Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-03-06
RIVER MATTERS.
wr.ruEn 81 RIVERS.

louisville, will be found In our tele-
graphic column.
Tire weather indicates rain. A strong
wind blew last evening and nearly ali
day, stirring up clouds Of dust and
making itself disagreesble generally.
Arrivals.
Steamer Pauline Carroll, New Orleans.
" Silver Moon, Cincinnati.
" Olive Branch, st. Louis.
+" Silver Spray, New Orleans.
Departures.
Steamer Celeste, Arkansas river.
/" Olive Branch, New Orleans.
" Silver Spray, Cincinnati.
+" Pauline Carroll, st. Louis.
Boats IN POEs.
Henry Ames, Silver Noon, Countess,
Natoma, Florence Traber.
gIsOELLAEEOUs.
The Henry Ames, Capt. Hicks, leaves
at 5 pm. to-day for New Orleans.
The Welcome did not put in 90 appear
aHes yesterday, but leaves to-day at )
nm Tor Cairo and ST. Louis. Capt.
johnson is master.
There Is no way Of furnishing the many
white and bia.S thieves who prOwl about
our lsvse aud embrace the occasion Of Q
steamers arrival TO rush on board the
whar;bosts 90 our landing 20 see what
they car pick up. While the clutches Of
the law are not tenacious enough to hold
them, Il never fails 20 take 2 grip upon
those from whom s dollar or two can be
made. The blsck T~aseais, well known
upon the ievee, were kicked off the City
whsrfboat the ether day, and for booting
them the Waterman employed upon the
boat, has been inCarcerzted ia the station
house FOR two days. We would suggest
to him when released, that Is leather
appears to be Objectionable, a stick OF
eoTdwOrd applied vigorously over the
"kOnk" might not be contrary to the
peculiar views entertained by the law in
reference to thieves, either white or
black.
The splendid MAJ flower, Capt. josh
Throop, will leave today ct 5 pm. for
Cairo and Evansville. She is a No. 1
packet, sud goes through on time. Mr..
Damn is chief clerk.
The Liberty left BevslI's Bluff yes
terday on time, and will be ia port to-
day. She leaves again tomorrow for
al points on White river, carrying the
United States mail. Capt. Cable is
master.
TIE Silver Spray arrived late last
night.
TIE Silver Moon, Capt. Ben Merrie-
lees, leaves to-day a. ; Pm. for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati She will
have . splendid trip-one which will
take Ia the MinneOla's mule.
The Celeste left for the Arkansas with
q fair cargo.
Tie Ozark Is due from Little Rock.
The Nat0ma, Capt Fields, leaves to
day at 5 pm. for al points OF the st.
Francis river. Mr.. Stack Lee is clerk.
the Eau Claire, Capt. DsaFing, with
MIR. Chamberiin ia the office, leaves to-
day at 5 pm. for Hatchie river and way
landings.
On Sunday night, about II o'clock,
Chattanooga was visited by a severe
storm Of wind aEd rain, lasting not over
five minutes. The ~isrceness OF the wind
and torrents Of rain, that ruled this short
time, was never surpassed by any whirl=
wind within the recollection of the Oldest
citizen.
We hssrd last night that the second
clerk Of the Cityof Cairo had been killed,
but eOutt learn no particulars.
The Mohawk with i've barges, passed
up yesterday. She discharged I'll bbis.
paving cement here.
The Louisiana, Capt. Phillips, will
pass down at S pm. to-day for New Or
leans and way points.
The Indiana, Capt. Neal, will be in
/ port TO leave tomorrow evening for
Louisville. Mr. Charley Shaltzy her
clerk, came up by rail and will await her
arrival ar this port.
The Florence Traber, Capt. Rube
| Haynes, leaves on Saturday fer Little
1 Rock. Mr.. D. NJ. Wells is purser.
The Countess proves to be too smRH for
the Cairo trade, aud goes TO st. Louis.
| A larger loaf viii be scared to take her
! place. She leaves to-day at 5 pm.
Capt. SebTee is master and W. L. Ely
clerk.
The Legal Tender is laid up at Lsuis-
vile.
The sternwhesl steamer Petrolia No. 2
sunk Wednesday morning on the Little
| Chain, in Wabash river, in four aud a
half feet water. She was fully loaded
and also had q laden barge in tow. The
bulk Of her cargo was saved unipiured.
| Eighty barrels of -four and 500 sacks OF
corn was slightly damaged, She will be
raised.
Joseph and John B. Labarge have sold
seven-siZtsenths CT the War Eagle for
$500 TO the trastee Of Mrs. Z. Lsbarge.
The kentucky river Is IN fine boating
stage st Frankfort,
a gentleman Of color working on one
OF the boats Of the Alabama river was
asked, the other day, whether he was
best Off now or before he was free? He
scratched his wool, and said " Wall,
when l tumb!ed overheard before, the
Captain he stopped the boat aud put back
and picked me up, and they gave me s
glass of hot whisky and water, and then
they gave me twenty lashes for falling
overheard. But now, If I'd tumble over
board, de- Captain he'd say, what's dat
Oh, only dat dam niger; go ahead IN
The night Of the % inst. along the
Upper Ohio was the coolest of the sea
son, and heavy Ice was floating in tbs
river at Wheeling. The following boat.
were laid un there: Potomac, Grey Is
gle, Rebeeca, Express and New State a
Rellsir.
The Memphis and Cincinnati Packet
Company reelected the following Di.
]rectors for the ensuing year: Jas. w
GaT, w. E. Gibson, Jas. BugheF, Thos,
Sherlock, Thee. Cook, II Grotenkemper,
II. y. Jones and Jno. G. Isbam. The
President, Secretary and Superintendent
will be chosen by the Directors neg
week.
GcO. Aaotg " AAASsJH A@hHAAEf AAu'i
has invented q stage a~CjusteT for launch
ing the stage With ease at way landings
There is one in use on the Madison
packet c. 7. Dumont, which is a gresI
iabor-saving Institution, and works to 3
charm.
The P~ittsburg, Wheeling, MARKETS.
and Psrkersburg evening Eas of packets
advertise q T~ed0etiOn OF passage between
Wheeling and Parkersburg. They only
charge 81 80, meals and sEaterooGs in,
elusive.
The Louisville editor of the Richmond.
Belle Lee and Pargoud says " The pre-
vaili1g cabin passage on good steamers
from Memphis TO Cairo andSt. Louis hsS
been reduced TO $40 TO Cairo and Sl5 &c
st Louis" That has been the regular
fare for the last two years.