Des Arc citizen., 1859-06-01
RIVER NEWS, Sc.

WHITE RIVER U. S. MAIL LINE.-Capt c. W. COLES, the proprietor of this line, ha. recently reftted the steamers SAM. HALE ant FORTUNE, making them inferior to no boat: that float in point of comfort and fine accom-. modations. Capt. PRICE commands the For. tune and Capt CoLEs the HaIe Both are gentlemen of experience, and highly appre. ciated for their politeness and constant atten. tion to the comfort of passengers, and the in- terests of shippers. The U s. Mail Line from Napoleon to Jacksonport, has now been ir operation near four years. The punctuality of these boats has become 'sfxed fact" ant the increased trade and travel throueh bout the White river valley, owes more to the perma- nent establishment of this mail line, than to ,any other circumstance in our knowledge. The officers on these boats, throughout, have been selected by Capt. c. w. COLES, the con- tractor, who is gentleman of large experi- ence, and desires the prosperity of the people throughout the entire route, for thereby the < strong cord" of his own success is strength ened. This line can be relied upon through ( the summers heat and winters cold" failure to make trips punctually, involves a loss to the ontractor--therefore so far as human exertions can accomplish it, the White River U s. Mail Line may be safely set down as 'permanent and fixed institu- tion," worthy as it ever has been of the pat ronage of the public.
 0W The U. s. Mail packet Fortune, Capt. David B. Price, passed up Monday night, bound for Jacksonport. The Fortune will be down to morrow morning, bound for Napoleon. B. Coles, her clerk, furnished us with full files of late papers.
 CT The U. s. Mail packet Sam. Hale, Capt. c. W. Coles, is due Friday morning, bound for Jacksonport. She will be down on Mon- day, bound for Napoleon. Capt. w. Globes, her cl,rk, furnishes us with files of late papers.
 GY The Memphis, White and Little Red river packet Return, Capt. Pete Fleming, J. P. Booker, clerk, passed up Monday morning. and returned last night The Return has been repaired and is in fine trim. Capt. Pete Fleming on deck and Capt. Jim Booker in the office, make Ga team" that travellers can con- fide in. As usual, we were furnished with the latest dates by Capt. Booker.
 gR- Capt. Baird, of the steamer Evansville, has purchased the Admiral, for six thousand dollars. She is at Portland, on the Ohio river, undergoing repairs, where Capt. B. is super intending the work. He expects to have her ready for the Memphis and White river trade, in short time.
 GR- We learn that Capt. Baird has sold the Evansville, and that she will not return to the White river trade.
 fgr The Advertiser states that Capt. Bai- ley intends to lay the Europa up, at Pocahon tas, during the summer months, for repairs.
 RIVERS FALLING. The 'Memphis Evening Ledger" of Saturday last says:
 The river at this point has receded at least two feet below the high water mark of this season, and is still declining at the rate of an inch and half day. The Ohio and its tributaries, the Upper Mississippi, Missouri and their tributaries, are all falling, and the Mississippi below with all it's tributaries, with few unimportant exceptions, are all falling. The river is falling at Vicksburg two inches in twenty-four hours.