches IN Row
channel, and is falling. The auction
sale OF the steamer d. +. Lane, has been
postponed until June I'D.
CAIRO, June 16.-POrt list: City OF
Cairo, Vicksburg to st. Louis, z AM
Richmond cleared at . am; Potomac,
Cincinnati to New Orleans, 8 lam; Mary
Alice. st. Louis to New Orleans, IL am;
Henry @. YeRger, st. Louis to New Or
leans, 4 pm. CityOf Vicksburg, st. Louis
tn Vicksburg, 6 pm. River rose l inch.
weather cloudy. Mercury 49,.
LOUISVILLE, June l6-The river has
fallen 8 inches, with 2 feet 1 inch in the
cbute and 4 feet 1 inch in the canal,
weather cloudy and shOweryi with pros
nects of rain tonight. Business very dull.
Arrived; Virginia, New Orleans. De-
psrted: c., B. Church, New Orleans. The
r. q. GRAY, from Louisville to Arkansas
river punched a hole in her hull st Scutle-
town bar, and took about two feet water
but stopped the leak and entered a pro
test. She is at Evansville awaiting in
st~ructions.
NEW ORLEANS, June 16.-Arrived:
Commonwealth and Atlantic and bargesi
st. Louis; Mary Houston, Lonlsvluei
shannon, Cincinnati, No departures
CNCINNATI, June Is River So feet,
having fallen 8 inches. Weather clear and
pleasant.
ST. LOUIS, June 16.-Arrived: Pauline
Carroll. New Orleans; City of Cairo,
Vicksburz. Departed: Belle Memphis,
Memphis. River falling slowly. Very
hesvy rain from 4:S0 to- am; the weather
since has been cloudy and o
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Dexter had for st. Louis 800 ons Of
freight. She discharged here l25 boxes
tin. 10 crates ware, 80 boxes oranges, blo
bundles ties, and 20 boxes ley.
The Phil. Allin brought in z bales cot
ton and IS, 900 feet lumber.
The Indiana, Captain Rube Neal, will
leave the wharf this morning at $ O'Clock
for Louisville. Mr.. Miller Is her purser.
The great Iow-pressure steamer Rich
mond. Captain Nat. Green, will leave the
whsrfth morning at 9 O'Clock for New
Orleans and the bends. Cook Creighton
Is her prime minister
The Mary Boyd, for Arkansas river, had
a moderate trip. .
All efforts to raise the docks up to last
NIGHT have failed, Notwithstanding the
employes of the docks have worked very
hard to raise them. Captain Walker is
SIN hopeful of raising the two aft sec
tons. and has made every exertlon 20
get them ahOat.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox, sails
to-day at 5 p m. for st. Louis.
The Thomas h. Allen brought In %
bales Of cotton and reshipped at The mouth
The City Of vicksburg, Captain A. j.
| Carter, leaves to-day at 5 pm. for Vicks'
burg and the bends. Captain Garrett
Huis, q clever gentleman, has charge o.
the office.
cotton and III sacks seed.
The towbOat Bee and barges passed
John Sullivan, chief purser Of the Belle
Lee. arrived in the city yesterday, from
st. Louis, John has not come home to
die. but to spend his surplus cash with his
! old comrades. he wants to give rs the
major portion Of that large amount
said to be made this season by tht
Belle Lee. ~,
Cheek. is the Saturday Frisr's Point auC
bends packet, leaving at 5 pm. Frank
| GOuterman does the hOnors of the ONCE
The Minneola, Captain Miller, backs
out to-day at 5 pm for Cincinnati. Mr.
Jones, a clever gentleman, does the hon
ors of the Office.
The r. O. Gray, Captain Yerkes, leave.
TODAY at s pm. for Arkansas river, going
through to Fort Smith.
Mud is settling so rapidly in the dock
that it will be almost Impossible TO rals'
them. 1t is also thought that the bottom
Is bullying, and will be torn up by tn
strong current which runs under In
docks.
pass up to-day for Louisville.
Tine White and Auin, for the bends, hal
The Potomac, Captain skunk, will lesv
the wharf today, at 4 pm, for New Of
leans and the bonds. She left Cairo yes
terday morning at 6 O'Clock. Captain
Frank Bachelor, 8 clever gentleman, doe
the hoDOTs Of the ONCE.
The Mississippi Is imparting the com
pIexion given to It by the great crevsss.
Ia All the waters with which it has an,
eOnnectiOn. Lake POntcharGrain is nov
entirely filled with muddy river water
The yellow color extends out into tn
guIff forty miles to the east and southeast
running with considerable torce. All IN
bavous leading from the lake are OF I'M
same hue, and Lake Borgne isspretty wei
me 81. c. Yeager will pass down to
day for New Orleans.
w, II, Brown is having built at Puts
burg an iron propeller, e~tghty-tWO Zee
long. sixteen ieet beam, n seven and
half feet hold. She is designed for harbo
service at New Orleans. Iron coaI-Oarge
will also be built at Pittsburg this season
? The constructors claim that the iron barg
es will carry a greater amount OF coal, an
draw less Water, than wooden barges
The Belfast is hard aground in the az
/ per Ohio. She is loaded with tobacco, an
Il ikelv to smoke an expensive trip be
fore she reaches her destination.
Travel on the river, for this season c
the year, is extremely light.
The cry of dull times reaches US iron
- - sTonu the Mfauiaginni and OH
rivers. There are one-third less steamer
} in commission or doing business tina
/ there were at this time last year. Man,
! s-tesmbostmen are seeking business o.
} shore. being unable to make q hvelihOo
: on the river under present circumstance
/, The Henry Ames, bound from st, LOU
for New Orleans, Collidsd Monday nlgnl
near NiUiken's bend, with the J. S. Nd
= Donald, The Ames lost her stsrboar
7 wbeelhOuse and her after guard. be
/ wheel also let down about ten inches b
The Olive Branch and James Howsr
will be down tomorrow for New Oh
leans.
sacks corn.
, Alocsl Board has been appointed an
I confirmed for the port of Evansville. jon
McClain is inspector of bulls, and Tho
NJ. Archer, inspector of boilers.
william McAlistsr, clerk of the steamG
Leonidas, has disappeared from Louis
vile, KY, with the collections of til
boats bills. Nothing has been heard
him since Saturday last. he was SUI
: posed to have a considerable amount
= money in his possession, and his FRIEND
apprehend that he has been robbed an
made away with,
The Thomas II. Allen, Captain Willisl
l. Ashford, is the regular Saturday Whit
river mail packet, leaving to-day at 8 P q
for all points through to Jacksonpor
connecting at Devsll's Bluff with the LII
tie Rock railroad. E. W. Outlaw an
John Smithers, two clever gentlemen
have charge of the Office.
c New Orleans freights at Cincinnati hay
advanced to 40 and 50 cents per hnndre
pounds
NE Giencos and @. B. Church will
> dna on Monday from Louisville.
The Edinburg came IN last hlgAs Ahoi
New Orleans. II
" SiIverthorns, river editor o. y
EvansvtDe Journal, has been blessed VI.
eDofber Wtborn," the first In Iourtee
year. There Is nothing hkeN Wesy1
; 1ethfze with old Silver In these nara tlul5
; me new aspirant to worldly fame 40
Fnture auill-driVer, has been named Son