Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-08-28
RIVER MATTERS.
rATHE AND RsvEEs.

ST. LOUIS, August 27.-River still fall
ing with less than six feet to Cairo.
Arrived-Belle Memphis. No Depar-
lures.
CAIRO, August 27.-River fell 4 inches.
| Down--Sam J.. Hale, 10 p.m.; City Of
Alton and David Watts, 5 pm; Rubieon
6 pm. Up-Forsyth.
LOUISVILLE, August 27.-Weather
clear and warm. River swelling-three
feet four inches In the canal.
CINCINNATI, August 27.-Departed-
America for Memphis, and Maggie
Hayes for New Orleans, both with a
barge in tow.
yesterday was quite warm. The
river is declining steadily with nine
inches on the bars between here and
Cairo. At st. Louis the river Is falling,
with Ave feet in the channel from that
point out to Cairo. The Ohio wa rising
slowly at Cincinnati ON Wednesday, with
six feet In the channel, but falling at
Louisville, with three feet in the canal,
and four and q half feet OF the bars In
the Lower Ohio. White river continues
at a good stage. The Arkansas is re-
cedinQ, with three feet in the channel
from Pine Bluff to the mouth, and thirty
inches between Pine Bluff and Little
Rock.
Arrivals.
Steamer Pauline Carroll, New Orleans.
Mayfower, White river.
Departures.
Steamer Pauline Carroll, st. Louis.
Marble City, 81. Louis.
Nstoma, Napoleon.
In Port.
Mayfiower.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Capt. r L. Dismukes and Capt. Z. r.
Perry were in the city last evening, en-
route to New Orleans.
The Lizzie Gill is due from st. Louis.
The Sam. J. Hale is due from Cincin-
natl.
The Champion and America are load
ing al Cincinnati for Memphis.
The Pink Varbls and Cora s. are load
ing al Louisville for this port.
The Continental and Lizzie Gill are
due from st. Louis, bound for New Or
leans.
The Julia will pass up to-day at 1 pm
for st. Louis.
The City OF Alton is the regular Sat
urdsy st. Louis packet.
The palstial mail passenger steamer
Mayfiower Is the regular Saturday White
river packet.
The New Albany Insurance Company
has brought suit at st. Louis, against
Capt. Donaldson and others, owners Of
the Great Republic, on q promissory note
for $500.
The Laura will ply in the st. Louis
and White river trade this season.
1t is reported that w. H. Csffrey, of
Louisville, 8 well known steamboat
clerk, had been cruelty murdered by the
Indians during their recent raid through
Kansas. Mr.. Caffrey was an old steam
boat clerk in the Louisville and New
Orleans trade, and his untimely loss will
be deeply felt ard lamented by ell who
knew him.
The tow boat Bee passed down for
New Orleans with a tow Of barges.
The Pauline Carroll passed up for st.
Louis in the evening.
The Marble City cleared for st. Louis
with q fair list Of passengers.
The NatOms, for Napoleon, got off
withs fair trip.
The Ozark and American are running
through from Napoleon to Little Rock.
In q few weeks they will extend their
trips to this port.
Toe packets report only five feet water
between Cairo and st. Louis, with navi
CATION quite precarious.
The elegant passenger steamer Rubi-
con, Capt. Blake, will leave the wharf
to-day, a. five pm, for Vicksburg and
the bends. Captain VIM. Blake COM
mands, with Mr.. Alfred GrissOme, a
clever gentleman, in charge OF the office.