Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-06-12
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
In Port.
River, weather ana Business.


The river at this point had declined
eight inches up to three o'clock yes
terday evening, and stands sixteen
feet three inches above the eX-
treme low water mark. We clip
the following from the st. Louis
Republican of Monday: "The river
at this point is still rising. PrOba-
bilities for a further encToachment upon
the lOwlands on the margin of the river
are pretty strong just now. All the upper
streams are reported as being on the
''rise.h The Illinois is quite high; and
the Mississippi at Keokuk seems dis
posed to "get on a bendeF.n Accounts
from the upper Missouri still look as
though we should have a ''f1ood of the
first magnitude" in the Mississippi. Of
course all depends upon the character of
the weather through the States of Illi-
nOis, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, WiscOn-
sin and Minnesota during the next ten
days. Should the rains continue and
the Mississippi keep up until the noun
tain freshets from the Missouri get down,
which will be in about ten DAYS or two
weeks-a great flood will be sure to be
the result, and dire disaster in the valley
below. We hope for the best, but there
is some cause for alarm" The changes
of the rivers elsewhere are as follows:
At Cairo it rose nine inches; at Leaven-
worth, one inch; at Nashville, twenty
inches; at New Orleans, one inch; at
Omaha, one inch at st. Louis, three
inches. At Cincinnati it declined
| twenty inches; at Davenport, four inch
es at Louisville, six inches; at Shreve-
port, two inches; at Nicksburg, three
inches; at Pittsburg at st. Paul it is sta
tionary. Weather warm. Business on
the levee yesterday was slim, the local
packets, however, got off with fair
trips.
BY Telegraph.
LITTLE Rock, June I1.-Weather
| clear and pleasant. River rose 10 inches,
but is now stationary, with IL feet water
in the channel at this point. Arrived:
| Fort Gibson, from above. Departed:
MaIlie Ragan, for Fort Smith; Pat
| Cleburne, for Memphis.
CINCINNATI, June 1.-THE river is
falling, with ii feet water in the chan
mel. Departed: r. w. Skillinger,- for
Memphis.
CAIRO, June 11.-Arrived: Dictator,
from Memphis am; r. c.. Gray, from
Arkansas river, 10 am; Mary +. Poe,
from Red river, 4 pm; City Of Chester,
from st. Louis, pm. Departed: Julia,
for st. Louis, pm; Great Republic, for
st. Louis, am; Dictator, for St Louis,
am; bismarck, for New Orleans, S
am; Glasgow, for Arkansas river, IL
am; Mary +. Poe, for st. Louis, 6 pm.
The river has risen 10 inches. Weather
clear. Mercury $50.
APTTTSBURG, June 11.-Weather clear
and pleasant this morning, but cloudy
tonight. The Monongahela river is
rising, with feet inches water in the
channel. The Allegheny is stationary
above. 1t is thought the rise will be
sufficient to let out all the coal barges
loaded. Nine feet is expected here to-
morrow.
ST. LOUIS, June 11.-Auived: Julia,
from Vicksburg; Atlantic and Great
Republic, from New Orleans. Departed: :
John f. Tolle, for New Orleans; Belle
st. Louis, for Vicksburg. River rising
slowly. Weather clear and hot.
NASHVILLE, June 1.-THE river is
rising, with 3 feet water on Harpeth
Shoals. Weather fair and warm.
EVANSVILLE, June II. = Weather
clear and hot. Mercury S0o. The river
has risen u inches. Port list-Up:
Minneola, am. Business active.
New ORLEANS, June I1.-Arrived: :
James Howard, from Evansville. De-
parted: City of Alton, for st. Louis.
Rained this evening. ,...-.
LOUISVILLE, June 1.-THE river is
still falling, with 8 feet inches in the
canal, and feet s inches in the chute.
Weather clear and pleasant. Business
quiet. Arrived: Mary Houston, from
New Orleans. flt I
VICKsBURG, June 11.-Boats down:
Natchez, pm. Boats up: John How
ard, cam; Lady Lee, 6p.m. Weather
clear and warm. River falling.
miscellaneous.
The Potomac, from Cincinnati. passed
south at an early hour this morning,
well laden.
The towboat Peytona and barges
passed down before daylight
The Utah, from st. Louis, discharged
sixty tons of grain here and left for the
Arkansas river with four hundred ton
cargo.
The local packets all got off with fair
trips of freight and people.
The Belle st. Louis is the United
States mail packet for Yicksburg to-
morrow.
The steamer George w. Cheek will
leave Cincinnati for Memphis,on Thurs
day the thirteenth instant. She has
been reftted and repaired and will, on
her arrival here, re-enter her old trade.
The regular tri-weekly United States
mail packet Phil Allin, Captain James
Lee, departs at five o'clock this after
noon for Friars Point and all the coast
landings. Stack Lee and Billy Gray are
chief secretaries.
The Mary Miller leaves to-day at
noon for all points on the Ohio.
The Anchor Line steamer, City of