Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-18
RIVER MATTERS.
wEArHER AND RryERs.

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| LoUIsvuAE, July 1.-THE river is
canal.
Thermometer So In the shade-the
hottest day of the season.
Departed-Dariing, for Memphis.
| PITTsBURG, July 17-NOon. --There Is
only twenty inches in the channel.
The weather warm and cloudy. Mer-
curry So.
MEMPHIS, July 1S.--Weather very hot
| and close. Yesterday was, without
doubt, the warmest day Of the season.
! The river is falling at the rate Of four
| inches in twenty-four hours, and sand
bars are looming up dsily-acres see the
light OF day between the rising and the
setting Of the sun. There is eight feet
from Cairo to st. Louis. A week hence
six feet viii not be found The Ohio Is
very low, and not improving. The Ar
kansas has thirty inches to Little Rock,
and White river has five feet to Augusta.
Arrivals.
Towboat Kellogg, New Orleans.
Steamer City Of Alton, st. Louis.
julia Vicksburg.
Departures.
Towbost Kellogg, st. Louis.
Steamer Julia, st. Louis.
In Port.
Liberty, Cleaner, City of Alton.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The levee was rather free of pedestrians
yesterday. A stray darkey aud q report
er or kW0- were all that could be seen.
Flem Calvert did not get out of the shade
of the wharf boat during the day, while
Larry Harmstad was not seen atsll. He
has secured season ticket at the
ice house.
The splendid steamer City Of Alton came
in last night and leaves to-day for Cal
TO and st. Louis. She Is now mammoth
packet and Ia very elegant In all her APP
pointments. Capt. Thompson Is in com
mand and we hope will become fixture
in the trade. Mr.. Jim White, well
known in our city, is chief clerk.
The Liberty leaves to-day at 5 pm
for White river. She carries the u. S.
mail and makes all way landings, con-
meeting with the Little Rock train at
Devsll's Bluff. Jim Rice is master. and
in the office will be found Messrs. Harry
and Sharp.
The q. s. mail steamer Ozark, Capt.
Rowland, leaves for Little Rock and
way points on the Arkansas on Monday
evening.
The Frank Pargoud will pass up to-
morrow for st. Louis.
The U. s. mail packet Luminary, Capt.
Luker, will pass down to-day for Vicks-
burg and the bends. She is No. /
steamer, and her Office is in charge of
Capt. ]. Lee Finney, one of the most
popular and efficient clerks on the river
The steamer j. P. Webb passed Evans
vile Wednesday, with the remains of
one hundred and fifty Union soldiers from
Al. q Il i - s1.l. T. Al. n
tionsl Cemetery at New Albany.
Our cotempOrary OF the Avalanche
Capt. J. o. Durff, will be home to-day.
His friends are all requested to meet at
the depot on the arrival Of the train
from Louisville. Lewis hand carts have
all been engaged to convey his carpet
bsgs to the hotel. 1t is expected that
every mackerel of the brigade who is out
OF the station house and not upon duty
will be present to welcome home their
illastrieus chief.
The Des Arc Citizen complains of mat.
tention on the part of Mr.. H. P. Reid,
mail agent of the Liberty. We think
the trouble must be- somewhere else, as
Mr.. Reid is said to be q careful officer.
The tub race came off at Little Rock
as announced. The whole town was out
to see the sport. There were fifteen en-
TILES Tor the purse OUT only seven came
to time, each one carrying his tub, like
Diogenes, though for very different
purpose. Swain went across Poteau and
back, ahesd of all, without upsetting;
Charley Robinson next, but all the rest
failed to cross without upsetting, and
three or four Of the party did not cross at
sn. The great fun was in seeing the
upsatting of the contestants and their
efforts to get back into their tubs, which
none were able to accomplish.
The Fort Smith Herald of the 18th
says: The river Is now at low water
mark. The Van Buren, came up as far
as Spadra last week, and put out her
freight sndrwent back to Little Rock.
We expect our merchants viii have to
order their goods over again.
The n. NJ. Shreve has arrived at st.
Louis, after making q trip to Fort Ste
venson and back-a distance OF over 1000
miles-in twenty-six days.
Capt. Abe MePike was thrown out OF
his buggy at ST Louis, on "Wednesday,
and broke his leg. This is the third time
this year be has broken that leg.