Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-02

WEAFHKR ANp RTVERs.

WEATHER AND RIVERS.
ST. LOUIS, July The steamer Sam
Gsty, hence 10 Omaha, when opposite
Arrow Rock on Monday night, struck q
snag and eaTeened. Her lamps upset
and she caught fire and was harmed to
the waters edge, and together with her
cargo is ) total Ioss.
The river is still rising hereend above.
LOUISVILLE, jelly 1.-The river T.
falling, with scsnt y feet in the canal
Toe weather is clear aud very warm.
DEPARTED, steamer 8. J. Hale, Cincin-
natl; Clifton, Memphis; and Indiana,
New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, July The Frank
Pargoud departed this evening for st.
Louis.
MEMPHIS, July 2.-Tt was warm YES
terday, with some appearance Of rain,
but the day passed away without even .
sprinkle.
The river at this point fell & inches in
the past 24 hours. The sandbar opposite
this city is again appearing above the
surface.
We have no later news from the Ar
kansas or White rivers.
Arrivals.
Steamer Marble City st. Louis.
A." Norman, White river.
Louisiana, New Orleans.
Departures.
Steamer Norman, Louisville,
p" Louisiana, &C
IA Pert.
Cleaner, Marble City.
MIsCELLANEOUs.
The popular packet Marble City, Can't.
Conway, leaves for Cairo and st. Louis
to-day &C pm.
The Luminary will pzss down Tor
Viekshurg ed Saturday.
The U. ). mail packet Cleaner, Capt.
Blaisdell, will bsck out to-day for Little
Rock and way points OF ths Arkansas.
She is light dragght ana will go through
on time Garrett Huls and Sam Wood
are her clerks. and are popular officers.
Capt. J. 3. Davis has gone to Cinein-
natl to examine some boats there. with
view TO purchase. The MayfiOwsr
vas offered to him on reasonable terms.
The owners o. the Legal Tender, who
teiegrsDhed him here that they Weuld
take SIS 600 for that boat, jumped the
price up to S27, 600 when he went to Lou
isvilIe.
The VI. Burns has laid up at st. Louis.
She wont 20 to the Arkansas for some
weeks 70 come.
The Dss arc will be the only boat at
this port on the 4tb, By which pleasure
seekers can leave the city and return il
a few hours. Capt. Elliott is getting
everything ready, and those who y,
with him on that Cay will be reiOics5
that tRey adopted the Des Arc for their
home Tor the time. Music and dancing
will be only part Of the days enjoy
ment.
The Belle Les viii lay up at Mound
City, III.
We are happy to be able 70 state that
Capt. Larry HaTrlstAd, who has been
cOutEeC 70 mis- house for some DAVIS, will
bs cut again to-day.
Col. @. Il. GeOghegan, Of the cotton
house Of Moon & GeOghegan, returned
yesterday from business visit 70 Green
vile, Mise and other points along the
river below. He gives US glowing &C
counts OF the crop prospect, which never
was more H4tteriUg than at present
The planters are jubiiaut over the prom
ise Of year OF plenty, while cur msr-
chants have reason also to rejoice in the
hope of bountiful future.
The fine steamer Liberty, Can't. Rice.
leaves OF Saturday for White river, car.
rying tee L 5. mail, and making all
way landings.
Wasb-tub races, We notice, are pro-
posed as a feature Of the 4th OF July
sports In several places.
The Mississippi river ia depositing q
sandbsr 10 fFOlt OF the northern part Of
st. Louis. Ihe channel is tending more
anG more toward the Illinois side Of the
river.
The Galveston NelUs says an inland
canal, connecting the Sabine river with
the Rio GFande, is but question Of time.
Berlin, the harbOr-master Of st. Louis,
has resigned his position. he was
found guilty Of adultery, and sentenced
to thirty days iG the county Jail.
Not less than sixty thousand head Of
Texas cattle are now on this side OF Red
river, on their way North.
The Bart Able left Shreveport for New
Orleans few days ago with $50 head Of
Texas beeves. This is the largest load of
cattle ever taken cut Of Red river on one
boat.
Killing is becoming epidemic on the
river. At Dubuque, on Monday, the
steward of the steamer ltaska broke the
skull OF a cOlored deck hand Bail hav-
ing been refused, be is now lying in Jail
awaiting she death or recovery Of the
wounded man.
The contractors for the Rapids i'm
prOvement have commenced putting in
a Golfer dam st Rock Island chain, hav-
ing two Of the grand piers in position
and sinking one per day. This daIn viii
be two hundred and fifty feet wide and
three thousand feet long, in water that
runs siz and hall miles per hour. There
will be about fifteen thousand cubic
yards Of rock to be removed. The dam
will run close by Brazilroek, and steam
boats and RATS will be obliged from this
time to pass on the Iowa side of the
rock. It will require at least month Of
good weather TO construct the dam.