Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-03
RIVER MATTERS.
WEATHER AND RIvEkS.

WEATHER AND RIVEKS.
Weather clear and very pleasant, with
no indications of a change. The river
at this point, after falling a few inches,
has again begun to ascend, and in the
usst t~WeDty-fOur hours hss crept up the
bank one inch. This rise VIII be but
slight. The Arkansas is declining, with
three feet TO Little Rock. White river
is stationary, with five feet TO Augusta.
The very latest news from above will be
found among our dispatches.
Arrivals
| Steamer Westmoreland, Cincinnati.
" Minneola, Cincinnati.
" Arkansas, Pittsburg.
q Indiana, New Orleans.
Departures.
Steamer Indiana, Louisville.
" Sam Hale, Cincinnati.
" Westmorelsnd, New Orleans.
" Arkansas, New Orleans.
q Mississippi, 4"
" Linton, ST. Francis River.
In Pert.
NIinneola and Louisa.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Business on the levse was not very
| brisk yesterday, except in front of the
Hale, MinneOla and Mississippi's gang
ways. At other points everything was
quiet.
Tne handsome City of Cairo, Capt.
John W. Malin, backs out this evening
for Cairo and st. Louis. She makes ali
way landings and connects with the
trains for all points North and East.
Mowroe Cunningham, an accomplished
officer and " the one altogether lovely"
is her purser. The Cairo is unsurpassed,
| her table is magnificent and her beds are
| sumptuous.
The Commercial will leave on Sstur-
day for all points Oh White river. She
is the regular U. s. mail packet. Ash
ford is master.
The Henry Ames viii be here on Fri
day and leaves on Saturday for New
| Orleans SIS q regular Saturday packet.
The Lizzie GIL will pass down on
| Saturday for the Crescent City.
The handsome w. A. Caldwell, Capt.
! Rube Haines, leaves this evening Tor
Little Rock snd all way points on the
| Arkansas. she is the u. S. mail
packet and connects with the packets for
Fort Smith. Jack Chambers, whose be-
| nefeant fs ce ornaments her office, is one
OF the 5sst clerks afi0at. He is assisted
by Bob Shields.
Capt. John Adams arrives in Circin.
natl this morning in time to visit the
PhOs. II. Allen, which leaves there this
evening FOR this port. she will start to
| the Arkansas on Monday next, and viii
be the finest ~steRrnwheeler ever in that
river.
The Tennessee Is loading at Louisville
for this port. The Tempest aud Minnie
are also loading and leave to-day for the
Arkansas.
As we supposed, the sale of the Great
Republic hangs upon g legal bubble.
Capt. Symmes claims the boat, while
Rankin & Hart, attorneys, claim that
the sale was not in accordance with the
order Of the court. The court had or
dered the boat to be sold Eat Caronde-
let,n whereas the boat was not within
the limits OF Csrondelet when sold.
Judge Treat has taken the subject under
advisement.
Freight rates are again down at st.
Louis. Flour to New Orleans, 35 cents;
pound freight 20 cents per 100.
The present location of some Of the
mountain boats is 80 follows The Benton
is three miles above Pocahontas island,
which is sixty miles above Fort Randall;
the Hiram Wood is twenty miles further
up; the Nile is near Fort Thompson, and
the Ida Stockdale is at Fort SGly; the
Urilds is &C Grand river.
The ArgOsy, almost new, Is on her way
70 this port from Evansville. Capt.
LOWth commands.
The Louisville Democrat Of Tuesday
says: Vance & Armstrong have forty
days from the 23i of November to raise,
repair and deliver the j. n. Mccullough
to her owners in as good condition as be-
fore she sunk.
The Bermuda has been sold by w. J..
May to Capt. Vinson, of Memphis, for
$4,000. She goes to Cincinnati to load for
the Arkansas river.
Capt. Howard was to leave for Evans
vile yesterday, to look at the sideEheeler
M0liie Norton, now laid up there, with
the view Of buying her to take the place
Of the Spray, in the Msysville trade. Her
owners ask $1,000 for her.
Capt. A. H. ShRW's new packet, the
Arkansas, passed down yesterday loaded
to the guards. She ia stsEnch g good
carrier and enters the Arkansas river
andNew Orleans trade.
The total amount OF coal shipped from
Pittsburg during the present rise Is 1885,
GOO bushels. The tug Bosz took out the
largest tow, ever taken, amounting to
$50 900 bushels.
A numbsr OF the Pittsburg coal mer-
chants decline TO ship ia the present dull
condition OF the market in Cincinnati and
Louisville, preferring to winter their coal
at Pittsburg.