Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-26

upper MISSISSIPPI INFORM US tnaI Jnal
stream is falling from st. Paul to Alton.
There is but little water for steamboat.
in the Missouri river. The Illinois is
almost dried up above Naples. The Ohio
has improved trifle, but the larger class
of boats cannot yet venture out with
any safety. The Arkansas, White, YazoO
and Red rivers are all low and difficult
to navigate, even for light-draught
boats. The weather yesterday was clear
and beautiful, and business much better
than for several days past.
signal Bareau kilograms.
At st. Paul the river is stationary,
with two feet above low water mark
Fort Benton, stationary, one foot seven
inches; Davenport, fell three inches,
with one foot ten inches; Keokuk, fell
two inches, with two feet two inches
Cairo, three feet seven inches, fell three
inches; st Louis, five feet two inches,
rose two inches; Pittsburg, three feet two
inches, rose two inches; Cincinnati, five
feet four inches, rose seven inches; Louis
vile, two feet ten inches, stationary
Vicksburg, two feet eight inches, fell
three inches; Shreveport, one foot ten
inches, fell one inch; Nashville, sta
tionary, and six inches below low water
mark.
CINCINNATI, October 25.-The river
is rising, with 5 feet inches water in
the channel. Been raining gently near
ly all day.
CAIRO, October 25.-Arrived: Pink
Varble, from Memphis, am; w. J.
Lewis, from VicksbuPg, am. De-
parted: City of Quincy, for New Orleans,
9p.m; Grand Tower, for Memphis, II
pm; Pink Varble. for st. Louis, 3 am;
w. j. Lewis, for st. Louis, 4 am.
Weather cloudy and cool.
EVANSVILLE, October 25.-Weather
cloudy and cool. Mercury so. The
river has risen inches. Business fair.
LOUISVILLE, October 25.-River fall
ing, with Is inches water in the chute,
and 20 inches on Portland bar. Weather
cloudy and soft
New ORLEANS, October 25.-NO arri-
walls. Departed: Crescent City and
barges, for st. Louis. Weather cloudy
and cool.
PITTsBURG, October 25.-The river
is rising slowly, and the stone marks
indicate feet inches water in the
channel. Heavy rains have been fall
ing during the day, and if it bas been
general along the Monongahela and AL
leghany, the present indications are that
there will be a good coal-bOat rise soon.
The Chronicle states that the amount Of
coal now awaiting shipment at various
pools of the Mon0Dgaheia is the largest
ever collected al one time. 1t is esti-
mated that fully 10000 bushels are
loaded in boats ana barges ready for
shipment.
ST. LOUIS, October 25. - Arrived:
st. Joseph, from Memphis; Colossal,
from New Orleans. Departed: Belle
Memphis, for Memphis Belfast, for
New Orleans. River stationary. Wealth
er clear and warm.
VICKsBURG, October 25.-BOats down:
Robert Z. Lee. Up: Colorado and Utah.
Weather clear and cool. River falling.
MisceIIaneouH-
The Ada Heilman came down yester-
day morning with a two hundred ton
cargo, and was at the landing late last
evening.
Dave Hukill's name was among those
entered at the Fair yesterday for the
premium to the most graceful gentle
man rider, but when he made his ap-
pearanee, mounted on a huge sorrel,
the judges declared him too young to
compete.
The John Kyle, fully five days coming
up, went north yesterday, towing
barge. She discharged here about thirty
tons and had light trip for above.
The Charles Bodmann went down
towing two barges. She
added to her cargo here forty-eight bales
Of cotton, and was drawing six feet large.
The Batesville will go out this evening
for Jacksonport and all landings on
White river. A. B. Smith commands
and ]. ]. Young is clerk. Freight for |
her will be received at the wharf boat, |
between Court and Jefferson streets.
The Emma G. Elliott, from st. Louis, |
came in during the afternoon yesterday,
with fair cargo of grain and produce, |
and went back light.
The towboat Mary Alice and barges
passed down at dark last night.
The City of Helena, from st. Louis, |
arrived about two o'clock yesterday |
afternoon, added several small lots Of
freight here, and got off for Vicksburg |
It dark with full trip.
The Glencoe, from st. Louis, arrived /
morning before daylight, and /
added to her cargo here seventy-eight /
1ales of cotton and seventeen hundred
md seventy-seven sacks of oil-cake, |
oading her down to six feet.
The II. G. Yaeger, from New Orleans,
i've and half days out, discharged here
me hundred and fifty packages of salt,
md left for st. Louis with four hun
ired-ton cargo.
The regular tri-weekly passenger pack
4 Pat Cleburne, in command of Cap
ain Stack Lee, leaves this afternoon at
i've o'clock for Friars Point, and all the
lsual way landings. Messrs. James C.
Harris and Neil Booker are her seereta-
les.
The regular United States mail packet
with Captain Sam. B.
Adams on the roof, leaves atfive o'clock
his afternoon for Pine Bluff, Little Rock
Lnd all points on the Arkansas. Holmes
) her chief clerk.
The United States mail packet City
4 Augusta, in command of Captain
Ailt. Harry, leaves this afternoon at
i've o'clock for Devalls Bluff, Jackson
,ort and all points ON White river.
deesrs. Walker, Outlaw and Gillespie
.re her secretaries.
The Grand Tower, with Captain Len
lox on the roof leaves this afternoon at
i've O'Clock for Cairo and St. Louis,
making all the important landings, and
onnecting with the railroads and pack
is.
The Mississippi Valley Transporta-
ion Company has its six powerful tow
,oats and some forty immense barges
ii steadily employed.
At New Orleans floating elevator is
low in course of construction Of double
he capacity of any other floating ele- !.
'ator in the dJnited States. II will be
inished and in operation in November,
hree or four weeks hence. 1t will be
.ble to deliver IN the receiving ships ten
thousand bushels of grain an hour-one
hundred thousand bushels daily.
The Nick Longworth viii doubtless
cave Cairo to-day for the South.
Congress, at its late session, appropri-
ted fifty thousand dollars for the i'm
Of the Savannah river and
Iarbor. The contract for this work has
cen awarded TO the city of Savannah,
hat corporation making the best bid for
he work.
The White River Journal reports two
Dot rise at Jacksonport.
The Belle Lee had twenty-seven hun
red bales of cotton and seven thousand
aeks seed when she left Vieksbur0
The Pargoud had twenty-six
Iundred bales, and the Natchez twelve
hundred bales.
The ever popular steamer, Robert
Captain Fowler, will be down
o-day, to load at noon in the st. Louis
nd New Orleans Packet Line for Vicks-
Iurg and New Orleans. She has splen-
lid accommodations for both man and
east, and is an extensive freight car
ier.
The Joe Kinney will be the Anchor
line boat to leave here tomorrow NOR
ling for Vicksburg.
The Fair managers cannot get along
Without Flem Calvert; his services are
and for that reason he was