Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-09-18

Henry Adkins. me Is lower
than it has been for twenty-five years.
Arrivals.
Steamer Luminary, st. Louis.
" Belle Memphis. st. Louis.
" City Of Alton, st. Louis.
Departures.
Steamer Luminary, New Orleans.
g Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
/" City Of Alton, st. Louis.
4" st. Patrick, V~icksburg.
" Nst0ma, Sc. Francis river.
Commercial, White river.
" Pilgrim, Arkansas river.
BsHls in Port.
Des Ark, Ozark.
MISCELLANEOUS.
On Sunday last Capt. Cole, formerly Of
the Sallie List, while on his way down
the river with q fiatboat load of hoop
poles, ran on 10 the wreck of the Jeff.
Thompson. The bottom was torn out Of
his boat, and most Of his cargo was lost.
This wreck we have alluded to on more
than one occasion since the TOtten
claimed to have blown it up. It is row
within some two feet of the surface, and
is much more dangerous than ever before.
BOatmen should be cautious Of this OBJ
strEction. 1t should be removed imme-
diately.
The Ezra Porter, Capt. Porter, will be
in port this morning, and leave at 10
am. for Cincinnati.
The Des Are laid over yesterday. She
will not leave for Vicks5urg before Sat
uTday.
The Belle st. Louis, Capt. Zeigler, is
the Thusrdsy packet for Cairo and st.
Louis.
Capt. Frazier will back out the Night
ingsle this evening at 5 pm. for st.
Louis.
The fine light draft packet Ozark, Capt
Rowland, leaves for all points on the
Arkansas today at 8 pm. She will get
through without that stream dries up
totally. Sam. Wood is chief clerk, and
is one of the best in the business.
The J. 5. McCune, Capt. Duffer, will
be in port 70 leave for White river on
Thursday. Mr.. Duff is purser, and the
redoutable Geo. Fillmore is order clerk Of
the ship. George is old " biz himself,
and will give q good account of his tai
ents.
The hydraulic propeller is the name
given to the latest application Of motive
power TO steam vessels. A W~ater-Wheel
inside the vessel reVolves In q metallic
case perforated for the admission of
water. Taking up the water as it enters
the case, the wheel expels it sgsin
through two nozztes-one on each side
above the water-Line, and thus gains a
power similar to the reeoil Of a gun.
Cheapness Of fuel (Or gain Of force in
proportion to its expenditure, absence of
vibration, and more complete control in
rough weather, are the advantages
It, M - - 49, -
been successfully tested in England.
The river poets of Mobile a SAC
counts from the Bigbee are low water
aud plenty of caterpillars. From the
Alabama quite the reverse lower part of
the river exeepted), being plenty of
water and no caterpillars. "Sieh is life.n
The st. Louis Democrat Of Monday
Only a dozen steamers at the
wharf last evening. A crowd Of weary
haekmen waiting on the wharf and won
dering why the packets don't come in. !
The river has dwindled away so much
that It appears here to have been shorn
Of half its width. The tonnage now en-
ployed to bring produce TO this port are
prevented by the low water from bring /
ing more than One-third or o~ne-fourth
the amount they would were navigation
unObstructed. Hence, should not three
or four boats be employed for every one
running? Hence the cry Of small re-
and restricted shipments SOUTH.
hear Of no boat running above free
from trouble and delay. The water Is
still declining. Hence to Cairo there is
81 feet; below Cairo, 6 feet reported to
KeOkuk, 4 feet scant; about 80 inches on
the lower rapids. There is about 3 feet 9
inches in the lower Missouri, and only 3
- Lak.w... II NaaaAh a-l n--.L- I
the Illinois has gone down so low
that only three or four steamers attempt
ts navigation. Weather sultry. We
10 not look for the heavy receipts of pro-
luce here until more steamers and barges
are sent above, or the rivers rise.
The new bridge at Louisville, IL seems,
will be somewhat Of an obstruction, as
hey al are. The Courier says of it: As
understand the case, The elevation Of
he bridge Is TO be only Hinety-four feet
hove low water mark oyer the Indian
,hute. This forever debRfs such boats as
be Richmond from passing the bridge.
she cannot pass il even on rollers on the
lottOm OF toe river. The hight Of the
Richmond from the surface Of the water
0 the tops of her chimneys is 104 feet.
T her chimneys were lowered the pilot
.ouse would still interfere at any 0rdi.
lary stage Of water, as the top OF her
,ilot house is ~sixty-four feet FROM the
There are several boats now in
commission, and others building, all Of
which will stand higher cut Of water than
he Richmond, and st high tide, with the
ottom lands overlooked, not a boat in I
ur trade, or the Cincinnati or the Pitts !
urg trade, would be enabled to pass the
,
In England rivers are all males, 1
(For Instance Father Ihames9 /
Whoever in Columbia sails :
Finds there mam'selis and DANES
Yes, there the softer sax pTesides,
Aquatic, Z assure ye,
Ana Ms. sippy rolls her tces !