Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-20
MATTERs.
wEATHnR AND RIvERs.

the bar opposite has assumed huge pro.
portions. All the upper streams are low
and falling. The Arkansas is falling,
but still has a fair stage for light draughi
boats to Little Rock.
Arrivals.
Steamer LUmiDary, Vlcksburg.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
Ozark, Arkansas river.
Liberty, White river.
" Coosa, Cairo.
Departures.
Steamer Luminary, st. Louis.
Mary Forsyth, st. Louis.
Ozark, Arkansas river.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
Dss Arc, White river.
Ia Port.
Liberty, NJ. Hambleton, Coosa, Nato,
ma and Agnes.
MISCELLANEOUS.
To-day at 8 o'clock q. m, Oar cotempo,
rsry Of The Vicksburg Herald, Mr.. A. j
C0nkiin, embaTRs upon the sea of matri-
mOny. We are indebted to him for 81
invitation 10 be present, and would re.
j0ics TO avail ourselves OF it had we the
time. While, therefore, we must foTego
that pleasure, We can only wish our
friend bon voyage. While reporting the
sceidents and incidents on the great
river, may the stream Of his " life and
that Of his beautiful bride flow gently
onward, and though explosions may oc,
cur, and sandbsrs appear, making or
! noble thOToUghfare an occasional theateI
of disaster, may no "bloW ups y ever mai
the quiet o. his domestic circle, but may
he and his arrive safely IN port, well
1-I,n w-sNh th- aaakarf want onnaDGn-nJ
by 3 well spent life,
The Pauline Carroll, Capt. White,
leaves for New Orleans to-day at 10 an,
The splendid u. 8. mail packet Lib
erty, Capt. Rice, backs out to-day st hel
usual hour for White river, CONNECTING
| at Dsvalps Buff with the train for Lit
tie Rock. MiIt Harry and Charley
Sharpe are CLERKS.
The Silver Neon, Capt. MeTrielees, will
be in port TO leave tomorrow for Cairo
and Cincinnati. She ia the only packet
up for the Ohio, ana leaves promptly.
Get. J. D Adams, the popular and ener-
getic Superintendent OF the Memphis
and Arkansas River Packet Company,
arrived in this city N the Ozark. Capt.
Adams takes his qainine regularly, hEv-
ing invested heavily il chiils since his
last visit.
The Liberty bfCughtin 450 bales o cot-
ton and q tons OF oil stone.
The Ozark had q good trip Of cotton
and people, while-the MOliie HsmbletOn
brought in $50 bales.
The Dan. Able dropped down to near
thef8Ot Of Adams street. yesterday.
The Agnss did not get away last night
but leaves for the ST. Francis to-day at
noon. The RAIDS at St. Louis made su
effort TO ship forty tons OF gums and am
munition on The Agnes for reshipment to
Little Rock, but Capt. StFeeper, as soon
as he found cut The nature OF the freight.
promptly refused 10 touch them at eny
price. The Captain has too many ties
which bild him to the people of Arkan-
sss 70 allow himself to be used for snv
such purpose.
In order to accommodate her patrons,
most Of whom sre unable to get through.
their business in time to return home on
Monday, the NatOua viii henceferth
leave this port on Tuesdays and FRIDAYS,
She came up with 420 bales OF cotton
and backs cat again to-day at ) pm.
Capt. Lee, Billy Fields, Sterling White
head and Stack Lee are her officers.
The fine steamer City OF Cairo with
the popular Capt. Malin on the rcoI.
backs cut to-day for Cairo and st, Louis
making close connections with trains for
the North and Z st. Ben Clark is her
good looking chief clsTk.
TIE Silver Noon: Capt. Ben MerrieIees,
gels sway tomorrow for Louisville and
CINCINNATI. Old Ice King" will make
q clean sweep OF cotton this year IS she
did last.
The elegant passenger packet Missis.
sippll with Capt. Nat. s. Green in COM
maEG, viii leave on Wednesday for
N!cAsburg and New Orleans. We hope
merchants Will give her a good trip.
Cook Creighton and John Langlois are
associated in the Office.
The Mollie Hambleton, with Cant
Of the root, les YES to-day Tor sj
on the st. Francis river, TIE
is a comfortable passenger picket
and makes all way landings. Clark and
Smell are her secretaries.
We learn that Capt. JOhD Ford has re-
.umed the business of towing with his
.Ug, Nettie Jones. An extraordinary in
i0cement might get hin to 90 down the
after a rsft, but no one has tried
recently.
Inc Hesper still chokes a ring-boIt at
'ur levee. What her Captain is doing is
lot Known, but it is supposed he is ne
,otlailng Tor some swamp land recently
reversed BY him below this city.
mens quSnities OF grain srriVedAilv
81 LGuls from the upper Mississippi.
Every st. Louis and Nicksburg packet
bound takes large Quantities OF
ottOn which would CONS % Memphis
We a line OF packets In the trade
Inc NleksouTg merchants and thF Now
orleans packets ere qusrreling o. ~ go
( height on cotton. Outside oSrS
3F II per bale, while paekss : ast S1 ~
packets stay with them tn -.
ounG-build up the tom and ave- lot
money the past seq son. but the VicEss
ike the D~..srehsnts of Marnhis
70 AIu the goose that lays the golden
The following lines seem to be aSmira-
~ aospSea for the purpose of prevent
colilslons at sea. They are caIeu-
ated 10 imprint upon the minds of mari
ers tie Rules of the Road for Sfeam.
{" More wildly and inde!ibly tban
by other process would effect Wbv
mt some pOetical pilot on our river inn.
lortailze himself by simplifying the
lies now In force upon the river in q
miI2r strain
l. Two steamships meeting end en-. or
oSfiy emu on. !
Meeting steamers do not dread :
n hen yoa see three lights ahesdt
Port your helm, and show your Red
e Two steamships passing.
For team passing. you shouId trv
10 Keep THIS maxim ia your eve:
Sreen 70 Green-Or, Red TO Red
Perfect safety-go ahead!
3 Two steamships crossing. This il
.e real position OF danger. frba etc.,
that has the other on hsr o1n "sHu
'Grd side shall keep out of the wav of
: Sthet, Iaere "a nothing for it but
'oc lookout caution and Judgment.
u to starhoaEd Red appear
lis your duty TO Keep cIea-.
Act%s Judgment ssys Is proper. 4
Fotl-0r starooard-baek-or, SION bar
But when on your Port is seem
A steamer with a Light OF Green
IhSrs mol 50 mUGn fer Won 10 10
hHe0reeh Hgat must keep clear 81 von-
All ships must keep a goo 4
necesearr 50 aSSofD,