Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-08
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.


The river has fallen three inches since
our last report, and now stands three feet
seven inches above low water. There il
above here full six and a half feet to
Cairo, and five and q half feet above
there to st. Louis, while to Keokuk but
four and a half feet is reported. Below
here there IS Nseven feet six inches
over the bar at Reeves and Choctaw.
The weather yesterday was quite cool,
with a bracing wind h0m the northwest
during the morning, but toward night
the weather became warmer. Business
at the landing wss rather slim for the
opening day Ofthe week, the local pack
cts came and went with moderate trips.
River Changes Elsewhere.
The Signal Bureau kilograms report a
rise Of four inches at Cincinnati, three
inches at Louisville, and three inches at
Nashville, while q decline Of two inches
Is noted at New Orleans, and at Pitts
burg, Cairo and st. Louis the rivers are
stationary.
BY Telegraph.
CAIRO, October ARRIVED: Grand
Tower, from Memphis, at 4 am; Mary
Alice, from New Orleans, at 7 am;
II. G. Yaeger, from st. Louis, at IL am.
Ada Heilman, from Memphis, at 6 pm;
J. y. Kellogg, from st. Louis, at 4 pm;
Julia, from Nieksburg, at 3 pm. De-
parted: Grand Tower, for st. Louis, at
8 am; Mary Alice, for st. Louis, at 10
am; Julia, for st. Louis, at 6 pm;
Ada Heilman, for Cape Girsrdeau, at 8
pm; st. Joseph, for Memphis, at 9 pm.
Weather clear and cool. River station
airy.
CINCINNATI, October THE riverhas
risen 2inches, with 3 feet 9 inches in the
channel.
P~TTTsBURG, October Tine river is
rising, with % inches In the channel.
A heavy rain fell last night and to-day,
with favorable indications for more
EVANSVILLE, October Weather
clear since midnight. Mercury So. The
river has fallen q inches. Port list!
Up: Fayette, at 8 lam. Umpire, at Gam.
Down; Evansville, at 9 pa; +. Ii. Ora
cey, at 8 pm. B. II. HUI at 8 pm.
Business fair.
NEW ORLEANS, October TEArrived:
City Of Quincy, from st. Louis. Depart
ed: Glencoe, Carrie V. Kouutz, for st.
Louis. Light rain to-day.
LITTLE Rock, October 7.-Wcather
clear and pleasant River continues
stationary.
LOUISVILLE, October River sta
tiOnary. Weather clear and pleasant
to-day; heavy rain last night.
N-ICKSBURG, October Down: Bel
fast, Belle Lee, LaBelle. River falling.
Weather clear and pleasant.
ST. LOUIS, October ARRIVED: Belle
Of Pike and Grand Tower, nom Mem
phis; City Of Helena, from Vicksburg;
Northwestern and Clinton, nom keO-
kuK; Huntsville, from Peoria. Depart
ed: City Of Chester, for Memphis; Vic
tory and St. Johns. for Keokuk; Clinton
for st. Paul. River falling slowly.
Weather clear and warm.
miscellaneous
The Pat Cleburne, from Frlars Point,
arrived early yesterday morning with
eighteen bales Of cotton, hundred
and thirty-niDe sacks Of seed, and lot Of
sundries to order.
The Bee and barges, from st. Louis,
passed down at daylight.
The Belle Memphis, from above, came
Ia during the forenoon with three hun
bred tons Of grain and produce. She
at dark with one hundred bales
IF cotton for st. Louis, and twenty or
thirty passengers for the st. Louis Fair.
The st. Francis, from Mariana, ar J
lived at a late hour Sunday night with
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one thousand six hundred and :
fifteen sacks cotton-seed, andkundries 10 :
]
Mr.. Barney Barinds went out in the g
'ffice of the q. w. Cheek last night as ]
'hief clerk. l
The A. J. White, from Chicot, came !
u with two hundred and five bales Of s
often, six hundred and thirty-seyen
acks of seed, and a fair passenger list. :
The mammoth passenger and freight
JACKET ExpoundeT, Captain John A. :
Williams, leaves this day at twelve |
clock for New Orleans and all way ?
lndings. Nj. John Bird Is her chief (
ecretary. =
The Emma & Elliott leaves tO-mor-
NV for New Orleans and all the bend :
sndings. n
The semi-weekly passenger steamer
{. Francis, Captain T. r. Bowman,
this evening az five O'Clock for
Ielena, HsFianna, asd Bli ths usual