Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-08-07

RIVER INTELLIGENCE
In Port.
st, Franei,
The weather ana Rivers.

was the average night or the thermome-
ter two hundred miles below Cairo; that,
however was reduced few points during
/ the afternoon by small rain-cloud just
large enough to cover the city, and let
drop enough condensed moisture to par
| tally lay the dust; otherwise it was q
| fair day. The river fell five inches
during the day, and at night the water
level was twelve feet and ten
inches above low-water mark, which |
nearly exposes a portion of the lumpy |
places of the bar opposite the city, and
gives a channel depth of but tritie |
over feet over the shoal places. Osce-
ola bar, for instance above here to Cairo, |
and above there to st. Louis the depth |
is about the same, but with the present |
rapid decline at both points, it is ex-
pected that the channel win at once be- |
gin to cut out, and that in a |
/ few days boats drawing s feet |
may descend without detention, or |
going through the "lightering" pro-
cess, which st the present rates is ex-
| tremely uncomfortable, if not vexatiOus |
to the owners of boats. The signal tele- |
grams received last night report a de-
cline at all points save one-Louisville |
| where the Ohio rose 2 inches. The |
fall at st. Paul was inch; Omaha, Da-
each; Keokuk, l inch; Cairo 8 inches; |
| st. Louis, inches; Pittsburg, 10 inches; |
! Vicksburg, 8 inches; Shreveport inch, |
and at Nashville, inches. No later |
news from the Arkansas or White riv- |
ers. The former has scant two feet at |
Little Rock, and the latter about that |
much to DevalPs Bluff.
Movements of Boats.
We can saw but little under this head, |
as the movement was terribly slim |
and confined to the departures men |
toned above. The Glencoe, with all |
her freight on board, passed down Tues-S
day night at eleven O'clock, doing noth- I
| ing here. The Colorado went up at ten |
o'clock yesterday morning light, and |
! the Phil. Allin had q moderate trip in |
and out TheC B. Church was expect
ed down during the night, as were also |
the City Of Chester and Henry Ames, |
and the two last-named boats will Doubt |
less be found sin port' this morning.
Boats 90 Leave.
| The City of Chester, Captain Zeigler, |
departs at five O'Clock this evening for |
Cairo and st. Louis. Mr.. Thomas |
| Withledge is chief purser.
One Of the most popular boats Of the |
Anchor line, the fine steamer Julia, is |
to-day's packet for Vicksburg. Aside |
| from being first-class boat, with first |
class accommodations, she is Officered |
| by some of the eleverest gentlemen on |
| the river. Captain w. H. Blake COM |
mands, and John f. Blake is chief pur-
ser. The Julia leaves at six o'clock |
| this evening.
That elegant and unsurpassed steam
er, the Henry Ames, Captain ]. West
Jacobs commanding, and the ever pOpu- |
lar w. Z. Aiken, purser, Is announced |
to leave for New Orleans at noon to-day, |
and will leave the landing at the foot of
Monroe street at that hour precisely for /
Helena, Napoleon, Greenville, Nieks- |
burg, Natchez, Red river and New Or
leans. She will be found at the landing |
ready to start at the hour named.
BY Telegraph.
CAIRO, August g. -Noon-ATived:
II. s. Turner, New Orleans, am.
Belle Vernon, Memphis, s am; Belle
Memphis, Memphis, 8 am. Departed: |
City of Chester, Memphis, ppm; G. |
B. Church, New Orleans, 9p.m.; H. S. |
Turner, Cincinnati, am. Belle Yer
non, Cincinnati, 8 am; Belle Mem
phis, st. Louis, 10 Night
Arrived: Julia, st. Louis, s pm. De
parted: Raven, st. Louis, pm. River
fallen s inches. Weather cloudy and
warm.
ST.. LOUIS, August 6.-weather clear
and cool. River falling, with feet
to Cairo. Departed: Grand Tower,
Memphis; Mollie Ebert, Cincinnati.
LOUISVILLE, August 6.-River rising,
with 5 feet i0ches in canal, and 3
feet 6 inches in chute. No arrivals or
departures except packets and tows.
nm M q hog |
fallen l inch. Weather clear and /
hot. Departed: Right Way, Louisville.
LITTLE Rock, August 6.-Weather
clear and pleasant. Mercury $50. River
rising, foot 2 inches in the channel.
No arrivals or departures.
NASHVILLE, August 6.-RiveF on a
stand, feet s inches on the shoals.
Weather clear and pleasant. No arri-
vAls or departures except one local
packet.
EVANSVILLE, August 6.-The weather
isclear and warm. Mercury $50 to $50.
River risen 4 inches. No arrivals or
departures except local packets.
CINCINNATI, August 6.-River 10 feet
IL inches, and falling. Weather warm.
No arrivals or departures except local
packets.
VICKsBURa, August 6.-The weather is
cledl duu Wd1ll. L1NGL OOHhs |
r. Z. Lee, George G. Wolff, Mary Poe.
No boats up.
PIrTsBURe, August 6.--River feet
0 inches, and falling. Weather clear
and warm. No arrivals or depar-
lures. |
NEW ORLEANS, August 6.-Weatber
clear and pleasant. Mercury $50.
Arrived: John +. Tolle, st. Louis. De-
parted; Mary Miller, Cincinnati; Mo-
hawk and barges, St. Louis.
Personals.
Old Jake Blunderbull, of the Evans
vile Courier, is ostensibly responsible
the visible arthur for the following false
statements: Captain Ben. Egan now i
employs his time ia writing up old re-
eminisceDees Of his boating career,
which includes his daily contributions
to the river column of the Memphis
APPEAL" Captain Egan does not now
thusly employ bis time, nor did he ever
make daily contributions to the river
columns of the Memphis APPEAL.
'sFrom the Memphis APPEAL of the
thirtieth, we see that Captain Ben. +.
Egan claims to be the oldest steamboat
man on the Cumberland river. We are
correctly informed that Commodore
Dix and Samuel Hayeraft, two Of Cap
tain Ben's personalfriends, are the very
Oldest one being seventy and the other
seyenty-eight years old.v Upon no oc-
cesion, in the Memphis APPEAL, else