Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-09-17

BY Telegraph.
NASHVILLE, September l6.-The river is
slowly declining, with l6inches water on Har-
peth Shoals. Weather fair and pleasant,
VICKsBUEG, September l6.-Boats down:
Emile LaBarge. Up: Susie Silver, Colossal
and City of Quincy. River falling. Weather
LOUISVILLE, September I6.-The river has
risen 3inches in the past fOrty-eight hours,
and is stationary. Weather hazy and cool this
evening. Good business waiting for water.
The entire wreck Of the Falls City has been
raised, and lies at Portland wharf. II will be
sold shortly.
~CINCINNATI, September I6.-The river Is
falling, with ) feet water in the channel.
ST. LOUIS, September l6.-ArTived: Capitol
City, from Etcksburg. Departed: city OF
Chester, for Memphis; Jennie Howell, for
New Orleans. The river is falling. Weather
| clear and pleasant.
PITrsBURG, September I6-The Monongahela
river is stationary this evenlnS with about 10
inches water in the channel.
EVANSVILLE, September l6.-The weather is
chiefly cloudy and mild. Mercury 76o. The
river is falling slowly. Business would be very
good if there was water.
NEW ORLEANS, September I6.-Arrived:
! Belfast and LaBelle, from 81. Louis. Departed:
commonwealth, Tor 81. Louis. Weather clear
and warm.
CAIRO, September I6.-Arrived: Capitol City,
from Nicksburg, 9 pm; Grand Tower, from
Memphis, noon. Departed: st. Joseph, for
Memphis, s PM; Julia, for NIcksburg, 5 PIN;
Capitol City, for st. Louis, Il pm; 4. E. De-
Russey, for lower Mississippi, Z am; Bee, for
New Orleans, 7 am; Grand Tower, for 81.
Louis, 3 pm; Dexter, for New Orleans, s pm.
Mercury 7'.
Miscellaneous.
Dispatches TO Captain Dick Lightburne
state1hat the steamer Batesyille Will arrive
here on Wednesday and be ready to return on
The steamer Ada Heilman arrived about
twelve o clock last night, heavily loaded for
this point. Among the items we notice 1ye
hundred bales Of hay. She leaves for Cairo,
Evansville and Cincinnati Al hve o'ciOrk
this evening
There is but five feet nine inches OF water in
the channel between 81. Louis and Cairo.
There are eight hundred sacks of Oil-cake
on the leyee awaiting the arrival Of the DeX-
ter, for the New Orleans market.
The City Of Helena Is reported aground near
Chicot.
Concerning our local packets, the Austin,
Mississippi, Cotton PIaHt has the folloWing
pleasing and complimentary notice:
THE new, staunch. neat, safe, and reliable
Phil Allin, the best, fastest and most accom-
mOdating in the world, has made
her time during the past week SAINT as a rail
road. The AllIn is just such a craft as that Of
which the poet dreamed when he said:
" h walks the waters ia a thing Of life,
And seems to dare the clements TO strife"
Captain stack Lee walks the monarch OF
her deck with the always obliging and atten-
uYe Billy Grey, assisted by Wynn Cannon and
Jimmy Chamberlain, IN the Office, to all OF
whom the entire Cotton Plant corps returns
thanks for courtesies. The Pat Cieburne was
detained on her Wednesday trip by something
bBDAA AE NDEAlb kEELLuE Jul y Keller Us sue
was backing out at Memphis Tuesday even
ing She is all right again and making her
time as usual: she is the flagship of the
. Lee squadron. New, safe, Staunch. and reli-
able. Captain James Lee commander, with
Jimmy Harris and Neal Booker in the office.
One OF these splendid steamers passes Austin
upward bound every afternoon. The st.
Francis, Captain 4. II. Bowman. with sam
Payne and Billy Dean in the Office, makes her
time as usual, down Wednesdays and Fridays, |
up Thursdays and Saturdays, We have not
heard of the White or Cheek. suppose they |
stopped at the gold Mines"
The Belle Nemphisf from above arrived dur
ing the afternoon with three hundred tons Of |
freight, few Items of which were fifteen !
hundred and ninety-iye dry barrels, seven
hundredand twenty-three sacks of grain, four
hundred and Seyenty-tOur packages of beer
and two hunired and twenty-three bales of
hay. She returned at a late hour last night
The Pat ClebUrne from the lower coast came
IN with ~seYenty-hve sacks OF cottOn-seed and
a cabin full OF people.
