Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-21
RIVER MATTERS.
WEATHER AND RIVERS.

WEATHER AMI RIVERS.
MEMPHIS, October 2I.-It rsined all
day yesterday and was q of the most
disaRreeable days we have seen for some
weeks.
A steady decline goes on in the river
opposite Ibis city, and the same is true Of
all the upper streams as well rs those Of
Arkansas.
Arrivals.
Steamer City of Cairo, ST. LOUIS
Pauline Carroll, "
Mississippi, +"
Departures.
Steamer City of Cairo, st. Louis.
I" Pauline Carroll, New Orleans
Natoma, Friar,s Point.
NJ. Hambleton, st. FIR. river.
Agnes, 4"
Liberty, White river.
In Port.
Mississippi.
HISCELLANEOUs.
Notwithstanding the rain our local
packets Sal bad good trips and went out
/ With their cabins full of people.
Capt. Dick Fowler returned yesterday
| from q short Business trip to Gainesville.
Ou and after Monday next the packets
OF the Memphis and st. Louis line will
leave this port at four instead OF five
pm, as st present. This change has
! been rendered necessary in order TO
mske close connections with trains
above.
The bright Silver Moon gets away to-
day for Csiro and Cincinnati. Capt.
Ben. MerrieIees, her master, is n OF the
greediest cotton men coming to thispofb
and always gets what he can carry.
The little steamer Books which re-
Gently sunk between JaeksOBport and
Augusta will no doubt be raised. Her
plaas wss Immediately filed by the Fsi-
~ Queen, which hsd been laid up for
some time.
The position Of q Local Iospector must
be a " big thing" under very liberal
Government. Fifty dollars a year is the
allowance made them for all travelling
At 81 per day for board alone,
without counting fare by rail or river,
bow far would hat amount go? The
Inspector # the District however, is
allowed $1,000 travelling money yearly
and spends probably SlG0 OF il. There
are sevessl boats in the district which do
not touch st any point where al Inspec-
tor is located aud consequently he law
lie neglected so far as they are concerned.
Mr.. Guthrie has not visited this PARTON
of his vineyard for q long time. Ii he
does not pay more attention TO his duties
he will shortly be invited to make room
for one who will-so says late Washing
ton gossip.
The W. a. Caldwell, Capt. Hsiues,
will leave as usual on Thursday for Pine
Bluff and Little Rock, taking the Us.
mail to the former port. !
The Pauline Carroll, owing TO the fog,
did not leave our landing until ABOUT
Daylight this morning.
The Cora S., Capt. Yerses, passes IN
for Louisville and Cincinnati to-day.
She makes all way landings. Al. Crcz-
sli is her clerk.
The Marble City, Capt. Conway, leaves
on Thursday for Cairo and Sc. Louis.
The splendid City Of Alton, Capt. Bill
Thompson, will be ia port to leave this
evening for Cairo and st, Louis. She IL
her way up the river, and has 8 fsir
rip. Mr.. White is her popular chief
clerk. No better men could be found to
with than the firm Of Thompson
ard White.
The towbOat Mary Alice passed up
Yesterday morning.
The City of Cairo took a lot Of cotton
for the Diamond Line.
The Peosts has laid UP alongside the
ferryboat, and her machinery will
he immediately transferred to the latter
The boats of the Memphis and st.
Louis line are getting lsrge up freights.
We are pleased to See it, and hope they
may soon be able to put on a daily lice.
The swift, elegant, cspsciOus Snd truly
great steamer Mississippi cane n lsst
evening from above with 3 good freight,
and leaves today st > pm. for FickS-
burg, NRtchez and New Orleans. Capt.
Green, her MASTER, is probably as
among travelers-especia!iy the
'ziTeF portion Of tbem-es any msu can
who weighs 80 pounds avOrdUp5is,
lad every ounce of that good nature.
Cook Creighton, though popular, is BOT as
heavy IS bis chief. but will be so in time.
John LSngiois-welI, John W viii
get fat. He has not the time. Shippers
must not forget the regular packet, and
.hoUEd give her all their freight.
Capt. w. b. Rowland, OF the Ozark.
lid not 90 out on his packet this trip,
1s and Capt. J. D. Adams were still IN
city yesterday. 1
Capt. Tom Bowman, who returned On 1
iOndsy from Louisville, informs US that a
Iis new stenmsr st. Francis will be out
q about three weeks. She is an elegant
seket, and will be g credit to our city.
Capt. W. w. Fenton sold the Siiverl
pray on Saturday last, at Cincinnati,
nth her trip on board, for the sum OF a
IS, 600. u
Sundays st. Paul Press says: Last
while Mrs. Leopold, wife Of the
Jerk OF the Annie johnson, was hand
ng her husbands revolver in the Office
{ the boat, It was discharged, the ball q
ncering the palm OF her left hand, aud P
out near the wrist joint, infics- /
lg q wound that may cause her the ne r
sssity OF smputstion.