Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-25
RIVER MATTERS.
RRArnER AND RIvEKs.

WEATHER AND RIVEKS.
MEMPHIS, November 25.-Weather
cloudy, with a drizzling rain.
The river here is declining steadily
with 81 feet on the bars from Cairo down.
AtSt. Louis the river is Teceding, with
78feet out to Cairo
The Ohio Is declining at Cincinnati
and Louisville. with 81 feet In the canal,
and 7 feet on the bars in the lower Ohio.
The Arkansas is falling slowly, with 5
feet In the channel from Little Rock out.
Arrivals.
Steamer Nick Longworth, New Orleans.
&" Magenta,
Olive Branch,
" Mary Z. Forsyth, st. Louis.
4" Linton, HsIe's Point.
Groesbeck, Cincinnati.
Departures.
Steamer Olive Branch, st. Louis.
4" Mary Z. Forsyth, "
Nick Longworth, Louisville.
" Natoma, Frisr's Point.
/" 81. Francis, st. Francis river.
Des arc, White river.
Liberty,
G~roesbeck, New Orleans.
In Port.
Magenta, Darling, Linton, Hesper.
EIBCELLAHEOUs.
HELENA, AK. November "a, 1868.
RireT Editor appeal: The Myrtle
will leave Memphis. Wednesday, at )
pm, positively, for Hale's Point.
W. c. HARDWICK, Master.
Capt. Reese Pritchard's new boat, the
Thomas II. Allen, built at Msdison, will
leave Cincinnati on Friday for Memphis.
She will be here In the early part OF the
week ready TO take her place in the
Memphis and Arkansas river packet line.
Ths City of Cairo is the regular Thurs
day Cairo and st. Louis pscket.
A new steamer, the Lucy, was
launched ct Knoxville Saturday, and
will, when completed, ply between Chat
tanOoga and Knoxville.
The Hesper came in from Hals's Point
yesterday with a fair list Of cotton. She
has laid up TO have a cabin put on, which
will be completed in three weeks.
The P. w Strader passed up yesterday
for Louisville. .
The L~uminary, Capt. Luker, will pass
down for Vicksburg to-day. She is the
Z" banner boat" Of the trade. J, Lee Fin
ney is clerk.
The elegant low-pTessure Richmond
goes 20 New Orleans today. She is one
OF the safest and best passenger packets
sh1at, and is 9 great carrier. Capt. Slut
Neal is master, and Mr.. Voolfolk is in
the Office.
The w. A. Caldwell, Capt. RUDE
Haynes, ia the regular Thursday .. s.
mai packet for Pine Bluff and way
points on the Arkansas.
TIE City Of Csiro will be in port to
leave for Cairo and st. Louis tomorrow.
Malin is master. She makes all connec-
lions.
The famous passenger packet Magenta,
with Frank Hicks on the roof, and Sui
Ivan and Green in the office, backs out
to-morrow for Vicksburg and New Or
leans, making all way landings. The
Magenta is worthy of 8 good trip, and
We Trust that she will get one Sac had
a fine up trip.
The Arkansas Is the ERme OF 8 new
steamer just completed at Pitt burg for
Capt. A. Il. Shaw, late of the Minnie
and formerly Of the NJ. s. Mephsm,
She is designed for the Arkansas river
trade, and is 165 feet in length. Sc feet
beam, 5 ieet hold, and 4 inches bottom.
The cylinders are Is inches In diameter,
81 feet stroke. She has 5 boilers 3Sinches
in diameter and 26 feet long.
The magnificent Ruth win leave on
Saturday for V~icksburg and New Or
leans. Capt. Pegram is master.
Capt. Dan Able will pass down to-day
with the Mollie Able, on his way to New
Orleans. Capt. Dan is too well known
here TO need any praise. AS Mike Me-
Cool is captain of the lower deck, we ex
pect that g crowd will be on hand to wit
ness his arrival.
Tbs Virginis, Capt. Holeroft, with
CHARLEY Snullz I'm the Office, will be in
port to leave for New Orleans to-day at
noor.
The Hesper has been taken to the up
per landing, where q cabin viii be placed
upon her.
We learn that the Argos has been, or Is
likely to be sold to some parties on the
st. Francis.
The Myrtle, with Bill Hardwick on
the roof, leaves for Hsle's Point to-dsy.
She viii ply regularly Ia the trade IS ad-
vertised elsewhere.
Write me as one who loves his fellow
men, said a Feejee Islander who had
just lunched off a ship master.
A Californian hal predicted and 10
ished in model what he fordly antici-
pates viii be the great ship OF the age.
1t is to be the same size as the Great
Eastern, except that it will draw ten feet
less OF water, but as it Ia to be used ex-
clusiveiy es a passenger ship, the loss of
tonnage amounts to nothing. Toe state
rooms are TO be situated amidship, where
the occupants will not be SO much af-
feeted by the rolling of the craft, and the
engines and other machinery are to be
placed in an outer jacket, as it were.
Passengers are to be given bedstesds in
stead Of buuks, and charged $50 for q
passage to England, to be made Ia seven
days, meals furnished at two "compet