Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-04
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The planters are now busily engaged in
putting in crops, and are purchasing sup
plies very sparingly.
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CAIRO, May 3.-Port list: Alaska, Cin-
cinnsti TO New Orleans, 10 p M; Belle
Memphis, Memphis to St. Louis, IL p m /;
st. Marys, New Orleans to Cincinnati, II
pm; Robert Mitchell, Louisville 10 New
Orleans, 3 q M; MinnsOla, Cincinnati TO
Memphis, 10 am; Continental, New Or
leans TO st. Louis, IL m; City OF Cairo
st. Louis to Vicksburg, 2 pm; City OF
Alton, st. Louis to New Orleans, 5 pm
River stationary. Weather clear and cool.
Mercury 62o.
NASHVILLE, \ sy8.-The river is rising,
with 81 feet { a Harpeth Shoals. The
weather is cloU y and warm.
NEW ORLEANS, May S.-No arrivals.
Departed; Nick LOugworth, Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, May The river is still
rising, having risen Is inches since last
report, with feet I inch in the chute and
feet l inch in the canal. Weather warm
and cloudy. Business duh. The water
in the canal admits the passage of coal
boats and barges. Several tows win leave
for below on the present rise. Arrived: /:
John a. Wood, New Orleans. The Poto-
mac leaves tomorrow ior New Orleans
The j. s. Mcdonald viii put her tow of
coal for New Orleans through tomorrow
The Grsnd Lakes tow of "a boats for New
Orleans was put through to-day.
ST. Louis, May 3.-Arrivsd: Colorado.
NiCksbuTg; Lady Lee, Red river Ds-
parted: Grand over, Memphis; NJ. J.
Wicks ar, 0rse barges, New Orleans.
River sb. - stationary. Weather cloudy
and cool. sight rain tonight.
CIECINEATI, May River o feet in
the channel, 79 feet space under the bridge.
Departed: Nashville, Memphis. Wealth
er warm and shOWeTy. The Wild Duck,
from Pittsburg, passed down about 6
o'clock.
VICKsBURG, May 8.-D0wn: Dexter, 2
PIN; Indiana, pm; Commonwealth,
pm. Up: Colossal, Z am. Weather
warm and clear. River falling slowly.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ths Pauline Carroll passed up at pm.
She goes to Hannibal, Missouri, with
three thousand bars Of railroad iron.
The Lawrence for Cincinnati had $50
bales % cotton, q lot OF green hides and
nifty tons Of miscellaneous pound freights.
The Phil Allin tor Friars Point had
fair trip.
The Glencoe and Alaska will psss down
to-day for New Orleans. The former
steamer will receive here 500 bales ofcOt-
ton ior New Orleans.
The Mary Houston is due tomorrow
from Louisville en- route for New Orleans.
The Minneols is due from Cincinnati
and leaves on Saturday with a return
trip.
The Great Republic, which is advertised
at Marshal sale, has S46, 600 worth Of claims
filed sgainEt her.
The Board OF Aldermen last evening
reported in favor OF instructing the
Mayor to advertise for bids for two ele-
vatOrs, one below Beale street, and one
above Washington.
The Landing Committee also reported
In favor Of allowing transient boats the
privilege OF lying at the wharf six hours
instead Of three, on short wharfage, q
good move, which viii prove beneficial to
not only cOnsignees Of Memphis, but
shippers also.
The r. P. Walt is the Saturday White
river packet.
The City Of Chester, Captain Zsigler, is
the regular Thursday Sc. Louis packet
leaving at pm.
The 81. j. WiciCs, Bismarck, and H. NJ.
Shreye are due tomorrow from st. Louis,
bound south.
The Pat Cleburne came In from Little
Rock last evening with fair list of PISS
ssngers and IS bales Of cotton. S. Y.
Caulk, ESQ, 3 merchant Of Pine Bluff,
but formerly Of this city, came around on
the Cleburne en- route for Mississippi.
The Cleburne leaves tomorrow evening
with a return trip for Little Rock and al
way points on the Arkansas. Captain
Pritchard commands, with Mr.. Walker in
chsrge Of the office.
The City of Alton, Capt. Sheble, leaves
to. day st pm. for New Orleans and the
bends. Mr.. sheckley is her purser.
A severe storm, or young hurricane,
passed over the vicinity of New Orleans
Monday mOrning. The storm extended
along the cOast, doing much damage to
the shipping. The Pargoud lost her CHM
neyH, had her hurricane roof and boiler
deck broken in by tho fall of her CHM
neys. She encountered the storm 6fty
miles above the city. The LeOnidas, on
route for Cincinnati, Kellogg, and several
other steamers, lost their chimneys, and
were otherwise damaged.
The Alaska will leave the wharf to-day
at pm, for New Orleans.
The Robert Mitchell will pass down to-
night for New Orleans.
The City OF Cairo will pass down this
evening AZ PM, for VicksbRrg and the
Bends.
The stsanler Pat Cleburne left Little
Rock az q p NJ, Monday, laid up half =
night Iat Fed Blufi, and reached Mem
phis q. 4 }5p. M, to-day "wednesday, at
tending TO ell way business.
The Alaska, Capt. Frank 0akes, leaves
to-day 90 y IA. for New Orleans, and the
bends. Capt. Dick Lightburne fWill make
for her.
The John Kyle snd Olive Branch are
due from New Orleans, en- route for st.
Louis.
Jswett wilcox, late proprietor OF the
at. Charles Hotel, Cairo, aud formerly 3
poonlsF river clerk In the Memphis
Packet Company, moved TO st. Louis,
where be will engage IN business.
The George w. Cheek, Captain Mark
Cheek. is the regular Friar's Point and
Bends packet, leaving at pm. Frank
Gontermau does the honcrs Of the ofhoe.
Captain Harry BrOlaskl haH been ap-
pointed superintendent of the st. Louis
Express and Transfer Company.
Atlanta subscribes $3.50 900 to the