Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-24
RIVER MATTERS.
wrArmER ANp RIyERs.

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MEMPHIS, October "A Yesterday wss
| clear and the latter part of the day was
pleasant. The early morning was cool.
The river goes down more slowly, and
has nearly reached low water mark.
White river is in good condition to all
points above. We have NJ change to re-
part. Hence to Cairo heavily laden
boats fisd it prudent to lay up at night.
From Cairo to st. Louis " presume four
feet is all that can be found. The Ohio
is becoming troublesome, but 8 slight rise
is reported coming out, which may mend
matters temporarily in that stream.
Arrivals.
| Steamer NaytiOwer, White river.
Commonwealth s.. Louis.
Leo, Cincinnati.
Departures.
| Steamer Natoma, Friar's Point.
w. A Caldwell, Arkansas river.
Commonwealth, New Orleans.
Leo, New Orleans.
In Port.
Msyfower.
MIsCELLANEOUs.
There was only the usual amount OF
life displayed upon the levee yesterday.
Friday is always 3 tame day in this re-
spsct, IS but one or two packets are due.
The Nstoms and Msyflower both had
good trips Of people and cotton. The
former boat went out well laden.
Capt. Scott, of st. Louis, and owner OF
the Agnes, is in town. The Agnes find
ing no wafer in the st. Francis laid up
s,mes six miles above the mouth. Capt.
Scott hes telegrsphed to Capt. Streeper
to bring the boat to this port, where she
will probably load with cotton for the
OHIO river.
The CaldW ellis crew jumped her at
PiLe Bluff, causing . delay Of thirty-six
hours at that point.
The Romeo will be found In port this
morning, and leaves at 8 pm. for Cairo
aud Evansville. We have long wanted
q packet in this trade, and we hope the
our merchants will support Capt. JCeh
Throop in his enterprise As master OF
the MayfOWer last season, be became
we'll known to u people, and deserves
all the encouragement that can be be-
slowed. Geo. ThroOp is her clerk.
The H. s. Turner, Capt. YOre, backs
out to-day from the wharf boat for Cairo
and st. Louis. She runs ia the packet
line as q low water boat, and IS well
adapted to tbs trade, being a good carrier
and passenger steamer.
The tOwboat 4 j. Baker, which has
been laying at levee repairing since
Wednesday, let yesterday for Louisville.
The circus boat Coosa left for below be-
fore daylight yesterday. Several Of the
q circurious y chaps got left.
The fine United States mail packet
RubicoD, Capt. VIM. Blake, will pass
down at 5 pm. to-dsy for Vicksburg and
The bends. She Is a popular and hand
ONE packet. Aft GIi;som is her efh-
cieRt chief clsTk.
The fine saddle horse of our young
frienG CroWell, on the Star wharfboat,
o The second prize at the fair on
Thursday, and many persons thought he
was entitled to the first me-. Ed intends,
we learn, to rattle him of.
The msgr fcent Mayflower, Capt.
Rice, with Charley Smither in the Office,
will lesve to-day for White river. She
carries the mail, makes ali way land
ings aud connects with the trains at De-
Wallis Bluff. Her table is not surpassed
on the river, and her beds-Well, they are
luxurious.
Capt. J b. Davis was in Cincinnati on
Wednesday.
John II. Skunk will command the
Alice Dean this sesson. Frank Maratts
will command the Robert Burns.
The ST.. MaTys is high and dry on Flint
Island bar, in the lower Ohio.
TIE Darling had to lighter over Flint
Island bsT.
Capt. A. NJ. Hutchinson is at Quincy,
engaged in moving the wreck Of the Geo.
D. Palmer.
The Stonewall comes South this season.
The Virginia will be down today, on
her way to New Orleans. w. R HOl-
croft is master and Charley ShultZ is
clerk. She wants 500 bales Of cotton,
which a clerk will receive at the foot Of
Court street to-day.
The Importer carried 96S bales Of cot
ton TO New Orleans from the Arkansas
river.
The Norman is undergoing an over
hSuling at Jacksonville, She enters
the White river trade soon.
There is something Ovsrpowering Ia
the magnitude Of the Mississippi. IL
drains a territory Of more than twelve
hundred Thousand square miles, alb ut
One-third of the Republic, including
Alaska, and equal in extent to the whole
Of Europe, outside Of Russia, Norway
and Sweden. With an average high
water below Cairo Of three thousand
seven hundred and fifty feet, average
also ia high water, Of one hun
bred and eight feet, the Mississippi pours
into the Gulf OF Mexico six hundred and
seventy-five thousand cubic feet OF water
per second. This is the average, amount
ing il a year to nineteen and q half
cubic feet. The quantity, how
ever, varies enormously in different
years. IL 1889 and 1866, it was twenty
nine trillions (2e. 000, 600, COO, OOO.) Yet
this enormous quantity OF water Is only
quarter of the rain falling in the
basin Of the Mississippi.
The Cairo Democrat OF yesterday says:
The officers in charge OF the United
States survey of the Ohio river, were in
The city yesterday. The recent rise in-
with their work from SmithlRnd
10 ibis point, and it is thought the work
"a the wa OF sounding will have TO be
over again. The survey will make
some important changes in established
distances, etc, on the river. 1t Is found
hat over one route a difference CT nearly
060a year will be made in favor of
he Government in the transportation
II the mails.
The Vicksburg Herald says Of Capt.
5udgeOn, OF the Submarine No. 12:
1spt. G.. leaves to-day for the Yazoo
liver, to wreck the steamer Hope, suDk
short distance below Yszoo City. He
3 fast clearing out all the old wrecks
n that stream, and will, when through
With the Fope, remove the remaider OF
be gupbOst Cairo.
The Commercial says: A meeting of
ur prominent stesmboatmen was held
t 1880 yesterday morning for the pur-
Of arranging the reorganization of
he Marine Association, Capt. Thomas
in the chair, Capt. J. w Batch
for, Secretary. After discussing the OBJ
oct OF the meeting and the advantages
{ concert OF action, q committee of five
apt. Sam J. Hale, Capt. Thomas Sher-
,cB, Theo. Cook, Esq, Capt. Thomas
and Capt. j. q. Isham-was ap-
ointed to draw up q plan Of orRsniza-
on, to be reported at the adjourned
ieetiDg, which will be held Thursday
at the Spencer House.
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