Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-06-09
RIVER INTELLrGENCE.
sn Fort
Nashville.


inches in the last tWenty-fOur hours up
to three o'clock yesterday afternoon, and
stands fifteen feet five inches above ex-
treme low-water mark All the upper
streams are rising with the exception Of
the upper Mississippi, which is station
ary. Weather cloudy with light rains
during the day. Business ON the Ievee
yesterday was only moderate, with five
arrivals and six departures. The changes
of the rivers elsewhere are as follows:
At Cincinnati it rose fourteen inches:
at LeavenWOrth nine inches; at Louis
vile eight inches; at Nashville five.
inches; at New Orleans three inches; at
Omaha one inch; at Pittsburg six inches;
at st. Louis twelve inches; at Cairo it
/ declined six inches; at Davenport one
inch; at Shreveport two inches; at
| Vicksburg two inches; at st. Paul it is
stationary.
Ey Telegraph.
CINCINNATI, June 6.-The river is ris-
| ing fast, with is feet water in the cham
mel. Departed: A. Baum, for Memphis;
| H. S. Turner, for New Orleans.
NICKSBURG, June S.-Boats down:
| City of Alton, am; Tom Jasper, u
M Frank Pargoud, 6 pm. Boats up:
Kellogg and barges, II, Mary E. Poe, 8
last night. Up to-day: Louisville, 3
am. Weather cloudy and warm. River
falling.
New ORLEANS, June S.-Arrived:
Robert Mitchell, from Cincinnati. De-
parted: Shannon, for Cincinnati; Con-
tinental, for st. Louis; John Howard,
for Arkansas river. Weather clear and
warm.
LOUISVILLE, June s.-The river has
risen inches and is still rising slowly,
with Z feet inches in the canal, and
feet 2 inches in the chute. Weather
cloudy and warm. Business improved.
Arrived: Charles B. Church and John
KiIgour, from New Orleans. Departed:
John Kilgour and c. B. Church, for
Cincinnati.
PITTsBURG, June S.-WeatheTcloudy
with indications of more rain. The
MonOngahela river is stationary, with |
feet 10 inches water i'm the channel.
CAIRO, June S.-ArTiyed: City of
Chester, from Memphis, am; Indiana,
from New Orleans, pm; Richmond,
from st. Louis, D. M; Belle Memphis, !
from st. Louis, pm. Departed: City
of Chester, for st. Louis, 3 am; Indi- |
ana, for Evansville, pm. The river
has risen inches. Weather cloudy |
and cool. The body of negro deck |
hand, who was drowned from the
steamer John F. TOlle here Wednesday, |
was recovered to-day. Name unknown. /
NASHVILLE, June 8.-The river rose 1
to-day inches FROM the heavy rains Of /
yesterday and last night, but is again
stationary, with "a inches large on
Harpeth Shoals. Weather cloudy.
ST. LOUIS, June S.-Arrived: City OF
Chester, from Memphis; Mohawk, from
New Orleans. Departed: Bee and
barges and Bismarck, for New Orleans;
Utah, for Arkansas river; City Of
Vicksburg, for Vicksburg. River rising.
Weather clear and warm.
miscellaneous.
The Grand Tower, from st. Louis,
came in yesterday morning with seven
hundred and fifty tons of freight, few
items Of which were five hundred and
sixty-two barrels meal, eighteen hun
dred and forty-six sacks corn, two hun
dred and eighty barrels flour, three
hundred bales hay one hundred sacks
oats and fifty sacks bran.
The Mary Houston, from New Or
leans, three and half days out, came
in at daylight, discharged ninety pack
ages sundries here, and left for the Ohio
with good passenger list.
The Nashville, from Cincinnati, ar
rived with three-hundred-to cargo.
The Henry M. Shreve, from st. Louis,
passed down carly yesterday morning
with full trip. Il
The Kate Kinney, from Louisville,
went south at noon, loaded to her ca
pacity.
The Thos. III. Allen is the United
States mail packet for Little Rock to-
The Minneola departed with one hum
dred and eighty-five bales cotton and
rags for Cincinnati.
The John Kyle, from st. Louis, passed
down during the afternoon, bound for
New Orleans with eighteen hundred
tons freight and one hundred and sixty
United States soldiers for the Texas from
tier
The Legal Tender, for White river,
and Grand Tower, for st. Louis, depart
ed with fair trips.
The Anchor Line announces that the
fare for the round trip from here to st.
Louis and return, to those wishing to
attend the Sengerfest, will be reduced
TO seven dollars.
The Julia, in command of Captain
Boyd, leaves this morning at ten O'Clock
for Cairo and st. Louis. Mr.. James !
Esq, is her prime minister.
The City kof Vicksburg is the United !
States mail. packet for Vicksburg to-
morrow.
The regular Ohio river packet R. C. I
Gray, Captain Yerkes, leaves at ten
o'clock this morning for Cincinnati and
all points on the Ohio river. MFR. Ross
is chief clerk.
The Henry Ames and Great Republic
are due from below to-day.
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