Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-09
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.


/ Mary BOYD, FRANK Forrest, sam j. Hale
River. Weather and business.
The river has declined six inches i'm
the last twenty-fouT hours, up to three
O'clock yesterday evening, and stands
sixteen feet six inches above extreme
low wateT-mark. The latest dispatches
from above report the upper Mississippi,
Missouri, Illinois, Ohio and Cumberland
rivers all falling. The channel from
Cairo to st. Louis has ten feet large, and
in good boating stage. White liver is
/ stationary, with feet to Augusta,
and five feet above. The Arkansas is
declining, with five feet to Little Rock.
Weather clear and pleasant. Business
ON the levee yesterday was light, with
only four arrivals and three departures.
The changes of the rivers elsewhere are
as follows: At Cairo IL declined eight
inches; Davenport one inch; Louisville
three inches; Nashville three inches;
Pittsburg three inches; Shreveport sew
en- inches; st. Louis Is inches; Vicks-
burg s inches. At Leavenworth it rose
one inch. At C~ineinndti, Omaha and
New Orleans it is stationary.
The MOliie Moore, City of Alton and
Colorado are due from below; also, the
Belle st. Louis, Mary Houston and City
of Chester, from above.
ny telegraph.
CAIRO, May 8.-ATrived: Quickstep,
from Evansville, II pm; Mary Ann,
from New Orleans. l am; Belle Mem
phis, from Memphis, 2 pm; Common
wealth, from New Orleans, 6 pm; John
Lumsden, from Nashville, II am;
Bee, from st. Louis, l pm; Wild Cat,
from st. Louis, 2 pm; Glencoe, from
New Orleans, 8 pm; Mary Forsyth,
from New Orleaus, 5 pm; J. II. Bigley,
from New Orleans, 5 pm; Mary HOus-
ton, from Louisville, 5 pm; John A.
Wood, from Pittsbuig, 8 pm: City Of
Helena, from Nicksburg, pm.
Departed: City Chester, for Memphis,
10 pm; Quieksted, for Evansville, mid
night; Mary Ann, for Louisville, 3 am;
Belle Memphis, for st. Louis, 4 am;
Commonwealth, for st. Louis, 4 am;
Wild Cat, for Ohio river, 3 pm; Glen
eOe, for st. Louis, 4 pm; Houston, for
New Orleans, Z pm. The river has
fallen s inches. Weather clear. Mer-
curry $50.
LITTLE Rock, May s.-The weather
is cloudy, with indications of rain. The
river is falling, with 4 and a feet of
water in the channel out. Departed:
James Howard, for New Orleans.
P-ITTsBURG, May S.-Weather clear
and hot. The MOnOnghela river has 4
feet 10 inches of water in the channel.
and falling. Arrived: Brooks, ArgOsy,
and Belle Vernon.
EVANSVILLE, May S.-Weather cloudy
and warm, with signs Ofrain. The river
is falling slowly. Up; Boiling Green, S
pm; West Wind, am; lrOnsides and
Condor, s am; Nick Longworth,
II mi Gazette, Dam; Falls Pilot and
II m; Commercial, 4 pm.
Down: Grand Lake No. 3, Gam; Morn
ing Star, II m; Robert L. Lee, Ppm
Susie Silver, 3 pm; Idlewild, 3 pm;
Cora Belle and barges, . p.m.-al with
moderate trips. Business dull.
ST.. LOUIS, May S.-Arrived: Annie
Johnson, from Galena; Belle Memphis,
from Memphis; Red Wing Belle, from
Lacrosse and st. Paul; Anna Carver
Cowan, from Cairo; Rob Roy and Iron
sides, from KeOkuk. Departed: Yaeger
and Belfast, for New Orleans; Iron
Mountain and Mary Savage, for Pitts
burg; Rob Roy, for Keokuk; Grand
Tower, for Memphis; Bonaeeofd CITY
and Shreve, for Red River; Rock Island,
or Cincinnati; Victoria, for Dubuque
for Peoria. The river is falling.
Weather clear and warm.
NASHVILLE, May S.-The river is
with 3 feet large of water on
4arpeth Shoals. Weather clear and
warm. Departed: Tyrone, for Cairo.
VICKsBURG, May S.-BOafs down:
iity Of Cairo, 10 am; Crescent City and