Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-06
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.


The river is again declining, and has,
since u last report, fallen two inches,
standing at three O'Clock yesterday after
noon three feet nine inches above low
water mark of 1871. AS yet there is a
fair stage of water on the bars above
here, and over Reeves and Choctaw be-
low there is full eight feet. The Arkan-
sas is falling with scarcely twenty inch
es over Fourche and Rob Roy bars, and
about ter or twelve inches above
Little Rock. White river has scant
three feet to J~acksonport, and is fall
ing. The weather yesterday was clear
and quite warm during the day, but to-
ward night a refreshing breeze sprang
up from the southwest. The landing
was hardly as active as on the day pre-
viOus. A fair business was done, how
ever, by the local packets, considering
the very light amount of Gotten now
coming to the liver above or below.
River Ciaasres Elsewhere.
Signal service -teiesgaIns last evening
report a decline Of six inches at DaYen-
port, one inch at KeOkuk, two inches at
Cairo, two inches at st. Louis, two aeh-
es at P~ittsburg, and one inch each at
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Nashville,
while at New Orleans, Louisville and
Cincinnati the rivers are stationary.
The following is the stage of water re-
ported above low water mark: DaVen-
port one foot eleven inches, Keokuk two
feet nine inches, Cairo five feet eleven
inches, st. Louis six feet four inches,
Pittsburg one foot two inches, Cincin-
natl three feet eight inches, Louisville
two feet four inches, Vieksburg four
feet eleven inches, Shreveport two feet
nine inches, Nashville ten inches, and
New Orleans thirteen feet nine inches
below the high water mark of 1871.
by Telegraph.
CAIRO, October 5.-Arrived: Clarks.
vile, from st. Louis, 10 pm; Dexter,
from New Orleans, noon; City of Ches-
ter, from Memphis, 2 pm; Belle Mem
phis, from st. Louis, 6 SPIN. Departed:
GAINESVILLE, for Arkansas river, II pm;
Colorado, for Vicksburg, II pm; James
Howard, for New Orleans, II pm; Bee,
for New Orleans, 6 am; Dexter, for st.
Louis, 2 pm; City of Chester, for st.
Louis, A pm. The river has fallen 2
inches. Weather clear and warm.
PITTsBURG, October 5.-Tne river is
unchanged, with 10 inches water in the
channel. Weather cloudy and warm,
with favorable indications for rain.
EVANSVILLE, October 5.-Weather
clear anu NaTHls mercury OF. Inc
river has fallen 2 inches. business very
good,
LOUISVILLE, October 5.-River de-
clining, with 10 inches water in the
chute. The water on Portland bar is
lower than has been known for years.
Weather clear and warm.
CINCINNATI, October 5.-The river is
declining, with 3 feet 7 inches water in
the channel.
NEW ORLEANS, October 5.-Arrived:
Glencoe, from St Louis. Departed:
Bismarck and Charles Bodmann, for
st. Louis; LaBells, for Memphis.
Weather pleasant, with light showers
to-day.
VICKsBURG, October 5.-No boats
down. Up; Jennie Howell and Frank
Pargoud. Weather cloudy and cool.
River falling.
ST. LOUIS, October 5.-No arrivals.
Departed: st. Joseph, for Memphis;
Capitol City, for Vicksburg. River fall
ing. Weather clear and very warm.
Miscellaneous.
The Mary Boyd, from White river,
arrived at noon with lightweight bales
Of cotton and a fair passenger list.
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