Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-10-27
RIVER MATTERS.
RrYERs


The weather yesterday was dark an
gloomy, but not cool enough for frost
The stage OF the rivers remain about a
they were at our last. Capt. Crane, o
the Ed. Tracey, reports the channel a
Phillips IS having cut out along tn
Kentucky shore to five and q half fee
large. At Hat Island there il six feet
and the channel runs close to the Illinois
shore.
Arrivals.
Steamer b. NJ. shreve, ylcksburg.
Commercial, White river.
RubicOn, st. Louis.
City Of Cairo, StsLouis.
Peoria City, Vicksburg.
Departures.
Steamer H. n. Shreve, st. Louis.
Ned Tracey, st. Louis.
Bertha, New Orleans.
" Commercial, White river.
Rubicon, Vicksburg.
Victor, Osceols.
Peoria City, St. Louis.
Boats In Port.
Pilgrim, Myrtle, City Of Cairo.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Commercial was but slightly in
jured and got away for White river last
night at q late hour after being repaired.
She had to refuse freight early in the day
and LETT with ali she could carry on the
water.
Capt. Mike Pyne, Of the st. Patrick,
who returned from st. Louis on Tuesday
last, has been i'll but was out again to-
day. He reports the Wild Irishman in
q forward state Of repair, and Will have
her here in about two weeks.
The Rubicon reported the Cairo hard
aground just below st. Louis. She will
no doubt be found at the landing this
morning.
The swift aud elegant Belle Memphis,
Capt. Musselman, with Geo. Deane in
the Office, will leave for st. Louis as
usual on Monday evening st 5 pm.
The Henry Ames, with Frank Hicks
in command, will be ia port tonight
aud will leave for New Orleans and way
points oil Wednesday next.
The gay little Myrtle, all bedecked
with new paint and gilded in the finest
manner, will leave on Wednesday next
for all points on the YazOo. Bill Hard
wick is master.
The Virginia is the New Orleans packet
for this evening. Capt. Drouillard is
master.
1t viii be seen by reference to another
column that Mr.. Isaac Brackin has nut
q wharf boat at Friar's Point for the ac-
c-ommodation of the people Of that re-
gion. 1t was much needed, and will no
doubt prove remunerstive to the ener-
getic and well known proprietor.
The Geo. w. Palmer was advertised to
leave New Orleans N Thursday last for
White river.
The Pilgrim did not get away last
evening. She lays over until Tuesday
next, when she will positively depart
for Pine Bluff. Capt. Tom. Berry is mas
ter,
lIThe gallant City Of Cairo, Of which
the no less gallant Bob Riley is master,
was detained by low water, but will
leave to-day on her return to Cairo and
81. Louis at 10 am. She is one Of the
packets afioat. Mi. White is chief
clerk.
The Rowena having changed days
with the Commercial, will be in port to
for DevalPs Bluff and Augusta on
Tuesday evening. John Davis COM
mandsr and Kidder, Harry and Sharp
clerks.
The Des Arc, Capt. John D. Elliott,
turn on Tuesday for Vicksburg and the
Cad. Hanks is in the office, and
Matt. Glass il, bis assistant.
Business is Very dull at Evansville.
The ]. 3. McCune picked up a trip at
Cairo for New Orleans.
At last accounts the Phantom and Sue.
cess were aground at Cumberland bar in
the Ohio.
1t is reported that the City Of Alton
will be heightened.
Hicks King and Al. Croxan are in
st. Louis hunting S trip for the Cora S.
The Northern Belle and Pembina coll
.ided recently near Prescott. Not much
damage sustained.
The Minnie is coming from st. Louis
with q trip for White and the Arkansas
Frank Oske's new steamer Alaska
lad a trial trip the other day at Cincin-
lati. She worked spiendidly.
Parties are negotiating for the Major
Anderson, and, if they succeed, will put
ler in the Cincinnati and Pittsburg trade
IS a weekly packet.
The Northern Line Packet Company
nave closed q contract with ALT. Cutting,
the well known boat builder Of
Metropolis, for q new wharf boat. The
boat will be 800 feet in length, forty
ieet beam, five feet depth Of hold, and
viii be ready for the spring business.
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