Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-03-09


he river was stl rising yesterday it was
seven and hall inches below high water mark
The weather was gloomy but fair. The land
ing and streets are now but little incommoded
with mud
ns Jenny Whipple was advertised for the
Arkansas river yesterday. She is a light, neat,
trim boat. and her clerk, George Hynson, is
one Of the e~leverest fellows ahoat. On such a
boat. and with such an officer, an agreeable
trip is certain. The boat is announced to
leave at s o'clock this evening.
That aoating palace, the simonds, is the
New Orleans Paeket-boat to-day, and passen-
gers Tor ports below, will be well pleased with
accommodations Of his magnificent boat, and
with he polite attentions of her popular cap
tain, Captain , F Smith.
The popular and superior Ohio river packet,
Glendale, is at the landing, and will leave
for Cairos Paduesh, Evansville, Louisville,
Cincinnati and an other points on the Ohio
river, this afternoon at 4 O'Clock Captain
Jas. Bugher and the polite and attentive
clerk, J. r. Pepper, Esq, wiz omit nothing
% make the trip agreeable to their passengers
WuFtzhseh, agent.
The Virginia Belle, Captain Mckay, Is up
for Little Rock and ports on the Arkansas
river, leaving a 3 O'Clock this afternoon.
Passengers viii have a safe and rapid trip on
this neat boat, and viii receive plentsous civil
tiles from the clever clerk, NsWbsHy. Harm
stad & HaYman, agents.
The smart and swift passenger boat Oak
land, Of The Peoples Independent Line, starts
this evening for White and Little Red rivers
The Oaklandis commanded by the eute-prising
Captain, R. l. Barnes. he clerk as a gen
man Of obiging habits and polite manners,
and the passenger viii find himself in good
hands on the Oakland. Williams a Co,
agents.
Tie Yicksbmg Wing, Of March lth, reports
The river still coming up rapidly.
The Helena Shield, Of March 9Th, says:
On last Saturday morning, at 9 O'Clock, the
river wanted six feet -four inches Of being up to
high water mark az this point this morning.
a. o O'Clock, II wanted four feet three inches Of
being up % high flood mark Of 1858, and vet
rising slowly.
The New orleans True Delta, Of March Alb,
saws:
The tonnage for St. Louis, Louisville and
Cincinnati, at present in pert, is exceedingly
large; and were 1t not for the factthat most Of
the boats are organized in regular lines. and
load Do turns, rates would stlll be lower.
The New Orleans Crescent of March 3,
SAYS Freights continued plentiful aud quota
ti0us are fully maintained. The river opposite
the levee continued 10 rise slowly yesterday.
The steamer W. R Douglas, Captain sam
GWartney commando, was burnt 20 the wa
teT's edge when about eleven miles from Gren-
NADIA, on the HazoO river. The steamer Col.
7. Il. Judson went to the assistance Of the
Douglas, and succeeded in saving what money
she had on board. Her entire cargo go bales
Of cotton was consumed. No lives are re-
ported as lost.
The late Providence Herald reports a rapid
rise in the river at that point Of two feet in
tEeuty-f0ur hours, and fears were entertained
Of a general overflow.
The Natchit0.ches Chronicle calls upon the
State Engineer 10 remove the wreck Of the
steamer r.. ". Adams, which lies across the
channel Of Red river, Of the Upper Falls, near
Alexandra II being q serious impciiment
TO navigation above
Ihs Red nveT is stHl rising and there Is bow
plenty Of water IN this stream Tor all boats
navigating the stream.