Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-08-18
RIVER MATTERS


| CAIRO, August l7.-PassId up-AIton,
/ II an; Continental pm.
1 Passed doWn-AFthuF, 5 am
The river has fallen inches.
ST. LOUIS, August I7.-Dsparted Mar
bic City for Memphis
The channel cuts cut IS the water fails
Business good.
The river is declining above and sts-
tionary here.
| LOUISVILLE, August 1.-THE river il
on stand, with feet in the canal.
| Weather clear and warm.
| MEMPHIS, Au gust IS "A heavy rain
fell yesterday mOrsiDg and clouds hung
overhead all day. The river Is falling
almost imperceptiOly, but will be going
down rapidly in day or two. WhiJe
river is falling, with four feet to Augusta.
The Arkansas as rising st last report,
with three feet to Little Rock.
Arrivals.
Steamer Commercial White river.
| II. VI. Shreve, VIeksburg.
| Mary Forsyth, st. Louis.
LuminGTy, st, Louis.
| Legal Tender, Louisville.
Bismarck, New Oeleans.
Msyh0ser Cairo.
! Departures.
Steamer H. NJ. Shreve, st. Louis.
Bismarck, s.. Louis.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
| Llminsry, NIcksburg.
Legal Tender, New Orleans.
NatOma, Napoleon.
In Port.
Commercial, Mollie Hambleton, May
hower, Mary Forsyth.
MISCELLANEOUS.
| XazFarIary ru.a
| landing, and brought back memories of
ye Olden time, when steam boatnen were
| flush and hEd plenty to do, as we hope
will soon be the case again.
John Chamberlain, OF the Star wharf
boat, leaves to-day to take position in
the freight department OF the Little
Rock Road, at Devall's Bluff. Johnny
is gay boy, and we expect to hear OF
his becoming Mayor of that eitV. or a
member OF the Legislature, before long.
The Tempest is on the dry docks at
Louisville.
A passenger on the Lucy Bsrtram,
hearing that Thsd Stevens was dead,
ordered the bar-kseper TO treat ali on
board. Hs was not Rad.
The Commercial goes out to-day for
White river at her usual hour. Capt.
John L ison assumes command, and DR..
S41y AeASC 6NSG Al N4C OL1EG. Inc Oh
officers remain here to take charge of the
May flower, which has arrived and will
90 cat on Saturday in place OF the Lib
erty. The latter boat will be put in re-
pSir and Will take her place In the line
as Tuesday packet. Capt. Edison is too
well known 10 need eulo2y, and Dr.Clay
viii be found clever and agreeable
officer.
The Mollis Able left New Orleans on
Sunday morning for st. Louis.
The MOliie Hsm6letOD, Capt. Tom
Bowman, with Messrs. Paine, Clark and
Shell in the office, backs out to-day st )
pm. for all points on the st. Francis
river.
The Mary E. Forsyth, Capt. Ziegler,
came in esrly last evening and leaves to-
day at 5 pun. for Cairo and ST. Louis,
connecting with trains for The North
and East. She Is an elegant passenger
packet.
The Anna is due from Cincinnati.
Several parties were robbed on the
Mary Forsyth On her trip down. See |
local columns.
The Oqtavis broke 30 floor timbers by |
striking snag in the Missouri few |
days ago.
jim Durff is ia Louisville.
the ", a. CSidweli, now lying st the /
lower levee, il one OF the handsOmest |
bosts we know Of. Her new texas, new /
coat Of psiRt and other repairs, have ad-
ded very much to her appearance and
her old friends along the Arkansas will
hardly recognizes her when she makes
her appearance in that tickle stream,
which she will do when business opens.
We hear IL rumored that the Madonna
will go into the Memphis AID Pine Bluff
trade.
Inc iron bridge over the Mississippi
1T Quincy is flushed. 1t is 400 feet Io8g,
resting on p piers Sna 4 sOutmsnts.
The Captains OF the ST. Louis Express
Line did not meet IL Cincinnati on Sat
urdsy, as announced. The contract for
tie government OF the line has, how ever,
been drawn up and signed. In the case
OF the Nightingale the signature is by
proxy. Among other things the con-
tracu stipuiates that two boats shall de-
part from each end OF the line each week
from Cincinnati, tuesdays and Fridays,
and from St. Louis, Wednesdays and
A violation of any part OF
the contract renders the boat so violating,
lisble to expulsion. The present orgsuI-
zation of this line will be d great accom-
mediation to shippers at Cincinnati,
Louisville, Evansville and st. Louis.
The W. K. Arthur, Capt. YOre, viii Il
pass down at pm. to-day for New Or
eanS.