Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-02
RIVER MATTERS.
Avn Rrrn.

Is rising with three feet of water in The
canal. The weather is clear aud pleas
ant.
ST. LOUIS, September I.-River at a
stand.
MEMPHIS, September 2.-Weather Is
cloudy and sultry. The river here is re-
cediDg, with twelve feet on the bars to
Cairo. At st. Louis the river is declin-
ing with six feet in the channel out to
cairo. The Ohio is rising at Cincinnati
q LOUISVILLE, with three and a half
IeeC In the canal and four feet large on
the bars In the lower Ohio. The Arkan-
sas is declining, with three feet In the
ehannel from Little Rock 10 the mouth.
Arrivals.
Steamer Luminsry, ST. Louis.
Departures.
Steamer Luminary, Vicksburp.
Mary E. Forsyth, st. Louis.
Commercial, White river,
Des Arc, White river.
M. HsmbletOn, st. F. river.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Business on the wharf exhibited a
marked Improvement.
The local packets Commercial and Des
Arc cleared for White rlVer with fair
trips.
The Mollie HambIeton, for st. Francis
river, and Mary E. Forsyth, for st. Louis.
got of with fair trips.
The Luminary passed down for Vicks-
burg yesterday morning with q good trip.
5he put on here a large lot of miseella-
neous freight.
Mr.. Milt Harry, chief clerk OF the Lib
erty Nc. 2, left last evening for Cinciu-
natl, to spend a few days among his
his friends. Milt is a clever gentleman.
and never fails to make trends wherever
be goes.
The heavy rains for the past thirty,six
hours W. extended along the water
courses, and we may look for an i'm
provement in navigation in the various
streams.
We are glad to see that the Council
has awarded our efficient Wharfmsster.
MIR. Good, al assistant.
w would again call the Landing Com.
mittee's attention to the paving Of that
portion Of the levee that lies between
Court and Monroe streets. That portion
Of the levee, during the winter months,
is almost impossible, and the CITY an
thorities should have it paved before bad
The Marble City is the Thursday St.
Louis packet.
The Pat0ma is the regular Thursday
Napoleon packet. She will be st the
wharf this evening.
The Bismarck is due from st. Louis.
The Commonwealth Is due from New
Orleans.
The Celeste and Maggie Hayes are due
from the Ohio.
Captain Nat. Green will leave st. Louis
for New Orleans on the 9TH, with his fine
steamer, the Mississippi.
The America is due from Cincinnati.
She has 400 tons Of freight on herself and
barge.
The Milbrey is loading at Louisville for
this port.
The Champion left Cincinnati last
night for this port.
The Charmer, of P~ittsburg. has been
sold to parties for the Cincinnati and
Evansville trade.
Capt. McGil will be here on the 18th
inst. with bis fine steamer Belle Lee. to
enter the Memphis and New Orleans
trade. h Belle Lee is now one Of the
finest steamers on the river. Her pas
seOger and carrying capacity is unsur.
The new Texas steamer, Thomas M.
left Louisville yesterday for New
Orleans and Galveston. She was built
for Capt. Stewart, a veteran in the I
southern waters, Who, during the war,
was master'Of the steamer Bayou City' )
captured the revenue cutter Hsr-
riet Lane. She has false sides and IA !
very stsunch, enabling her to encounter
rough waves of the bay and gulf.
We see by our exchanges that the 1
steamboatmen of New Orleans, following !
the example of Capt. T. P. Lesthers, of
tbe Gen. QuitmRn, laid over one night at
New Orleans In order to give their
crews, white and black, an opportunity :
attend the great Democratic mass
meeting in that city. In q few days the
clubs Of our city intend hav- /
Dg a grand procession, and we not oply
to see our steamboatmen turn out.
)ut TO turn out In force and show TO our 7
we are not behind our sister cities G
II the South.
E. B. Eyington, the ever popular
and ticket agent, arrived in G
he city yesterday, and can be found at :
he Overton during the next two. or three +
lays.
The committee appointed 8 short while
lnce to inspect the docks at Cairo, have Il
eturned and made their report, and urge Il
he Chamber Of Commerce and citizens Q
f Memphis to purchase q controlling :
interest in them. The investment Is re-
commended as q paying one in the
terms by the committee, and
doubt not the report will be acted 6
pom with promptness and energy. i
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