Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-06-20
RIVER MATTERS.
wEATnnR ANn RIYEEs.

Yesterday was hot and unpleasant
| day. The heat was intense until To-
wards dusk but dark-edged little clouds
| occasionally fitted across the SKY, which
| looked as though they might mass at
some point and come back upon US with
rain. Towards evening the western
horizon became threatening, and before
dark storm of rain, preceded bv n
/ heavy wind and clouds OF dust. h-oI-a
| upon Us. The grateful earth, which yvss
! almost p2fohed By several days OF tirv
| weather, drank in the refreshing drons 50
| they fell, and the young corn and cotton
| and vegetables, and every inaninate
| growing thing, viii break upon US this
morning with rene we'd beauty, and in g
suit OF deeper green. The river at this
/ point Is fsiling. The Upper Mississippi
| Is rising rapidly at Dubuque The Mis-
souri, is declining. By our DISPATCHES in
another column it will be seen that The
| Ohio is rising. A big flood is coming out
OF the Licking from local rains this
rise will have 40 effect here. The Cum
/ oerland is very low, having less than 20
inches on the shoals. The Arksnsas l.
| stationary, but the channel is cutting
out The Celeste reports 81 to 4 feet to
Little Rock. White river is fslling
steadily but with plenty Of water to ali
points.
Arrivals.
Steamer Liberty, White River.
" Belle st. Louis, st. Louis.
:! Celeste, Arkansas River.
Julia, Vicksburg.
Departures.
Steamer Darling, Cincinnati.
Julia, st. Louis.
Ia POeG
Liberty, Celeste, Belle st. Louis.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A violent storm ragged yesterday, at
noon, east Of Louisville.
The fine passenger packet Celeste,
Capt. Pcitchard, came in yesterday full
OF people and leaves again on Monday
for all points on the Arkansas.
The popular Capt. Bill Blake will back
out the Ru0icon to-day for Vicksburg
and the bends, mSking all way landings.
All GFiseom Is chief clerk, and is COM
petent officer. The Rubieon IL the
regular United States mail packet.
The Belle st. Louis, Capt. Zeigler,
with Ad Storm In the Office. backs out
to-day for Cairo and Sc. Louis at 8 Q. an.
She connects with the popular Northern
line, and with railroads North and
East.
The Norman, Capt. Dickinson, leaves
for all pointg on White and Black rivers
81 noon to-day.
The fast U. 5. Mail sidswheel packet
Liberty, Capt. Jim Rice, backs out to-
day at D pm. for JacksonpOrt and all
way landings on White river. She has
elegant passenger accommodations, ard
such choice spirits as Harry and Sharpe
will be found at her desk,
The Dazzling left for Cincinnati with q I
cabin full Of people. OF freight, she had
200 bales OF cotton, 1000 beer barrels, 125
bales Of rags, 30 hogsheads of old iron, loo |
bales Of hides, and 800 barrels of potatoes. !
Glass House bar, below Pittsburg, is |
again becoming troublesome to steam |
ers.
Ben Hubs, Of the Hubbs, Patrick & 1
Co. wharfboat at Evansville, is missing. /
His fate is wrapped In mystery.
There is no truth whatever in the re-
port that Larry Hsrmstad has purchased .
the Star wharfbOst,
The towbost Atlantic and three bsrges
were sold at st. Louis foT SIS, 600, to
Tunstall & Holmes and James ShaIer.
She will be engaged INDEPENDENTLY IN I
the New Orleans trade.
A well known st. Louis pilot, named /
John Snider, was married to Miss Gossin
at Cincinnati on Wednesday last.
Mr.. Mantz, Of the st. Louis City Coun-
Gil, at q late meeting offered a resolution,
asking the Senators and Representatives
IN Congress for this State 20 promote the
passage Of q bill sppropFiating 81 900, 900
for the Improvement of the Mississippi
and Missouri, mere particularly that por-
ton of the Mississippi at the mouth OF
the Missouri slso requesting the Union
Merchants Exchange and Board Of
Trade to call meetings to express the
opinion of those bodies.
The Only Chance is announced at st.
Louis for a second Montsna trip.
The loss of the Ocean Wave, reeentIv
burned in Lake Pepin, was occasioned
by mattresses in tie after part of the
cabin taking fire from sparks from the
smoke stack. The engineer snelled
smoke, and running up stairs, found the
rear OF the cabin on FIRE, beyond saving.
and, giving the alarm, ths pilot run the
vessel ashore, where she burned to the
water's edge. The crew lost all their
clothing, and with the officers, had
barely time to escape with their lives, so
rapidly did the flames Consume the COM
bustible material Of which ali boats are
made.
A passenger on the Ben mccullough,
which was burned recently, on the
Ouschita, has il letter to the Camden
Eagle, given full particulars Of the de-
struction Of that boat and accompanying