Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-26
RIVER MATTERS.
AND RIgERs.

GAS WORKS, March ., 1909.
The river rose in the past twenty-four
hours four inches. Below high water
mark nine feet six inches.
CHAS. GOODWIN.
The Arkansas was on a stand at cur
last report. White river is falling to-
wards the mouth, but the tributaries
above are again said to be on the ramp
see. The latest news from above will
be found in cur Geographic columns.
Rain continued 10 fell until aSOut noon
Yesterday, when it partly cleared up and
the sun came cut occasionally.
Arrivals.
Steamer Belle st. Louis, st. Louis.
Bismarck,
City OF Alton,
" Louisville, Louisville.
Natoms, Frisr's Point.
Linton, 81. Francis.
Departures.
Steamer Belle st. Louis, st. Louis.
@. w. Cheek, OsceOla.
IS Ozark, Arkansas river.
+" City Of Alton, VicksGurg.
" Louisville, New Orleans.
Bismarck,
In Port.
Ben Csnpbsll, Argosy, Natoma, Cooss,
Gill, ON, Laura, and Linton.
zIsCELLAEEOUs.
The towboats Mary Alice and Slmp-
son Horner passed down yesterday.
The Bismarck and Louisville passed
down for New Orleans, and the City Of
Alton for Vick9burg.
The Ozark left for the Arkansas with
a good trip.
Walters & Griffin are doing a splendid
business at their Dsw ST. Nicholas res
taurant on North Court street. Meals
are prepared in a style not surpassed
anywhere and at living rates. Wines,
liquors, etc, are also always on hand.
Tho Ben Campbell changes her dsy for
leaving this port to Friday hereafter.
She will lesve to-day for OsceOla and all
way landings. Capt. Weller is master,
AID the popular Jim Hall is chief clerk.
The superb passenger steamer Missis-
sippi, Capt. Nat Green, will leave the
wharf this evening at . pm. for New
Orleans and the bends. Messrs. Cook
Creighton and John L2nglOis are her
courteous and attentive clerks.
The reliable Natoma, whereof Jas. Lee
is master, will, as usual, take her depart
ure for FTiar's Point and all way land
ings to-day. Besides being reliable, she
fs q popular institution. b. 2. Field and
Stack Lee are secretaries.
The Laura, Capt. MOrg. Bateman, will
get away to-day for all points IA White,
Red and Little Black rivers. She is an
excellent steamer. Tom Collier is her
clerk.
The Liberty, Capt. COnley, leaves on
Saturday for all points on White river.
She is the regular United States mail
racket. Jimmy Thompson and Alex.
Waddell are her clerks,
The good steamer Argosy did not get
away last night, but leaves to-day for all
landings on White river. She makes sill
connections and offers excellent accom-
mOdations to travellers. Capt. VIM. ASH
ford is master, and Milf Harry is chief
clerk. John Smither is his assistant.
The Noble Hsmbleton will be in Tesdi-
ness to leave on ThnrsdRy mex in place
of the Argosy. She is being placed in
splendid order.
The elegant passenger steamer Rubi-
con, Capt. Blake, will leave the wharf
this evening, at five p. m, for Cairo and
st. Louis, AT Grlssom is her purser.
The Clifton, Capt, Stein, leaves to-
morrow evening for Cincinnati. Mr..
Hunter does the business of the office.
The Luminsry will be down tO-m0r-
row evening for Vicksburg.
The fine steamer Thomas Il. Allen,
Capt. Reese Pritchsrd, is the regular
Saturday Arkansas river United Safes
H,ail packet. MIR. Walker Officiates in
the Office.
The Linton is the Saturday st. Francis
river packet.
The Norman, Capt. Hall, will be in
port This evening, to receive for Cairo
and Evansville, and will leave tO-mOr-
row evening at 5 O'Clock. Capt. A. Hew-
lit presides in the office.
The famous passenger steamer Rich
mond will be down on Sunday for New
Orleans.
The City of Cairo is the regular Sstur-
day St. Louis packet.
A third interest each in the steamers
Sarah and Lucretia, OF the New Orleans
Propeller Line, was sold at auction on
Monday last by A. Brooks & Co., Of Mo-
bile, aud purchased for $40. $50, by Mr..
Theodore j. Dimitry, Of New Orleans.
The New Orleans Crescent says
Capt. Tom Leathers is building a boat
at Cincinnati, on the marine ways. she
will nave the model OF the last Nstchez.
will be sixty feet longer and have more
power. He will cali her the Natchez.
Capts. Kouns and ScOvell intend 1T
ting % the Selma this summer. Her
cabin will be thoroughly refUrnished,
her upper guards cut of and the lower
ones WideDed. She will be furnished
with new shafts and two feet added TO
her buckets.