Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-04-26
vada, Clifton, and Mollie Hambleton.
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The rapid rise IN the river at ST. Louis
is e~ncroaehing on the merchants doing
business on the wharf street. Many were
compelled to move out their stocks. Bus
mess on the levee is also deferred for the
want of wharf space to handle freight.
Nj. Felix r. WilkersOn, formerly sec
Ond clerk on the Belle St. Louis, died in
st. Louis Oh the 2d. Mr.. Wilkerson
was a resident Of that city, and wa much
respected by all who knew him.
The steamers John G. SwOn and City
Of Memphis have laid up at st. Louis.
In the case of the collision between the
Golden Eagle and the Mariner, the local
inspectors of Cincinnati have found pilots
G. w. Farnsworth and w. r. McCul-
Tough guilty Of misconduct and neglect
OF duty-suspending the former for 60 and
the latter for 80 days.
Cant. George d. HoopIe, Of the Mem
/ phis and Cincinnati Packet Company
has volunteered to carry all freight for
the destitute in Alabama free Of charge
from Cincinnati 10 this port.
Capt. A. Liter has chartered the new
steamer Myrtle, for three months, for the
/ Evansville and Greenville trade. She
is admirably adapted for that trade.
Capt. T. Murdoch recently sold the
steamer Gen. Grant to Capt. Uriah Scott,
Of Ironton, for $1,000.
Capt. Thad. Wirthlin, late of the office
of the Natoma, has taken charge Of the
Office of the Harry Dean.
The following boats are laid up at Gin
cinnati: Nashville, Darling, Nick Long
worth, Mariner, Argyle, Golden Eagle,
T. c. Dumont, Chickamauga, Lookout,
Bostona No. 2, Naugatuck, Pocahontas,
Shamrock and Rebecca.
The line Of boats plying between st.
Louis and the Cumberland and Tonnes
see river known as the Caffrey line, on
sisting Of thirteen boats, has been par
tally suspended and the boats offered for
sale. The company were imbued with
the speculative mania, but having trans
p~Ortation only n way, with very poor
return trips, and no big government
contracts to fatten on, had to succumb to
the regular and legitimate course of
trade.
Capt. Campbell had the BOstona towed
back to her old mOorings by the Peosta.
The BOstOna will be put in running order
and make another attempt to go to st.
Louis, with the Raymond in tow.
The w. II. Osborne, Magnolia and
Lady Gay passed up from New Orleans
for St. Louis.
The Pauline Carroll passed down from
St. Louis for New Orleans heavily loaded.
The Justice came in from White river
yesterday morning with 81 bales cotton
and a lot Of miscellaneous freight. Her
courteous clerks viii accept cur thanks
for a manifest.
The City Of Alton made her appear
ance from ST. Louis with a full ARG of
corn and produce.
The Anna backed out for Cincinnati
with 525 bales o feotton and a fair pas
senger list.
The Adam JACOBS backed out for st.
Louis with a few bales of cotton and a
fair passenger list.
The Tennessee showed out for Cairo
light.
The 8Iollie Hamblet0n viii be receiv-
ing to-day for St Francis river.
The Linnie Drown will be at the land
ing for Little Rock.
The Mollie Hambleton arrived from
Francis river with q fair passenger
The un~rivalled passenger steamer City
Of Alton, Capt. Elem Calvert, leaves the
Michigan wharfboat this day at ) pm,
for Cairo and st. Louis. The City Of
Alton is unsurpassed in fare, speed and
Her officers are courteous and
attentive.
The superb passenger steamer Contra
SAHN#AH AaA#ea ~ "a GO ( AL ]
At ) O'clock, for Helena, Pine Bluff and
Rock. The Centralia is staunch,
and in charge of careful and experienced
;teamboatmen.
The splendid passenger steamer Justice,
Tapt. Baird, will leave johnson &
Nright's wharfboat this day at 8 pm,
iOr DuvalPs Bluff, and ~Jacksonport. The
Justice has No. ! accommodations and
5 in charge of kind and clever officers.
The elegant and commOdious passen-
packet Ruth will leave this port for
New Orleans Friday evening at 5 o'clock.
The Ruth sustains the reputation Of be-
ng one Of the finest and best conducted
steamers atloat.
The Rivers Above.
The Cincinnati Commercial Of the sd
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The weather was mild and cloudy yes i
At Pittsburg last night, the a.,
liver was falling, with 81 feet in the
hannel. Here it has receded 10 inches {
Turing the p hours ending last night, t
yilh is feet hence to Louisville. The /
abs are n~ayigable for moderate sized !
teamers. The Lower Ohio is in fine .
lavigable order. There are S feet and }
in the Cumberland. g
The st. Louis Democrat of the oath
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The river has continued to rise slowly, .
Though steadily at this point from the .
.me we left the wharf on Sunday eve 3
ing, until the same time last evening ; 4
hen, a rise of3 feet perpendicular would g
oil il up 20 the sidewalk in spaces of =
locks in extent. The boats from above !
I'll us Of further heavy rains along the b
liver. On Tuesday, Wednesday and f
l~bsequent days of last week, the upper a
Mississippi from the foot Of lake Pepin, :
u the way down, was rising, with BUFF L
Tough bar L feet under water, 6 feet on a
PIPER and ) feet 3 inches on lower rapids. q
very high already, was still ris- n
u, and the Missouri swell IL not all yet
ere. We see in all this, disaster, unless q
sudden decline should occur, and there Il
no expectation of that. Business is G,
cry fair. a