Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-23
RIVER MATTERS.
WEATMER AND RTvKRs.

ST. LOUIS, July 22.-The river is fall
ing, with seant 8 feet to Cairo.
Arrived-Psrgoud and Bismarck.
Departed-City OF Alton fog Mempbfs.
and Lizzie Gill FOR New Orleans.
LOUISVILLE, July 22.-The river IA
still falling, with 3 feet inches in the
canal by the mark
Tho weather is cloudy and very warm.
eparted-Legal Tender for New Or
leans with fair trip.
CAIRO, July 22.-The river fell inches
to-day.
Up-City Of Cairo, Sam.
CINCINNATI, July - The river is
falling, With feet inches in the chan
mel.
MEMPHIS, July 28.-The weather
warm and cloudy, with a GOOD shower
in the afternoon. Rain wss also imnai-
nent at dark. The river Tose II inches
IN the past tTenty-fOur hours. The
Arkansas has three feet To Pine Bluff,
aud thirty inches to Little Rock. White
river i've feet to Augusta, and falling.
ArFfVaIs-
Steamer Marble City, st. Louis.
Louisville, Louisville.
Departures.
Steamer Darling, Cincinnati.
Louisville, New Orleans.
IN EDrts
Steamer Natoms.
zEsCEs.GA AEeUs.
1t was dull at all points on the levee
yesterday, except at the skid deDot,
where CLUB Of returned New Yorkers
sat and eanvAsssd the nomination, the
| prospects for low water, the probable de-
nlRnd for tarpaulins this ssasOB, the
amount OF tonnage required, etc. It was
concluded that boating would be excel
/ lent, wages high, nobody Idle, ard, in
fact, that the good timeU was coming.
by reference to another column, it will
be seen that the Memphis and Arkansas
River u B. Mail Line Withdraw all their
boats temporarily, or during the low
water, and placed the fine side-whe5I
packet Natoma il the Napoleon trade,
making two trips per week, connecting
/ at Napoleon with the light-draugbt pas-
senger packets, American and Van Bu-
rem, for Pine Bluff and Little Rock.
This viii give Us two departures. each
week FOR the Arkansas, as usual. The
| NatOma leaves to-day on her first trip
under the new arrangement Capt Lee
retains command, and Messrs. Fields,
| Whitehead and Lee, are clerks. The
/ Natoma VIII not neglect her old friends
Of the triar's Point trade, bat will ac-
| cOmmOdate them as usual
I The Darling went out last night with
little or no freight, but with = good pas
senger trip.
Capt. A. Jack Carter comes out on the
/ Continental.
The Henry Ames has been tOwed to
the st. Louis bOueyard.
BY dispatch 10 Vins0n Il Donahue,
We learn that Mr.. ThCs. Ellison, one Of
the owners of the NatOma, died yester-
day at his farm, in Adams county, Ohic,
Of c0DgestiVe chill. Mr. Ellison was
well known here.
The Liberty goes cut for White river
on Saturday.
The Luminary viii pass Up on Friday
for st. Louis.
The W. A. Caldwell lays up, and viii
be put IN splendid repair for tie fan bus
mess. she will have Texas put on, be
I renovated, re-painted, and otherwise re-
newed, under the supervision Of Capt.
[ Rube Haynes and Jack Chambers. JACK
failed to report since his arrival
The Marble City, Capt. Conway, leaves
I for St. Louis to-day at 3 pm
We regret TO learn that Capt. John
Ford, of the tug Nettie Jones, is seri-
ously III.
Capt Larry Harmstad is again able to
attend to business.
The name Of the ST. Louis pilot ar
rested at Cincinnati, was John DsViue-
not CLARK, as We stated yesterday.
The Louisville passed down last night.
The Lizzie Gil is the next boat due
I from ST. Louis.
Randall, of the st. Louis Times has
been to Alton. We had several friends
who were there in war times-yea, even
III the Penitentisry. Somebody would
add that, so We anticipate.
New Orleans frsights from St. Louis
have advanced. The steam boat rates
are as follows: Flour, Zoe per Dol corn,
30e per sack pound freight, 25o per 100.
The barge eOmpany's rates are Sc less on
flour, / &c on corn and pound freight.
This course became necessary in order 10
insure paying trips