Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-06-23
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
In Port.
Shannon.
Rtyer. weather and Business,

The river at this point fell four inches
up to three o'clock yesterday evening,
and stands eighteen feet seven inches
below extreme low water mark. The
changes elsewhere are as follows: at
Nashville it rose one inch, Omaha two
inches, Shreveport three inches; at Cal
70 it declined nineteen inches, Cincin-
natl nine inches, Davenport two inches,
Louisville three inches, st. Louis four
inches, Vicksburg one inch; at Pitts
burg, New Orleans, and st. Paul 1t is
stationary. Weather clear and warm.
The levee yesterday was dull.
BY Telegraph.
ST. LOUIS, June 22.-Arrived: CITY of
Chester, from Memphis. Departed: City
of Alton, for New Orleans; Belle st.
Louis, for Vicksburg; Mary E. Poe, for
Red river. The river is falling slowly.
Weather clear and warm.
NASHVILLE, June 22.-The river is
falling, with "a inches water scant on
Harpeth Shoals. Weather fair and
oppressively hot till l 80 pm, when a
rain commenced, and is still falling.
New ORLEANS, June 22.-ArTived j:
Nick Longworth and Great Republic,
from st. Louis. Departed: Indiana, for
Cincinnati; Mary Houston, for Louis
vile; Pauline Carroll and Mohawk and
barges, for st. Louis. Wother cloudy
and warm.
VICKsBURa, June 22.-Boats down:
City of Quincy, last night. Down to-
day: Alps and barges, pm. Up:
Frank Pargoud, pm; H. S. Turner,
pm. Weather cool and cloudy. River
rising.
LOUISVILLE, June 22.-The river is
falling, with 8 feet 7 inches in the
canal, and 8 feet inches in the chute.
Weather clear and pleasant to-day, but
cloudy this evening. Business has i'm
proved. Both the Cincinnati and Hen
derson mail lines have decided to issue
no more free passes. The former are
consulting builders here in regard to the
construction of low-pressure steamer
The Potomac, from New Orleans to
Cincinnati, is expected to pass up to-
night.
CINCINNATI, June %. The river is
declining, with IL feet water in the
channel. Departed: Belle Vernon, for
Memphis; r. G. Gray, for Arkansas
river; Louisville, for New Orleans. The
Potomac, from New Orleans, is ex-
pected this evening.
CAIRO, June 22.-Arrived: Henry G.
Yaeger, from st. Louis, 8 pm; City of
Chester, from Memphis, 8 am; 81. NJ.
Shreve, from Red river, pm; Crescent
City, from st. Louis, pm; Mallie
Ragan, from Memphis, pm; Belle
Memphis, from st. Louis, 7 pm. De-
parted: City Of Vicksburg, for Vicks-
burg, 10 pm; Henry C. Yaeger, for New
Orleans, IL pm; City of Chester, for st.
Louis, 5 am; II. NJ. Shreve, for st.
Louis, pm; Mallie Ragan, for Gin
cinnati, s pm. The river has fallen 10
inches. Weather cloudy and cool.
EVANSVILLE, June 22.-The weather
is cloudy, with signs Of rain. Mercury
900. The river has fallen inches in
the past "a hours. Port list-Up: James
Howard, am; Tom Jasper, IL am.
Business light.
PITTsBURG, June 22.-Weather clear
and warm. The Monongahela river Is
falling, with 8 feet / inch water in the
channel.
Miscellaneous.
The Richmond, from New Orleans,
three days and a half out, discharged
fifty tons of freight here; had four hun
dred tons for st. Louis, and eighty cabin
passengers.
The Shannon, from Cincinnati, brought
in a three hundred ton cargo, chiefly
produce and furniture.
The Belle Lee gets one thousand sacks
of oil-cake here.
The st. Joseph, from st. Louis, arrived
with five hundred tons of freight, two
items of which we're twelve hundred
sacks of grain, and nine hundred and
eighty dry barrels,
The Pat Cleburne was towed up to the
docks during the afternoon, where she
lays up for the present.
The M. J. Wicks, from above, passed
South early yesterday morning, without
landing.
The Legal Tender, Dardanelle and st.
Joseph, all departed with fair trips.
The @. w. Cheek, from the Ohio,
came in during the afternoon with
three hundred ton cargo, consisting
mostly of grain and produce: She looks
as neat as a bran new bride, and will
hardly be recognized by her friends
along the river between here and Friars
Point. 1t Is rumored that her speed has
been greatly increased, and some say
she can "dustn the Phil Allin with wa
teri over the track between here and
Helena.
The City of Vieksburg, from above,
came in at dark, discharged one hum
dred and fifty tons freight here, and left
for below witt. a fair trip.
!. The City Of Helena, Captain Mckee,
leaves this evening at FIVE o'clock for
Cairo and st. Louis. VIII. T. Powers is !
clerk.
The fine steamer Belle Lee, Captain
F. Hicks, leaves to-day at twelve NJ.
for New Orleans and the bends. She
has superior accommodations and fare.
Mr.. j. s. Sullivan is chief Secretary.