Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-10-17
RIVER MATTERS.
EATHE AND RIvERs.

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at French Island, in the Ohio, "a inches
at Shawneetown, 80 inches at, Walkers,
24inches at Hurricane, and a inches al
Smithland. The Ozark reports 3 feet
inches at Little Island, in White river.
Arrivals.
Steamer Starlight, Cincinnati.
" Michigan, Evansville.
" Ozark, White river.
Continental, New Orleans.
Departures.
Steamer Paragon, st. Louis.
" Henry Ames, New Orleans.
Bertha, White river.
" Michigan, Evansville.
Continental, st. Louis.
Boats in Port.
Ozark, Starlight, Michigan, Guidon.
MIsCEALANEOUS.
Business was very good upon the land
ing to-day. The Ames departed for lew
! Orleans, drawing "A feet. She refused
400 bales OF cotton, a lot of mules, and so
! tons Of miscellaneous freight.
The Adam Jacobs, Capt. Heminway,
will leave this evening at 5 o'clock for
Cairo and st. Louis. She is one of the
| finest packets in the line, andhas superior
accommodations. Mr.. Mason is chief
clerk.
The fine little steamer Ozark, came in
Yesterday from White river. She brought
a few bales of cotton, and will leave on
her return trip to-day st 5 pm. Capt.
John Edison is master, and Jim McD0u-
nell is purser of the Ozark. Tom. Halli-
burton is assistant clerk.
The Natoma, Capt. Cummings, is the
steamer for St. Francis river and Jeffer-
sonville. She backs out tomorrow at 5
pm.
The Michigan, Capt. McClain will
leave to-day at5 pm, for Cairo and EV-
snsville. She is light draft and will go
through.
The friends Of Aleek Cook will regret
to learn that he was very low last even
ing.
+ The reshippiDg freight of the Bertha
was not considered desirable by the
Henry Ames. Tt was on the way 50
long that it was feared the damages
would more than cover the carriage TO
New Orleans.
Those who wish to view q handsome
Office should call at the corner Of Main
and Madison streets, and feast their eye
upon that of Larry Harmstad & Go. It
is now one Of the handsOmest places of
business in our city, and reflects credit
upon the artist who painted the panel
ing and the firm whose headquarters are
there. The "Bob Gibson" is a fine
specimen Of architecture, while the Lou
isviIle train Just coming in will do to
travel on.
The Magenta took 1870 bales new cot
ton into New Orleans last trip.
Capt Vim. Thompson takes. command
Of the Mary E. Forsyth, vice Carter, re-
signed.
MANY visitors are on Cora Island daily,
looking at the piers Of the new bridge.
A large number of hands are at work, /
who get from SIS TO So per day.
At a called meeting Of b o of
Health Of the city Of Vicksburg, held
Friday evening, Oct. II, 1861, at4o'clOck,
the following resolution was adopted,
viz:
WHEREAS, The yellow fever has made
its appearance at Vicksburg, be it
Resolved, By the Board of Health,
That the existence Of quarantine against
that disease is no longer awaiting or me-
cessary, and that vi recommend the
Hon. Mayor and Council to abandon the
same Immediately.
The late gale at Galveston was very
disastrous to shipping. The NeWs re-
ports a brig ashore at the Gulf Nerandah;
the steamer Elizabeth Reed, high and
dry near the railroad, below the depot
the small sehooners Sam Wilisma, John
Oliver and Fountine Blue, all sunk the
schooner Rosario on her beam ends at
Lufkin's wharf; the bark Pallos, brig / /
Isnla, and a large fore and aft schooner
driven from the Eastern wharf up the
bay, no n knows where; a large iron
brig capsized the schooner Mabel also
driven up the bay. The schooner Win
Ona, at Parsons wharf, appears to be
nearly a wreck. All the wharves are
badly damaged. The brig lately arrived
with a cargo Of coffee, was driven COM
through Williams wharf. All :
the buildings on the block east of Hend-
.ey's wharf are blown down or washed
away from their foundations. The new
5wo.story building belonging to Mr.. Boil
imam, near Labudie's wharf, was blown :
Town.
The Montana has been scraping the !
liver near St. Paul TO some purpose. I
The st. Paul Press says: The Montana
vent down as far as Frenehman's bar, q
formidable and troublesome obstruction,
which several steamershave struck
Turing the low water. At the point Sc a
ected for operation there we're only three I
of water on the bar, and the scraper a
vas lowered to three and = half feet at .
irst, and almost as steadily and easily as +
T no impediment had occurred, the boat :
down stream, while the scraper
through the bar, and scraped Off =,
It leastBix inches for the current to wash
way. The apparatus was then hoisted, d
he steamer again worked TO q position =
the bar, and the scraper dropped. n
the best evidence of success it may be +
tated that this operation was repeated n
line times in forty-fve minutes, and the Fl
ar in that time dredged sufficiently to =
i've a wide channel for boats 10 pass, and -
nth 8 depth Of water upon it increased u
/, fnpr and three-auarter feet. that il To Iii
- thao channel on the barwas deana1ed pl
ne and t~hree-fourths. 8,