Des Arc citizen., 1859-04-22
RIVER NEWS. &c.

Ggg The U. S. Mail packet Sam. Hale, Capt David B. Price, passed up Tuesday morning and returned yesterday morning. Her clerk furnished us with files of late papers.
 GES' The U. S. Mail packet Medora, Captain James Timms, is due this morning, bound for Jacksonport and Batcsyille. She will be down oh Monday, bound for Napoleon. Capt. w. Globes, her cljrk, has our thanks for river favors.
 GY- The Return, Capt. Riley Jones, passed up Monday evening, bound for Augusta, West Point and Searcy Landing, and returned on Tuesday night. The Return leaves Mem- phis tomorrow evening, and is due here Monday afternoon. Jim Booker, as usual, Furnished us with files of late papers.
 GzS- The Memphis packet Evansville, Capt. A. Baird, passed up last Friday bound for Jacksonport, West Point and Searcy Landing. CD. Taylor, her clerk, has our thanks for late papers, The Evansville passed down Sunday morning bound for Memphis and is due again from Memphis this evening.
 G The steamer Wm. H. Langley. Capt. Norman, has been taken out of the Memphis and White river trade, by her owners. Capt. Norman intended to run her regularly, but had to submit to higher authority.
 Gsg The New Orleans packet Europa, Capt I. l.. Bailey, passed down yesterday morning
 CoLLIsIoN.-The steamer Return, ascend ing, and the steamer Evansville, descending, came in collision on Sunday evening last, few miles below St. Charles. The Return struck the Evansville with her bow near mid ships, slightly injuring the Evansville's lar board guard. The respective steamers were turning short point and were within less than fifty yards of each other before either knew the other was approaching. The pilots of both boats are to blame, as neither whistled until they were near together. If their con- duet was properly investigated, one would lose his papers and the other would be fined. We were an eyewitness to all that occurred, and sincerely regret that neither compiled with the law governing pilots. We shall re- vert to this subject again, and make some sug- gestions to steamboatmen on White river.
 DRowNED.-A deck hand fell overheard from the steamer Return, opposite Arkapola, on Monday morning last, and before the yawl could reach him, he sunk.
 SUNK.--The steamer Resolute, on her return trip for Cincinnati from this place, on Sun day morning, run upon snag in the first bend below, between here and Van Buren. At first, hopes were entertained that she could be raised and saved, since then, however, it appears she cannot be- She is total wreck, and is being taken to pieces with dispatch. The Resolute is commanded by Capt Bugher, and owned by Messrs. Dean & Hale, of Cincnnatti, Ohio.- 1 Fort Smith Times, 14th inst.
 SINKING OF THE ARKANsAs.--The Napoleon and Little Rock mail boat Arkansas, sunk near Red Bluff on her downward trip, on the 11th inst. The boat is a loss, though the furniture and machinery will be saved. Loss from ST. 900 to S10,000.
 We regret that Capt. Adams should meet with so heavy loss at any time-and it falls hard upon him now that the low water season is about setting in, for the Ar kansas was the best low water boat in the riy- er.-[ Little Rock Gazette and Democrat.
 THE FLOOD ON THE MIssIssIppI.-Th Memphis Appeal of Saturday last says:
 We infer that the rains of Tuesday and Wednesday night were very general and heavy throughout the West and North west and we annotreasonably hope for an abatement in the flood of the Mississippi valley until the dune rise'' shall have subsided. Many of our over flowed planters have abandoned the hope of cotton crop and now place their trust in the of late corn crop.