Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-06-13

umn. The Upper Mississippi and Mis-
souri, are falling, The rise at this point
will not, we think, exceed three or four
feet, if it reaches that. The Arkansas is
low, but the channel Is cutting out.
There is less than three feet to the Rock,
and twenty-six inches to Fort Smith.
White river is falling steadily, but with
plenty water to JacksOnpOrt.
Arrivals.
Steamer R. E. Lee, Louisville.
Dexter, Louisville.
{" w. A. Caldwell, Ark. River.
Belle st. Louis, St. Louis.
Rubicon, Picksburg.
Departures.
Steamer R. E. Lee, New Orleans.
" Dexter, New Orleans.
Rubicon, st. Louis.
In Port.
Liberty, W. A. Caldwell, Belle st.
Louis.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The towbosts Simpson, Hornet, Stella,
Dick Fulton and ArgOsy all passed down
yesterday with tOYs.
The United States mail packet Lib
ertv, Capt Jim Rice, came in yesterday
with big passenger trip, and leaves to-
river, connecting at DevaI's Bluff with
the Little Rock train. Harry and Shape
are her secretaries, and are both exem-
plary young officers,
The fine steamer Julia, Capt. Lock
hart, leaves for Vicksburg and way
points to-day, carrying the United States
mail. Capt. Isaacs, q well known clerk
and very popular gentlemen In these
parts, has charge Of her office.
The Indiana, Capt. Rube Neal, passes
down for New Orleans this morning.
She is a safe boat and well Cffisered.
The W. A. Caldwell, Capt. Rube
Haynes, with Jack Chambers and Ed
Mitchell in the ONCE, leaves on Monday
for Fort Smith and way points on the
Arkansas.
The gallant Belle st. Louis, Capt.
Zeigler, with the infant phenomenon AID
Storm at the desk, backs out at pm.
to-day for Cairo and st. Louis, connect
ing with the n Northern Line for St. Paul.
The r. 4. Lee passed down about two
o'clock yesterday morning. She wac
aground twenty-four hours at Plumb
Point.
The Darling left Cincinnati for this
port last evening.
The A. & NJ. s. S. Company are about
to build mammoth packet for the st.
Louis and Aew Orleans trade to carry
grain in bulk. Her Dimensions will be
found in our telegraphic columns.
The Carolina, bound from New Or
leans to Fort Smith, could not get over
the bar st Morris Rocks and had to re-
ship. She went out Of the river loaded
with cotton seed for New Orleans.
The Caldwell brought In some lumber
from the wreck of the Centralia.
The steamers Ooly Chance and Sallie
arrived at st. Louis from the mountains
on Wednesday. The former made the
round trip in So days.
McOoOle and qobqrn nave recently
been treated to bath in the pacific
waters of the Ohio. They are supposed
to have needed it.
Mike Keef, who was formerly mate Of
the Starlight, recently burned st New
Orleans, was arrested at st. Louis on the
9th, on reguisition from the Governor
of Louisiana, in which he il charged
with setting fire to that boat. He lie now
on his way South.
The Underwater is working at the
Champion in the Ohio river 1t will be
some time before she raises the sunken
boat as she gets three hundred dollars q
day.
The fight between the boats and barpes
at st. Louis continues in all it's fierce
ness, both taking -four to New Orleans
at twenty cents per barrel. The Barge
Company, it is reported, have tele-
graphed to New Orleans for their agent
to contract, at any PRICE, for al tae cattle
coming up the river, hoping thus to beat
the boats on their up trips. Steam boat
men seem determined to test the matter
and will never again allow any discrimi-
nation 10 the rates.
The Mountain boats are returning to
st. Louis daily. Not less than twenty
will aEriVs within as many Qays,
The w. r. Arthur left New Orleans on
Wednesday, crowded with German
deckers. She takes 1000 head of cattle
al Hogs Point.
From the New Orleans Times we take
the following extract:
The prices of freight on cattle going
West has, within the past week, had an
upward tendency. The last figures, we
learn, Is 81 and So per head, and doubt
less ere the end Of the current week, Il
will have reached the sum of $40. Now
is the time for our river friends to make
hay while the sun shines, and that the
sun does shine land warm at that there
can be no question.
The Bed river trade ia going down and
growing beautifully less every day.
There are at present in the Red river
trade about six boats, and from all sp-
pearances each trip, as they depart and
arrive, we cannot see that any of them
are making any money, especially when
it is taken into consideration that ths
Red river rates Of freight have been re.
duced, and that at present boats take
freight at mere cypher when compared
with that of former rates. IF a boat
could not make money at the rates Of
week ago, the question now is, what can
they do at the present ruinous rates?
Our Red river friends, we fear, have |
broken the rates of freight in the wrong
season of the year, and the sooner they |
can come to some understanding about |
their own welfare, the better it will be;
II they do nots they will be forced to lay |
Up. However, we shall see what We
shall see.
The Mobilians are talking Of the |
opening of Bayou Manchac. This looks |
well on paper. The great feature or |
point of argument is that Gen. jackson,
Ia December, 1914, ordered this bayou 70 |