Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-07-21

fifteen inches up to three O'Clock in thu
evening yesterday, and stands by tht
gauge twelve feet, nine inches, above
extreme low water-maTk. Weathel
clear and hot. Business on the levet
yesterday was light, chiefly confined tC
the local packets. The changes of the
rivers elsewhere, are as follows: Al
Omaha, it rose three inches; Davenport,
one inch; at Keokuk, it declined one
inch; st. Louis, six inches; Cincinnati,
three inches Louisville, one inch
Vicksburg, five inches; Nashville, seven
inches; at Fort Benton, Leavenworth,
and Cairo, it is reported stationary.
BY Telegraph.
New ORLEANS, July 3.-No arri-
walls Departed: City Of Quincy, for st.
Louis.
NASHVILLE, July 20.-The river is
falling rapidly, with 80 inches water on
Harpeth Shoals. Weather fair and very
warm.
LOUISVILLE, July 20.-The river is
falling, with 5 feet IL inches water in
the canal, and 3 feet II inches in the
chute. Weather clear and hot. But
little business doing.
CINCINNATI, July 20.-The river has
fallen 8 inches, and is still falling, with
8 feet 10 inches water in the channel.
Weather clear. Arrived: Potomac, from
New Orleans; Lawrence, from Mem
phis. Departed: Shamrock, for Mem
phis; Shannon, for New Orleans.
EVANSVILLE, July 20.-Weather was
chiefly clear till evening; now cloudy,
with prospects of rain. Mercury So.
River has risen Is inches. Business very
dull.
PTTTsBURG, July 20.-The weather is
clear and pleasant. The Monongahela
river is falling slowly, with s feet water
in the channel.
ST. LOUIS, July 20.-Departed: James
Howard, for New Orleans; City of Hell
ena, for Vicksburg. River falling slow
ly. Weather warm after q heavy rain
this afternoon.
CAIRO, July 20.-Arrived: City of
Chester, from Memphis 2 am; Friend
from Memphis, 6 am; John T.
Moore, from New Orleans, l pm; Belle
from st. Louis, 6 pm. De-
Crescent City, for New Orleans,
S pm; Glencoe, for New Orleans, l am;
City of Chester, for st. Louis, 8 am;
John I. Moore, for st. Louis, 4 am;
Friendship, for st. Louis, z pm. River
stationary. Weather clear. Mercury
Miscellaneous.
The r. G. Gray, from the Arkansas,
;amein during the afternoon, discharged
ifty-four packages merchandise here,
added a few lots of cotton, and left with
)ne hundred tons freight for the Ohio.
The Grand Tower, from st. Louis, ar
early yesterday morning with a
i've hundred ton cargo, and returned at
lark with a fair way trip.
The City of Helena, is the United
States mail packet for Vieksburg, to-
The Pink Varble, from the Ohio,
brought IN u fair trip for this point, and
eft for Little Rock during the afternoon,
With a two hundred-tOn cargo.
The towboat Wild Cat departed for
IbOve with two empty barges.
The John +. TOlle and Lady Lee are
lue from below to-day.
The Mary Boyd, for Little Rock, and
Jity of Augusta, for White river, de-
with fair trips of freight and
The fine passenger steamer City of
afro will pass up tomorrow morning
t eight O'Clock for all points on the
ohio.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain A. J..
leaves this evening at five
'cloek sharp, for Cairo and st. Louis.
Ir. William Galpel has charge of the
flee.
The st. Louis Republican of the nine
zenith instant says: "The river at this
ort is now stationary. The upper Mis-
was rising yesterdays at KeOkuk
It that point the rise was two inches.
are three and a half feet in the
hannel across the rapids. The Missouri
Iver is now on a boom toward its con-
uence with the Mississippi. There is
lenty of water in that stream for any
Sc. The Illinois river is very low. The
eoria packets no longer attempt to
zach that city. There is ample tonnage f,
!, meet the demands of our trade. TheO.
clerk on the Memphis wharf |
Dat, went home sick yesterday, and |
harles Lenoir, who has returned fully
covered from his late attack of sun
roke, is filling his place. We learn
ON a private letter received yesterday
lat Captain John w. Cannon, of the
i. E. Lee, is negotiating for the steamer
atie at New Orleans, and that the
is almost at a focus.n