Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-30

cool ana pleasant to-day; 9eaVy rain
last night from midnight till near morn
ing; now clearing up. River has fallen
Is inches. Port hst-DOwn: Jennie
Howell, 8 pm. Business fair.
New ORLEANS, August 29.-No aTri-
walls. Departed: Dexter, for st. Louis.
Weather clear and warm.
| NASHVILLE, August 29.-The river
is stationary, with 20 inches water on
| Harpeth Shoals. Weather is milder,
caused by rain and cool breezes.
CINCINNATI, August 29.-The river
is stationary, with Z feet inches water
in the channel. Arrived: Shamrock,
from Memphis.
LOUISVILLE, August 29.-The river
is falling slowly, with feet inches
water in the canal, 2 feet inches in
the chute. Weather cloudy and pleas
ant. Business dull. Arrived: Falls Pi-
lot, from New Orleans. The canal is
kept open, waiting for the Ajax, Jim
Watson, Emperor and Paul Jones,
which are to come up and win probably
arrive tonight, and the canal will be
Immediately closed. The Nashville has
retired from the Louisville and Cairo
trade for the present, and will have her
texas put on the Tell City.
CAIRO, August 30 Arrived: Grand
Tower, from st. Louis, 5 pm. Depart
ed: Colorado, for Vieksburg, 9 pm.
River stationary. Weather clear and
eoot.
PIFTsBURa, August 29.-The Monon-
gahela river is stationary, with 2 feet 5
inches water in the channel. Weather
cool and raining.
ST. LOUIS, August 29.-AHived Wolff,
from Red river; Crescent City, from
New Orleans; City of Helena, from
Memphis. Departed City of Vicks-
burg, for Vicksburg; Tom Jasper, for
New Orleans. River stationary. The
weather is cloudy and cool; heavy and
long rain last night.
VICRsBURG, August 29.-No boats to-
duy. Weather clear and warm. River
stationary.
Miscellaneous
The City of Chester, from st. Louis.
arrived during the forenoon with three
hundred tons of freight. Her principal
items were six hundred and seventy-one
barrels Of -four, two hundred bags OF
meal, one hundred and eighty-eight
sacks of corn, six hundred and eighty
six sacks of oats, one hundred sacks of
bran, and ninety-six head of stock. She
returned at dark with the largest way
trip of the season.
The Mary Lowry, from below, went
up late Wednesday night after putting
off several small lots of freight here.
She had fair cargo for st. Louis.
The Belle st. Louis, from Vicksburg,
discharged here three bales of cotton,
forty-siX sacks sundries, and departed
for st. Louis light.
The Belle Vernon, from the Ohio,
went south at late hour last Wednes-
day without landing.
The Mary Price and barges passed
down yesterday morning.
The Harry johnson, from st. Louis,
added two hundred and thirty-seven
barrels potatoes, fifteen tons sundries
and fair passenger list. She was forty
hours aground at Bird towhead coming
down.
The Pat. Cleburne for Friar's Point.
and st. Francis for Mariana, both got off
at dark with moderate trips.
The LaBelle, from New Orleans four
and a half days out, arrived at noon.
discharged ten tons freight here and had
three hundred tons for st. Louis.
The G. w. Cheek received her new
shaft yesterday, and will be ready for
business by the first of next week.
The r. P. Walt is the United States
mail packet for White river tomorrow.
The City of Alton, from st. Louis for
New Orleans, passed down yesterday
afternoon, with fair trip.
The City of Vicksburg leaves to-mOr-
row for Vieksburg and ALT bend land
ings.
The Cairo Bulletin says: 'sThe tran
sit steamer Illinois has rented a cellar
on the levee near her landing, and will
hereafter buy her stores at wholesale,
keep them in the cellar and use them as
she needs them. The idea is a good
one"
The Evansville and Charlottesville
railroad have purchased the Robert
Mitchell for siXty-five thousand dollars.
The trade in which she will engage we
are not advised of, but it is said from
Evansville to New Orleans. She will
probably be commanded by Captain
Gus. Fowler, and Gus. Du Souchett will !
take charge of the Office.
The John Kyle is taking passengers
from New Orleans to st. Paul for eight |
cen dollars.
The Cincinnati and Memphis Com |
pany's steamers will wear a white star |
on each chimney the coming season.
Captain John Schudi, formerly of the |
M. }. Wlcks, takes charge of the Con- |
tinentaps office.
The Julia, in command of Captain |
Boyd, leaves this evening at five O'clock |
for Cairo and st. Louis. William Goe- |
bel is clerk.
The passenger steamer A. J. White. |
in command of Captain Mark Cheek, |
leaves this evening at five o'clock for
Napoleon, Chicot and all the bend land
ings. r. P. Fields, Billy Smithers and
Charles Sharpe are her popular secreta-
ries.
The regular tri-weekly coast packet
Phil Allin, with Captain Stack Lee on
the roof, leaves at five o'clock this even
ing for Friars Point and all the usual |
way landings. Mr.. William Gray is her
prime minister.