Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-08-17
RIVER MATTERS.
wEATmEzs AND RIYERs.

CAIRO, August l6-PAssed up-Minne-
ola, am.
Passed down-Belle Memphis, Lurnin-
aTy, Forsyth, Il n Mohawk, 2 pm.
The river has fell TWO inches.
CINCINNATI, August 1G.-The river Is
falling very slowly, with three feet in the
channel.
ST LOUIS, August 6.-Arrived-Mar-
bic City, Memphis Julia, Vicksburg.
The rivers are all steadily declining.
LOUISVILLE, August 16.-The river is
falling, with four feet two inches in the
canal.
MEMPHIS, August 18-The weather
yesterday was damp and disagreeable ;
occasional showers fell through the day.
The river at this point is on a stand, with
a falling tendency. White river is IN
changed, there being four feet to Au-
gusta. Arkansas the same as at our last.
Arrivals.
Steamer Natoma, Napoleon.
Mollie Ham bletOn, Str. river.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
4" Pauline Carroll, st. Louis.
Departures.
Steamer Pauline Carroll, New Orleans.
Em Port.
Mollie HambletOn, Natoms, Belle
Memphis.
EESCEsLASE0US.
The steamer Mayfiower was due last
night, and 10 doubt will be found at the
leVee this morning.
The Pauline Carroll passed down yes
terdsy loaded TO the guards. Among
her freight were 5000 barrels of -four and
1900 barrels pork.
The fine steamer Natonna, Capt Jas.
Lee, will start fer Napoleon and all way
landings at pm. She is popular boat,
but could not be otherwise with such
msn as Field, Whitehead and Lee in the
Office.
The elegant Belle Memphis, Capt
Crane, backs out at pm. for Cairo and
st. Louis. She is a fine passenger packet
and makes schedule time. Blenker is
chief clerk.
The old reliable United States mail
steamer Commercial, Capt. VIM. Ash
ford, leaves tomorrow at her usual hour
for White river. Chas. Smither is her
clerk.
The Mollie Hambleton, Capt. Tom
Bowman, departs tomorrow evening for
all points on the st. Francis river. In
her office are Messrs. Paine, Clark and
Shell.
The steamer H. NJ. Shreve, Capt.
Worsham, will pass up to-day for Cairo
and st. Louis. She will make all way
landings.
The steamer Luminary, Capt. ]. f.
Luker, with the popular Lee Finney in
the Office, leaves for Vicksburg and the
bends to-day. She is one of the best
boats in the trade.
A barge containing eight fiat cars for
the st. Louis and Iron Mountain Rail-
road, was sunk by the swell of passing
steamer at JeffeFsonville Thursday night
The @. A. Thompson has gone on the
Marine Railways at Cincinnati.
The underwriters are busily engaged
wrecking the ill-fated steamer Matte
Burns, recently sunk above Cairo. They
will save some of the furniture and the
machinery.
Business on the levee ut st. Louis ia
improving every day. The Uuper Mis-
sissippi, Omaha, Kansas CITY, Vicks-
burg ana New Orleans packets are
getting all they can carry.
We find the following in the CIncin-
natl Commercial of Saturday,,
The flags of the different steamers at
the wharf will be displayed at half-mast
to-day, in respect to the memory OF
Capt. Dodson. The Sam ]. Hale follows
the Anna to Memphis in the Dean Line.
The Anna leaves Tonight sure.
To influence new project for legisla-
ton, the Cincinnati Gazette has the fol-
lowing: Railroad companies when
they desire to demonstrate to legislative
bodies the Importance Of any great land
grant to purchase, get up an excursion
for the pleasure Of the members of such
bodies, and for their own ultimate bene-
fit. The lste discussions in Congress in
regard to the proper span for bridges
have proved that our national represent
tatives are wofully ignorant OF matters
pertaining to the navigation of rivers,
with which our great country is favored.
Now, we suggest that the cities of Pitts
burg, Wheeling, Steubenviile, Cincin.
natl Louisville, Evansville, Cairo, Mem.