Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-15
RIVER MATTERS.
WEATHER n RIyEns.

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not less than 10 feet to Cairo and 10 feet
thence TO st Louis. The Arkansas Is st
splendid stsge, hut is falling The Lit
tie Rock Gazette of Saturday says the
river at that point is falling fast, with
S feet in the channel below and 3 feet to
Fort Smith. White river and tributa-
ries are rising. There YVES 10 feet to Au-
gusta when the last packet came out.
The stage of the river above will be
found among cur telegraphio dispatches
Arrivals.
Steamer Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
StoBeSsil, ST. Louis.
julia, 81. Louis.
Indiana, Louisville.
Norman, Evansville.
Empire, Cincinnati.
Silver Moon, Cincinnati.
Myrtle, Haile's Point.
Mississippi, New Orleans.
John Kilgour, New Orleans.
ST Francis, s.. Francis river.
LiOsrty No 2, White river.
Dss Arc, White river.
Departures.
Steamer John Kugour, Louisville.
StoDewall. New Orleans.
Indiana, New Orleans.
Empire, New Orleans.
julia, V.cksbn,g
W A Caldwell, Ark. river.
II. DsRusey, Vicksburg.
In Port.
Belle Memphis, Des Arc, Silver Moon,
st Francis, Liberty, Norman, Myrtle,
Mississippi, Lady Withaup.
sisUELLANEOUs.
The Msry Forsyth, Capt. Alex. Zsig
Ter, backs out to-day for Cairo and st.
Louie, making all way landings and close
connections with the trains North and
East. messrs. White and Briggs are her
popular clerks.
The United States msi! steamer Lib.
erty, with Capt John Edison on tho roof,
backs out promptly to day for all land
ings on White river. She connects with
Clay Rice's Guidon for Pine Bluff and
the railroad for Little Rock. "Our
Miit " is her handsome chief, and Char
ley Sharpe his assistant clerk.
The new and splendid steamer st.
Francis, Capt. Tom Bowman, gets away
to-day for al points on s.. Francis river.
She is one Of our very finest local pack
cts. Paine, Clark and Shell divide the
duties and honoTs of her office.
Sam CroghaD, an old steamboat stew
ard, ond one OF our stauDchest colored
Democrats, hss opened the "Orisatal 4"
restaurant at No. So North Court street,
and has fitted itup elegantly. He is emil
Dent!y worthy Of patronage, and can get
up q square meal uneQualled in the city.
Capt. Sam Dushane has gone IN a tour
through Virginia, Georeis, Alabama,
etc, In the interest OF the Arkansas River
Packet Company.
The LRsy Withsup still lies at our
wharf, being involved, we learn, in come
peeuniary difficulty. 1t will be settled,
however, to-day.
The II p. Converse, which came here
some weeks ago hunting q trade, has
only found q ringboit at the lower levee
up to this time.
The good steamer Natoms, Capt. Jim
Lee, backs out to-day for Friar's Point
and points below. She is q comfortable
passenger packet. Billy Fields and Ster-
flag Whitehead are her secretaries.
The Dss Are did not leave last night,
but will get away to-day at the usual
hour for ell points on White river. She
connects with the Argos for ali points
above. Capt. John Elliott is master.
Joe Elliott add Matt Glass are her well
known clerks.
The elegant and spacious Mississippi,
now in port, leaves on Wednesday for
the bends, Vicksburg and New Orleans.
She has splendid passenger aecOmmods-
tons. Capt. Nat Green is her master,
and in the office will be found Messrs-
Creighton, L4Dglois and Fenwick as
clerks, and Hel.ery, the famous, is spir-
itusl adviser.
The Myrtle, Capt. Hardwick, with
Frank GontermSn in the office, leaves
to-day for Haile's Point and way land
ings.
The bright Silver Moon, Capt. Ben
Merrilees, leaves for Cairo and Cinein-
natl to-day al 5 pm. She will take pas
sengeTs through without deisy. Mr..
Carter is puFser.
The Ozark, Capt Bissdell. Is the regu-
lar Thursday Arkansas river U. 3. mail
packet
Clsycomb's Bermuda will be 10 port
to-day and leaves on Wednesday for Lit
tie Rock and way points on the Arkan-
sas. She will make weekly trips hence
to Pine Bluff.
Pilot Henry Eiier, of the steamer
Rath, has been suspended fer the term of
sixty days, to take effect from the 10Th
inst. This action on the part OF our To-
spectors was taken after hearing ali the
testimony In the case of the recent col
lision between the Ruth and louisiana.
The following dispatch was received
yesterday
ST.. LOUIS, December II, 1865.
Capt ]. c. Crane, steamer Belle Memphis
Weather very mild. Come to Cairo.
Unless the weather turns again cold you
will come here. J. A. SCUDDER,
Secretary.
In obedience to this dispatch the Belle
Memphis will leave TO day for Cairo and
s.. Lluis. Billy Blenker is clerk.
The Norman, Capt. Hewett, with Mr..
TwOomy In the Office, lea es to-day for
Evansville. She is the weekly packet,
and is one OF the best boats Of her class
afi1at.
The independent steamer Des Arc gets
away to-day for White river, connecting
with the Argos fer ali points above.
She is a fine passenger steamer com-
mGnded by Cspt. Elliott, with Joe Elliott
and Matt Glass in the office. The Des
Are brou0hti n S76 bales of cotton and re-
shi ped 80 bales az the mouth.
The 81. Francis brought in nearly 800
bales OF cotton and 1850 sacks OF cotton
seed.
The Liberty came in with p good load
OF cotton. Sae had several families who
were driven from their hoAes in Au-
gusta by the loyal militia and rufians
who are new plilaging and numbering
throughout that section OF country.
4nC ANtSbAAOhn vii pass uOWH SO-IlCL-
row at 3 pm. for New Orleans.
The t0wbOat j. w. Garrett passed up
yesterday
Capt. Jas. OiDurf, our contemporary,
has been nominated as q candidate for
Alderman of the Third ward. A good
selection.
The DeRnssey left for her field Of opera
tons near VieksbuTg yesterday.
-Four companies OF State militia are
now at Helena. Two Of them are des-
tined to prey upon the people of Missis-
sippi county, Ark, and the other two,
commanded by negroes, are or their way
to Cotton Plant, Ark. We sincerely
sympathise with the people Of Arkansas
10 their condition, aud with them we
ask, How long, Oh Lord, how long ?n
Negro thieves on our levee are making
a good thing in the way of cotton pick
ing. Matt Giass caught one yesterday
about dawn and marched him to the
The Octavia has been purchased by
the-GOvernment.
The ram ViDdicator is now used to
keep the river open st ST. Louis so that
tho ferry boats q ruu
Heavy ice was running in the Missis-
as FAR down ss Osceola on Sunday.
The st. Louis Republican publishes
the whereabouts of l26 steamers owned
that port.
Tho Graat Popt,bIjo u;II he aold Of 81