Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-10
RIVER
wEArHER AND RrvEsrS.

Is rising slowly with twelve feet in thl
channel. The Ohio Is rising with eight
feet in the canal. The Lower Ohio re-
msins Ia coed condition. The Arkansa;
h reeediDg with four and 3 half feet In
lie channel out and three feet above
there.
Arrivals.
Steamer Luminsry, st. Louis.
Ottawa, st. Louis.
" Th0s. II. Allen, Cincinnati.
Minnie, Cincinnati.
" Ruth, New ORLEANS.
Departures.
Steamer Clifton, Cincinnati.
Minnie, Cincinnati.
I" Magenta, New Orleans.
I" Hssper, st. L9uIs.
f" Luminary, Vicksburg.
In Pert.
Thos. H. Allen, Ottawa.
sEEsOELLAEE8US.
The new Arkansas river U. s. mall
packet Thomas II. Allen, built st MaGi-
son, Ind, for the Memphis and Arkansas
River Packet Company, arrived In port
Yesterday morning. She leaves this
evening for the Arkansas river, through
to Eft. Smith. She is q splendid crsfti
staunch, of easy model, and complete In
her appointments. She was built ex-
pressly fer the trade, for which she is
well adapted. Her outfit is in Keeping
with the neat cabins, her motive power
isoi good material, while her hull is made
strong and of the best Of timber. Capt.
Rsese PritcLard, formerly Of the Celeste,
commands the new Craft, while Messrs.
Walker and Sam. Woods, genial and
clever gentlemen, have charge Of the
Office, She leaves promptly at 5 pm.
The Minnie, from Cincinnati arrived
In port yesterday morning and cleared
in the evening with a fair trip.
Tho Linton 10 the Thursd9y-Hsila's
Point and tina bends-psoket.
The w. a. Caldwell, Capt. Rubs
Hsines, Is due from the Arkansas.
The Tempest is due from Louisville,
bound for White river. Mr.. Aleck Stew
art, q clever gentleman and efficient
clerk, has charge Of the Office. AIeck is
growing Ir favor wherever he goes.
The Luniinsry passed down for V!cks.
burg yesterday.
The Darling, Capt. Lew Hates, viii be.
found at the wharf this morning and will
return 10 Cincinnati on Friday.
The Lady Witheup did not get off
last evening for White river. She leaves
this evening.
The q. s. Government dredgs boat
Octavia arrived last evening from st.
Louis.
The Ruth arrived from New Orlesns
last night, and leaves on Saturday with
a return trip.
Capt. Alt. G. luther, of the Star Union
Line, and ? his bride, formerly Miss
Emma Speed, of this city, left on a bril-
dsl trip for New Orleans last night on
the Magenta. We wish our friend and
his lovely wife every blessing which
Providence a bsstow upon them. Two
more bridal parties were on the Ma
gents.
Capt. John Adams, who returned On
Tuesday from Cincinnati, will, we learn,
take q trip to Arkansas to-day on the
new steamer Thomas H. Allen.
; EThe good steamer Linton, Capt. Hay
wood, leaves at 4 pm. to-day as a regu-
lar Wijtsburg packet. She makes al
way landings IN st. Francis river.
aThe Nick L0ngWorth will pass down
! EOur e0tempOrsry Of the Avalanche, |
Jim Durff, il, we learn, q promi-
uent candidate for Aldermanie hOnors in
the Third ward. Well known in the city
as patriotic, energetic and, like C3 iar's
wife, beyond suspicion Of anything ike !
eorruptib!lity, he would make q good
parent to his section Of the city.
The Argosy leaves for Evansville to-
Capt. Vandegrif is master.
The elegant city Of Cairo, Capt. John
w. Msl5n, leaves tc Gay at 4 pm. for
Cairo and st. Louis, making connection
with trains North and East. No finer
boat floats than the C4iro, and no better
Or more popular clerk pres.dss anywhere
than Monroe Cunningham. He is as
sisted by Mr.. Glenn Nolte. Her tables
are sumptuons and her beds soft as elder
The Clifton got away last night for
Cincinnati with 1900 bales of cotton.
The Magenta, for New Olleans, had
but l75 bales. Sae had, however, q fine
passenger trip.
We have for seversl dsY9notiGed q gang |
Of white lsb0reFs upon the levee under
direction Of John C0sgrove. They
load aud unload steamers mach more !
and reliably than the negroes
who are lying around loose, and we hope
that our river men will patronize them.
The mail line between Louisville and
Cincinnati will build two fine steamers
to take the places Of the America and
United Slater,