Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-23

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VICKsBURG, October 22.-Boats down
Belle Lee, Frank PargOud, Natchez and
Crescent City and barges. Up: Henry
c. Yaeger. Weather clear and cool.
River falling. n
CINCINNATI, October 22.-The II 'e1
has fallen inches, and now has let
9 inches water in the channel. Elde-
wheel packets are resuming business.
It has been raining all day with pros
peets of continuing tonight.
PIrTsBURG, October 22.-The river
is receding slowly, with feet l inch
water in the channel.
LITTLE Rock, October 22.-Weather
cloudy and cool, with light rain to-
day. River stationary.
EVANSVILLE, October 22.-Weather
glowing colder; been raining since
am. Mercury 600 down to $40 The
river mas risen inch. Little doing to-
day.
LOUISVILLE, October 22.-River has
risen 10 inches since Sunday, with Is
inches water in the chute and 42 inches
large on Portland bar. Been raining
al day, and continues tonight.
New ORLEANS, October 22.-Arrived: !:
r. X. BriarlY, from Louisville; John F.
Tolle, from st. Louis. Departed: Pau
line Carroll, for st. Louis. Weather
with a slight rain this morning.
ST. Louis, October 22.-Arrived: Julia,
from 'Vicksburg. Departed: City Of
Helena, for Vicksburg; City of Quincy,
for New Orleans; Emma G. Elliott, for
Memphis. River falling slowly. Wealth
er cloudy and cool.
CAIRO, October 22.-Arrived: Glas-
gov, from New Orleans, 6 am Charles
BOdmann, from st. Louis, lam; Mol
lie Moore, from st. Louis, 3 pm; Glen
c0e, from st. Louis, pm; City Of
Chester, from st. Louis, pm. De-
parted: Julia, for st. Louis, 8 pm;
Grand Tower, for st. Louis, II pm;
Colossal, for st. Louis, 8 am; Glasgow,
for Ohio river am; Charles Bod
mann, for Nv Orleans, l pm; James
Howard, for New Orleans, pm; Mol
Moore, for New Orleans, 6 pm; Glen
coe, for New Orleans, pm. River
about stationary. Weather cool and
raining.
NASHVILLE, October % Weather
rainy. Temperature mild.
miscellaneous.
The United States mail packet Thos.
II. Allen leaves this afternoon at four
o'clock for Devalls Bluff, JacksOnport
and way landings. Captain VIM. Wal
lace commands, and Ed. G. Postal and
Alex. v addeH are clerks.
The regular tri-weekly passenger
packet Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
leaves this evening at five o'clock for
Friars Point and all the usual way land
ings. MessTs. William P. Gray and
Wynne Cannon are her clerks.
The regular United States mail packet
G. w. Cheek leaves this afternoon at
five O'Clock for Friars Point and all the
way landings. Captain g. w. Malone
commands, and Robert Wilderberger
and Charley jackson are her clerks.
The Frank Forrest, Captain Sexton,
viii back cut at five o'clock this even
ing from the foot of Union street for
Fulton and intermediate plantation
landings. Mr.. o. P. Joplin is chief
clerk
Captain John EdsOn went out in COM
mand of the steamer Tyrone.
The Belle of Shreveport is reported
hard aground at Plum Point.
The st. Joseph, from st. Louis,
brought in four hundred and twenty
five tons of grain and produce for this
point. She returned after dark with a
fair trip of cotton.
The Pat Cleburne, for Friars Point; ST.
Francis, for Mariana; Dardanelle, for
Little Rock, and A. J. White, for Chicot,
got off at dark with fair trips of freight
and people.
The Capitol City, from St. Louis, ar
rived early yesterday morning before
daylight, discharged here one hundred
and fifty bales Of hay, took on fifteen
tons of way freight, and departed for
below near noon, drawing five feet.
The II. S. Turner, from above, came
in. during the forenoon, put off here one
hundred and sixty packages Of sundries,
and left for below near dark, drawing
six feet four inches. She was seventeen
hours aground at Island Forty coming
down.
The following is to R. w. Lightburne:
JAcKsoyPoRT, October y, 1872.
To r. W. Lightburne, Memphis;
VIII leave here to-day and Memphis
Saturday. ALBERT b. SMITH,
Master Steamer Batesuille.
CAIRO, October 2, 1872.
To R. W. Lightburne, Memphis:
The Chsrles Bodmann will be down to
leave Thursday morning for New Or
leans. o. P. sHINKLE,
Master.
Articles of incorporation have been
taken out by the Susie Silver Transpor-
tation Company, with capital of sixty
thousand dollars, and privilege of in
creasing to one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars. The directors are d. H.
Silver, 7. w. Shields and J. w. Lewis.
The hull of the Emma Floyd was
beached at Cincinnati Wednesday, and
viii be burnt to secure the old iron in it.
Ward has sold an eighth interest of
the Granite State to Joseph G. Ward for
four thousand dollars. Both parties are
of Ironton.
Five thousand boat and ship builders
are on a strike in Liverpool, England;
and a thousand or more long hOremen
made a successful strike at New Orleans
last week.
-Four inches of snow fell on the west
branch of the Penobscot river Thursday.
The New Orleans PicaytHle claims
that st. Louis boats are cutting freight
rates to Greenville, Vicksburg aud
Natchez.
The big Exporter had twelve thou
sand packages to discharge at New Or
leans.
Captain John P. Fitzgerald is in Gin
cinnau on business IN the interest of
Bofinger d Pegram's railroad contract
The price Of coal IN the haTbor at st.
Louis now is thirteen and a half cents,
an advance of one cent.
Horsetail, Powers and DEVILS Islands
are the worst places above Cairo.
The steamer Huntsville was sold the
other day at st. Louis to Messrs. BOfin-
ger & Pegram for three thousand five
hundred dollars. She was built st New
Albany Ia 1854. and cost tweDtv-cna