Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-09-22

er than ID has been for some time past. After
nightfall it became somewhat oppressive, so
much so as 10 make summer clothing desir-
able.
But very little business was transacted on
the landing yesterday. During the afternoon
matters were qulet ana exceedingly cull.
The river at this point is still on the decline,
having fallen three inches since last report.
Changes ElseWhere.
At Cincinnati the river has risen one inch /;
mas fallen at st. Louis two inches; at Pitts
burg one inch; at Nicksburg two inches; and
shreveport one inch.
NEw ORLEANS, september 2i.-No arrivals.
Departed: Emile LaBarge, for ST. Louis.
Weather cloudy and warm.
VICKsBuRG, September I.-No boats down.
Up: Frank Pargoud, pm. Weather warm
ana cteaf. ItlNer IalIlng.
NASHVILLE, September 2l.-T'he river is
stationary, with - inches water on Harpeth
Shoals. Weather fair and moderate.
EVANSVILLE, September H.-The weather
is cloudy and hot. Mercury S07. River has
fallen inch. Port list-Up: Ada Heilman,
pm. Business fair.
LITTLE ROCK, September 2l.-Weather clear
and pleasant River rose inch.
CrNCLNEATI, September 2l.-The river is
stationary, with feet water in the channel.
PITTsBURG. September 2l-The Monongahela
river is stationary, with 30 inches water in the
channel.
ST. LOUIS. September 2l.-Arriyed. CITY of
Quincy aud Continental, from New Orleans
Departed: ST. Joseph, for Memphis: Mohawk,
for New Orleans: Capitol City, for NickSburg.
The river is falling. Weather clear and very
warm.
CAIEo, September 2l.-Arrived: City OF
Chester. from Memphis am: susie Silver.
from New Orleans, 4 am; City Of Helena,
from NlcSsburg, noon; Belle Memphis, from
-. Louis pm. Departed: Colorado. for
Nicksburg pm; Mary Alice, for New Or
leans 8 am; Uiiy OF Chester, for st. Louis, 6
am; susie silver, for ST. Louis, am; Glas-
gov, for Memphis AIN; City Of Helena, for
st. Louis, , pm; Nashville, Tor Memphis.
pm. The river is stationary. Weather clear
and warm.
LOUISVILLE, September 2l.-The river is
rising, with Is inches water in the chute and
Il inches on Portland bar Weather cloudy
and pleasant; heavy thunderstorm this
morning.
The Mary Miller, from New Orleans. six
days ont, arrived early yesterday morning,
put OF nfty tons Of freight at this point and
had three hundred and fifty tons for the Ohio
including twelve hundred bars of railroad
iron for Paducah-
The Grand Tower, from st. Louis came in
during the forenoon with four hundred and
twenty-five tons Of freight, several stems of
which were eighteen hundred and forty-seVen
dry barrels, four hundred and two packages of
beer two hundred and hfty-eight SACKS of
grain, forty-fiYe bales of hay and one hun
dred pieces of bagging. She returned at dark
with a fair way trip.
The Pat Cleburne, from the lower coast,
brought in twenty-nine bales OF cotton and
her cabin full OF people.
The towboat MCGOWAN. from above. arrived
during the forenoon With tow of coal for
The Batesyille and City Of Augusta both got
OIL for White river in the afternoon, with all
the freight they wanted.
The Legal Tender Colorado and City of Al
ton are all due from above this morning.
The regular United states mail packet Col
orado, Captain James f. Luller, leaves at ten
O'Clock this morning for Nickburg and all the
bend landings. Mr.. Henry Diedrick is chief
secretary.
The city of Alton, Captain sheble. leaves at
nine O'Clock this morning for Vicksburg and
New Orleans.
River sOundings.
c. 5. Souvinet, Sheriff of New Orleans. ad-
vertises in that city that he viii sell on Mon
day, September l6, the undivided one-fOurth
interest of the defendant, Alexander Lamont, !
in the steamer BannOck City, now lying at
Algiers, in that city.
The Phil sheridan was taken out on the
Sectional docks on Thursday. The Mary E.
Poe viii be let Of the same docks about Mon
day.
The John 3. SIaude IS lying inst below the
elevator at st, Louis. Richards & Lawrence
set a force Of men al work putting on her cab !
in, and Pete Manion has several men doing
the iron work on her.
A Kansas City exchange says the live freight
ON the Alice is immense; for instance: The
first engineer, Abraham Coy, weighs two hum
dred and eighty pounds, gross. The second |
engineer, William Coy, weighs three hundred |
and fOrty-sJS pounds besides being six feet
i've inches in hight. The second clerk, I
Charles Culverhouse, two hundred anu thir- /
teen pounds. The steward, Mike We'll, is the !
smallest, and weighs one hundred and ninety
five pounds. The total weight Of the four he |
ing one thousand nd thirty-four pounds.
The dismantling OF the NJ. J. Wicks was
commenced yesterday.
A called meeting OF the t.Louis Steamboat |
mems Association was held at the Office OF the
Memphis and st. Louis Packet COinpany. on /
the wharf beat, foot of Pine street, ON Thurs- /
day. The matter to be considered was the ap-
pOintment Of delegates TO the national con- |
entiOm OF steam vessel owners to meet af
Cleveland on the 2ith. The meeting was very /
harmonious, and the steambOatmen made an |
excellent selection Of Representatives to that |
important body. The following gentlemen |
weie named qs delegates. Captain John P. |
k6iser, Ananor Line; hon. George II. Rhea, |
Mississippi Valley transportation Company |
Captain James McCord, KeOlSul Packet Com |
pany; William J. kountg, kOuntz Line; S. h.
Fisher, kountz Line; John n. hoiinger, New |
Orleans Packet Company; Colonel N. A. Bry- |
son, az large, and a representative each from |
Companies. These gentlemen fully represent
the vast steamboat interests OF this mort, and /
viii no doubt do good service at Cleveland. (
ST. Louis, at least, has done well in selecting /
representative men to meet with the steam /
vessel owners Of the United States ut Cleye- /
land. The delegation win leave on Sunday I
Captain S H. Parisott Of Vfeksburg, wants /
either 20 purchase or charterG couple ofhght- /
dFaught boats for the NaEoo river trade.
hOrty-SiX hundred and seventeen bales Of L
cotton were received in New Orleans last /
Monday by river. This is a large amount for 1
this early in the season.
Ihe barge Of fuel recently sunk by the Mary /
Alice, ~ Island No Forty is q tgtal loss, Sew /
erai attempts nave been made to raise it, bat 1
all nave proved IL vain,
Captain j. -. Elliott starts ont the Emma |
Elliott on Inc twenty-fifth OF this month a. a /
regular Memphis and New Orleans packet /
during the cotton season, running in connee- 1
tton with the Belle Lee, and making two trfps
q week,
The Far West, at Sioux City. has been pre-
sented with patr OF elk horns, bearing the /
inscription. seventeen days and tWenfy /
hours." This aliudes to the time made by the |
poetin her famous run 20 Benton, and Whion !
constituted her the champion steamer on the |
upper Missouri.
Inc Shreveport Times OF Saturday has the |
following; Enc officers OF the Carrie A 1
Ihorn report two feet scant on Grand Ecore
par. ana Two feet on ali the other bars. Grand
lhe worst hafs TO pull oyer, though all OF
thfin are bad enough The river was falling
Iash Ihere are still about twenty inches for
iae esieamer Royal George between this point