Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-15
RIVER MATTERS.
WEATHER AND REvEEs

MA AND EIVGGH
GAS WORKS, April Is, 1858.
The river rose in the past twenty-fOur
hours ] inch. Below high water
mark, l foot 81 inches.
CHAs. GOODWIN.
It will be seen by the above that the
river is about on 8 stand st this point,
and cur pexs report will probably note a
decline. This is good news to those liv-
ing along the river bank. The Ohio is
falling, but the Cumberland is again ris-
ing slowly, with s feet on the shoals.
The Upper Mississippi is rising. The
fastest news from all points will be found
in cur Geographic column IS. Weather
clear and turning warm.
Arrivals.
Steamer Bismarck, st. Louis.
Swallow, Cincinnati.
NatOma, White River.
City Of Alton, Vieksburg.
Belle Lee, New Orleans.
Departures.
Steamer City of Alton, ST. Louis.
Belle Lee, Louisville.
{" Clifton, Cincinnati.
" GuidOn, Arkansas River.
Swallow, New Orleans.
Bismarck, New Orleans.
In Pert.
Des Arc, T. II. Allen, Lsurs, Natoma.
The elegant Belle St. Louis, Capt.
Z9igler, will leave to-day al the usual
hour, for Cairo and st. Louis, making
connection with the trains north and
east. Bsskette and Harris are clerks.
TIE Lgura, Capt. Morg. Ba.emsn,
leaves on Saturday for sill points on
White and Black rivers. Tom Collier ia
her clerk.
The Liberty is the regular United
| States mail packet for White river on
Saturday.
The elegant low pressure pscket Rich
mond, the famous passenger packet,
whereof Capt. Slut. Neal is master, will
bs in port to leave to-day at 5 pm. for
New Orleans. Voolfolk and Dodge are
her clerks. They ars good officers, aud
make all st hGme who travel on their
fOsting'palace.
The Dexter will load at Louisville for
New Orleans sometime this week.
Col. c. I. Geoghegsu, of Greenville,
Miss, is in TO w. He looks we'll, though
claiming that the swamp dOss not agree
with him.
We learn from the Cincinnati Cons
/ nlercioL that Ely and Perkins, clerks of
the G. A. Thompson, and who lost their
lives on that unfortunate packet, were
sOth men OF family-the former leaving
IS vile and two children and the latter a
7 wife, in that city,
Boats coming south leave st. Louis
with light trips.
Mountain boats leave ST. Louis daily
with good trips, but at lowsfates.
The fine steamer Nsboms, Capt. VIM.
! AaAE--A -. T. - - -
evening, and leaves again to-day Tor all
points On Waite river. She is Al excel
lent packet, and in charge Of popular Of
ficsrs. John w. Darby and John
Smither are her clerks. The Natoma
makes close connection with the Little
Rock train.
The United States mail packet Th0s.
H. Allen, Capt. Reese Pritchard, with
Walker and Thomas ia the Office, leaves
to-day for Pine Bluff and Little Rock,
connecting with the Fort Saith packets
closely.
The Marble City, Capt. 4 ]. Carter, is
the regular Uniled States mail packet
for Vicksburg to-day. She makes all
way landings, and ie one of our best pas
senger packets. Henry Dietrich is chief
clerk.
The Darling is the regular Saturday
packet for Cairo, Louisville and Cincin-
natl. Capt. Carter Is master and Mr..
Power is clerk.
The Clifton left for Cincinnati with
SEQ bales of cotton and about 200 barrels
of potatoes.
The Guidon got away for Pine Bluff
with a good trip.
Tse COosa Is being repaired at Sedams
Vile, on the Ohio.
The contract of Cspt. Boinger, Of st
Louis, with the government, includes
the transportation Of frsisht, soldiers,
officers, live stock, and all Government.
supplies bstween New Orleans ana Bos
ton, q distance OF 1900 miles, ana en-
braces ali transportation EsEveen inter-
mediate points, and lie probably the most
extensive contract held by any single in
dividual in the country.
The ice in the Mississippi river COM
menced running at Minneapolis, MINI,
on Saturday, but has done no serious
damage, though heavily gorged ten
miles above that point.