Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-22
RIVER MATTERS.


RIVER MATTERS.
WEATHER AED RIVERs.
ST.. LouIs, July 21-The river is fall
ing here Gnd all the upper streams are
declining.
I JUIsvILLE, July 21.-The river is
falling with four feet in the canal by the
marx. The e Ither ia cloudy with indi-
cations Of rain. Thermometer, $50.
MEMPHIS, July 22.-Westher warm,
with occasional showers. The river at
/ this point has taken a turn and Is SWELL
/ ing siowly, having gone up inches in
the past "a hours. We have no later
news from the Arkansas or White rivers
| than given in our last.
Arrivals.
Steamer W. R. Arthur, st. Louis.
| Laura, ST. Louis.
Darling Cincinnati.
Natoma, Friar's Point.
w. A. Caldwell, Ark. river.
Departures.
Steamer Arthur, New Orleans.
Laura, White river.
Commercial, White river.
M. HambletOn, st. F. river.
[ In Port.
Natoma, Darling, w. A. Caldwell.
mEscEILANE0Us.
! The Commercial and MolHa Handle
ton went out with very fair trips for the
season.
The Darling came in last evening from
Cincinnati. -.r@
The Laura arrived from 81. Louis
light, bound for White river for load Of
| lumber
The Arthur passed down with all the
| freight she wanted.
An arrangement is about being per-
feeted which will cause quite a change
in the future operations OF some of our
local packets.
The Marble City, Capt. Conway, leaves
tomorrow for Cairo and St. Louis.
The handsome q. S. mail steamer w
A. Caldwell will be found in port this
morning, and leaves for Little Rock and
way points tomorrow evening. Rube
Haynes is master, and Jack Chambers,
" the silent" is chief clerk.
The splendid steamer Natoma, Capt.
Jim Lee, will be in port this morning,
and leaves at pm. for Friar's Point
and all way landings. She is now the
finest of our local packets. Fields.
Whitehead and Lee are her secretaries.
1t is not often that we have to record q
piece of heartlessness on the part OF
steambOatmen, but when we do, we are
pretty sure to ventilate it. Many of our
citizens remember an old steamboat
mate named Carnagle, who at one time
was employed on the st. Louis wharf
boat at cur levee. He lost his leg while
following the stars and bars in the army
of Northern Virginia, and recently, by q
fall, was compelled to suffer a second
amputatiOD. He yesterday applied to
Capt Pat. YOre, Of the W. r Arthur,
for passage to his friends in New Orleans,
and was refused. We are satisfied that
the officers OF the Atlantic line would
not indorse the action Of Capt. YOre in
thus refusing passage to a brother boat
man ia distress. 1t was one Of the most
heartless acts we have ever heard OF, and
If it wins any fame for the Captain, we
hope he will credit US for making 1t
public.
The Darling will leave this evening
FOR Cairo and Cincinnati. She is one OF
the best boats plying the Ohio river, and
will go through without delay. Capt.
Lew Hates is master, and Mr.. Power,
clerk.
;, The Ruth is due up this morning.
Sam Shock weighs a ton. His trip
improved him.
Jim Durff weighs much less. His trip
didn't help him.
Cincinnati lager is not conducive to
good health.
Capt. NJ. w. Kenny, of the Tarpaulin
. Depot, did not take his dogs to New
York. They are so pretty he feared to
lose them.
The knights of the Skid - will meet
at their usual place to-day. Matt Glass,
secretary.
The Louisville re-shipped 200 tons OF
: freight at Cairo, and has laid up there.
A pilot named Clark, who has q family
! in ST. Louis, was arrested at Cincinnati
on Sunday, for causing the ruin Of a
young lady passenger on the steamer
Charmer.
The Columbia has arrived at St. Louis
from the mountains. She brought $50,
COO in gold.
The Mollie Able is on the docks at
st. Louis. She struck bank and sprung
her butts.
The Mississippi will have cotton guards
when che comes into this trade.
A large number of steamers are laid
up at st. Louis, many OF them were
never fitted for any trade.
The total tonnage of vessels belonging
to the port of st. Louis, steam vessels, e
I 1900 Oh. Iue NUN Der OF VesSeiS Is ABOUT
! 200. The total tonnage Of the barges is
2S. 572 05. The number of vessels built
during the fiscal year ending June 80,
1868, is l6, tonnage 5I29 SO. The vessels
lost during the same time belonging to
the port of ST. Louis is given at 26, with
nearly 10000 tonnage,
"Life saving suits" have been in
vented, which will be adopted by the
Government, and placed upon all sea-
going vessels. The apparatus consists OF
cork jacket, which being adjusted and
, the rubber suit slipped over the wearer's
. dress, covering the whole body, with the
r exception of the face and hands, protects
the weaTer and such valuables as be may
: have on his person, and keeps him COM
: fort able and free from cramps. The
! shoe weights keep him in an erect posi-
ton in the water, aud the hand devices
enable him to propel himself to shore or
any other place of safety. Attached Ia
the suit, by long cord, is buoyant APP
] paratus, which contains provisions and
} fresh water enough to last eight days, GO
that a person will be enabled to keep
r floating upon the surface of the water
, and sustain life during that time. By
an ingenious arrangement a flag or de-
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