Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-06-18
RIVER MATTERS.



We have no change to report In the
weather, which remains warm and clear
The river at this point falls slowly. A
st. Louis the Mississippi is declining, bui
| IL IL rising at Kenkuk and above. The
latest news from the Ohio will be found
In our telegraphic columns. There Is DC
later news from the Arkansas or White
rivers.
Arrivals.
Steamer Frank Psrgoud, New Orleans
Richmond, Louisville.
Darling. Cincinnati.
Marble City, st. Louis.
Departures.
Steamer Pargoud, ST. Louis.
Richmond, New Orleans.
In Port.
Cleaner, Darling, Marble City.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Capt. John D. Adams, Superintendent
Of the Memphis and Arkansas River
Packet Company, arrived yesterday
bring all his low water boats into redui-
sition. A new packet, well adapted for
the trade, is being secured to take the
place of the Centralia.
Col. G. 7. Geoghegan, of the house OF
Moon & Geoghegan, arrived yesterday
from Louisville and other points North,
where he has been making such arrange
ments in connection with his house here
and the branch at Greenville, as will en-
able him to I'LL orders during the coming
season for everything needed by the
planter in the shortest time and upon the
best terms offered in the market since
the war.
The tournament was visited during the
day by our boatmeD, and all of them
were delighted with the affair. The
rings were carried away with as much
accuracy as some boats pick up snags.
One or two Arkansas pilots got SO much
interested that when Geo. Gibbs started
out on his trip for glory and rings, seeing
that be was wide of the mark, or more
properly that his lance was not in the
right channel, they shouted Justify to
him to "held her oVer,D "pull her
down" Their hands and feet instinct
lively went through the motions, and
they apparently worked as hard as
though they were steering a stern
wheeler in a gale. George, however.
lost the channel and came home after
three rounds, having accidentally carried
away a single ring out OF the nine. An
other aquatic knight, dressed as a gun.
bOater, did not carry away even one ring
with which to gladden. the eyes OF some
future little Johnny. In fact, the repre-
sentatives Of our great inland sea were
not as successful as they would have
been in their own element, and now,
nothing but q swimming tournament
should satisfy them, in order to win back
the honors they have lost.
Capt. ]. b. Archer left for Louisville
last evening.
The Magenta Is laid up at st, Louis.
The Liberty No. 2 Is the regular U, s.
mail packet for White river on Saturday
next.
The Q. S. mail packet Cleaner, Can't
Blasdel, will leave to-day for aIl landings
on the Arkansas. She is light draught
and Will 60 through to Little Rock with
out trouble. Hubs and Wood are her
clerks.
The fine steamer Marble City, Cant
Conway, with Mr.. Corbyn in the office.
leaves for Cairo and st. Louis to-day al
6 pm.
The R. Z. Lee viii pass up to-day for
Cairo and Louisville. She has splendid
passenger accommodations. Mr.. Rob-
erts is clerk.
The Pargoud received about FORTY mas
seDgers ct this point yesterday morning.
The Sam Vail left last night on anot6.
er venture to the Forked Deer.
The Darling, Capt Hates, will leave
on Friday for Cairo and Cincinnati
Capt. Power has charge of the Office
Passengers should make a note OF the
Darling's departure.
The louisville and Cincinnati Mail
Line are now running two boats per dav
between those points.
The Cumberland came off the docks at
Cairo day or two ago with a new bow
and stern.
There never was as much travel on the
Upper Mississippi as this season. Fares,
however, are very low. Passengers are
carried from Dubuque to st. Paul. a dis
lance Of 400 miles, for So so and 81.
Freights are very scarce.
The Indians along the Upper Missouri
are hestile, driving all wood yard men
nom their camps, aud are reported to
nave hred into several boats going up.
bus the Miner, on her way down, psss ed
unmOlested.
The st. Louis and Mountain trade has
been this year considerable, although not
so large by perhaps thirty per cent. as
1t would have been, had not Chicago be.
come interested in it, and put on a line
Of boats from Sioux City to Benton, in
connection with their railroad which
taps the Missouri. Several s.. Louis
boats make a second trip this year.
The GAllatea reached q point twenty
miles above Cairo, and was compelled to
return, being unable to ascend the Mis-
sissippi, her wheels not having enough
hold in the water, making over thirty
revolutions per minute. Her kuekets
will be widened ten inches, and her
chimneys heightened to increase her
draught, as she can only at present make
twenty-five pounds of steam.
Berlin, the Radical WESTMINSTER at
st. Louis, who has been convicted of a
sea- I."us crime, has been asked by the
Mayor to resign hut Berlin don't like to
part with the loaves and fishes.