Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-24

water reported by the signal telegrami
last night: Pittsburg, three feet; Cincin'
natl, four feet five inches; Louisville
three feet one inch; Vicksburg, thret
| feet one inch; and Shreveport, two feet
No dispatches as to other points.
9y Telegraph.
LITTLE Rock, October 23.-Weathel
clear and cool River stationary. De.
parted: Fort Gibson, for Memphis.
EVANSVILLE, October 23.-Weathel
clear and pleasant to-day, having rained
nearly all night. Mercury ranged from
46o to 6Oo. The river has risen inch.
Business good.
PIrTsBURG, October 2S.-The rivel
is about stationary, with 3 feet l inch
water in the channel. Light rain this
morning.
VIcKsBURe, October 23.-No boats
down ro-day. Up: LaBelle, Common
wealth, John Kyle, City Of Vicksburg,
and City Of Alton. Weather clear and
cool. River falling.
ST. LOUIS, October %. - Arrived
Grand Tower and st. Luke, from Mem
phis; Colossal, from New Orleans. De
parted: Susie Silver and Carrie V.
kountz, for New Orleans; GraId Tow
er, for Memphis. River falling Aowly.
Weather clear and pleasant.
CINCINNATI, October 23.-The river
is rising, with feet s inches water in
the channel. Weather clear and cool.
New ORLEANS, October 23.-No arri-
walls. Departed: Pauline Carroll, foI
st. Isouis. Weather clear and warm.
LOUISVILLE, October 23.-River ris-
ing, with II inches water in the chute
and AZ inches on Portland bar; 19 inches
is reported at Ripley creek. Weather
clear and cool.
CAIRO, October .. - Arrived: st.
Luke, from Memphis, l am; Belle
Memphis, from Memphis, 5 pm. De-
parted: City Of Chester, for Memphis, Il
pm; st. Luke, for st. Louis, 2 am;
Ada Heilman, for Memphis, pm.
The Glencoe is aground below Column
bus. River has fallen inches. Weather
clear and cool.
miscellaneous.
All agents of companies or steamboats,
who desire, can make use OF this de-
partment Of the APPEAL to announce
by telegraph the coming or approach OF
boats running to or touching at this
port.
The City Of Chester, Captain Ziegler,
leaves this evening at five O'Clock for
Cairo and st. Louis.
The Henry Ames worked over Reeves
yesterday morning, but stuck her barge,
and did not succeed in getting it of un-
til last night. She is clear now, how
ever, after nearly forty hours detention
there.
The City Of Helena is the United
States mail packet for Vicksburg to-
morrow. Captain Mckee commands,
and VIII Power is her clerk.
The James Howard had not arrived
up to dark last night, but will probably
be found in port early this morning.
Captain Nat Green was in town yes
terday. He devotes the most OF his
time now to the study Of farming, and
is, il is reported, about to produce several
new inventions in the way Of agricultu-
raj implements that will be a great
saving of labor.
The landing was somewhat muddy
yesterday, especially above the Elevator.
Captain Flem Calvert is the Superin-
tendent at the Fair to-day.
The Tom Jasper brought down to st.
Louis from KeOkuk twelve hundred
barrels of flour for New Orleans, which
goes on the City of Quincy.
can, the founder Of the Memphis and
st. Louis Packet Company has not been
found.
The Cherokee has entered the New
Orleans and ArkRnsas river trade,
The Carrie A. lhorn now cbokes q
stump opposite NeT Orleans for want OF
water in Red River.
The Commonwealth comes uplight, as
freight is too cheap.
Captain Pegram comes here by rail
from st. Louis to join the James How
ard.
The White grounded at Reeves's sew
eral hours Tuesday night, and was pulled
off by the Cleburne.
The Belle Of Shreveport, from above,
arrived during the afternoon yesterday.
She was twelve hours aground st Island
Forty, took coal here and departed for
below, drawing six feet four inches.
The Phil. Allin came in with two
hundred and forty bales of cotton, five
hundred and seventy-one sacks Of cot
tOns-eed, and good passenger list.
The snagbOat DeRussy arrived from
above in the afternoon for supplies, and
will doubtless GO below to perform mir
acles among the snags.
The ThOs. II. Allen, from white river,
came in yesterday with one hundred
and thirty-seven bales of cotton and re-
shipped eighteen bales at the mouth Of
White river for New Orleans.
The @. w. Cheek, from Friars Point,
brought In yesterday sixty-One bales Of
cotton, three hundred and eighty-two
sacks cotton-seed, and good passenger
list.
The VIM. J. Lewis went up in the
afternoon after dischsrging thirty-one
bales Of cotton for this point
The semi-weekly passenger steamer
st. Francis, Captain T. X. Bowman,
leaves this evening at five O'Clock fol
Helena, Mariana, and all the usual way
landings. Captain Sam c. Paine, Billy
Dean and James Franklin are her clerks.
The. regular tri-weekly passenger
packet Pat Cleburne, in command oi
Captain Stack Lee, leaves this afternoon
at five O'Clock for Friars Point, and al
the usual way landings Messrs. James
G. Harris and Neil Booker are her sec
retarieS.
The fine and fleet passenger steamer
La Belle, with Captain M. n. Wood on
the roof, leaves this afternoon st five
O'clock for New Orleans and all the bend
landings. Passengers travelling south
VIII find the La Belle first-elass in al
respects. Mr.. ]. J. Dodd is her chiei
secretary.
The Charles Bodmann, Captain o. P.
Shinkle, leaves this morning at ten
o'clock for New Orleans direct. She has
superior accommodation and fare.
The Jennie Howell, Captain Ashford,
leaves this evening at five o'clock ior
White river. Mr.. Buskirk is her clerk.
r. w. Lghtburne received telegram
last night stating that the steamer La
Belle would be here this morning 10
leave at four o'clock this evening fOr
Helena, Vicksburg, New Orleans and
all lower landings.
The Bismarck went down after dark
last night with a good trip.