Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-20
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
Boats Leaving To-day.
Rivers, weather and business


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Rivers. weather and Business.
The river declined one inch since our
report Of yesterday, and now stands two
feet four inches above low-water marx.
Reports regarding the channel depth to
Cairo are conflicting. Some pilots claim
that there is six and half feet, while
others assert that six feet scant is the
depth at Plum Point and Bulletin. Be
it is as it may, both of the Anchor Line
boats down yesterday were drawing five
and half feet, and the Grand Tower mad
no difficulty. Below there is six feet at
Reeves and Island Ninety-three. The
Arkanas is stationary, with nineteen
inches to Little Rock, and White river
has thirty inches to Jacksonport. Busi-
ness at the landing and elevator was
rather quiet yesterday, but at night the
latter institution presented a lively scene
as the freight from the Grand Tower
was being discharged. The weather
continues clear and pleasant during the
day, but the nights are chilly and foggy.
sy Telegraph.
PITrsBURG, October 19.-The Monon-
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inches water in the channal. The river
at Oil City has "a inches, and is falling.
CINCINNATI, October 19.-The river
has risen inches, with 4 feet 7 inches
water in the channel and is rising.
VICKsBURG, October 19-Boats down:
r. T. Bryerly, J. +. Tolle. Weather
clear and cool. River falling.
ST. LOUIS, October 19.-Arrived: City
r n X Afp1norr-l-
and Susie Silver, from New Orleans.
lie Moore, for Nv Orleans; st. Joseph
for Memphis; Capital City, for Vicks-
burg River stationary. Weather clear
and pleasant.
CAIRO, October I9.-Arrived: Belfast,
from New Orleans, 5 am; Belle Of
Shreveport, from St. Louis, pm; At
lantic, from st. Louis; Lady Pike, from
st. Louis, pm; Belle Memphis, from
st. Louis. Departed: Belle Vernon, for
New Orleans, pm; Colorado, for
Vicksburg, 9 pm; st. Luke, for Mem
phis, 10 pm; Utah, for Vicksbrg, II
PM; Belfast, for st. Louis, am.
River stationary. Weather clear and
warm.
EVANSVILLE, October 19.-Weather
clear and mild. Mercury $40. The riv-
Ell has fallen inch. Business active.
LOUISVILLE, October l9.-River is
stationary, with inches i'll the chute.
Weather hazy and mild.
River Changes at Other Points.
At Cairo yesterday the river rose one
inch, at st. Louis four inches, Cinein-
natl two inches. Louisville two inches,
and was stationary at st. Paul, Fort
Benton, KeOkuk, Shreveport, and New
Orleans, while at Davenport it declined
two inches, Pittsburg five inches, and
Vicksburg three inches.
Captain Keiser, of the Anchor Line,
returned to st. Louis by rail yesterday
afternoon, but before doing SO he con-
cluded purchase of the steamer Emma
c. Elliott, paying therefore about forty
thousand dollars in money and piece
of real estate valued at about ten thou
sand dollars. The Elliott left at day
light this morning for st. Louis and
will be placed in the line leaving St.
Louis on Tuesdays and here on Fridays.
Jim Parker went upon her as pilot, and
q portion Of the crew of the City Of
Helena were put on board to take her
through to st. Louis. She suited ex-
actly for the trade she will be placed in,
and is valuable acquisition to the An
chor Line.
Captain Williar Postal returned to
the city day or so since, from pleas
ure trip North.
The City of Ficksburg came down
about three o'clock in the afternoon yes
terday, forty-eight hours late, and had a
four hundred ton cargo, but nothing to
put out here. She added some thirty
tons, however, and got away after dark
for Vicksburg. She was aground forty
hours at Plum Point, and lad to be
lightered Off by the City Of Chester and
Emma c. Elliott, and after considera-
bic freight had been taken off, the Ches-
ter fastened a line to her and pulled her
into the channel, when she again loaded
and came down.
A beautiful model of the Grand Tower
was left here by Captain Lennox last
night, which the gentlemen of the An
chOr Line will tomorrow have placed in
the Exposition Building.
1t was rumOred last night that Ed
Gray was to be the pilot of the Emma
g. Elliott.
Several stables of fine horses, for exhi-
bitiOn at the coming Fair, came down
on the City of Vicksburg and Grand
Tower last night.
Heavy fOgs on the river, above and
below here, now detain boats every
night, and all go to the bank rather
than run the risk of laying up few
days on a sandbar.
The channel at Plum Point is said to
have changed during the last few days,
and is now two hundred yards nearer
the shore.
The Celeste, from Hailes Point, came
in yesterday with one hundred and
thirty-three bales of cotton, one hundred
and thirty-three bags Of cotton, and
seven hundred and fifty-four sacks of
cOtton-seed.
The Little Rock for Arkansas river,
and Mary Boyd ior White, both got off
at dark last night with fair cargoes.
The st. Luke, Captain Jones, leaves,
as advertised, this evening at five o clock
for Cairo and st. Louis.
The fine steamer Colorado will leave
this morning at ten o'clock, from the
elevator, for Vicksburg. She has the
best accommodations and fare, and runs
well. Captain S. F. Luker, one Of the
most popular steamboatmen on the
river, has command of her.
The United States mail and passenger
packet Julia, Captain Boyd, leaves this
morning at ten O'Clock for st. Louis and
all the bend landings. Colonel James
Thompson is her prime minister.
The Henry Ames, Captain Jacobs,
leaves this evening at ten o'clock for
New Orleans and all way landings.
There has been during the past forty
eight hours five of the Anchor Line
boats at this port. Three more viii be
due to-day, viz: Colorado, st, Luke and
Julia.
The Clebgrne had not arrived up to
dark last evening, and was detained,
perhaps, by assisting some boat aground
below here.
The Henry Ames has considerable
cotton awaiting her here, for shipment
to New Orleans.
The Belle Of Pike has gone TO the
Mound City ways for repairs, which it
will take four OF five days TO complete.
The Marcella is coming here from
New Orleans.
The Dictator came near losing one of
her barges, in passing up the bend above
Cairo Thursday. Meeting q steamer
coming down, she fianked, and a log
sticking out from the bank struck one of
her baEges and broke several of her tim
bers, and knocked overheard a large
number of walnut logs, with which she
was loaded. The barge was repaired
and she proceeded with her trip.
The Jennie Howell burned crown |
sheet in one Of her boilers below Helena,
On Friday, ard viii not, therefore, be up (
until tomorrow or Tuesday.
1t was rumored at the landing that I
two well-known commanders of cur To- /
cal packets would soon swap places.
A st. Louis exchange lauds the S. H.
Long for her excellent work on the |
Lockwood, and thinks If properly sup
Piled with torpedOes the Long ctuld pull
Dut a sixty-foot well.