Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-05

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Arkansas is very high and st last reports
wss still rising. White river is high and
rising, IS is all Of its tributaries. The
upper rivers are ell swelling fast. Our
midnight dispatches give the latest neWs
from all points above.
Arrivals.
! Steamer H. s. Turner, st. Louis.
Z" Nick LongwOFlh, Louisville.
Myrtle, Hale's Point.
4" Nat0ma, Friars' Point.
" Liberty, White river
" Dss arc, White river.
A0llie Able, Hew Orleans.
John Kilgour, New Orleans.
Departures.
StermerH II. S Turner, s.. Louis.
hlountsiuesr, st. Louis.
" VIII. 3. Hays, Arkansas river.
f" " A. Caldwell, I" 4"
Nick Eonggorth. New Orleans.
|. e., MOilie Able, St. Louis.
John KugOur, Louisville.
In Port.
Natoms, Silver Moon, Tempest, r. P.
Converse, Liberty, Dss Arc, st. Francis,
Myrtle, Dan Able.
aIsCEELANEOUS.
The Uaited States mail packet Des
Arc, Capt. John D Elliott, will back
ont to-day for Augusta and All points en-
White river, making close connection
with the GuidOn fOT Pine Bluff, the rail-
road for Little Rock, and the Argos and
Fairy Queenfor JscksoDport and points
above. IN her Office are joe Miller,
Matt Glass and Andy Granger, ali re-
maEkabie for their steady h~abits-except
Joe.
Tae Natoma, Capt. Jim Lee, leaves to-
day for FriaI's Paint and way landings.
She is e good and comfortable packet,
AMI adds largely TO the trade of Mem
phis. Billy Fields and Sterling White
head divide the duties Of her oGice.
The new steamer S.. Francis, having
her shaft sil o X. cncs more, will get
away at her usual hour this evening for
Wittsburg and way points on the Arksn-
sas. Capt. Tom BJwmsn commands,
and Sam Pane is chief clerk. Billy
Clsrk is his assistant.
TGe Norman, Capt. Hewett, leaves to.
day for Evansville. She is the regular
weekly packet and is very prompt in
arriving and departing. Geo. ". TRO0-
msy is chief clerk and s good officer.
Tee ArgOsy will be in port to leave on
Thursday for the Arkansas. She will
tow The Oz1rk to this port.
One of the "mRla" passengers on z
steamboat which recently arrived 10 New
Orleans, turned out to be q female, and
was arrested ia that city for wearing
mems apparel.
The Magenta VIII leave lor New Or
ie-rs on Wednesday. She is the regular
packet. CGpt Frank Hicks commands.
a bet Of $3.50 was made on the ievee
u-rztE-Hn y fh-r nnr aCfan.n,rr-ry IL.
DdfG would be elected Alderman of bis
Ward by an Overwhelming majority.
Where are all the darkeys who loafed
around the levee a year or two age?
VI, w. Sattsrwhite, the well known
s eamboat agent Of Louisville, was ln
cur city yesterday, on y short business
visit.
Tie Liberty came in last night from
White river, with 267 bales Of cotton
and d large passenger trip.
The DIS Are also arrived from White
river, with a splendid trip Of people and
go bales o. cotton.
The Silver Moon laid over until to-
day, to Gil oct her engagements, aud
leaves at 5 pm. for Cairo, Louisville and /
Cincinnati Sle is an elegant passenger
CEpt. Ben Merrislees is master
Of the " Ice Kiag" and John Spencer is |
her chief CLERK.
The Tempest Capt. Shultz, leaves to-
day at 4 pm. Tor Cairo and Louisville. |
making ali way landings. She is al ex-
Uost,
The Dan. Able having been chartered
for three months by Capt. Emile Gross,
to day for New Orleans. She
viii run in the New Orleans and Bayou
Sara Trade, making TIRES trips per
week. Mr. VIII. e. Greene goes in The
The Myrtle, Capt. Bill Hardwick,
leaves to day for Hsie's Point, and ali
way landing. Frank Gonterman is her
Secretary.
The light dranght steamer Ben Camp
bell, with Capt. Jim Hall in command,
to-dsy FOR ali points on Hatehie
river. We hope that Capt. jim will
make a len strike in that region in the
way OF cotton, He has q good boat for
trade, snd We commend min to ship
pers.
"a full list Of steamboat accidents dur
ing the year 1868 viii be found else
The total number of steam
crafts lost on Ssuthern aud Western
duriDg the past year sums up l5G;
Of which.tG5 resulted IN . total lOss, viz
q by fire; 8 by collision; = by explo.
sion aud "a by sinking. The estimated
value Of these boats reached the enor-
sum OF S.. 900 600
Hurricane Island ia the Oaio, contain
ing 575 acres, viii be sold on the 18th
inst.
Col. c. T. GeoshegAn left for Green
vile on the Magenta.
There is 20 eet on Hsrpeth shoals and
The Illinois is believed TO be open to
and the Missouri to Commerce.
The irgJmar sunk on Thursday. above
Wheeling, while On her way 10 Pitts
burg. She had a pretty fuli cargo OF
freight, and several passengers on board.
AVes were lost. She lies in an ex-
posed position, and should there be a
fresaet, viii probably go to pisces.
Tl5 81 Louis Times of Sunday aavs
The weather Tor the last fOrty-eight hours
has been wet, raining most Of the time,
which VIII cause all the rivers to rise.
fhe Mississippi at this poiut is clear OF
ice and rising,
The Courier Of Monday saws: The
river continues to rise very rapidly at
his point, there being eight feet nine
inches water on the falls, and Ave feet
nine inches on the rocks. There will be
: sufficieney OF water this evening To
alloWrhe largest boat tocome over the
,alls. Business yesterday on the wharf
a. a dead stand still, il being re. s
that it was the first day within l
recollection Of the oldest s-teamboatmeu
hat some sort OF craft had not left our
gbarf, either over the falls or through