Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-05
RIvER MATTERS.
AND RIyEES.

at st. LOUIS me river l5 recSQllgt WHO
eight and a half feet in the channel.
The Ohio is rising at Cincinnati and
/! Louisville, With eight and q half feet in
the canal AID nine and a half feet on the
bars in the Lower Ohio. The Arkansas
Is recsding, with four feet liz the channel
from Little Rock out, and two and 3 half
feet above that point.
Arrivals
Steamer Cornelia, St. Louis.
" Marble City, st. Louis.
" Commercial, White river.
" Myrtle, Hsle's Point.
/" ArgOsy, Louisville.
Henry Ames, Cairo.
Departures.
Steamer Cornelis, New Orleans.
d" ArgOsy, Evansville.
" w. 8. Caldwell, Ark. river.
In Port.
Henry Ames, Commercial, Minneols,
Louisa, Myrtle, Marble City.
EIsCELLANEOUB.
The enteTprising steamboat firm Of
Elliott & Miller have removed their
Office to No. 2, Elliott Block, on PTomen-
sde street. Tneir new office bsipg d.
reetly On the river bank will give Them
many advantages.
An immense stock OF boat stores has
just been received by Mat Walt & Co.
Liquors OF the pGrest and rarest brands
form the usual proportion OF his supplies,
and lis stock Of groceries is not exceilsd
in the city.
The Argosy came in from Louisville
yesterday morning with 8 fair trip. She
will ply IS a regular packet between here
aBd Evansville.
The w =. Caldwell backed out for the
Arkansas river with an excellent trip.
The Cornslia passed down for New
Oriesas at noon, well loaded.
The Cora 5, Capt. King, will De found
at the wharf this morning receiving for
Cincinnati and all way points on the
Ohio, and leaves to-day at five pm. MIR.
Al. Croal, 8 courteous aud attentive
gentleman, has charge Of the office.
The elegant steamer Marble City,
Capt. Conway, leaves this evening al
four O'Clock for Cairo and ST. Louis.
Mr.. Henry COTbin does the honors OF the
Office.
Capt. Worst, a well known canal boat
Captain, says the Cincinnati Enquirer,
wss killed by bears, in Ohio, 3 few weeks
ego.
The fine steamer Virginia, Capt. Hol-
crGft is due this evening, bound for Lou.
is7ilIe. Mr.. Charley Schuitzei is her gen.
tlemanly purser.
The John Il. Groesbeck Is due from
New Orleans.
The Lizzie Gill and Bismarck are due
from S.. Louis, bound to New Orleans.
The splendid steamer R1bicon, Capt.
Blake, viii leave the wharf this evening
at five O'Clock for V~icksburg and the
bends. The Rubicon has good accom-
mOdatiOns, aud will attend to all way
business. MI. Grissom, an smiable and
sOciable gentleman, has charge Of the
Office.
The Julia was overdue last night
bound for st. Louis.
The splendid passenger steamer Com
meTcial came ia from White river last
night with q good trip. She reshipped
ct the mouth Of White river, for New
Orleans, $50 bales of cotton. The Com
mefc.el is the regular Saturday White
river United States mail packet, leaving
this evening at 5 o'clock. She takes
freight and passengers for al points on
White and Arkansas rivers, connecting
at Deva!rs Bluff with the Little Rock
Railroad for Little Rock and Fort Smith.
She also makes close connection at the
mouth of White river with the Guidon,
for Pine Bluff and way points on the Ar
kansas. Messrs. Charley Smithers and
Jimmy Thompson, two genial and clever
gentlemen, have charge Of the office.
Toe Minneola, Capt. Miller, leaves to-
dsy at five pm. Mr.. Grubbs presides in
the office.
The mammoth low-prsssure steamer
Richmond, Capt. Slut Neal, will leave
the wharf to-day at five pm. for Louis
The Richmond has no superior in
fare, speed and comfort. Capt. Voolfolk,
amisble gentleman, has charge Of the
office.
The supurb passenger steamer Henry
Ames ia receiving st the wharf for New
Orleans and the bends, and leaves to-
day at five pm. She VIII ply regularly
the trade, leaving here every alternate
Saturday. Capt. John Boyd commando,
with Mr.. Sedan, an agreeable gentle
man, in charge Of ths office.
The Myrtle, Capt. VIM. Hardwick,
with Frank G0ntermsn in the office, |
to-day at five pm. for Hale's
Point aud the bends.
The Ruth arrived in New Orleans on
Wednesday with 3598 bales Of cotton and
300 tons OF other fei5bt.
The Magenta left New Orleans for
Memphis with a splendid trip for the
bspds.
On Monday, John Kizer, Deputy
States Marshal, seized the steam
sr Comet at Terre Hsute, for some viola
ton Of the revenus laws.
the Emma No. 3, P. w. Strsder, Nick
Minnie and Clifton are due
from the OHIO.
The steamers LotaWanna aud Frolic
were sDagged in Red river on Monday.
Capt. John Box, OF New Albany, has
HGcfnnad nDnlr nd IF The limited Er-kxa
j. j. Albert.
Capt Juhn T. Wright, the pioneer In
he New Orleans and Galveston steam
ihiD trade, died 1T bis residence at
Fhrogg's Neck, N. Y, on the LIST Of No
The boat that Capt. j. T. 6toekdale is
building at Pittsbnrg Is intended for
dagdaline River, South Anne lea, AGO
niles distant from New Orleans.
The st. Louis Democrat says expert
need river men In the North are pre.
unusually high water next spring.
They cay the ground is now soaked az
thoroughly, almost, as It can be. 1t will
in that condition, with the re-
naming fail rains at the surface, to
which viii be added the SHOWS of winter.
When the thRw comes In spring, thers'n
,e no s9aking-the waters will run to the
ivers, and the Mississippi will just go
The steamer Fire Fly left Davenport
Sunday afternoon for the South. She
) q hunters boat, and was built at Dav-
IMPORT during the past few months, and
differed and manned entirely by hun
era. She is very neat, is s side-wheeler
nd has cabin accommodations for four
besides cook room and other apart 1
nents. She Is forty feet in length, and
cam ffteen feet. The commander of