Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-14
RIVER MATTERS.
ERATHER AND RIvEEN.

The river Is again swelling slowly at this
point. Our latest information from the
Arkansas reports that stresm failing,
, with nine fest to Little Rock. White
river is also at a good stage, with ten
feet to Augusta. There is no ice in the
Oaio at Louisville. and boats bound
south from st. Louis will resume their
trips to-day or tomorrow. The latest
news from both points will be found in
our Geographic columns.
Arrivals.
Steamer w. r. Arthur, st. Louis.
4" Legal Tender, New Orleans.
" Rubicon, Vicksburg.
{" Nstoms, Frisr's Point.
" Belle Memphis, ct. Louis.
Departures.
Steamer Legal Tender, Louisville.
Rubicon, st. Louis.
I" w. II, Arthur, New Orleans.
In EorL
Steamers w. a. Caldwell, Natoma and
DsRussey.
HEsCELLAEEOUS.
The Ievee wss quiet yesterday, as 1t
ever is on Sunday. Steambostmen gen.
orally went to church. In the evening
our Contemporary, O'DuIfi, entertained 9
select few with come remarks, delivered
from thu top OF 3 skid pile, and fairly
presented his claims TO q seat in the
Board of AideImen.
The Legal Tender passed up Saturday
/ night st q late hour. She was heavily
laden with railroad iron.
The snag boat De Russey still lies at
our levee, making q few repairs prepsrs-
tory to an active winter campaign among
the distractions between Ozark Island
and Vicksburg. She will enter the Mis-
souri, River when navigation opens in the
spring. The De Russey is 8 success, and
the report that her Captain administers
nitrous oxide gas to old roots before pull
ing them, is entirely u~nfounded.
The wreeking party are still at work at
the wreck OF the United States. Up to
the night of the 10Th fifty-two bodies had
been recovered.
The u. S. mail packet w. a. Caldwell,
Capt. Rube Haynes, leaves to-day for
Little Rock and way points on the Ar
kansas. She connects with the Fort
Smith packet. Jack Chambers is her
popular and competent chief clerk, and
Bob Shields is his assistant.
We learn that the troubles at Augusta
have prevented the packets from going
az high as that point on White RIVER
The elegant u. S. mail packet Liberty,
Capt. John Edison, leaves on Tue-d2y for
sll points on White River, connecting
with the Guidon for Pine Bluff, and the
train for Little Rock.
The Belle Memphis is the regular Cairo
and St. Louis packet to-day. She leaves
at p. m. Cspt. John Crane is her mas
ter, and Billy BleDker Is her chief purser.
The fiue steamer Mississippi, Capt. Nat
Green, with Cook Creighton, John Lang
lois and John Feuwick in the Office, viii
be in port TO kay and leaves on Wednes-
day for New O-leans.
The Myrtle, Capt. Hsrdwiek, leaves
IN Tuesday fer Hsie's Point and way
landiogs.
The Lev st. Francis, Capt Tom Bow
man, clerks Paine, Clark and SneIl, will
get away tomorrow for all landings Oh
81 Frspcis river.
The Silver Moon, Capt. HerrleIees,
with Geo. Carter ia the office, leaves to-
morrow for louisville and Cincinnati.
The Natoms, Capt. Jas Lee, is the
regular Tuesdsy packet for Frisr's Point.
Billy Fields and Sterling Whitehead are
her distinguished secretaries
The Independent steamer Des Arc gets
away to-day for White river, connecting
with the Argos for all paints above.
sac Is a fine passenger stesmer COM
msIded by Capt. Elliott, with JLe
LiBiObb hUu MAUI GIaSk IN tne ONCE.
The Norman, Capt Hewett, with Mr..
TGoomy In the Office, leaves to-day for
Evansville. She il the weekly packet /
aud should gSt a good trip.
The Bermuda, Capt. CisycOmb, will be
in port to- leave on Wednesday for Little
Rock and all pointso on the Arkansas.
The Mississippi, Thompson Dean, John
Riigeur and Robert Burns are due from
below.
Capt. Truman Holmes is now in COM
mqnd OF the X Il. Lee.
The Mississippi Transportation Com
pany's barges will run from Cairo, to
New Orleans during the winter.
Tom King, the missing clerk OF the
Bismarck, has been found. His money
is gone. He was the victim OF "hsllu-
cinstions," but Of what kind is not
Several boats were frozen in by the
late cold spell OF the Upper Mississippi.
Heavy ice is running on. of the Missis-
slppi st Cairo, and extends below Column
bus. The Major Anderson has had TO
work through 1t for two or three days.
The merchandise lost by the late fire
at Columbus was not insured. 1t filed
twenty-five freight cara, and was worth
$4,000 at q low estimate. II was Insured
only by river.