Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-15
RIVER MATTERS.
wEATHER AND RIVERS.

LOUISVILLE, July I4.-River swelling,
with four feet two inches in the esnal.
Weather clear and excessively warm.
CAIRO, July IA --Up-Mollie Able, 10
am. Down-Msrble City, 5 pm.
River fell two inches.
MEMPHIS, July ia heavy rain fell
yesterday afternoon which continued
until nearly dark. The streets and sew
ers were washed clean, and the Ievee
looked fresher than for some months.
The river is falling slowly at this point.
The Arkansas is cutting out, with 80
inches to Little Rock st the shOalest
point.
White river falls steadily.
The st. Louis Republican of Monday
says: The decline in the river at this
point continues at q very slow rate, and
this fact is cited by the river wise as evil
dence that We are not to have any very
low stage OF water this season. The Up
per Mississippi is falling steadily, the
rate of decline at Dubuque being about
3 inches in "a hours.
Arrivals.
Steamer Pauline Carroll, st. Louis.
/" W. A. Caldwell, Ark. river.
Departures.
Steamer Pauline Carroll, New Orleans.
A." numerical, White river.
" NJ. Ham bletOn, st. FIR. river.
In Port.
Cleaner, Caldwell, Minneola.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Business was rather quiet on the levee
for Tuesday, but our local packets had
average trips.
The w. A. Caldwell came in from the
Arkansas yesterday on time, and leaves
again tomorrow for Little Rock and all
way points. She carries the Q. S. mail
and makes all way landings. Ru5e
Haynes is master and jolly Jack Cham
bers is CLERK.
The Ohio river from North Bend TO
Cincinnati is full of sunken canal boats,
sunk there during the flood last month.
The NstOma and Darling were to have
left Cincinnati last night for this port.
Capt. Jim Durff was ia Cincinnati yes
terday and will be at home to. morrow.
Capt. Sam II. Shock, who has been
absent for some time in Washington,
and who came near being placed in the
Bastile for Offering to buy over Ben But
Ter to the anti-impeachers by a present
of half dozen silyer-plsted spoons, will
be at home to-day. He has, we learn,
received an assortment, but whether as
custom house officer at New York, local
inspector Of steamboats, at Memphis, or
agent of the California overland mail,
we are not informed.
The Minneola, Capt. Miller, will back
out to-day for Louisville and Cincinnati,
making all way landings. The Ohio is
low, but passengers need fear no delay
by taking the MinneOla.
Rates OF freight from Cincinnati to
n-ln f.lf 4. I'll
81 pork, 81 SO; Gil, 81 SO; -four, 81 per
bbl. heavy freight, Ace per 100 lbs,
These figures will be increased as the
river declines.
Ben Hubbs, who executed q mysteri-
GUS disappearance from an Evans vile
wharf boat lately, has been seen in Pitts
burg. He had been ia that place only q
short time-not long enough to be smoked
past recognition.
The Gamma No. is tied up for debt at
New Orleans.
There is . good rise coming out Of the
Missouri.
The st. Louis Democrat says Of an old
favorite: The famous City Of Alton,
Memphis packet, is now st the wharf.
and will take the place of the Belle st.
Louis, in charge of the officers and crew
Of the latter. She has been laid M FOR
several months undergoing alterations
and bellishments, and is nov one Of
the most capaci0us as well as elegant
steamers floating on the Mississippi. The
City OF Alton was Widened twelve feet,
and new boT and stern were buiit to
her, and she will now carry 1900 tons or
more; whereas she was formerly but a
600-ton boat. She was also heavy boat,
drawing about 81 feet of water. Her
draft now is less than three feet. The
advantages she viii gain by these i'm
prOvements are certainly worth the large
sum of money laid out for them. The
boat has also bean furnished with new
wheels and cylinder timbers, new deck
and deck frames, and improvements Of
machinery. Mr.. Reed, engineer of the
Alton, has had an invention of his own,
3 condenser, attached TO one engine, and
claims it as q valuable accessory. The
City Of Alton, It is stated, viii shortly
enter the st. Louis and New Orleans
trade, but the report wants con firmation.
We may add that the cabins Of this boat
have been refurnfsned. She is therefore
g new steamer, and is one Of the naost
elegant ever seen at our wharf
The last meeting Of the Steamboat
Clerks Association OF st. Louis was
held on.Saturday. Messrs. John T. Me-
Cord, GEORGE Goodwin, Phil. J. Heuer,
James Ne. Douglass and P. Z. Burke
were appointed committee fox the pur-
pose Of converting the property of the
Association into cash, and devoting It TO
the relief of members in case Of sickness
or using it in cases of death. It is re-
ported that another Association for the
saGTe general object, but on different
basis, is to be formed.
The Vevay ReusilJe OF Thursday says:
A diving bell boat has for two weeks
been working at the wreekzof the High
land Chief, sunk in the middle OF the
river, three milea above Vevay. The
hpfi lies some twenty feet under water,
and has been sunk. now some four years.