Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-09-08

matters somewhat unpleasant YESTERDAY,
when the mercury Mounted as high as "a IN
the shade. The weather Still continues dry
and extremely dusty, with 81 ght indications
Of rain in the southern horizon.
Among the local packets business is de-
cidedly on the increase, and much improve
ment is noticeable during the past few DAYS.
The White and Arkansas rivers packets left
wei patronized. AmOngt the transient steam
ers but little is doing at this point. The river
fell three inches since last report, standing
at three O'Clock yesterday afternoon Eve feet
eleven inches above extreme lOw-water.
Changes Elsewhere.
AtKeOkuk the river fell twoinehes; at Cairo
two inches; at ST Louis two inches; at Cfncfn-
natl two inches; at VleksbuTg four inches; at
Shreveport two inches. II rose at New Or
leans two inches; at Pittsburg and Nashville
it was reported stationary.
PITTsBURG, September THE MOnOngahela
! river IS about stationary, with . inches water
in the channel By the metal marks. Weather
continues very warm, and the prospects for
more water IS not very encouraging atpresent.
ST. LOUIS. September departed Belfast
land LaBelle, for New Orleans; st. Joseph, for
Memphis; Colorado, for Vicksburg. The river
is falling slowly. The weather is clear and hot
with a slight shower this afternoon.
EVANSVILLE. september T.-WeatheT clear
I and hot. Mercury, So. The river has fallen
4 inches Business very dull. Navigation is
very difficult.
CAIRO, September ARRIVED: Dexter, from
New Orleans, 8 PM; City Of Chester, from
/ Memphis, 1 am; Mary Miller, from Louisville,
sam: Commonwealth, from St. Louis, 10 am.
Dictator, from 81. Louis, 6 pm; Belle Mem
] pms ADA - LVGA- pm. 0ERH4NNA .A&E1NN4
City for Nicksburg, 10 pm; City OF Quincy,
for New Orleans, 3 am, City OF Chester. for
st. Louis, 8 Jam; Dexter, for 81. Louis, . pm.
The river has1alien 2tnches- Weather clear.
LITTLE Rock, September 7.-Weather clear
and hot. River falling, with Is inches water
in the channel. Departed. GAINESVILLE, for
Memphis.
NEW ORLEANS, September Arrives Con-
tinental, Joh F. TOlie and Tom Jasper. from
-. Louis. Departed: Henry ; Turner for
Cincinnati Belle Vernon, last night, for Gin
ctnnad. Weather clear and warm.
LOUIsvILLE, september The river is fall
ing, with 10 inches water in-the chute, and
less than 81 feet to Evansville. The weather
i 0NCINNATI, September THE river is
faling-with 4.feet inches water in the chan
mel
Ginning slowly, with Is inches water on Har-
peth shoals Weather very hot Mercury %
VIcKsBURG. september boats down
Roaert Z. Lee, James Howard, Crescent City
and barges, and Colossal. Up: Mary Alice
and barges, and City of Alton.
miscellaneous.
The Mary Boyd, for White river and Fort
Gibson for the Arkansas, got OF at dark with
fine trips Of freight and passengers.
Captain A. B. smith, of the steamer Bates
vile, left on the Mary Boyd last might for
JacksOnpOrt. He says he viii have his boat
herein about ten days.
b Pat Cleburne, for Friar's Point, and
Grand Tower, for st. Louis, departed before
dark with moderate trips.
The Lady Lee, nom Red river, for st. Louis,
were up early yesterday morning, only stop
ping here long enough to put OF a p~assengeror
two.
h Grand Tower, from st. Louis. came in
at noon, with three hundred and nifty tons of
freight, including sixteen hundred and nine
ty-dve dry barrels, three hundred and eighty
five sacks OF grain, and two hundred and
fortY-One packages Of beer. she was twelve
hours aground at Greenleaf s. coming down.
The Pat Cleburne, from the lower coast,
brought in three bales OF cotton, one hundred
and . wraan sacks NJ Eaaf and lot Of Sur1drfazHuA
order.
Captain Frank Hicks will leave for New
Orleans to-day to prepare his steamer, the
Belle Lee, for the fall and winter trade
The Nicksburg papers still have IL that the
Katie vii run in the View orleans and Green
this city to the contrary.
Drift wood.
The Emily La Barge UilI hereafter run in
the St. Louis and New Orleans trade.
The City of Nicksburg has laid up in ST.
Louis for repairs. h City OF Helena takes
her place in the Anchor Line.
The wharfboat at Nieksburg stin lies in a
sunken condition The wrecking boat saIvor
is az work raising her.
The wharfboat at Jacksonville is ais sunk.
Captain John +. Bohnger has purchased one
half in the steamer Belfast. Harry n. Dibble 4
Is now assistant clerk OF the Capitol City. 4
A Dubuque exchange SAYS: "SteambOatmen 4
we're never 50 good as they are this season.
The poor mans time has come. He can roll
up a lunch in a rag and travel cheap A
Pittsburg telegram Of the third says: "Cap-t
tam j. l-HtOckudle Is neEutlaAlhg Tor the COLI
struet10n OF an iron steamer Tor some parties
in South America. Captain Stockdale Is ap-
p~rehensiye that il can be built cheaper In the
East than here, and if so, Pittsburg viii loose
the Job, as the work viii be done wherever IL ]
can be done the cheapest. Captain StOckdale
superintendent the construction here of two
wooden steamers within the past few years
for the same place.
The Capitol City, in command Of Captain
CTapster, leaves this morning ii eight o'clock
for Vicksburg and the bend landings Mr..
James B. White is clerk. 4
The City of Quincy leaves thisday at twelve
O'Clock for VickSburg and New Orleans. Cap \
tain J. T. West commands, and Den Gavin Is
her purser.
The Commonwealth leaves. this evening at
six O'Clock sharp for New Orleans direct. /