Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-08-29
RIVER MATTERS.
WEATHER Ann V

WEATHER AND RIVERS.
LOUISVILLE, August 2S.-WeatheT
clear and warm. River swelIiDg-three
feet six inches in the canal.
D~eparted-Maggie Hays New Orleans;
Anna, Cincinnati America, Memphis.
MEMPHIS, August 29.-The weather
is warm. The river here is steadily de-
clining, with nine feet scant on the bars
between here and Cairo. At st. Louis
the river is still on the decline, with five
and q half feet in the channel between
Cairo and st. Louis. The Ohio was
rising slowly at Louisville on Thursday,
with three feet four inches in the canal
and four feet on the bars in the Lower
Ohio. White river is near bank full,
but falling. The Arkansas is recediDg,
with three feet in the channel from the
Bluff to the mouth, and thirty inches
from Pine Bluff to Little Rock.
Arrivals.
Steamer Sam j. Hale, Cincinnati.
MsyhoWer, White river.
Jalis, V~ieksburg.
4" City of Alton, st. Louis.
DePRrtares.
Steamer julia, st. Louis.
In Port.
Mayfiower, Sam ]. Hale, City of
Alton.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Sam. j. Hale arrived yesterday
morning from Cincinnati, with a full
cargo Of merchandise. She returns to
Cincinnati to-day at five p. IA. Captain
Walker commands.
The Julia passed up yesterday for St.
Louis, with & fair trip, including o large
lot of cattle.
The Rubicon was overdue last night,
bound for Nieksburg. She probably pas
sed down in the night.
The Continental, en- route from st.
Louis to New OrleAns,Iis hard aground at
Island 80, and will have to tighten up in
order to be able to gst over the bar.
Captain Walker, of the Hale, reports
only four feet on the bars In the Lower
Ohio.
Tie Lizzie Gill is overdue from st.
Louis, bound for New Orleans.
The Maggie Hays, Fannie Brandies
aud America are due tomorrow from the
OHIO river.
The w. R. Arthur Is due from st.
Louis.
The magnificent passenger steem1 r r.
E. Lse, Capt. John Cannon, leaves cairo
this evening for New Orleans, and will
be here to leave this port on Monday.
The splendid passenger steamer May
Capt. VIM. Ashford, leaves to-
day at 6 pm, for White river and all way
points through to J~acksonpOrt, connect
at Devalrs Bluff with the Little Rock
railroad for points on the Arkansas.
Messrs. Charley Smither and Charley
Sharpe, two clever and attentive gentle
men, have charge OF the Office.
TIE fine ste amer City of Alton, Capt.
VIM. Thompson, is the regular st. Louis
leaving here to-day al 3 pm.
Mr. White is her chief purser.
We presume thst the habit Of racing
has been pretty effsctually stopped for
the present in the upper Ohio river, as
the United States Local Inspectors Of the
port Of Pittsburg have recently taken
away the license Of Conover Hodge, a
pilot on the steamer franklin, and sus-
him from duty. They have also
boats. This was all owing to the fact
several collisions have taken place
On that river, and should be q warning 10
;~teamboatmen on our waters.
The magnificent packet Des Arc, hay-
ing been repainted and " fixed up,n will
here for White river next Tuesday
1t ) o'clock pm. Cspt. John ID. Elliott
will be in command, with Capt. James
and Matt Glass in charge of the
office. II is useless TO say anything In
of either boat or officers, as both
are well known. Capt. Elliott informs
is that he is ''going to stay" in the White
river trade.
The Tyrone enters the Louisville and
Cairo trade.
The Dexter, Thompson, Dean, Belle
Lee, Indiana, Richmond and Louisville
IRE laid up ct Cairo
The w. A. Caldwell will resume her
in the Arkansas river trade next
week.
Capt. Frank Hicks was in the city yes
He wilt leave for st. Louis in a
days, to bring the Magenta out. She
her initial trip in the Memphis
New Orleans trade on the 10th OF
next month.
The Louisville Journal of Thursday
peaks in the following complimentary
manner of the Belle Lee: The magni6-
,ent steamer Belle Lee, now lying
st Cairo, is about completed in the
many little ornamental and other ad-
to her, and We learn
rom a gentleman whom we saw from
here yesterday, that she is the admira-
ion of everybody down that way or pass
ug. We stick to our assertion made seve-
al days ago, that she is going take every
hing before her in the coming season.
She leaves Cairo for Memphis on the
18th proximo, where she will go into q
Inc running to New Orleans and con
with the Memphis railroads.
We wish Capt. MeGill and his beautiful
Belle Lee much success"