Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-05-08

| two inches; New Orleans two inches
Freeport eighteen inches; Oil City six
| inches; Marietta three feet eight inches:
| Kansas City one inch; Brunswick one
| inch; and Bonneville two inches. Al
Omaha rise Of twelve inches; Keokuk
four inches; Cairo one inch; St. Louis
two inches; Louisville five inches:
Evansville twenty inches; Plattsmouth
one inch; New Geneva two feet two
inches; and Hermann one inch.
Movements OF Boats.
There was considerable stir at the
landing yesterday. The City of Alton
went up at six O'Clock in the morning,
putting out 100 sacks salt and 80 pack
ages here. The Emma Elliott, with
light trip, followed before noon, and the
Nick LongwoTth, with four hundred
tons, principally scrap iron, and 800 bar
rels new potatoes, for the Ohio, was the
next steamer up. She had, also, forty
or fifty cabin passengers. The John
KIgour came down at daylight, and
put out 40 tons bulk meat and 100 casks
bacon, then adding a few people, left for
New Orleans, with the following
New Orleans freight, all of which
she got above Cairo: 500 casks bacon,
1900 barrels whisky, 900 kegs beer, 152
cOops poultry, 1900 boxes starch and 1900
boxes soap. The Phil Allin brought 100
bales cotton and 200 sacks seed. The
Maude discharged SO packages vege-
tables, SO packages fruit, 100 bundles
ties and Is bales cotton; and at dark
had on board nearly 500 bales of cotton
for return trip. The Emile LaBarge
from the Arkansas, destined TO St.
Louis, passed up at five O'clock this
evening. The Andy Baum took for the
Ohio 45O bales of cotton and consider
able other freight. The Pat Rogers was
expected from the Ohio, but had not
arrived up to dark. The BOdmann
came down about ten o'clock last night
with 1900 tons, putting off here so casks
hams and % casks bacon; and had for
New Orleans 1000 bags corn, 500 hogs
heads tobacco, 500 casks bacon, 2000
boxes starch, 1000 boxes candles, 500
barrels flour and meal, 1900 plows and
40 cabin passengers. She got nearly all
her freight on the Ohio river, and added
a few people here.
Boats to Leave.
The elegant steamer John B. Maude. |
the only Memphis and New Orleans
packet, will get away at five o'clock this |
evening for New Orleans and the bends. !
She is new, and has first-clas accommo-
dations and fare Captain ]. F. Noel |
and Messrs. Grissom and Putnam, the |
officers Of the boat, are well and favora- |
bly, known.
The City of Chester, Captain Zeigler, |
departed at five o'clock this afternoon |
for Cairo and St. Louis.
The City of Helena leaves at sharp |
five o'clock this evening for Vicksburg |
and all the usual bend landings. Capo
tain Mckee commands, and VIII. L. |
Power is prime minister.
The James Howard, Captain Pegram.
leaves this evening at five O'clock /
for New Orleans direct. Mr.. George
is clerk. The Howard is
)ne of the finest boats on the river, and |
ler fare is not surpassed by any hotel
n the United States
The Pat Rogers leaves on Friday for
he Ohio.
The elegant and commodious steamer
Pauline Carroll will be here to leave at
high noon for Vicksburg, Natchez and
New OEleans, making all the usual way
anding. Captain YOre is in command,
md thinks he has as fine boat as
)loughs the bosom of the Mississippi.
None doubt il and those who have Ia
Ken passage on her say the Carroll Is a
No. in every sense of the word.
BY TELEGRAPH.
LITTLE Rock, May River rising,
q feet ia the channel. Weather clear
nd pleasant. Departed: West Wind,
New Orleans.
CINCINNATI. May River rising,
2 feet in the channel. Departed:
,harmeT, Evansville, Probasco and CITY
# Cairo, Memphis. Rained all day.
NASHVILLE, May River falling
apidly; Is feet on Harpeth shoals.
Arrived: Liberty, from Ohio river. De-
'arted: Liberty, for Ohio river; Tyrone,
afro.
NEW ORLEANS, May 7.-Arrived:
and Commonwealth from st.
1ouis. Departed: r. E. Lee for Louis
lille, Great Republic. for st. Louis.
Weather clear and warm.
PTTsBURG, May 7.-The Monon- {
ahela is.falling gradually, 10 feet inch
7ater in channel. Rain falling steadi-
during the day, but clear this even
lg. Arrived; Veteran No. 2, Baltic
nd Rover; the latter had three barg. s
? tow containing 750 tons iron ore and
80 tons. pig metal No departures.
VIcKsBURG, May River station
ry. Weather warm and clear. Down:
1ellogg, with baIges; Up: George G.
Wolff. Arrived: Julia. The steamer
ohm Kyle struck stump under water
t Brunswick Point, thirty miles above !
ere. At six O'Clock this morning she :
INK in ten feet water. The steamer :
shland saved the deck freight which
as bat little damaged. The boat laws I
raight and can be raised.
LOUISVILLE, May Raining ali day :
ut clearing off this evening. River i
sen 8 inches, II feet large at head Of /
NAL. and 8 feet in the chute; feet 9
yer the rocks and 81 feet in the middle il
lute, 50 feet under the bridge. Ar !
we'd: Camelia, Tennessee river; G. B. 4
hurcl, New Orleans; Arlington, Mem \