Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-26
RIVER MATTERS.
T AND RI.Ens.

ST. LOUIS, September 3.-FaIr stage Of water
Al AL points above.
CAIRo, sePtembsr p The river is STATIONARY.
Down, Mary L. Forsy the, IL pm; Dick Fulton,
sam; stella IZm silver Spray, 1 Pun.
LOUISVILLE, september &.-Tne river is rising
very last, with s Ieet b inches IN the canal, per
max. weather is c,oudy and cold.
PIrrsBURG, September S-Ihs river is rising
at the rate OF 5 inches Ier honr, with Ii feet in
the channel.
MEHPHIs, Sept. 26.-Ths weather has. cleared
up, and The eun maze 1s appearance yes
terday, Tor the FIRST time In some days. It was
cool, however, and heavy COats were cOmforta-
DI-. 1he river Is rising, Out not so rapidly as
on yesterday. We report Is feet TO CaHo aud
On f,eJ themes 10 ST Louis. The Arkansas il
swelling slowly, win . Ieet 70 Little Rock.
Mnlts river IS rising, and Is haIr AMI full.
Ile rise wCuid have been a rapid one, were it
uOtIor the cold weather. The ohio Is falling,
except as the head waters and 81 ths mouth.
IL is rising fast al Cairo.
Arrivals.
Steamer Mayhower, Whige river.
buolcon, 5. Louis.
Mississippi, 81 Louis.
N. l.. FOIsyth, 81 LouA
Departures.
Steamer PubIcon, VIcksbGrS.
Mississippi New orleans.
Commercial, CAIRO.
In POEI.
Steamers Clifton, Estoma, NayHower and
N. 4. Forsyth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Business on the river wGs moderately active
yesterday.
The Mississippi passed down. shs old not
have = large trip owing 10 The / ct tnst sue had
20 hurry away from 81. Ions IA order TO make
oar day next tip in TIE heDQhis trade. Capt.
MAJ remained here long enough 10 be QUE aC-
uuaintSu with Mai Green, it,, wnUm be pom
lzes 10 pc the grea est Green VI his age now Iiv-
ing, aud VINO nils the description giTen by DR..
Ihe RuD,eoa passed up last evening. She had
a gOOd trip.
BOB Salelds, a popular and efficient AIkan-
SIS river clerE, well known here, arrived in
town yesterday.
Inc S40ma today enters the trade from
lhts city 10 i1s Slan, AZ q regular weekly
pacZeL she viii stay III ms trade duriag the
season, uul,r hsr old Offices. The NauOmA Il
one o. our nnest 81 .v-whsel packets. CapI.
Jam Lee is master. Billy kt5Ids, Etsrling Whi.e-
neal and Stack Lee are clerks We Commend
them 10 the peOp on Lhe Arkansas.
Frank smith, or the Msgents, came up from
New O.leans Ses -ezday by rail, aud will meet
| his Loaf here to-day. Frank gives a graphic
description o. the great has presentation IN the
| CrescsuJ City, particulars OF which will be
found in another cOIuIHn. He repOrts the
| weather es very Wam Ia New Orleans, but
found IL almost ALaskS-sh on arrival mere.
| We are under OBJ igatlons " him for late fsyors.
CAPT. Il. A. Houston, fIrmeily q prominent
| steam01Auman but NO Sec elary OF the Ken
lucky Maize and fire Insurance company Of
Louisville Is l the cay on his way 10 White
aver. 70 s=5 about his own anu other interests
il the los sustained by the accident TO the
tempest. He leaves to-day on Ihs MAyhoHer
Rivermen are provsrbsGl for their good tasts
| IN the way OF dress They are among the dssi
TO see and appreciate Anything fsshleuaole Oh
| recherche. Letdy's hats ale now all the rage
| Stea 70 b56Lmsn , II wear them.
Contracts have Deen let for the improvement
of TIE Tennessee, below the suck, but the con.
| tracts have not oSSn signed yet. For some o
the WORK no bids we're received, and bids wll
again be iuVitei. Owing to the high Stage o
| wafer In the river, nothing can be dGneR Al pres.
emit, bnU Il Is 10 bs hoped tnsJ there Will bs 3
| low stag OF water Ia the fall.
IA eIegant Ualted States mail packet, May
a. 60 ANnW - .-FHT
day, at PIN, for all pOins IN White river
| connecii3g at the B,uE vi n the train for Little
Rock, and with PACKETS Tor all points 10 Is-k.
/ sOnpoTt- CHARLEY Snlthers Is chief clerk,
Toe dns steamer Lizzie GIL, Cap O'NeiI, will
| pass down this evuEirg for NIokSburR and NaE
l Orleans. CAPT Dick Llghtburne Is her sgent
Capt Kerr purchased the henion RI Pitts
burg. Sue enters the and Pltsburl
trace.
The Cora 8, Cap. R. 8. Yerkes, and Minnie
Capt. ]. :. Doyle, viii ply regularly between
Cincinnati aud Arkansas river. The Cora 4. d
now loading at Cincinnati, Capt. hicks KIrl
having TUNED over the command 70 Capt
YsrKes.
The Upper Mississippi newspaper all hav,
articles on the steamboat FACE, which Is nov
gOiag on. The excitement Is increasing. AuC
the White Collar Line Is the favorits.
Marshal irwin sold the Rochester, with he
engine, furniture, tackle, eto, at Wheeling, OF
The Tom Jasper is having i've new boiier
put in aa5 Louis.
The Convent.sn of Stesmboatmen at Lopis
vile. on Wednesday, was largely attended
Tbs Commit Q on ferman Mt OrxanizatioE
reported the fcllowia ofncers Tor the en,uIni
year, which was adopted; President, Can't. i
W. Goold, of 81. Lo0.S. Vice Presidents Gsn
N. Ranuey, OF 81. Louis; Capt. r. Ii. MoolfoIk
OF LCuisylls;C Cap 4. JOhn W. Cannon. OF New
Orleans; Capt Z II. Wade, OF Cincinnati. SEC
reta-y, Capt. George Kirg, of New Orleans Al
sistant Secretary, Capt. ]. A. Lusk, OF Lopis
Vile. Treasurer, Capt. b. @. Levi, OF LoutsylIle
Gap could made a speech, when commttfee
were appointed as follows: On Bustness- ron
mage, depression Of BCsiness and The Rsns1
Therefor, Legislation, DISTINCTIONS, ReStauran
System, and Finance.
Capt e W. Gould, chairman oFthe c,mn,t.a
appointed 10 secure the pa age by Congrsss :
q OIL for the benefit of steanbe "a Isrorte
that q bill had been Prepared acosnfahls ~ ~
interest AID presented 10 the Or
gressionsl committed on Commerce mn o1Sn
10 sectional Jealousy, had never been rsnort.
by the committee; taat, IN short. N haf hsS
pocketed by this on sirmAn Of that coT n,Itfs
and mad remaised there IN sp.fe oF ali -
have 10 brought before the House. Asnhsttt,;
had been prsIa Cd by Mr.. Craw forS bn9 o. ~,
tanned but very few OF the ataandments -,
posed In the original bill, and was mn ifttI
better than tue pr. sent law, and I AN ooneas
to It's adoption. Is had re- efyed tha snp1Ro-s
ment OF the chai- mar OF the Con, n,f,toS
IN but had never been reDorted
At the meeting hsld in Cincinnati on Wasra
day, In reference to she proposed C-,nersss,oo,
excursion, the following spportso on mems ~ m
expense t. be incurred was lad besore ~
meeting, but upon motion It was cnrtai,ed T.
Har eent