Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-11-12

Including the local packets there were nine
d sa a1 DS ~, ,g ia btt TIa
a. ]. White, from Napoleon, brought two
hundred and hfty-1ive bales OF cotton and
fourteen hundred and thirty sacks OF seed,
and reports her rudder all right notwith-
standing a rumor to the contrary. The Gle
burne brought from Friar's Point sixty-fOur
bales OF cotton and three hundred and thirty
five sacks cotton-seed. The ST. Marys, Anna
| and Nashville came in from the Ohio with
good trips, and the latter returned at dark
with light cargo The Grand Tower, from
st. Louis, brought four hundred tons, inelud-
ing eleven hundred and five tons Of dry bar
reis, nineteen hundred and ninety-siX sacks
| OF grain, four hundred and seventy-six kegs
Of beer, forty-eight bales OF cotton, and went
back with but little freight. The Mary Nc
Donald, also for st. Louis departed with a
light cargo. The Mollie Ebert, from the Ohio,
with barge in tow, went down during the
afternoon, drawing iiye feet; The city Of Al,
had a barge in tow. She discharged fifty head
Of stock and was full Of people. The Bee and
a tow Of barges. The Charles Bodmann ran
through herself near Helena, and sent her
machinery here for repairs.
By Telegraph.
| EVANSVILLE, November 1.-THE weather is
! cloudy, cold and damp. River has fallen 10
| inches. Business dull.
! NASHVILLE, E,November 1.-THE river is fall
| ing, with Is inches water on Harpeth shoals.
| ST. LOUIS, November Il.-Arrived: City Of
| Quincy and Bismarck, from New Orleans.
/ Departed. II. Joseph. memphis. hlFeT
| falling slowly. Weather cloudy and warm.
| VIcKsBURG, November IL Boats down (:
/ John Kyle. Up: Belle Lee and Capitol City.
| Weather cloudy and cool. River falling.
| CINCINEATI, November 1.-THE river has
| risen feet inches and rising, with l6 feet
water in the channel.
rived: Mary Miller, from Louisville; Peni-
| nah. from St Louis. Departed: Glasgow, for
st. Louis. Weather clear and pleasant.
! LOUISVILLE, November 1.-THE river is
| stationary, with feet inches water in the
I canal, and feet inches in the chute.
| Weather cloudy and damp, with light rain.
| Business good. Departed: Potomac, for Mem
phis. The new canal was opened to-day. The
| Ajax came through, and viii go TO Madison
| tomorrow 10 go on the ways.
| CAIRO, November u.-Arrived: John F.
Tolle, from 81. Louis, II am; II. c. Wilson,
from Cincinnati PM CITY .i q Chester from
| orleans, 4 pm; Pauline Carroll, from St.
Louis, pm; City Of Eicksburg, from Nicks-
! Vicksburg, 2 am; Gasconade, for New Or
| leans, pm; II. G. Wilson, for New orleans,
l pm. River stationary. Light rain. Mer-
PTTTsBURG, November 1.-THE Mononga-
| hela river is receding slowly, with feet inch
water in the channel. Weather has been
/ warm and cloudy during the day, and this
| evening light rain began falling, with favor
able indications for its continuance.
Boats Going To-Day.
| The Unitec States mail and passenger steam
er A. J. White, in command Of Captain Mark
for Napoleon and all the bend landings. b. P.
| Fields, William Smithers and Charles Sharpe
are her popular secretaries.
| The regular tri-weekly coast packet Pat
Cleburne, in command OF Captain stack Lee,
leaves this afternoon at five O'Clock for Frtars
Point and all the usual way landings. Mr.. J.
c. Harris is her prime minister.
The semi-weekly passenger steamer st.
Francis, Captain I. II. Bowman, leaves this
evening at hve o'clock for Helena, Marianna,
and all the usual way landings. Captain Sam
G. Paine, Billy Dean and James Franklin are
her clerks.
the Anchor Line boat for St. Louis to-day,
and will leave the Elevator at five O'Clock this
evening, making all business landings and
railway connections.
The City OF Helena, Captain Mckee, is due
from st. Louis this morning, and viii depart
leon, Chicot, and all lower landings to Nieks-
burg. Her purser, Win T. Power, is a host
within himself, and those who teke passage
south with him may rest assured that every
| attention will be shown them.
| The elegant steamer John Howard, Captain
Dismukes, will be down to-day, 70 leave at
| noon for Ntcksburg, NRtchez and New Or
leans.
The Fannie Lewis, light-draught but COM
modions steamer, VII arrive this moTning'
for Vieksburg and all intermediate landings.
she is in the Anchor Line, and loads at the
| Elevator.
The regular White river packet Jennie
Howell, with Captain Ashford on the roof, de-
parts at nve O'Clock this evening for all points
tAA " AAAtN AANNAs MI A9ttaAAA -
The iieht-draught passenger packet Clarks-
vile, in command OF Captain 3. B. Adams,
| leaves this evening at five o'clock for Pine
BlIf, Little Rock and all points on the ar
kansas river. Mr. William Holmes is her
| MfseeIIaneOua.
On the nth instant the Little Rock shippers
prayed for rain and a riSe-so the Gdzette OF
that city said-and IN few days Providence
sent them two-foot rise from the upper Ar
! kansas They should do so some more.
1t was rulnored last night that the Katie's
position was not near as bad as reported, and
that she could be raised without difficulty: A
later telegram states that she has been raised
| and is all right.
Captain Alex. Moses, representing the New
Orleans Underwriters, went d0w1 last night
| on the Phil Allin to look after the wreck OF
/ the Katie and n wharfbOat that was burned at
| Chicot some days ago.
Captain Tom Berry, the veteran steamboat
man Of the Arkansas river, Is in the city, and
| says ne has been for several days, but kept
| shady that the reporters might not ind ii
9e % VI eo9rse sns printer VIII not SUBSTITUTE
| The ST. Marys goes out on Wednesday next
for Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati.
| The ClaTksville Il the United States mail
steamer for the Arkansas on wednesday.
| The steamer Big suniower was up the Yazoo
| At the mouth Of Old river, when last heard
from, trying 70 set over the bar where there
| her freight all out on the bank.
/ The Steamb boat Marine Association OF st.
| Louis have elected as directors Captains W. X.
! Custer, J. NJ. Mason. e. A. she6le, John n.
| BOfiinger, Ansyl Phillips, John A. Scudder,
/ W. W. Alter, George H. Rhea, W. F. Davidson.
! The Belfast Is on the docks al Mound City,
and viii be 40. K" IN a few days.
! One Of our NicksOurg exchanges is in high
dudgeoD over the deplorable condition Of Old
river, and raves wildly because the govern
ment don't dredge X. We expect that "besi
| government 10 send few dredging boats to
Hstchie river and the St. Francis long before
| Old river Is attended to- That is a mere creek
| compared 20 the commercial lmpOrTance Of