Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-09-13

River, Weather and business.
The weather yesterday was delightfully."-
cool afterth he rain OF the previous day. Fall
clothing was in good demand, and every one
seemed 10 enjoy the eXhilerating atmosphere.
But three arrivals yesterday, and business
was, as a natural consequence, rather light.
The 81. Francis, from the Ower coast, draw
ing very light, was the only arrival from
the local packets.
The river at this point still continues 10 re-
eede slowly, and is i've feet one inch above
low water of 1871.
The officers Of the st. Francis report heavy
rains prevailing along the lower coast on
Wednesday, but not OF such a character as to
by Telegraph.
NASHVILLE, September l2.-The river is STA
tionary, with 10 inches water on HaTpeth
Shoals. Weather fair and mild.
P-ITrSBURG, September 2-The MOnOngahela
I river is about stationary, with 81 inches water
in the channel by the metal marks. Heavy
rains his afternoon.
ST. LOUIS, september l2.-Arrived: Belle
Memphis, from Memphis. Departed: Lewis,
for N~icksburg; Bee and barges, for New Or
leans, The river is falling. Weather cloudy
and cool.
VIcKsBURG, September l2.-Boats down ,
Commonwealth. Up: Continental. Crescent
CITY ans barges, Weather clear and warm.
River falling.
NEW ORLEANS, September I2-No arrivals
or departures. Weather clear and warm.
CINCINNATI, September 1.-THE river is
rising, with D feet water in the channel.
EVANSVILLE, september 2.-The weather is
cloudy and cool, with much rain last night.
River stationary. Mercury co. to 789. business.
good.
LITTLE ROCK, September I2.-Weather clear
and pleasant, River is falling, with scant 2
feet % the channel. Departed: Dardanelle,
Tor Memphis.
CAIRO, September 12.-Arrived: st. Ioseph.
from Memphis, ) am; City Of Alton, from
New Orleans, 3 am; Emile LaElaTge, from ST.
Louis, ppm Grand Tower, roni st Louis. s
pm Henry c. Yaeger, from 81. Louis, 7 pm.
River has fallen inches. Weather clear and
LOUISVILLE, September l2.-Nayigation be-
low is virtually suspended.
EEiseeIIaneOns,
Owing to the repairs ca ier boiler the Har-
ry Johnson did nat sci away until daylight
Yesterday morhing.
Tbs ST. Francis from the lower coast came
in with six bales OF cotton, eighty-three sacks
Of cotton-seed and a fair passenger list.
The II. 5. Turner from New Orleans, Ave
and ahalf days out, arrived at daylight, dis
charged twenty tons Of Freight here and had
a light trip fer above
THE city ofChester from ST. Louis arrived
during the afternoon with four andre and
atty tons of freight, several items OF which
were eighteen hundred and fifty dozen bar
rels, eighteen hundred and eighty sacks OF
grain, two hundred and thirty-twO bales hay
and four hundred and thirty packages Of
beer. ~
The Pat Cleburne and ST. Francis both got
of at dark With fair earaoes,
The Rhil Aim, franz FriaTs Point, and the
A., r.. White, from Chicot will doubtless bel
found al their usual landings this morning.
The passenger steamer A. ]. White, in coD1-
mand OF Captain Mark Cheek, leaves this
evening at five o'clock for Napoleon. Chicof
and ali the bend landings. b. r FIELDS, Billy I
Smithers and Charles Sharpe are her popular /
secretaries.
Tn regular tFi-Weekly coast packet PHIL
Allini IN command OF Commodore Stack Lee,
leaves at five o'clock this evening for Friars
Point and all the usual way landings. Vim. 4
7. Gray and ". Cannon are her clerks.
The Capitol City, in nina Of Captain
Crapstery leaves this evening at 1--WE Q'6loek
for Cairo and St. Louis. Mr.. Jas. b. White is I
clerk.
The City Of Helena, with Captain Mckee
on The roof, leaves this morning at ten O'Clock
for Nieksbung and all the bend landings. Mr..
VIII 4. Powell is her popular clerk.