Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-15
OFFICE OBS, SIG. SER. q. s. a.

H. NJ. LUDWIG, Observer.
Movement Of BOais.
The st. Luke, from st. Louis, came in
before day yesterday morning, and dis
charged 2Oo0 packages here. After add
ing so tons Of freight, she cleared for
Vicksburg at ten O'Clock, with 800 tons.
The City of Helena, from VicksbuTg,
came in during the forenoon with rs
bales Of cotton for this place. She left at
nine o'clock, forenoon, with so bales OF
cotton for the east. The st. Francis,
from Friar's Point, arrived at noon, with
259 bales of cotton ard 1154 bags of seed,
The City of Vicksburg, from st. Louis,
brought in large cargo of grain, pro-
duce and provisions. She left
late yesterday afternoon with $50
bales Of cotton for the East. The Ella,
from White river, and John Scudd, from
st. Louis, were looked for last night, and
will probably be in port this morning,
The Mollie Moore, from New Orleans, six
days out, put off 500 bales ties, 100 sacks
salt. She had AGO tons freight for St.
Louis. Owing to detention by low water
Captain Miit. Harry's Ella will leave
here at twelve o'clock to-day for White
river.
News Drift.
Less than seven feet of water is re-
ported at Reeves BAR. Walter Dill, of
st. Louis, arrived on the Vicksburg yes
teaday, to visit our well-know citizen
Billy Dill 1.-The change OF departing
days by the steamers Illinois and A. j.
White, is caused by the low water over
Reeves bar, so says Captain Cheek.
Henceforth the Illinois will leave Mon
days and Thursdays, and the A. J.
White Tuesdays and Saturdays The
Paragon, from New Orleans, has twelve
hundred tons of freight, including
thirty-five hundred sacks of alt.The
Nellie Peck will be heightened at st.
Louis.
CiIppings.j
The Rapides was sold at auction, in
New Orleans, Thursday, for four thou
sand two hundred dollars, to Captain
George Lord. New Orleans received
eight Thousand five hundred and fifty
nine bales and five thousand eight hun
bred and ninety-nine sacks Of cotton
seed by river last Thursday ......St. Louis
Republican: "There is not doubt in
our mind that the recent revolution in
the political situation will rebound TO
much good in the furtherance of the
many proposed Improvements of our
western rivers. Those same proposed
left undone will be thoroughly and IN
CRU lgiDgly looked into at the coming
and at the forty-fourth session. Part of
the verdict rendered on the memorable
third of this month bore directly upon
} this topic, and although the average
river man is a strong believer in the
: old-time principle OF Democracy, there
are number outside of that camp
: who lent theif rebuke to the pres
ent administration and the majority
OF the congressional voice wholly be-
cause OF what had not been done on that
subject Of vital importance to them
: government river Improvements" ......
st. Louis Republican, Friday: 1.-THE
steamer john A. Scudder, on her way
down frem this port to New Orleans, is
7 reported by Captain Gray, Of the Colo
RADIO, who arrived here yesterday, as be-
ing hard aground at Goose island, a
point between Cape Girardeau and
Cairo. The Scudder is SO heavily laden
with freight, and her condition on the
bar has bent her in the center so badly
that she bulges. There is no hole in the
: Scudder's hull as yet, but Captain
: Gray thinks her condition quite
as serious as that of the Grand
Tower in her late disaster at Devils
! island. Part of the Scudder's
freight has been taken off on barges
One barge was towed to shore by the
Colorado. The other barge loaded with
freight was still with her when the Color.
ado left the scene. Captain Gray reports
three or four barges on bar thirty-fiv
miles below. with prospects Of getting of
to-day.n The Seudder arrived here all
right last night. New Orleans Plea.
yune, of Thursday: "The numerous
arrivals brought in fine trips, and the de
parting steamers had paying trips, will
) the exception Of the Helena packet, Kat
Kinney, which took freight way below
} living prieesn