Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-21
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CAIRO, May 20, 8:l5 D pm.-Port list:
City of Chester, Memphis to st. Louis
lOp.m: Indiana, Louisville to New Or
leans, p M; Robert Mitchell, Cincinnati
10 New Orleans, 2 pm; Hornet No. 2
Louisville TO New Orlesns, IL pm. /;
MinneOla, Cincinnati 10 Memphis, noon
Lioness No. 2 Louisville to New Orleans,
3 o m. Dick Fulton No. 3, Memphis to
Louisville, 4 p m. The river fell eleven
inches. Weather clear, with the mercury
at SO.
LOUISVILLE, May 2O.-The river is fall
ing, with i've feet in the chute ami seven
fsetin ths canal. Weather clear and hot.
Business is more active. Arrived: Alaska
and Pc onia and bsrges, from New Or
leans: Emperor, from Cincinnati. De-
parted: Houston, for New Orleans:
Emperor for st. Louis; J. S. Mcdonald
and Simpson HOrn5r left for New Orleans
with tOWs Of cOsl. The II. Clay Wilson,
from PomerOv, to Memphis, passed down
with tOws of salt. The new Memphis
and White river packet, Emma Elliott
will be launched at BaTmOre's ship yard
next Saturday.
NASHVILLE, May 2O-The river is fall
ing, with six aud half feet on Harpeth
shoals. The weather is warm snd fair.
Arrived: Umpire, from the upper Cum
berland, and Mollie ROgRn from Evans
o
burg; @ollie Rogsn, for Evansville and
Tobe Hurt tor the upper Cumberland.
ST. LOUIS, May 20.-Arrivsd: Rich
mOnd, from New Orleans; Kate Robinson,
from Cincinnati; Wsuanits; from Pitts.
burg. Departed: City Of Alton, Mary
Alice and Great Republic, for New Or
leans; Belle st. Louis and Ocesnus, tor
Red river.
CISCINNATI, May 2O.-The river is fall
ing, with fifteen feet in the channel De-
parted: Nashville, for Memphis; MOllie
Ebert and 81. S. Turner, for New Orleans.
Weather cleaT and warm. Business fair.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The local packets got of last evening
with fair trips.
The Henry Ames, for New Orleans,
added here IS7 bales of cotton and 500
sacks oil cake, aud put off 400 barrels flour.
The Great Republic, Captain Thorwe-
gian, with Philo Yourgh in the office, will
pass down tomorrow Tor New Orleans.
The Grand Tower, for st. Louis, added
81 bales Of cotton.
The Legal Tender, Captain VIM. Elliott,
is the Tuesday White river United States
mail packet. She will be found in port
tomorrow morning.
The Columbia, from Little Rock for st
Louis, put off here 1873 bales of cotton.
A. Mcdonnell, clerk OF the steamer Ar
kansas, left yesterday for st. Louis per
rail.
The Natchez, R. E. Lee and Katie will
make few summer trips in the New Or
leans and Louisville trade. The Nstchez
leaves New Orleans on the Sd.
The towbost Eagle passsd down with a
tow for White river.
The James Howard and Olive Branch |
will pass up to-day for st. Louis.
The Commonwealth will pass down this |
evening for New Orleans.
The Lawrence tor Cincinnati had 10 |
bales OF cotton.
The Susie Silver, Captain Shields, leaves |
Monday evening, at 5 O'Clock, Tor Cairo |
and Louisville. Alf Armstrong, purser. |
The Minneola will arrive to-day from 1
Cincinnati and leave on Wednesday with /
a return trip.
The Nightingale, Pursil, Master, leaves |
to-day, at 5 pm, for Cincinnati and way
points on the Ohio. Mr.. Alexander pre-
sides at the desk.
The steamer Little Rock, Gere, Master,
leaves Monday, at 2 p m, for Fort Smith /
and way pOluts on the Arkansas.
The H. S. Turner and MOllie Ebert will |
be down on Monday, en- route to New Or
leans.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane, is
the Monday st. Louis packet leaving at
5 pm.
The Belle st. Louis will pass down Mon
The City of Alton will pass down to-
for New Orleans.
The Oceanus, H. Bixby, Master, will
leave Tomorrow, at u m, for Shreveport |
and way points on Red river.
The Mary Boyd, Captain Rube Haines, |
Is the regular Monday Arkansas river
mail packet, leaving to morrow at p m,
going through to Little Rock in forty
hours. Mr.. O'Nsil, Bob Shields and
Charley Musselmsn are her clerks.
The Virginia and John Kyle are due to-
lay from New Orleans.
The tOwbost Bosz will pass down this
morning for New Orleans, with tow Of
GOAL.
The Nick Longworth, Captain Lsw
lstes, will pass down this evening for
New Orleans.
The James Howard, for st. Louis. has
20 passengers and 143O tons of freight.
The Mary Houston will pass down to-
norrew for New Orleans.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee is |
he regular Monday Friar's Point and
Bends packet, leaving at pm. Stack
Lee does the hOnOTs Of the office.
The A. J. White, Captain George Ma
one, is the regular Monday Napoleon |
md Bends mail packet, leaving at 5 pm.
Barney darinds presides at the desk.
The st. Francis is the Tuesday St.Fran-
is river packet.
The steamboat class IN the Sunday
chOOl procession yesterday comprised
Dave Hukill, Clarence Hall, Sam Shock |
nd host of others. Larry Hsrmsted |
vas not permitted to march in the process
ion, on the account OF his not having his
ace washed. Bad boy, he never will be
lsppy.
The City Of Cairo will leave to-dsy, at 5 !
}. m, for Cairo and st. Louis.
The Robert Mitchell leaves to-day, at | ,
m, for New Orleans.
Notices were served on q number of ]
teambOat captains, az Evansville ,sdmOn- |
shing them to observe carefully the ma
inc laws Of the United States in respect 1
o racing and carrying a high pressure Of
team.
The Ozark was sold, at New Orleans, On
dOnday, by the United States Marshal, TO |
,sptain II. L. L5e, for $1,000.
The Helena Clarion gives the full ac-
Ouut of the collision Of the st. Francis ard J
and eXOnsrstes the pilot of the |
u, Francis from blame. The St. Francis /
vas damaged to the amount Of $1,000 The /
6icers of the Potomac are complained Of I
y the officers OF the st. Francis, for not
assistance after the collision !
II was excitement on the st. Francis. A
legrO deck hand on the Potomac, after the ]
ollision, yelled out to the people on the
Lher boat, " You mus keep Outen oe |
Yay vic your craft; for dis am de wild
'ertOmicki what chswed de Bob Lee" ]
Ihe city engineer OfSt. Louis reports the
YORK done on the wharf and harbOr, from
Aprlli IeIO, to April, 1871, rs amounting 10 !
I1z,1OO %, and the amount estimated as
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