Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-09
RIVER MATTERS.

WEATHER AND RIyERs.
ST. LOUIS, July s.-The river is re-
eeding slowly.
LOUISVILLE, July s.-The weather Is
cloudy. The river Is falling with feet
in the canal.
Departed-Celeste, for Cincinnati.
CAIRO, July S.-The river fell inches
to-day.
Up-City of Cairo, u m.
MEMPHIS, July 9.-We had a heavy
rain yesterday, and st dark last night
the clouds were very dark. The river
continues to fall slowly, or about three
inches per day. Acres OF sandbar come
IN sight daily. The Arkansas is falling.
with about thirty inches in the channel
70 Little Rock. We have no later news
from White river.
Arrivals.
Steamer Indiana, Louisville.
f" Marble City, st. Louis.
Departures.
Steamer Indiana, New Orleans,
Clifton, Cincinnati.
In Port
Marble City.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The fine packet, Marble City, Capt.
Conway, leaves to-day for Cairo and
st. Louis. She connects at st. Iouis
with the trains and with the elegant
PASSENGER packets Of the Northern line
/ for st. Paul.
The Ozark, Capt E. C. Moreton, will
be in port to leave for Little Rock and
way points on the Arkansas this even
ing. Capt. Moreton Is well known here.
and In fact all along the river, "a one Of
the beat masters afioRt.
The Clifton left for Cincinnati last
evening with a good trip of people and
some freight.
The Liberty, Capt. Rice, leaves for
White river on Saturday.
Capt. John B. Davis Is in Cincinnati.
He has not yet found the boat he wants
for White river.
The Richmond Is laid up at Cairo.
The Indiana passed down Yesterday
with big trip, having her own as well
as the Richmond's freight. She added
largely here. Capt. Slut Neal passed
down on the Indiana.
A deck passenger bound for this port
on the Indiana was drowned st Cairo.
1t seems be was under the influence of
liquor and went asleep on the Cairo
wharfboat. The boat was Just backing
out 70 drop down 10 freight pile at the
ievee, when be woke up and made a
rush to get on board, but fell into the
river. Deceased, whose name we could
not learn, was well known here, having
once belonged to the Shelby street Fire
Engine Company. He was a brieklayer
by trade and had been at work in Pa
ducah.
Private parties are at work at the
wreck Of the Gen. Beauregard lust
around the point.
The towboat Peytona with her tow
passed up yesterday.
Our old friend Capt. Streeper, who is
known along the Arkansas and White
rivers from their source to their mouths,
is now landlord of the Southern Hotel in
this city, and it is said that his table Is
not exeelled anywhere North or South.
The Dexter left New Orleans ON the
9th for Louis vile. As she intended to
make jump at the Princess time to
Natchez, 1880, we may expect to hear
that she made it in about twenty-five
hours.
The Mollie Able left New Orleans for
st. Louis last evening.
The Ruth was to have left ST. I,ouis
last night.
The Big Horn goes into the Red river
trade. She has been purchased by the
Gilman Bros.
Ed Caldwell, a eolored roustabout died
on the Welcome q few days ago. His
family, it is said, resides ia this city.
ga novel nautical race came of near
Cologne, on the Rhine, q few weeks
since, namely-thst of q gentleman on
water shoes against a six-osred boat.
The distance was q mile up the stream
and back, and after close race the boat
won by trifle.
Business mas decreased so much upon
the Illinois river, that instead Of having
daily boat, they now have but two
packets per week.
The draw span OF the new bridge over
the canal at Louisville is completed, and
was opened for the first time on the 9Th.
The body of a man, q description of
which corresponds with that of George
w. Norton, lost by the explosion of the
Harry Dean, and for the recovery of
which large reward was offered, was
found in the Ohio, about fourteen miles
below Gsllipolis.
The machinery of the Mollie Dozier
was sold at auction at St. Louis Satur-
day. Three boilers brought $50 each,
and the balance Of the "outfit was
sold as iron scraps for one and one-third
cents per pound.
Vast icebergs are numerous; the At
Isnta, which reached New York Satur-
day from Liverpool, encountered twenty
five in one day.
/ The st. Joe Union learns from a gen.
tleman who came down on the York
town, that the boat ran into an immense
herd Of buffaloes that were swimming
the river about fifty miles above the
mouth of the Yellowstone, two of which
were killed. They made no attempt to
avoid the steamer, frequently running
against it. The Benton also killed two
buffalees on the down trip and captured
couple Of calves, which she brought
down with her. Most of the mountain
boats have reported a great scarcity Of
buffaloes this season.