The.H' c. Iaegerspassed down at a late hour
sunday night without landing.
me Al. White from Chtcot brought in
trip OF the season.
The towboat Crescent City.and barges went
up late last sunday night.
The Celeste, from the upper course, came in
with eleven bales cotton, tWenty-six sacks
seed and sundries 70 order.
The Phil Allen departed to Friars Point with
a good trip and cabin full of people.
The Colorado, from below, arrived during
eAAI A0ANAebAAf pun n1 EAAkEEA DalAt5 GOLLOu. one |
hundred sacks seed, and left for ST. Louis
light.
The Continental got of at dark for st. Louis.
The X. Z. Walt arrived at a late hour last
with a fair trip.
The passenger steamer \. ]. White, in COM
mand of Captain Mark Cheek, leaves this
evening at I'VE O'Clock for Napoleon, Chicot
and all bend landings. b.. =. Fields, William
and Charles Sharpe are her popular
secretaries.
The regular trl-weekly coast packet Pat Gle
burne, in of Captain James Lee,
leaves this evening at five O'Clock for Friars
Point and all the usual way landings. Mr.. j.
Harris is her prime minister.
The semi-weekly passenger steamer St
Francis, Captain T-R. Bowman, leaves this
evening at five O'Clock for Helena, Mariana
all the usual way landings. Captain sam
Z. Paine is her chief secretary. :
TIT st. Joseph, Captain COrbett, will leave
his evening at five O'Clock for Cairo and st.
Louis.
The regular United states mail packet. Oar
ianelle, with Captain Eugene smith on the
roof, leaves at five o'clock this evening for
Pine Bluff, Little Rock and all points on the
Mr.. J. 5. Jones is chief clerk.
The passenger steamer Mary Boyd leaves as
this evenings at I'VE O'Clock, for Duvall's
Bluff, JackSOnpOrt and all the usual way 4
andings. Captain JOS. Rice commands. Chas.
SmitherS and EleX. MOddel are her clerks,
The United states mail packet Julia, in
ommand of Captain Boyd. leaves this eve s
ling at five O'Clock for VickSbUrg aud all the
,end landings. Mr.. Jas. Thompson. a prince
.mong steamboatmen, holds forth at the desk.
Eiver Matters.
The Belle Lee starts in the Memphis and
trade on the ~twenty-eighth of this (
Month.
A Cairo telegram says that two thousand
We hundred dollars was the price paid for the
Zero.
Captain Calhoun will bring out he Glencoe .
week. During her retirement she has i
q thorough Overhauling, renovation
painting, and now looks as me as when
rst built.
The st. Louis Republican has the f~oflowing: :
Captain Berry, OF Alton, has purchased the d
five hundred dollars. for ferry use nj
Alton. she is one hundred and thirty feet n
)ng, forty-siX feet beam, ana fve-foOt mold, 10
eighteen inches diameter, i've and a n
glf-foot stroke. Nose Mullsns, for a long :,
Lmemate Of the Dubuque, has been appointed n
of the Tidal Wave, and Captain
lex. Lamont has taken charge Of the Savan- N
The government dredge-boat CT. CAT o
rey has been at work between st. Paul and
AXE Pepin for the past six weeks" -
The Mary Alice'S tow is filling up quite
vely, and she viii be able 10 get away Mon.
ay evening. she takes in tow the hull of the
Id O Howard which has been converted
ITO a barge, and is loaded with twenty-hve q.
ill also have in tow the new barge torty- =
lree, built at EastFSt. Louis, which
as a freight capacity of thirteen hundred
The new barge folty-flye built by
itherburT, OF CINCINNATI is lying at the
and draws only twenty-one inches
ght aud VIII be loaded for the next tow. She
as q loot more beam than barge Forty-three,
nd two hundred tons more carrying capacity.
he lettering and the crescent painted on :
barges is OF a superior workmanship, u
nd was performed by Captain James Good,
is somewhat Of an artist.
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