Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-06-09

natl, ana seven and 8 nall feet 10 the ca
nal. AT St. Louis the river is stationary,
with nine feet in the channel between
that point and Cairo. White and St.
Francis rivers are still receding, with a
fair steamboat stage in each. The Ar
kansas is falling, with three feet scaut
above Little Rock, and five feet from
there out, The upper Missouri and Mis-
sissippi are rising slowly.
Arrivals.
Steamer Belle Lee, Louisville.
MinneOla, Cincinnati.
" Tempest, Louisville.
" M. Hambleton, Sr. +. river.
" Commercial, White river.
4" Great Republic, st. Louis.
4" City of Cairo, st. Louis.
4" Frank PargOud, ST. Louis.
{" Olive Branch, New Orleans.
Departures.
Steamer Belle Lee, New Orleans.
Great Republic, New Orleans.
4" Frank PargOud, New Orleans.
" City of Cairo, st. Louis.
Olive Branch, St. LouiS.
/" Cleaner, Arkansas river.
" Tempest, White river.
Boats in Port.
Commercial, Minneola, Mollie Ham
bleton.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Capt. Dan Able and Capt. Nat Green,
of the steamer MOllie Able, arrived ia
the city last evening and were duly re-
ceived by their friends.
The famous low pressure steamer
Richmond left New Orleans Saturday
for Louisville with another big trip. She
will be here this evening and leave at s
pm. Capt. Slut Neal, with the assist
ance Of his valuable clerks, Messrs. VOL
folk aud Lodge, is building up a good
reputation for the Richmond. Success
attend them.
The R E. Lee is due to-day, bound
for New Orleans.
The Cora s, Capt. King, will be in port
this evening, and will leave tomorrow
at 10 o'clock Am. for the Arkansas
river. Al Croxal is her chief purser.
The steamer Champion, which sunk
in the 0aio at Chewaultsl Reach on Fri
day last, caa be raised. She is sunk in
water up to her boiler deck, and lies
straight with her head toward the Ken
lucky shore. She belongs to Capt. w.
Gregg, J-M-NasOn, w. Isham and Jno.
William on, of Cir cinnati, and is insured
in that city for Sl2 000.
The Magenta, Alaska and Louisiana
I n AAO W ~ &GN 0AAEaADs
The Commercial, Capt. Wm. Ashford,
is the regular Tuesday packet for White
river, leaving to-day at ) pm. for all
points on White river, connecting at Du.
vall's Bluff with the Little Rock Rail-
rOsd for all points on the Arkansas.
Messrs. Charley and Johnny Smithers,
two clever gentlemen, have charge Of ting
Office.
Capt. John B. Davis, Superintendent
of the White River Packet Company,
has authorized the Commercial and lib
erty No. 2 to sell half fare tickets to all
who wish to attend the National Con-
~vention on the 4th Of July.
The Minneols is receiving for the
Chic and leaves to-day at 3 p, IN.
The Darling will be in port tomorrow
from Cincinnati.
The toWboat Peytons, from New Or
leans, is laid up here repairing her ma.
chinery.
: Capt. John Adams left last night for
Kew Orleans.
y The Mollie Hambleton, Capt. Bow
man, leaves to-day at 5 pm. for st.
Francis river. Messrs. Paine, Clark and
Shell are clerks.
The st. Louis Democrat of Saturday
says; no diserilnlnsti9n In rates, sp-
pears to'be the wstehword the New Or
leans steamboats, are adopting, and as it
Is very generally supposed that ship
pers will give the preference to steam
1osfa evlr haEges, rates being the same,
the bsrges viii be dead stccKi rOHted and
driven from the field, provided the
steamboats, carry on the contest on that
line long enough. Flour 2l3 per bbl
bacon 15c per 100, corn 15c per sack, oats
zoe, and other articles in proportion,
were the announced rates yesterday, by
steamer and barge f~iuetuatiDg, unset
tied, wild, they were characterized by
solae meFehAnts and sgenrs. We win
hereafter carry at barge rates, snd per-
NIT no margin for the bsrges, said the
boatmen.
The P. w. Strader is laid up at Louis
vile.
The Lexington has been sold st 81,
Louis by the Messrs. Alexander, to Capt.
H. G. Carson, Thomas Hutchinson and
Jones, all practical steamboatmeD, for q
moderate ~sum-S4S00.
The bridge over the Mississippi river
st Quincy is rapidly approaching COM
pIetion. The stone work will all be done
in the course of two weeks. On several
Of the spans the iron Is up and the track
laid, and everything ready to await the
completion Of the other sections Of the
bridge.
Capt. William Thompson has left st.
Louis for Missouri river, on behalf of the
underwriters, to raise the Princess,
lately sunk.
Col. r. K. Byrd, a delegate from
Roane county, being sent 70 Washing
Q for the purpose OF representing and