Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-17
R1vER MATTERS.
uE.rnRnAm RIrERs.

A heavy rain commenced about 8 O'Clock
ye sterday morning, and LISTED several hours,
| after which the day became blustery and cold.
Overeoats aad shawis were seen upon The
streets, while drilling and Eneh usht material
was laid away or thTown aside with the same
| Radical oface- seeker feels for a negro after his
carpet bag IS filed. The river is rising, but not
two inches. We have no later SSdvises from Inc
Ar ansas or White liver. There Is mark
GoUTsyIuIE, Septsmber 16ZThs river is sta
tionary, with : feet 5 inches in the canal. The
weather is cloudy ana an~nseasonably cooL
Thermometer 60 and falling.
Departed-the Daring for Memphis, at lls0
pm. Thermometer 4Us.
CAIRo, September B-Up-H. n. Shreve, at
10 a m. Belle Memphis, at IL pm. Watts at 7
pm. Down-Bele Lee, at 8 pm. The river
ST. Louis, September ls.-The river Is rising
slowly.
Arrivals.
Steamer Natoma, Napoleon.
" Minneola, Cincinnati.
.rg-d Desersures f1g
Steamer Magenta, New Orleans.
Minneola, Cincinnati.
steamer Marble City.
NatOms.
..F e MIsCELLANEOUa.
The st. Marys goes into the White river and
New Orleans trade.
We learn that the indiana WIN enter the
IL III Now OIAcdl NAA4Gs @
The Peoria City passed down yesterday. She
had heard Of our uniform Wharfage AFFAIR anc
did not laHd, cut put ner passengers ashore In
The Eatona, Captain Lee, gets away to-day
ATS p. M, Tor Napoleon, where she connects
with the Ozark, for Pine Bluff and Little Rock.
The NRt0ma1 Is a splendid passenger packet, and
in her once will be found Billy Fieids, Sterlts
Whitehsad ana Stack Lee.
II Darling was to ave left Cincinnati on
Tuesday evening for this port. The sam Hale
and GlTton VII follow.
Toe Silver Spray, Alaska and Lotovanna are
loading as Cincinnati for New Orleans.
Capt. 7. jeff D5Oamps, a well known Ohio
river clerk, died in Parkersburg on Sunday.
The Minneola left for Cincinnati last evening.
The United States mail packet, AayhoweT,
Capt. Ashford, will be In port 10 leave for White
river on Saturday next.
The elegant City OF Cairo comes out in the
packet lite instead oIths City OF Alton. The
latter boat loats at st. Louis FOR New Orleans.
The Belle Lee, one Of the finest teamers that
ever entered any trade will BIS in port TO day,
and leaves for Neg Orleans tomorrow, at i've
pm. She will be back in time to leave again
on saturday week as a regular Memphis ana
New Orleans pacKet. Capt. Anselm hcGul IL
master, and Adolph Martin is clerk. The Belle
vas 6ptt with q view OF putting her In the
showing that they appreciate the presence OF
one OF The finest of the many fine steamers
which ply the great river. With the Belle Les
as 3 local steamer, and the fact known abroad,
travel will flow this way, aad ~eYentu ally we
will regain, much that We have lost during the
war, and since, by tour want OF energy. The
bssutiful Belle must be made a Memph 5 Belle.
The Magenta passed down yesterday, loaded
to tee guards,s and with over one hundred cabin
passengers She could not take ali the height
offered.
When the Fashion was burned, the pilot, t.
A. Montague, behaved in a manner truly he
roic, refusing to leave bis post until tbs danger
should be entirely over, resisting all soifcita-
landed and nnauy, IN the discourage or his
duty, nobiy died. The House OF the LouisiaDa
State Legislators has passed a bill aIIO wing hfs
widow $50 a year forltter
The body OF a well dressed white man, evil
IDENTITY murdered, was found In the river last
week, near 5 -epneth's Landing. Bullet holes
were found In several paris OF the body, but
noBninE by which II could be Identified. The
enly tbiog by wbich a clue TO the name of the
murdered man may be discovered was a hand
kerchief, bearing the Initials N. K.
Tae fine steamer Marble City, Capt. Conway,
leaves to-day st pm. Tor Cairo and St Louis,
for al poiats ON the Uppel Mississippi.
COLLISION AND Loss OF LIFE. a collision
occurred on Tuesday, near Cottonwood bar, on
the OHIO river, between the steamer Absona
and the tow boat Sam Brown. By wh'ea the
former boat was nearly destroyed. The CairJ
Democrat says or tue sad affair: The AOeona
signaled the Brown, which waS towing oarges.
The signal was not understood, or the BROW
became nmansg Il, and run into the
Altoona about Eidehip, demolshing her en-
gipes, and causing the death OF two German
children, who Hers deck passengers. The
mo her OF the children was Injured in snch a
maoner as TO cause her lie 20 be dsspaiTed Of
Her leg was crushed, and head severely hurt
A Mr.. Poe was al5o severely injured. Inc
AD5Oua was Oh urI way 4AOA OlLcluudlAb 70 ONs
Louis. She will be toEed 10 st. Louis Tor re-
pairs.
The New Orleans Times OF TUESDAY says: The
steamboat Robert E, Lee broughtiHto pert yes
tsrday 1850 bales OF cotton, and the towOoat
Mohawk, from st. Louis, with three barges,
brought 1880 barrels of hodr, 1915 sacks OF corn,
1854 SACKS Of oats, 1884 sacks OF bran, 559 kegs Of
lard, Isl packages and u large amOuat of sun
dries. q great steamer, Ruth, also brought
IN an immense cargo OF Western produce, and
several other steamers contributed large adolf
lions to the heavy receipts Of yo,LsrSAy, Wnlcn
may be set down as the commencement of the
business season. Heucsforth we expect q busy
and stirring time on our levee.