Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1857-10-26
River RIauers.

TIE river yesterday was slowly rising-there
was a little business going on at the leves.
The Kate Frisbes left yesterday afternoon on
her usual trip. The JOha Bell also left for
New Orleans.
The J.. H. Lucas arrived from St. Louis on
Sunday and left last evening; left ST. Louis on
Friday 23i inst. at 4 P. NJ. Rodolph had arrived
and would leave next day New Uncle Sam
to leave on Saturday for New Orleans,
and the James Montgomery on Sunday
morning; the J. II. Lucas passed the City
Of Memphis at Chester, and the st. Nicholas at
St. Msry's. o. the 24Eh met the J. C. Swan
at Birmingham; Ocean Spray at Lanes Land
ing ; Maria Dsnning at Dog Tooth Bend T. C.
Twitehell is the only boat at Cairo for New
Orleans. On Monday met the Adriatic at
Columbus Business very dull in St. Louis,
boats hauling Of to bone yard. Ed. Walsh,
Planet, J. J. Roe, Cora Anderson and others
laid up for the season. River falling slowly
at St Louis, 6 feet to Cairo when it bad not
commenced rising.
On her last trip up the river the L. NJ KsH-
nett run foul of a snsg above Island 25 she
lost a portion Of her guard and damaged her
wheel. She has laid up.
The &. 7. Lacy ran foul Of a snag on her
last upward trip, breaking sixteen timbers.
At Goose Island she struek the wreck Of the
EonParel, and received injuries 50 serious that
she was compelled to 60 on the docks for re-
pair.
The Maria Dsnaiug, on her last "trip, had her
Iarboard guards badly damaged BY a snsg.
The Martha Js,1eff bad her wheel and Wheel
house Injured BY 4 snag on the last trip.
Tie IngOmar reached our levee on Sunday.
She leaves again on her return trip on Wed
nesdsy evening.
The I. l. MeGiH passed up for St. Louis
last evening.
The Kebrosks aud the Ben FraAkIia have
laid Up here.
The Pennsyluania, from New Orleans for
St. Louis, is expected TO arrive at an early
hour this morning
At Cincinnati on Friday, many boats were
in port, there was eleven feet to Louisville and
falling.
At Wheeling, Va, on the Doth, the Ohio was
thirteen feet and falling.
The Rescue, recently sunk in the lower Ohio.
is so badly broken that nothing can be done ex-
cent 70 wreck her. The machinery will b
taken out and the cabin knocked 10 pieces, snc
then an attempt viii be made to raise the hull
At Louisville on Thursday, the Ohio wal
rising rapidly with seven feet in the canal and
five feet on the falls. The Journal learns that
the steamer RaiHbOw struck a reef at the Graat
Chain and broke a number Of her timbers shs
returned to Padurah, where she win go on the
docks.
The Csba, bound for Louisville, run on tbs
rock below Shswaeeiowa, and broke several
timbers. She was pulled of By the Es-ies and
taken back to Cairo for repairs
Two Goa bats, containing 5000 bushes,
from M~cKsespOrt, and in charge Of Jack Ba.
ker, were lest at Duf's bar.
At Dubuque on the 22ae, there was hires
feet six inches on he bar.
The St. Louis Rs71blieaa Of the 23rd says
"At this poin. the river il shout stationary
vita six feet in the cbsnRel to Cairo Tt
Upper Mississippi is falling, and the last boa
over the Rspids-5eing the B~sfast-reportl
twenty-six inches on the rocks ans falling. Tbi
Missouri is still falling, with three feet on tn
bars. There is three feet IN the channel Of Il.
Illinois: Arrivals continue scarce, and gensr-
ally with light eaTgOs 8 at that.