Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-05-23
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.



Boats Leaving To-Day.
st. pm
Napoleon. .........A. j. WHITE pm
Friars Point......PHIL pm
Pine Bluff.......JAs. +. E.RANKIN....-........5p.n pm
Arrivals.
City of Chester Loui
Colorauo -....'......--'.....-..;:..SJ Loul
Asnlitnu y eW OIleth
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Pat
KhOda.......... ....--.-..-......ot. FRANCIS rlNel
Departures.
City of Chester st. Louis
Colorado o.-.... lcksburs
Ashlanu
In Fort.
Jas E. Rankin, Utah, Pat Rogers
The Weather and Business.
At one time yesterday the mercury
stood at eighty-five degrees above zero,
but toward night a breeze sprang W
from the south that caused decline OF
several degrees. The decline in the
river here yesterday was five inches.
The upper Ohio tributaries are swelling,
and the Missouri is rising at several
points. The upper Mississippi is falling
however, and no indications yet of the
June rise. The Arkansas is rising al
Little Rock, and Fort Smith telegram
says it is rising fast there. White river
has a good boating stage all the way up.
The most important changes in the
streams above and below yesterday was
as follows: Brunswick, Missouri, rise
two feet one inch; Kansas City, rise one
foot two inches; Lexington, Missouri,
one foot one inch; NewGeneva, Pennsyl-
vania, one foot six inches; Omaha, rise
four inches; Pittsburg, rise two inches;
Shreveport, rise three inches; Cairo, fall
two feet three inches; Evansville, one
foot eleven inches; Cincinnati, rise sew
en- inches; st. Louis, fall three inches.
Movements Of Boats.
There was more than the usual
amount of business done at the landing
yesterday. The city of Chester brought
800 tons, and went back to st. Louis
last night with 800 bales cotton. The
Ashland, on her way to Cincinnati, put
out few packages, and got 355 bales OF
cotton and 40 bales of rags by landing.
The Colorado came down during the
and discharged 935 dry bar
rels, 426 sacks grain, $50 packages beer,
and took aboard ten tons, making her
a full cargo for Vicksburg. The James
E. Rankin, from Pine Bluff, brought
1929 sacks cotton-seed, A bales of cotton,
and reshipped 81 bales for New Orleans.
The Pat Rogers, from the Ohio, arrived
with 400 tons, including large amount
of hay and 800 casks bacon. The little
Rhoda came up from the st. Francis for
repairs, and the John B. Maude left for
New Orleans with 1870 bales of cotton
the blue-ribbon trip of the season.
BY Telegraph.
CAIRO, May 22.-River fallen
feet. Weather clear. Mercury so de-
grees. Arrived: Capital City, Vicks-
burg, at l pm; Mary Houston, New
Orleans, at l pm; Phil Sheridan, st.
Louis, at 4 pm; Iron Mountain, Ohio
river, and ]. w. Garrett, st. Louis, at
Z pm; Emma G. Elliott, st. Louis, at
Z pm. ;~Quickstep, Evansville, D. m. ;
James Howard, New Orleans, at mid
night; Falls Pilot, Memphis, at am. /;
Fort Gibson, Arkansas river, at 6 am. (;
Sam Brown, st. Louis, at pm. De-
parted: Mary Houston, Louisville, at l
D.m.; Quickstep, Evansville, at / an;
James Howard, st. Louis, at Bpm. !;
Falls Pilot, Louisville, at 7 p.m.; Fort
Gibson, st. Louis, at p.m.; Lumsden,
at pm.
LOUISVILLE, MAY 22.-River falling;
'cant feet 6 inches in the canal and 5
eet 6 inches in the chute. Weather
clear and very warm. Business dull.
Arrived: Charmer, Lucy Bertram,
Harry PrObascO and Mt. Claire, Cincin-
lati. Departed: Prsbasco, Memphis.
The BertTam and Probasco were taken
)ver the falls; the rest went through the
anal. The local inspectors to-day on
petition of nearly all the leading steam
)oat owners and river men OF the city
William Varble as first-class
blot between Louisville and Cairo, in
luding the falls. There is some activi-
Y manifested in steamboat building this
eason.
NASHVILLE, May 22.-River fall
ng slowly with 4 feet inches on Har-
,eth shoals.
New ORLEANS, May 22.-Weather
lear and warm. Arrived: Bismarck,
st. Louis. Departed: Mary Alice and
)arges, st. Louis.
VICKsBURG, May 22.-River rising.
Weather clear and warm. Down:
Ilencoe, Oaklandand barges, Henry S.
Turner and City of Quincy. Up: City
If Helena.
CINCINNATI, May 22.-River fallen
inches, with II feet 5 inches in the
,hannel. Arrived: Arlington, Mem
Jhis, and John Kilgour, New Orleans.
ST. LOUIS, May 21.-River falling.
Weather warm and threatening. Ar
lived: Grand Tower and Belle Mem
lhis. Departed: Future City and barges,
New Orleans; City of Vicksburg, Vicks-
)urg. The steamer Belfast, owned by
J. p. Sedan, was sold here to- day by the
United States marshal to satisfy S26, 900
;laims. She was taken by Peter Con-
'ad at S14,100.
LITTLE Rock, May 22.-River falling,
Il feet 10 inches by the guage.
PITTsBURG, May 22.-River falling
very slowly; 4 feet inches water in the
'hannel. Weather cloudy and warm.
EVANSVILLE, May 22.-Weather
chiefly clear and hot. Mercury 6S to "a
iegrees. River falling Is inches by the
1ort list. Up: Coal City, at 8 pm.
Charles BOdman, at 2 am; Nashville,
. am; George Roberts, at a.m.; Ar
Belle, at IL am; Robin, at u
n. Down: Kittie Hegler, at l pm.
Green, at 2 pm. Rose Hfte, at
p.m,; Mary Ament, at p. M; Silver
Thorn, at pm. They generally had
rood trips. Business very dull.
Boats to Leave.
The James E. Rankin leaves this af-
ernoon at five o'clock for Pine Bluff
md all intermediate points on Arkan-
as river. Captain John Fenwick is her
popular commander, and Cash Thomas
5 clerk.
The regular semi-weekly coast packet
\. J. White, with Captain Mark Cheek
u command, leaves at five o'clock this
vening for Helena, Napoleon and all
way landings.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
caves at five O'Clock this evening for
friars Point and the usual way-land-
ngs.
The favorite Anchor line steamer
ulia will depart at five o'clock this
vening for Cairo and st. Louis. Cap
ain William Blake commands, and
Ohm F. Blake is purser.
The lOw-pressure Richmond will be
own to leave at six o'clock Saturday
vening for New Orleans, so says a dis
atch to the APPEAL.
The great r. E. Lee will leave here at
wo O'Clock Saturday evening for Cairo
nd Louisville.
That gorgeous steamer Thompson
Dean will be up to leave at noon on
sunday for Cairo and st. Louis.
The Pat Rogers departs for Cincinnati
O-mOrrow afternoon.
News Drift.
Kelsey NJ. Rowley, formerly we'll
nown clerk on several of our local
ackets, died on Tuesday last at the
asidence of Cantain McManns q fa,u