Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-03
RIVER MATTERS.
AND RIyERs.

MEMPHIS, September 3.-Westhel
cloudy and sultry, with indications oil
more rain. The river here commenced
rising at noon, and rose one inch and
half up to 6 pm. The packets report {
feet in the channel between here and
Cairo. At St. Louis the river is swell.
ing, with an Improvement in navigation,
there being 81 feet in the channel be.
tween that point and Cairo. The Ohio
is rising at Cincinnati and Louisville,
with four feet in the canal and five feet
On the bars in the Lower Ohio. The la.
test advices from Arkansas reports thai
stream falling slowly, with three feet In
the channel from Little Rock cut. White
river is falling, with a fair steamboat
stage of water through to Jacksonport.
Arrivals
Steamer Marble City, st. Louis.
Natoma, Napoleon.
Boat ia Port
Marble City and Natoma.
MIsCELLANEOUs.
There was no business Whatever on the
wharf yesterday, with no arrival up to
dark.
The Commonwealth is due up.
The Bismarck is due from st. Louis en-
route to New Orleans. She is probably
laying hard up to a sand bar between
here and Cairo.
The Celeste, Maggie Hays and Amer
lea are due from the Ohio river. The two
latter steamers will probably be found at
the wharf to-day.
The Mollie Able leaves st. Louis to-
day for New Orleans.
The splendid passenger steamer Nato.
go Canf Topano a. lna-oa - H. -
5 pm. for Napoleon, the bends and the
Arkansas river, connecting at Napoleon
with the fine low water packet American
for Little Rock and points on the Arkan-
a river. Freight and passengers will
90 through Without delay. BILLY Fields.
Mr.. Whitehead and Stack Lee, a trio al
clever gentlemen, have charge of the Of
fee.
The Champion was to have left Gin
cinnati yesterday for Memphis, and the
Tarlequah was announced for New Or
leans.
Captain Harrison, of the Bart Able,
was recently arrested at Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, on the charge of disorderly
conduct, and resisting the City Marshal
in the discharge of his duty.
The superb steamer Marble City, Cap
tain Conway, leaves to-day at 5 pm, for
Cairo and St. Louis. Messrs. Henry
Corbyn and Milt. Perry, two clever gem
tlemen, have charge OF the Office.
The Rubicon, Capt. VIM. Blake, is the
Friday st. Louis packet.
1hs following steamboat transfers have
recently been /. made at st. Louis /:
Steamer Julia-Fred Sebastian sells
5-36ths to David Campbell for $50;
Steamer Pike-Carendelet ferryboat-
George Dorman sells one-third TO John
Fletcher for $1,000; Steamer Sully-Cyn-
thia A. Cunningham sells to S. g. Baker
one-third, Henry Switzer one-third, and
Mary Ann NJ. Espy one-third, In com
sideration.of $4,000. Previous to this
M. T. Cunningham sold one-eigth Of
same steamer TO G. A. Cunningham.
In the matter Of the alleged racing be-
tween the rival steamboat lines ON the
Monongshela river, the Grand Jury pres
ent that the steamers Elector and Frank
lin have violated the laws regulating the
eam marine, and recommends such
legislation as will enable the Marshal to
seize any steamers that shall engage in
racing, and retain possession until secu-
rity shall be given that the practice will
be discontinued. This is a. 1t should be-.