Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-08
RIVER MATTERS.
WEATHER AED RIyEEs.

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WEATHER AND aIFEHs-
! The weather has turned very cold-the
coolest OF the season. Light snow fakes
fell in the morning, and not before the
l last moment did the sun make his sp-
: pesrRnee. The river at this point rose
. three inches in the past twenty four
hours. The Arkansas is stationary, with
five feet to Little Rock and three feet to
: Fort Smith. White river has plenty of
water to Augusta, with 8 rise reported
coming out OF the upper tributaries. The
latest news from the upper rivers will be
found in our telegrsphic columns.
Arrivals.
Steamer Il. NJ. Shreve, Vieksburg.
4" Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
" Emma Nc. 3, Cincinnati.
" p. W. Sirsder,
4" Dexter, Louisville.
" Des Arc, White river.
Z" Liberty No. 2, 4"
" st. Francis, st. Franc river.
Departures.
Steamer H. n. Shreve, st. Louis.
4" Belle Memphis, I"
Emma Ne. 8, New Orleans.
F." Dexter, " 4"
4" P. w. Strsder, 4" 4"
" Ozark, Arkansas river.
In Port
Natoms, Dss Arc, Clifton, st. Francis,
Liberty, Magenta and Lady Withsup.
aasOELEAHEOU5.
The Independent Des Arc came In
from White river with 39i bales OF cot
ton. She connects ct Augusta with the
Argos for Upper White river, and leaves
for that point to-day st 5 pm. Capt.
John D. Elliott Is master anu Joe Elliott
is clerk, assisted 10y Mathew Glass, Esq.
The Dexter snd P. w. Strsder passed
down yesterday both well laden.
TIE Ozark departed for the Arkansas
with 3 good trip.
TIE Liberty came in from White river
With 4gl bales Of cotton. She connects
| with the Pine Bluff packet Guid0a at
| the mouth.
We learn that considerable st. Fran
els river cotton is going 70 New Orleans.
The AfiRnie, Capt. Doyle, viii be in
port % leave to-day for Fort Smith and
way points on the Arkansas.
The Bismarck viii pass down this
evening for New Orleans. she is a new
packet ana is commanded by Capt. Sam
Entricken.
The W. r. Arthur was TO have left st.
Louis last night.
There seems to be a singular and fatal
lD@-sE LAl-1 inc hSlAuChH river III
prOvsment subject.
The elegant tsamer City Of Cairo
backs cut to-day for Cairo and St. Louis,
making close connection with Northern
snd Eastern trains. It is 8 real pleasure
10 travel on the Cairo, with such officers
as Capt. Malin sud clerks Cunningham
and Nnlie and, living on the best the
land affords.
The fac steamer Magenta, Capt. Frank
Hicks, with Sullivan and Green in the
office, backs out on Wednesday for New
Orleans. Old Promptness won't into New
Orleans on her last venture with the
biggest trip since the war. Give her
another good starter.
The Z S. mail packet Liberty, Capt.
John Edison, leaves to day for White
river, connecting with the Little Rock
Road. Sne also makes al way landings.
Milf HsTry, one of the best clerks we
know 81 and deservedly popular, is in
her Office, assisted by Charley Sharpe.
Capt Reese P~ritchsrd's new steamer
TbOs. II Allen, will be here to leave on
Thursday for Little Rock and way points
on the Arkansas.
The Myrtle, Can't. Hardwlek, leaves
to-day FOR Haile's Point and way land
iDgs. Frank Gontermsn is clerk.
The NstOma, Capt. Lee, gets away to-
day on her semi-weekly round to Friar's
Point. she is irregular Tuesdsy-nighter
and goes of like q gun. Billy Fields
and Sterling Whitehead are her clerks,
The elegant new steamer st. Francis,
Capt. Tom Bowman, leaves this evening
for all landings OF st. Francis river. She
is the center OF attraction on that sanity
stream. Paine, Clark and Shell inhabit
her office.
The Clifton, Capt. Stein, is up for Gin
cinnRti this evening" She generally goes
on time and persons wishing to travel up
the Ohio might wait q week and not find
q better boat. Mr.. Carter, hsr clerk, is a
popular officer.
Merchants, farmers, lawyers and doc
tors strike out Into Few fields Ia their
search for weslth-why should not
stesmbOstmen do the same? An OPEN
ing is about TO present itself in South
America. A company OF Americans is
forming with q capital OF 81, coo, 600 for
the purpose OF developing the commerce
of the Amazon. Bolivia makes large
concessions TO the company, which latter
stipulstes that it shall, within the period
OF tWenty-0ne months from the time
that certain privileges are obtained
from Brazil, place two steamers
on the river Msders, the princi-
Eal Tributary of the Amazon, and
also send engineers to survey routes for
canals around the rapids which eonsti-
tute the main obstruction to the passage
of vessels. The Bolivian government
sgTees TO give to the company a square
mile of land to each one Of the popu-
lated ports, 4 VI square lssgoes OF
the anne ia each new port which ma
be opened also, $40 600 in gold, the
right to cut wOod for burning or expOrtS-
ion in the forests which have no private
owner, and to collect S000 head OF horned
cattle from the State herd. The govern
ment also guarantees to the company
the free expectation of the products Of
the country, the exclusive privilege Of
navigating the waters of Bolivia for
twenty-five years, and the right to build
canals and roads between ths centers of
population. TIE c0mpsny is to carry
the mails under an equitable con-
tract, and to receive from the gov
eminent all the protection it re-
qUiTes. These concessions are, of course.
liberal. They are made only
because from inability 90 practically open
the navigation of its own rivers, the ns-
ton is brought to the verge OF dissolution.
The country which these three rivers
drain is thres times the size of France,
and has z population of 000. 600. Among
the products OF this vast region are Pc
bark, gums, Indis rubber, me-
dicinsl roots, balsams, the finest and !
cabinet woods, tobacco, coffsa,
chocolate, all Of unsurpassed excellence,
and 70 be obtained at prices fabuIoud y
small. A profitable field for American
enterprise Is thus opened, which will
DOUBTLESS be at once recognized and
speedily improved.
Josh Billings = Of (" yewksr": This
ID bred gene OF keards is abaR. twenty :
years OF age. IL was 6rst discov-
cred by the deck hands on a Lake Fry
steamboat an haudsd down by them To :,
pos.srlty in aWI its lQvsnils blsy,