Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-05
RIVER MATTERS.
wrarHER AND RIvKRs.

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MEMPHIS, September 5.-Weather
cloudy and sultry.
The river here rose 4 inches In the past
"a hours, with ST feet on the bars be-
tween here and Cairo.
At st. Louis the river ts stationary,
with u feet between that point and Cairo.
At Louisville the Ohio Is stationary,
with 81 feetin the canal. Weather clear
and cool.
The Arkansas ia decling, with 8 feet
scant in the channel from Little Rock to
the mouth.
White river Is recsding with 8 feet in
the channel,
Arrivals.
Steamer Rubicon, Vicksburg.
City of Alton, st. Louis.
Departures.
Steamer Rnbicon, st. Louie.
BOafsiR Port.
Msyfower, City of Alton.
MIsCELLANEOUS US.
There was very little business doing on
the wharf yesterday, with light ship
ments.
The Rubicen passed up yesterday
morning for st. Louis with a good trip,
as usual.
The Msyfiower brought in yesterday
morning . new bale Of cotton, which
was raised In COahofna county, Miss.
Capt. Robt. Dismukes is in the city.
/ The splendid passenger steamer May
EffoWer, Capt. VIM. Ashford, leaves to. day
at 8 pm. for White river and all way
points, through to .1acksonport, connect
ing at Duvall's Bluff with the Little
Rock railroad for points on the Arkansas.
The Mayfower has supeTinr passenger
accommodations, and is in charge Of re-
liable officers. Messrs. Charlie and John
Smithers, two clever gentlemen, have
charge of the Office.
The Rubicon had fifteen new bales Of
cotton which were in transit to New
York.
Mr.. Charley Sharpe, freight clerk Of
the Liberty No. 2, left last evening fOl
| Maysville, KY, his old stamping ground,
to his friends will be pleasant. In these
parts Charieyis friends are legion.
The elegant passenger steamer City o.
Alton, in command of the I've popular
VIM. Thompson, is the regular Saturday
packet for st. Louis, leaving to-day at 8
| pm. Mi. White is her chief purser.
The American, Capt. Adam Poe, leaves
to-day at 8 I. m. for Cincinnati.
The fine steamer Julia, Capt. Bob
Riley, will leave the wharf to-day at 8
p,m. for Vioks5urg and the bends. Can't,
! Andy IsaRes has charge of the Office.
I The Celeste, Maggie Hayes and Tom
Baghy are due from the Ohio, and will
be found ii the wharf,
The Commonwealth % due from New
Orleans.
The Lumlnary will be up Monday for
hSt, Louis.
The Mollie Able will be down Sunday
morning, en- route to New Orleans.
The Louisville will be down Sunday
evening, bound for New Orleans.
The Legal Tender was to have left
Louisville yesterday, for New Orleans.
The Champion left Cincinnati for this
port on Wednesday evening" drawing
three and q half feet, with two bsrges In
tow.
The msckerel brigade were around In
force last night, "wiGh flags and pendant
/ flowing" and, stopping Ia front of the
avalanche, serenaded their worthy
chieffaip, Jim Duff. With miserable
inoraitude. he remained housed in the
n~sIstial residence that the exertions oil
the brigade had provided for him, and
neyer acknowledged the compliment.
Ha stuck his head ont ofthe window for
. moment, it ia true, but a well-directed
i rotten. egg. caused him 10 beat q hasty
1 retreat. There were some excellent
transparencIes in the line. One was
especiaHy fine. It represented Durff bar
calming with CASTOR for q mess of frogs
and offering him q lamp-pcss IN pay
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