Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-07-09
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Nos. ia al
RIVER MATTERS.


cool, pleasant nights. Business yester-
day was quite active on the landing,
| The Dean, Swan and Belle Memphis
were dischsrging, and the HambletOu
and Commercial were picking up freight
in good old fashioned style. The river
at tbis point is on y stand, or if rising, Is
going uD so slowly that it Is not percep-
tible. Il is claimed that it has swollen
half an inch since Saturday night. We
Amt going to make "A fuss about that hal
i1ch, as it will be falling in a very few
DAYS; and when it again takes a start
downward sand bars will get some fresh
/ air or we are much mistaken. AT st,
l Louis, says the Democrat Of the 6th, the
river rose steadily ye-terday-ive inches
1 in twenty-fOur hours. The river Is big
and the levee narrow. Still falling at
! z ubuuue on the 4th and rising at st.
Paul on the %. The Blue Earth river,
away up in Minnesota, was lately from
ten TO fifteen feet above its usual summer
/ stage, %suspending for q time the ferry at
| lie Hitler. But that stream, the Min
uesota, etc., have been rapidly recediug
since. The Missouri is high and falling.
Illinois steadily declining. the upper
Mississippi at and below Dubuque has
fallen over three feet. Business con-
| tinues fair here. The mountain trade
this season is believed to have been prof
table to those steamers which loaded for
| Benton with merchants freight, but the
reverse with those carrying the contract
government freight to the several forts.
The Ohio is falling, a are also the rivers
of our sister ,ststo-we beg pardOu-the
adjoining territory If Arkansas.
Arrivals.
Steamer Silver Spray, New Orleans.
4" Lady Gay. New Orleans.
Mary Swan, Evansville.
" Welcome, Vicksburg.
4" Harry Dean, Cincinnati.
" Celeste, Arkansas river.
A" NJ HambletOu, st. FIR. river.
" Great Republic, st. Louis.
" Belle Memphis. st. Louis.
Commercial, White river.
" Legal Tender Louisville.
" II. NJ. Shreve, st. Souls.
I" Belle st. Louis, St. Louis.
4" City Of Alton, St. Louis.
i" Lady, st. Francis river.
Departures.
Steamer Silver Spray, Cincinnati
q" Lady Gay, New Orleans.
/" Welcome, st. Louis.
a" Great Republic, New Orleans.
d" Legal Tender, New Orleans.
" H. NJ. Shreve, Vicksburg.
d" Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
" Mary Swan, Evansville.
d" City Of Cairo, New Orleans.
Boats I'm Port.
Commercial, Harry Dean, Celeste,
TRADER, Mollie Hambleton, Lady.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Commercial win get away to-day
for White river. She is too well known
to need eulogy. Capt. Ashford COM
mands and Messrs. Sullivan and Waddell
are clerks.
From a letter received by Capt. Miller,
Of this city, from his partner, Capt. Z.
A. Levy, who is now in Cincinnati, we
learn that the steamer Rowepa will
leave that place on Wednesday evening
and be here on Sunday next. She viii
leave on Tuesday for White river. Capt.
Davis has lad his new packet put ia tip
top order. A battery Of three new
boilers will add no little to the confidence
Of travellers. Moreton and Harry will
be in the Office. Ye Whiteriveritess.loOk
out the CAV ROWena will again awaken
the slumbering echoes among your tall
timber, and Frolieh will now do what he
has wanted to do for some time-secure
the bridal chamber for a round trip.
The Swift City Of Alton, Capt. Nc
Pheeters, will leave for Cairo and St.
Louis at 5 pm. to-day. Capt. Nc. is a
popular officer and so is Mr.. White, his
clerk.
The B. L. Hodge, Capt. Montgomery,
will leave for Louisville at 5 pm. to-day.
The Florence Traber gets away for
Arkansas river to-day at 5 pm. Capt.
Haynes is master and McWells is clerk.
The fine side wheel packet Mollie
Hambleton, Capt. Bowman, leaves to-
day for all points on st. Francis river.
Tom. Day Is head center of the office and
is a popular officer.
The Harry Dean will back out to-day
for Cincinnati. Capt. Harrison Biaisdell
is master.
Tie Lady, Capt. Ward, leaves at 5
pm. to-day for St. Francis river.
The Great Republic passed down on
Sunday night with over 2400 tons of
freight. She had a fair passenger list
and added here the wife and some Of the
adherents Of Juarez, Of Mexico. Mr..
John Shafer, for a long time inspector
of boilers at st. Louis, Is now chief eDgi-
neer of the Republic, 50 we may look
for still faster time than she has yet
made.
A well known steamboat clerk was
fmpudent to a colored porter yesterday, |
for which he was taken before a justice I
and fined. We would give his name,
but he promises to be good no more.
The efficient wbarfmaster, Capt. Steve
Wilkins, left on the Marble City for the
Of his youth and various other
places. The Black Crook viii catch
him tonight.
A lot of fatboats are being built at Lee
Claire to be used in carrying stone. The
LeClaire shipbuilders are having a busy
time.
The fall Of the Missouri river left the
JOS. H. Trover high and dry below Cow
a total loss. The Ida Stoekdale
down took the Trover epd
returned.
The Indians shot the engineer on the
Big Horn, but he is not dead. Several
)ther boats were attacked, some Of them
above Big Chance, and four or i've per-
IONS killed. 1t il reported that the In-
iians say they can get more hair on the
than on the river. 4,
Lett. Harrison, who lett Omaha on
he Oetavia, had snakes in his boots
lie left and on the whole trip 10
3ershod ASsoldieT under Harfigan