Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-06
River MATTERS.
WEATHER AND RIyE,ss

WEATHER AND RIyEKS.
MEMPHIS, November 6-Weather
clear and warm. We have no change
70 report IN the lower rivers. Hence to
Cairo there is seven feet, and from there
to st. Louis five aud One-halt feet is re-
ported. -Four feet is reported from Cairo
to Louisville. The Pittsburg rise has not
vet reached the latter point, The COu-
rier says: " The river remains stationary
1t this point with 8 feet 81 inches wster
in the canal, III inches ia the chute, and
3 feet on Portland bar The latest srTi-
walls from the lower Ohio report 81 feet
water on the shoalest bars"
Arrivals
Steamer Marble City, S.. Louis.
/" City Of Cairo, st. Louis.
L" Darling Cincinnati.
Rob Roy, Cincinnati.
[" Louisa, Louisville.
/" Argos, St. Francis River.
" Romeo, Evansville.
/" NatoTns, FEisr's Point.
Mayfower, White River.
Departures.
Steamer Marble City, st, Louis.
4" Rob Roy, New Orleans.
" Thompson Dean, New Orleans.
/" W. A. Caldwell, Ark. River.
In Port.
City Of Cairo, Dsrling, Louiss, Linton,
Romeo, Agnes, Argos, Mayfower, Ns-
toLng.
HEBCELLASEOUs.
The steamer Natoma. Capt. Jim Lee,
viii back out to-day for Fri&r's Point and
way landings. She Is & prompt packet
and never fails to make time. Fields,
Whitehead and Lee are her clerks.
The tine steamer City OF Cairo, Capt.
Gee. MRlin, came in last night and leaves
again fpT Cairo and ST. Louis to-day at 4
pm. We learn that j young friend
NonToeT. Cunningham hss Isken charge
OF the CairC's Office. No better selection
could be msds-veTy populsr-veTy et-
h0isnt-and with an unlimited acguaia-
lance, We know that he is the right man
Ia the right place. Num-" We hope
yCu will stay with Us 2 thousand years.
Capt. NcCEeigbt, Treasurer OF the st.
Louis Packet Company st this port, be-
ing in bad health, hiss left for st. Louis.
Mr.. McCreight, 5y his quiet and Unss
Stunning manners, made many friends
while il Memphis. His place has been
filed By hIT. Ben CLARK, formerly Of the
City Of Cairo. The new Treasurer is 3
trump, and Will 500 become as popular
as his ch'e'-Cspt. FEN. We welcome
MIN to Memphis.
The Julia, Capt. Lockhsrt, with Andy
Issscs in the Office, leaves for Cairo and
st Louis to-day at 5 pm.
The RGbicOn, Capt. VIM. Blake, with
Ar Griss0m iva the Office, leaves 10 day
81 5 pm. for Nicksburg and the bends.
She is the regular St. Louis and Vieks-
burg packet.
The Romeo, Capt. josh Tbroop. will
positively bsck out to-day for Evsns-
vile. Sle brought in q large trip OF pro-
duoe, consisting Of hay, potatoes, corn,
etc Nr. Tbroop is her clerk.
The Louisa, Capt. Bsilus, bscks out to-
morrow for Cincinnati and all way
points.
The Linton viii GET away tomorrow
for Cairo snd Louisville. Capt. Ware
commands.
The Lsdy Gay left New Orleans on
Wednesday evening. Tee Continental
aud Noble Able were 10 leave there lest
night.
The gay steamer Darling, Capt. Lew
KaJes, with Mr. Power in the Office,
backs out to-day for Cairo, Louisville aud
Cincinnati She is an elegant pzsseu-
ger packet, and wiz 50 through without
delay.
The Agnes, Capt. Scott, will leave US
for Louisville tO-dsy at 3 pm. She is a
good packet, and will have al the cotton
she wants.
The United States maH packet Ozark
leaves on MOnday for the Arkansas river.
Bls-dsll IS master.
The P. w. SJrader and Nick Long
worth are announced to leave Louisville
for Nsw O-ls&ns to-Gsy.
fF-~Hr h-rrwun rEA D----T NLa NIL
known BrGcke-s returned from the Mol
lie HambietOu, and viii make bids on
raising her, which they say can be done.
The Argos, Capt. Se5rse came in last
night and leaves again for St. Francis
river to-day. She crossed Aliens bar,
upon whicn there Is only sixteen inches
OF water, with eighty-6ve bales OF cotton
on board. Al Smith ts her pilot. She
goes to the cutoff this trio. Mr.. J. H.
Coffin Is the well known clerk Of this
low water packet.
The Magenta left New Orleans on
Wednesday Tor this port.
The OctsviR has abandoned the idea of
entering the White River trade for the
present.
The Thompson Dean received 1914
bales Of cotton at this port.
The Silver Moon, which left this port
~ At0g 1Ey ~ N1AGNAb4AA Will u ]
load Of cotton, and laid up at Cairo, will
leave for her destination to-day.
A cO2iboat tide reigns sc P~ittsburg,
and % towbOats have taken advantage
OF it.
The Belle Lee has taken the place Of
the Gen. Q1itman. She leaves Louis.
vile Monday.
The U. S. mail packet, Msyfower,
Capt. Ashford, with Charley Smither
in the Office, backs out on Saturday for
al points on White River.
The Commercial will be in port to-day.
She has Geen repaired ~ 2 cost of fully
5000, and IS now q of the best packets
on the river. She leaves tomorrow on
fret trip to Nicksburg. Capt. John
Edson Will command, aad is too well
known in the trade to need our praise.
Office will be filed by Jimmy
Thompson and Aleck Waddell, both
competent clerks.
A Mobile exchange says:
Twill be remembered by many Of our
readers that two Confederate irou-clads
were sunk st the head OF Spanish river,
for the purpose Of o~bstructing the nsyi-
CATION, which purpose they have fulfilled
to the letter, Sinking The Bay boat Jack
with some 400 bales cotton, and
cleaning out, "a dark night, sixty floor
timbers from the Sharles, Decides attend
ing to several other little jobs not worth
relating-the shore lius about there be-
ing Of such a ssmeness, uDbroken By any
not even q tree to steer by Of DARK
or foggy nights, rendering them dcuoly
dan gerOus.
For the purpose Of removing this OBJ
stacle to navigation, and With an eye TO
business also, Captain Jimmy Stewart
and Captain Ashby bought these two
rams from the B0reau having them in
and are now engaged, with every
prospect OF success, WI are told, in raising
.hem-the sunken crafts not having, L
appears, been ven scuttled-only the
sold water pipe cut-the idea being TO
pump them cut. It Is the general i'm
among river men that these two
gentlemen hsve "struck off, in this
business. ]