Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-04-05
RIVER MATTERS.
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A storm broka out at an early hour
yesterday morning and hail fell for sew,
eral minutes, mriOusly. Rain then SCI
in, which lasted all day. Mud is again
in the ascendant and the levee is anklG
deep.
Business was not brisk on the landing
yesterday
The upper rivers are all falling except
the Missouri, Olt of which a small rise is
coming. At Cairo the total fall has been
10 feet and it is yet going down at the
rate of IS inches per day. The Arkansas
is falling as is also the st. Francis and
White rivers. The fall here in the past
"A hours was about 3 inches.
Arrivals.
Steamer Ruth, New Orleans.
" Pubicon, Fieksburg.
Dan Able, Nicksburg.
Des Arc, White river.
Sam Parker, New Orleans.
Departures.
Steamer Ruth, st. Louis.
Rubicon, st. Louis.
4" City Of Cairo, st. Louis.
" Cora S, Louisville.
" Clifton, Cincinnati.
Sam Parker, Cincinnati,
Boats in Port.
Dan Able, Robert Burns, Belle st.
Louis.
Miscellaneous.
For White river tomorrow we have
that splendid packet the Des Arc, with
Capt. John d. Elliott on the roof. Capt.
Lee Finney and Matt Glass are the
clerks. Shippersand travellers know the
Des Arc to be reliable, so "nuf ced."
Levy & Miller, agents.
The C~entralia, Capt. Dismukes, leaves
tomorrow evening for Little Rock.
Jas. T. Bourne q Co. and Larry Harm
stad & Co., agents.
The Robert Burns, Capt. Bowers, viii
leave for Cairo and Cincinnati on Satur-
day evening. Billy Dunbar, who pre-
sides in the office, is a prompt officer.
Go with him if you want 8 good time.
Larry Harmstad q c. agents.
The Nick LongwOrth will depart for
Louisville and Cincinnati this day at 10
am. Capt. Irwin commands. Larry
Harmstad q Co, agents.
The Dan Able, Capt. Lee, departs for
Vicksburg at 5 pm. Saturday. w Jay
Johnson, agent.
The Pauline Carroll, of the A. IL NJ. s.
s. line, leaves the city wharfboat at 10
am. this day. Larry Harmstad d Co.,
agents.
The Belle st. Louis will leave at 5 pm.
to-day for Cairo and st. Louis. Capt.
Zeigler commands, and Billy Blenker,
who never forgets the press, is in the
office. Billy Dill, passenger agent.
The Mohawk and barges passed up
Yesterday.
The ]. d. Perry was to have left for
Louisville last night, but had not gone
at a late hour, owing to pecuniary mat
tiers. She will leave possibly to-day.
We learn that Capt. Abner Baird, Of
the ]. D. Perry, has been awarded Sll8,-
900 by the United States government, in
payment for the steamers Admiral and
Sovereign, which were taken during the
war for government purposes.
Capt. Dave Hukill and Mr.. Low, of
this city, bought yesterday one-half of
the steamer Mary Swan at the rate of
$4,000 for the whole boat. Capt. Hukill
will command her and Bob Majors will
90 in the Office. The Swan will continue
in the Memphis and Evansville trade.
Seven barrels of red eye were captured
yesterday on the City of Cairo, which
had not the proper stamps on.
They have some shippers at Louisville
who get their writing lessons at the same
school as Rufus Choate. Their chirog-
raphy looks like a gridirOn struck by
lightning. One of these parties on the
last trim of the Cora s., shipped some
stuff TO the firm of White, Kerr d Roots,
Of this city. On arrival here, Croxali