Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-09-26
RIVER
wEATHER AMI RIVERS.

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WEATHER AND RIVERS.
We still have clear, dry weather. The
river herei Is falling slowly. The great
trouble exists between this port and
Cairo. At several points 5 feet il all
that can be found, while at Phillips,
the channel is estimated from ITO Al
feet. Twenty-four inches is reported al
several places on the lower Ohio, Five
TO six feet from Cairo TO st. louis, where
the river is still falling; 81 feet to Keo-
kuk % inches on the lower rapids 80
inches in the Lower Illinois, and % in
the Upper 80 feet in the Missouri b. st.
Joseph, and but 3 feet above. A slight
swell is reported in the Upper Missis.
sippi, but IL will not amount to much.
Arrivals.
Steamer Mary Mcdonald, st. Louis.
John Kilgour, New Orleans.
Departures.
Steamer Mary Mcdonald, Vicksburg.
John Kilgour, st. Louis.
Cleaner, Arkansas river.
City Of Alton, st. Louis.
+. w. Brooks, White river,
mISCELLANEOUS.
LITTLE ROCK, September IS, 1857.
Capt. Dick English-AppeaI:
Arrived to-day; eighteen inches to this
place and twelve inches to Fort Smith,
and falling. E. EVANS,
steamer Pilgrim.
The Mary Mcdonald arrived at an
early hour yesterday morning from st.
Louis. She brought q large amount OF
freight for this port.
AT last adviees from Philips bar, the
Olive Branch had succeeded in passing
over, but the Arthur was still hard
aground. Three barges, belonging TO the
tOwbOAt Yankee, are also fast and one
afiOst. The Virginia and Mepham were
at "a, or near, when the Alton passed
down.
The Minnsola is still above French bar,
awaiting more water.
The Starlight has not yet been heard
Of at Cairo.
The Alton lost 10 hours the first night
cut from st. Louis, by getting aground
at Selma. Like the Irishman, however,
who quit work early in the evening to
make up for a'late start in the morning,
she got even by staying 10 hours more at
Phillips, to Tighten over, which she did
at sn expense Of Sl6O, or $50 per hour for
the use Of the HERDS barge.
The Hero is paying better now than
any OF our first Glass packets.
Capt. Donaldson is at Mound CITY.
The A. MS Company have chartered
the Louisville and Louisiana to run du-
ring low wster. The Louisiana arrived
at st. Louis on Tuesday night. Her
master, Capt. Phillips, though q steam
boat man of 20years standing, was never
in st. Louis before.
The Belle st. Louis has laid up, and
the COrnelia takes her place in the packet
line. Capt. Yeats, il is thought, will
command, with our old friend, George
Blish, in the Office.
Capt. Bob Gibson, of the City Wharf
boat, is in Cincinnati. He is prospecting
at the races for d horse for his new
buggy.
Messrs. Byington and Rockwell, both
well known passenger agents, are in the
city. See our local columns.
The Champion cleared S2400 at Phil
lips bar in As hours.
Capt. John T. Shirley, of the South
erner, is inthis city. He arrived yester-
day, and reports the Southerner ready to
go ON the ways on Friday. The MOllie
HambletOn is also at Paducah, and will
be repaired at the same time as the
SOutheTneT.
We have just received the following
dispatch from Capt. Elisha Evans, of the
Pilgrim
The swift and elegant Adam Jacobs,
Capt. Crane, leaves to-day for Cairo
and st. Louis. She is a No. l steamer,
and will go through without detention.
Mason is clerk.
The American, Capt. Ed. Novaand, Is
the Little Rock packet for Saturday next.
The ROwena, Capt. Davis, will get
aupou for navoIIIa RIufr and Artsrsta a.,
Saturday next.
The Des Arc is the Vieksburg packet
for Saturday evening. John Elliott is
master.
One ofthe judges in the late Pass Chris
tan regatta, Capt. Geo. Blakeslee, of the
Camelis, has seventeen different prizes
Of plate standing on his mantIepiece, all
by him in regattas.
Rates of freight have again advanced
at st. Louis. At present they are as fol-
lows, to V%icksburg and New Orleans:
Flour, potatoes, onions and apples, 81 20
per Dbl. pork, 81 IS; ale and whisky,
So; corn and oats, per sack, so cents.
Pound freights, light, 60 cents per 100 lbs;
81. To this port an advance of
per cent. on last weeks rates is de-
mRnded.
The S~outherner made two efforts to
cross Grand Chain before she was sue
cessful. She is now at Paducah. The
channel at the chain is cutting out rap
idly.
The Dubuque Herald Of the 22d a Y I
The river came up a couple OF inches
yesterday, but the rise is ab~outspent, and
will not amount to much of a swell.
Items Of interest were scarce on the
.evee.
mn % porI n.~,.r ID D-:l
The heavy rains for some days past have
not only checked the fall OF the rivers, 4
out all Of them are now on the rise. We
earn that the st. Croix raised about two
inches in about nine hours dav before
yesterday. The Chippewa is reported as
swelling. The Minnesota began to rise
1 little on Wednesday, and the rains
iince then have kept it swelling. II is
rue that there has not been any great
Increase Of water in any Of these streams,
)ut the addition of a few inches Just at
time il OF great importance.
The st. Louis Republican of Wednes-
says:
Mr.. Aug. Benecke, on account ohthe
s. Savings association, yesterday,
old to Messrs. Bart Able, Dan Able, II.
:. Harrstick, G. G.. Russell and Dave
campbell, the steamers Silver Wave,
II. Burns, Fanny Barker, Leonora, Laura
md North Alabama, for the round sum
Il $4,000. This sale closes out the Viii
om JohusOnville packet company, and
hat Institution that started under such
favorable auspices is now numbered
Except in the minds of some too conf
lent creditOrs-as "of tie things that
yere.n Some of these boats will be fully
epAired and placed in commission, while
he others will doubtless be wrecked.