Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-30
RIVER NEWS.
River. weather and business.

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day. Reports have been of late very ia
vorsble for q rise in the Mississippi-in
fact, nearly all The tributaries rave been
| rising for the past week; but reports art
now to the contrary-either stationary OF
falling. At Cincinnati, falling; st. Louis,
stationery. The Arkansas at Little Rock
rose foul inches. At VicksburS, station
airy. at Louisville the river is stationary
with two feet five inches at the head OF
the canal, about nine inches in the chute,
thirty-two inches on Portland bar and
twenty-eight inches on b shoals at
Evansville. Business at he wharf yes
terday was light.
BY Telegraph.
LOUISVILLE, October 29-Rivsr reced-
ing slowly 2 feet 4 four inches at head of
the canal; about 10 inches at the chute.
Weather clear and hne.
ST. LOUIS, October 29.-Arrived: Ar
gonEut, Cairo; Sucker State. Keokuk;
Mollie McPike, Louisiana; Victory, Keo-
kuk; St. Joseph, Memphis; Carrie ".
Kountz, Missouri river. Departed; Mol
lie McPike, Louisiana. River stationary.
Weather clear and pleasant.
PIrTsBURe, October 29.-Weather clear
and cool. River still rising slowly, with
80 inches In the channel.
CINCINNATI, October 29.-River 8 feet
and falling. Clear and cool.
CAIRO, October 27.-Port list: Andy
Johnson, New Orleans to Cairo, 10 p.m.;
Quincy, New Orleans to st. Louis, 8 ann;
E1dyVille, Evansville packet, 8 am ;
Belle of Pike, Memphis to st. Louis, 10;
W. J. Lewis, St. Louis to Memphis, II m;
Indiana, Cairo to New Orleans, s pm;
J. n. Kellogg, New Orleans to st. Louis,
6 a. River has fallen 2 inches. Their
mometer, 81.
EVANSVILLE, October 29.-Weather
warm and nearly clear. The river has
fallen l inch. Up: Fsye:te, Henderson
packet. Down: Ella Hughes, 4 a. m.
Nothing down to-day.
Miscellaneous.
The Belle Lee leaves tomorrow for New
Orleans and the bends.
The Glencoe came In from New Orlsans,
four days out, and discharged 13 bbls of
cement, 80 bbls of molasses, 7 hhds sugar,
90 boxes Of tin plate, ia flags of marble,
and had 1850 bars of railroad iron for st.
Louis. She reports the James Howard st
Frisr's Point going down all right.
The A. j. White came In from Napoleon
with 1926 bales of cotton, 1856 saclks of seed
and a good passenger trip.
The Emile LaBsrge came in from st.
LoBis with good trip of grain and pro-
duce.
The steamer st. Francis is again on the
She Will leave for Helena and st.
Francis river Tuesday, and thereafter
every Tuesday and Thursday during the
low water. Captain Bowman, her regu-
lar commander, received, yesterday, q
sad intelligence Of the death Of his wife,
who died late Saturday evening while on
a visit to Henderson, Kentucky. Tbs
Captain left here for that place yesterday
evening, He will return the last Of b
week. During his absence w. B. Berry
will be in command of the st. Francis.
Sam. Paine Is her clerk.
The Susie Silver arrived from New
Orleans dnring the afternoon, Ave days
out, and discharged 500 bundles Of cotton
ties; IL hhds of sugar; 5 bales OF cotton,
and q lot of sundries, and had for Sc. Louis
1910 bars Of railroad irons She departed
for st. Louis with barge in tow.
The X. j. Lockwood came In from VickS-
burg, pDtoff SO bales o fcotton; 327 sacks of
seed, and departed, after adding SO bales
Of cotton for above. She reports the chan
mel all clear below.
The Paducah Kentuckian says: The
Is throwing out a pretty good
Of water, which renders naviga-
ion between this point and Cairo pretty
,asy. The river Is ssiil rising above, hsv-
ng risen four to i've feet az Johnson
7ille."
The Lucy Bertram left New Orleans on
Friday evening with q ine trip of passen-
,ers and freight; also, the hne steamboat
The st. Francis leaves tomorrow even
ng, at 5 O'Clock, for Helena and the st.
francis river.
Mrs. Captain I. r. Bowman, known and
steemed fortweuty five years on the river
nd In this city, died Saturday afternoon.
'he win be b0rsd st Henderson, Ken
ucky.
The Ads Beilman had not arrived up to
ark, but win probably be In early this
morning.
The Belle Lse arrived ct Vicksbure
'nday nights tWsRty-eigh. hours out nom