Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-08-11
RIVER MATTERS.
WEATHER AID REvERs.

CINCINNATI, August l0.-River 144 feet
in the channel. Arrived, Sam J. Hale.
ST. LOUIS, August l0.-Arrived, the
L luisville, Rubicon and Lizzie Gill de-
parted, Marble City. River declining {;
Z feet TO Cairo.
LOUISVILLE, August 10.-River rising /;
feet ia canal cloudy and warm.
MEMPHIS, August ia heavy rain
fell after daylight yesterday morning,
which lasted an hour or two. The rest
OF tie day was clear and warm.
The river is falling rapidly, and the
bOsts at the levee are constrained to put
out spars. From Capt. Crane, OF the
Belle Memphis, We learn that there is
scant feet and falling, from st. Louis
to Cairo, ausrter-less twain at Phillips
and Point Pleasant, and feet st 81, the
shoslest place hence TO Cairo.
White river is falling, with Al feet to
Dsvsli's Bluff, feet to Augusta. The
river Is very fiat at the mouth. The
Commercial rubbed at several places
coming out.
In the Arkansas there is "a inches to
Pine Bluff and 30 inches to Little RICK.
Arrivals.
Steamer MOllie Able, s.; Louis.
f." Commercial, White river.
&" Luminsry, Vieksburg. a
Mary Forsyth, st. Louis.
Dapartures.
Steamer Mollie Able, New Orleans.
" Luminsry, st. Louis.
= Natoma, Napoleon.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
Ia Port.
MoIlle HambletOa, New York, Com
mercial, Mary FOTsy tn.
MISCELLANEOUS.
We had long array of boats at the
landing yesterday, and affairs in that To-
cslity were more animated than for some
days past.
The ST. Francis river packet Mollis
HambletOn, Capt. Tom Bowman, leaves
to-day at 3 pm. as above. She makes
all way landings. Paine, Clark and
Shell are her clerks.
The Natome had good trip for Nspo-
leon and way points.
The Belle Memphis had good trip Of
people bat light freight for st. Louis.
The Mary Forsyth, Capt. Alex. Zsigler,
made her debut as q Memphis packet
last evening. She will leave 1T pm.
to-day for Cairo and st. Louis.
We have been called upon by Capt.
Crane, Of the Belle Memphis, in refer
ence to 3 letter which appeared In CO.
temporary relative 10 the officers Of the
City OF Cairo. We knew Capt. Crane
too well to think that any act of inhu-
mainly could emanate from him. The
party who it was claimed was put off at
Cape Girardeau did not express q wish
to come TO Memphis, but paid his fare to
the Cape, where he alleged be had friends
who would assist him. Capt. Crane
states in reference to Capt NORMAN that
he did not know that he was not cabin
passenger until some time after leaving
Cairo. That he met him several times
on the boat on the boiler deck, in the en-
CINE room and other places, and when
Informed that he was on deck he in
vited him up stairs, but that Capt. w.
declined Capt. Crane is well known as
one of our most liberal river men, and
SIS we said before, an act of discourtesy
to a brother bOatman is foreign 10 his
nature.
The "Old Reliable" goes out to-day
at pm. for Whittier river. Sne connects
with the Plain City for Vicksburg and
the ears for Little Rock at DevalPs Bluff,
as well Gs the Brooks and Fairy Queen
for upper White river. Capt. Billy Ash
ford Is master and Charley Smithers is
clerk.
Capt. J. Z. Streeper has severed his
connection with the Southern Hetel, of
this city, and goes North. He will re-
turn soon, and may go to steamboating
again.
The Mollie Able passed down yester-
day morning, heavily laden.
Tue people of White river viii see
their new steamer Mayfiower next week.
The st. Louis Republicon of the Ssh
saws: Jim Durff, OF the Memphis AUG-
Eqncte, is very handy with his scissors"
1t is natural for him to pick up old iron
or steal.
The towboat J. n. Kellogg passed up
and the Newsboy down yesterday.
The New York, Capt. Stein, with Mr..
Richmond in the office, leaves to-day for
Cairo and Cincinnati. she makes all
way landings, and is in ali respects No.
packet.
srhe Ruth and h. NJ. Shreve were both
due last night.
A Cincinnati paper alludes to Mata-
moras, Texas, and to Monterey across
the river"
The Continental left New Orleans on
Saturday. She will be due here
Wednesday night.
The st. Louis Times says: The
Vicksburg packets are doing fine busi-
display such energy in trying to accom-.
modate the shippers and travellers by
placing such superior boats and accom-
plished gentlemen in the trade as they
DO now" We say they must not sdver-
tise to leave port, however, at q partieu-
lar hour and get away some hours in adj
vance, thereby preventing shippers from
getting their bills OF lading signed, rs
| they have been doing here.
The Cairo Democrat local, abiding to
snag-boats, says:
"They clear the rivers of innumerable
dangerous snags, thereby saving valus-
bic boats laden with inland commerce
We wonder if ocean navigation
wouldn't be profitable freight.
Capt Slut Neal will place the Rich
mond in the Memphis and New Orleans
| trade. She is now at Cairo, where addi-
ditional rooms are being added to her
cabin, and her texas is being length
ened, thereby making her the largest
passenger carrier sfoat. She has
always been a favorite with traveller,
owing to her safety and speed, and will
no doubt continue to be "the chief
among ten thousand, and the one alto
pether Iovely.u See her card.
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