Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-04
RIVER MATTERS.
wEArmER AND RIvEKs

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MEMPHIS, November 4. - Weather
clear and pleasant. The river is on a
stand with seven feet on the bar, near
Presidents Island, and six feet hence TO
Cairo. The Arkansas is in first rate
order with plenty OF water to Fort Smith.
White river is falling. By a private dis
patch, received yesterday, we learn that
! here is eight feet at Pittsburg aud
rising. This viii be good new to Ohio
river shippers.
Arrivals.
| Steamer Legal Tender, Louisville.
" II. NJ. Shreve, St Louis.
81 Lnminary, Vicksburg.
DeHartures.
Steamer Legal Tender, Nsv Orleans.
H. NJ Shreve, Vicksburg.
Luminsry, st. Louis.
NJ Forsyth,
Dss Arc, White River.
60 T5hsrtV. " 90
Natoms, Friar's Point.
In Port.
Steamers Mississippi, Clifton, Agnes.
EEECELLAEEOUs.
There was some activity on the land
ing Yesterday, but the election seemed
| 10 engross the attention OF the rOust-
aboujs, ard many Of our packets were
in consequence short-handed.
The Liberty, Dss Are and Nstoma all
had fair trips.
The Mary Forsyth was the st. Louis
packet yesterday in place Of the City OF
Cairo.
The Legal Tender passed down y~ester-
day. She has been 8 long time out from
Louisville.
A., p-ra f. 10 raaafvod lot Of
splendid beef cattle yesterday.
The United States mail packet w. A.
Caldwell leaves on Thursday for Pine
Bluff and wsy points on the Arkansas
river, connecting with steamers for Lit
tie Rock and Fort Smith.
]. V. Guthrie, Esq, Inspector for this
district, was in he city yesterday, and
LEFT for White and the Arkansas river.
The elegant passenger steamer Missis-
sippi, OF which our fellow-citizeD, Nat
Green, is master, will back out to-day
for Vicksburg and New Orleans. She
has no superior in point of speed, safety
and comfort, and is one OF the best car
riers on the river. We hope to see her go
out with asplendid trip OF cotton, as we
know she will get all the people. Cook
Creighton and John Langl0is, two pOpu-
lar and competent clerks, are aSsociated
in the Office, aud Henry He!iery, who is
known to every person on either bank
from here to New Orleans, VIII be found
in the cOnsoiing department.
the Clifton did not get away yester-
dsy. Cause-niggers couldn't work and
vote. Capt. Stein will back her out to-
day for Cincinnati, st 5 pm.
The elegant Marble City leaves to-
morrow for Cairo and ST. Louis.
The Thompson Dean will pass down at
10 am. to-day for New Orleans. Jas. 81.
Pepper is master.
TRe Linton, Capt. Ware, will leave
for LOuisyilIe tomorrow evening. She
wsnts cotton.
The Louisa, Capt. Ballus, backs out to-
morrow at 5 pm for Cincinnati. She
also will take 3 few hundred bales.
Coffin Bros. yesterday received the
following dispatch:
MADIsos, ARK, November 2-4 pm
Coffin Bros:
Leave for Memphis at once. Tellriver
editor Of APPEAL.
]. P. COFFIN,
Clerk Steamer Argos,
The Argos will therefore be here to-
day, and lsaye again this evening for sll
points on the St Francis. Capt. Ssbree
and our popular young towns
man, J. P. Cofin, is clerk.
The Will s. Hsys is loading at st.
Louis for the Arkansas.
At st Louis the number Of steamboats,
inspected during the month Of October
seventeen. Twenty-two bills Of sale
were filed and recorded. The number of
steamboats, enrolled and licensed was
sevsnteen, representing q tonnage Of
1902 tons. Eight bagges were enrolled
and licensed with 3 tonnage Of 5000 tons.
Capt. HoieToft and c. @. Slultz bought
the Virginia, one-eighth each, at the
rate Of SIS, goo for the whole boat.
TIE Cincinnati Commercial says: Pr
lots to Memphis for sUme tIDe past have
been receiving = salary Of SIS per trip,
lut they are refusing 10 work for any
-hirg less than 500 per trip TO Memphis.
New Orl.ans piiois have raised their
% 500 each per month, or the
round trip.
The s.. Louis Times says: The case
II the owners Of the steamer Gov. Shar-
key against the Pi 91ix Insurance Com
oany for 5000 was decided by Judge 5.
in thu United States District court,
his morning, in favor OF the iIsursncs
company. The evidence on the part of
he defendant, which was conducted by
Col. James . BrOadhead, vent TO prove
hat the boat was overloaded.