Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-06-12

uaJ' Inc river at THIS point CONTINUES
to rise very slowly. 1t was rising a little
at st. Louis sG latest advices. Ohio
river was falling, but, like the Missis
sipei, was at good stage. Arkansas
river Is falling, with scant three feet be-
low Little Rock. White river is at gooC
stage and falling.
Arrivals.
Steamer Alaska, New Orleans.
Departures.
Steamer Alaska, Cincinnati.
Celeste, Arkansas river.
Marble City, ST. Louis.
MISCELLAEEOUs.
The Celeste left for the Arkansas with
but very moderate trip.
The r. f. Lee was some "a hours over
due from Louisville last night. She is
bound for New Orleans.
Among the departures by the Marble
City last evening was Mr.. Cooper, late
Assessor of this District. He is bound
for New York.
It was evident that the Marble CITY
carried off an object of interest last
evening, judging from the number OF
bachelor ste2mboatmen with moist eyes,
looking after her receding form from the
wharf boat.
The next regular packet for st. Louis
will be the Belle st. Louis. She is to
leave on Saturday.
The Liberty will be in port this morn.
ing, She is the regular Saturday nail
packet for all points on White river.
The Dexter, Capt. Montgomery, will
pass down to day for New Orleans and
way points.
Captain Enoch Taylor, agent of the
Great Western d spatch, returned home
on Wednesday, from visit East. He has
effected such an arrangement as will in
sure the speedy transportation of cotton
via the ''direct route' to Norfolk and
Liverpool
Col. J. w. Jefferson, the well-known
Cotton Factor, returned yesterday from
New Orleans and the Gulf where he has
been revealing in red fish and oysters.
Mr.. r. A. Thompson, formerly Com
mercial editor of a cotemporary, returned
home yesterday from visit to the East.
Mr.. Thompson was welcomed home by
many warm friends, to Whoa be has en-
deared himself during Journalistic ca
Teer in ourSmidst of several years.
There was no boat in port last evening
after the regular departures.
Capt. Bob Riley, late of the City of
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business In st. Louis. He talked of
bringing the show to Memphis, but hear
ing that times were hard, changed his
programme in favor of another direction.
Capt. 81 Hemminway is still agent for
the Memphis and White river packet
company at st. Louis, and is laying the
foundation for good business when the
times become more favorable.
It is rare thing to see g steamer at
the Cairo wharf Ehese dull times, and the
levee generally looks deserted and unin-
viting. Memphis Is not by any means
the dullest place on the river.
E. B. ByingtOn left st. Louis the
other day to attend q Ticket Agents.
Convention at Cleveland, and was to re,
turn the last Of tpis week.
A favOrite SUBSEQUENTLY idle steam
boatmen these dull times is "penny
ante" and 1t ID said that one Of our river
is not adverse to taking
q hand occasionally.
Arrivals from below report crop pros
poets still very encouraging and plant
ers full Of hope.
Competition IL still very active at St.
Louis, and rates Of freighs are immense.
~ low,
Keiser Bros, of st. Louis, got con-
tract the other day to take several thou
sand tons OF government freight to Forts
Rice and Stevenson, at S45 per ton. The
G. B. Allen will be the medium OF trans
poFtatiOas
The John Kilgour will be down from
and the Commonwealth |
from st. Louis, in day or two, both |
bound for New Orleans.
A green chap who came down on the |
Marble City, was fieeced out of all his |
money by gambler, who smilipglY pro-
posed q friendly game Of eucre just to 1
pass away time. He had just settled in |
Missouri, and was returning to Missis-
,ippi for his wife. His loss was $3.50. |
The gambler disappeared from the boat
It Hickman, just as the passengers were
about TO make him fork over.
Enoch Taylor returned from New York /
/ day or two ago. He succeeded 10 max
ng arrangements for direct trade with
europe, and during the coming season
will give through bills ladiDg for cotton
o Liverpool. Enoch's q brick-a gem
Il the first water,