Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-08-31
By TELEGRAPH.

LITTLE ROCK, August 3d. Weather
clear n cool. Light rain this morning.
The river is on q stand. Arrived: Little
Rock, from the mouth.
CINCINNATI, August 30.-The river has
fallen 3 inches in the past "a hours, with
4 feet in the channel, but is now rising,
Weather clear and cool.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, August sO.-Westh-
or clear and cool. River has fallen 8
inches. Business dull.
PITTsBURG, August 3O.-Weathercloudv
and cool. The Monongahela has 3 feet 10
inches in the channel, and is rising slowly
and is rising above.
CAIRO, August 30.-Port list: Colorado,
Vicksburg to st. Louis, IL pm; Belle
Memphis, Memphis to st. Louis, 2 lam:
Henry G.. Yeager, New Orleans to st.
Louis, 8 pm; City of Vicksburg, st.
Louis 10 Vicksburg, 8 PM; Henry Ames,
Cairo to New Orleans, 6 pm. River fall
ing. Weather clear. Mercury Tao.
3 NEW ORLEANS, August SO.-Arriyed;
Commonwealth, st. Louis. Departed:
Belfast, st. Louis.
VICKsBURG, August 3O.-DoWn: Mollie
Ebert, IL last night; Lady Lee, 7 pm.
River falling. Weather warm and clear.
ST.. LOUIS, August 30.-Arrived: CITY of
Quincy and James Howard, New Orleans,
Departed: Capital City and Antelope.
New Orleans; City of Cairo, Memphis.
River rising slowly. Weather clear and
cold.
LOUISVILLE, August 3O.-Rivsr station
ary, with ID inches in the chute and 5 feet
on Portland bar. Weather clear and cool.
Business better. The P. W. Strsder is
reported hard aground at French Island,
and the Burksville at Henderson.
MISCELLANEOUS,
Yesterday morning ss the White river
transfer stesmer Illinois was between Col |
umbus and Hickman the mail agents
room was broken into and seventeen /
registered letters, from the South and adj
dressed to points East, ere.stolen. This
Is the second robbery on this boat within
the last few weeks. There have been no
arrests 80 far.
The Andy Johnson has been detained,
she having In tow the wharfbost and ele-
Ystor for the Memphis and Arkansas
Railroad Company, which is to be- moOred
at Hopefeld.
The Rubicon, for New Orleans, had a
good trip.
The Glencoe, for New Orleans, passed
early in the morning. She put on
here several buggles.
The Phil Allin brought in II bales cot
and 322 sacks seed. Governor Clayton
and staff were passengers on her, bound
for Helena.
The George W. Cheek, Captain Mark
Cheek, is the regular Thursday FriRr'
Point packet, leaving to-day at 8 p,m,
Frank Gonterman, clerk. |,
The tow boat Mowhswk and barges
passed up yesterday.
The Sallie is due from White river.
The Hero and bsrges passed up Tuesday
night.
The packets report 6 feet at Choctaw
md 8 feet at Shoe Fly bar,
The Sioux City is due from Arkansas
liver en- route TO st. Louis.
Capt. John d. Elliott, OF the new steam
II Emma Elliott, paid & flying visit to the
,ity to see his family, and returned last
light to look after the interests of his new
The Andy johnson, Captain Woods,
will leave this evening for New Orleans
nd the bends. Ross Powell has charge ]
# the Office.
The Dsrdsnelle has laid over at Little
Rock to receive sOme light repairs.
The City Of Chester, Captain Zeigler, S
caves to-day at pm. for Cairo and st. 3
Iouis. \
The City of Vicksburg will pass down !
o-morrow for Vicksburg. :
The Celeste Is the Friday Arkansas s
liver packet. She will be in port to-day /
0 receive and leave tomorrow evening. n
The Schuyler was sold at st. Louis on
.0csudgg db AdESud1S sdl0s IOE $HUUUs y
The Atlantic, with q tow of barges, Is b
from New Orleans. One item Of her Q
argo is 2443 bars OF railroad iron.
The Q. B. Church, John 7. Moore, is due
rom New Orleans. =
The Mary Miller is due en- route to New I
The st. Louis Republican says: "All the ]
packets and the barge line reduced '
leir rates yesterday. The barge line
ties are now 80 cents per barrel on dour, 4
nd 32H cents on pound freight. The .
Orleans rates are: Flour, so cents .
or barrel; pound freight, 50 cents per
%; potatoes and apples, IS cent per E
srrel. The Memphis packets rates are: v
lour, 40 cents per barrel, and pound II
25 cents. TO Vicksburg, so cents =
-four, and 35 cents on pound freight" :
The Cairo BGlletiH says: A influx of
.ncinnsti pilots is now affecting Cairo. =
those boats that can navigate on the 81
Veat of q pitcher can now run between
is city and Porkopolis, and as q conse-
hence the pilots Of that burg are seeking 4
10 deep water"