Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-04
RIVER
WEATHER AND RIvEKs.

was bleak and wet. The wind was high
towards dark, with indications of a baG
night. The river rose four and 8 hal
inches in the past twenty-fOur hours, but
ss it is turning cold the rise will DC
doubt be checked. The wster at thi:
point is now some five feet higher than
the lowest stage this season, and is still
about fifteen feet below high water mark.
We have no change to report in the
Arkansas or White rivers. Our night
dispatches give the latest news frsm the
| rivers above.
Arrivals.
Steamer City of Cairo, st. Luis.
John Kilgeur, Louisville.
Ida, Pittsburg.
Kate Kinney, New Orleans.
Lady Gay.
Nstoma, Friar's Point.
Caldwell, Arkansas river.
Departures.
Steamer City of Cairo, st. Louis.
Kate Kinney, {"
Lady Gay, Cairo.
Ida, New Orleans.
John KilgOur, New Orleans.
In Port.
Nstoms, Minneola, Louisa and Cald-
well.
8ESCELLAEE0 Us.
We would urge upon the city council
the propriety Of making the city engin-
eer establish water marks at some point
along the river front, so that the rise and
fall OF the river may be ascertained.
The Marble City, Capt. Conway, leaves
Oh Saturday for Cairo and st. Louis.
The Louisville, Capt. Lusk, will pass
up to-day for Cairo and Louisville.
Thehard5ome Natonna, Capt. Jim Lee,
will leave this evening for Friar's Point
end all way landings. She is one of our
finest local packets. Fields and White
head are her popular clerks.
The towboat Peytona passed down
yesterday.
The Cora s., Capt. Yerkes, will be in
port TO leave tomorrow for Louisville
and Cincinnati.
The good steamer Louisa, Capt. Bollus,
will get awsy to-day for Cairo and Ev-
snsvilie. She will take a full load Of
cStton.
The W. A. Caldwell did not get in
until last night, being detained by fog, but
Leaves to-day positively. She brought
18S bales of cotton. She is the regular
uIar United States mail packet, and
makes all leDdiugs to Little Rock. Rabe
Haynes is master, and rOlIicking Jack
Chambers dignifies the Office by his
presence. He is assisted by Bob Shields.
The Minneola, Capt. Miller, with Mr..
Grnbb ia the Office, backs out tomorrow
for Cairo and Cincinnati.
After an absence of some months we
were pleased to meet Capt. J. B. Archer
upon cur streets yesterday, looking in
excellent health. We hope to see him
stioRt soon on some gay pa9ket, hence to
Louisville.
The fine steamer Henry Amea, Capt.
Boyd, will be in port to day, and leaves
tomorrow as the regular Saturday packet
for New Orleans.
The Lizzie GIL, Capt. O'Neil, will pass
down for the Crescent City tomorrow.
The famous old reliable Commercial,
Ashford, will be ia port to leave on
Saturday for DevaIrs Bluff and ali
points OF White river. She never fails,
but is IS regular as the sun.
The Cumberland has nine feet on the
Toe negro To~ustsbouts at Nashville
struck for 20 cents per hour, on Tuesday
last, but Jim Chenoweth, of the Emma
turned cut his cabin crew and I'M
loaded his boat. The nigs had to sue
cumb and begged Capt. Jim to "give 'em
back their IS cents"
Capt. HeHett will back out the Nor
for Evansville tomorrow.
Sam. P. Halliday, Of the firm of HRili-
Day Bros. OF Cairo, is dead.
The L0uisians's new shaft is being
forged in buffalo, N. Y.
The Picket was sold by the United
States Marshal, at Wheeling, on Satur-
day, for S7l05.
The Shreveport Southwestern, of the
21st, says: The work of improving nav
around the raft, provided for by
legislative act September 8, 1868, is, we
are informed, rapidly and satisfactorily
progressing, and the entire way, down to
Mile Bayou, will be clear, proba-
by the 1st prOx., of all sswyers,
trees, etc, that could endarger
OF whatever draught. This should
easy, quick and safe comnunica-
ion with the highest point on the river
lttsinRbie by water. II is being prOsecu.
ed IN person by Capt. Aiban, one of the
contractors, with his well known indus
experience and judgment.
The route around the raft commenced
It Boom Bend of Red river, left bank, at
IS most eastern point, three miles in an
lir line from the Arkansas boundary by
! canal recently cut by Capt. Alban, and
Known by bis name, which having, in a
ength of only l40 yards a fall Of some
i've feet, has already washed a width
efficient for the largest boats running
Upper Red river. The canal.
thus rapidly into Boom
END, Bee, or Moon Lake, as it is
eversIIy called, affords, with its aid, a
Iuick current through s road cut in
'osten Lake, marked by boards to indi-
the channel, into P0sten bayou, a
,retty broad stream, which, uniting soon
With the branches of Phelps bayou. dis.
hsrging the waters of Phelps and other
arge lakes, extending as a chain into
Arkansas, empties into MitcheIl's or
1iller's Lake; thence by a short outlet
nto McQuilla's Lake, q broader and
nore shallow lake; thence by q crooked
Tough OF the same name, into Red
liver, q few hundred yards below he
rot Of the highest raft thence down
ted river about a mile, crossing 1t then,
to the mouth OF Red bayou,
hus constituting he most northern Sec
on of the work contemplated by the
ct OF the Legislature, above mentioned.
{ is said a proper boom will be con-
at the commencement of Al
ans canal, 50 as to guide all floating =
.mber from it into Red river. Z
The next section tarfs at the mouth of !
Bayou, which has q rapid current, :
nd with a width averaging about eighty I
and passes through Caddo Prairie,
'hich on either side was cultivated be- :
re the formation of the upper raft, and
,uId be reclaimed il this be overcome
: removed in the name indicated.
With great celebrity and depth this bayou
ow discharges into Sswell's canal, and
ter q series of bolu bends enters Black
ayou at Irvipg's Buff, the residence I
I'd mill-site If our hosDitable parish
Ber, r. X. Harrison. This division
IS been entirely finished by the con-
Tho last section Of this upper work,