Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-28
RIVER MATTERS.
WEATHER AND RIyEKs

River rose 4 inches in past "a hours,
Below high water mark l loot 81 inches
CHAS. Goodwin.
The rise yesterday was heavy when
we consider the stage OF the water, and
the river is again carrying much drift
past. Our Cairo dispatch of Monday
that point, but it will be again fsfhg, We
have no doubt, to-day or Tomorrow.
The Arkansas is falling, with 4 feet
from Fort Smith to Little Rock. and z
feet ont to the mouth. Upper White is
bank full and is falling.
The Cumberland was falling on Mon
| day with IS feet on the shoals.
The Cincinnati Commercial of Monday
SAYS Here the river has risen 8 inches
during the "a hours ending last night,
with 26 feet II inches in the channel at
6 pm. To-day there will be 70 feet un-
der The CovingtOn bridge for passing
steamers.
At st. Louis, on Saturday, the river
was % feet 3 inches below high water
mark and falling.
From u st. Louis exchanges W e quote
es follows:
QUINCY, ILL, April 24.-River rose
ons inch in last "a hours l02 feet above
low water mark.
OMAHA, April 24.-River stationary.
ST. JOSEPH, April 24-River fell five
inches in past "a hours.
Mondays st. Louis Democrat says:
The river is rapidly falling. The'Il-
linois is swelling rapidly, and is fifteen
feet above low water n srks at Peoria.
The Missouri below st. Joseph is at good
stage, and there is a good stage in the
Mississippi at all points"
Arrivals.
Steamer Great Republic, st. Louis.
I" Mary Erwin, Arkansas river.
Henry Ames, New Orleans.
Swallow,
Departures.
Steamer Belle Memphis, 81. Louis.
Henry Ames,
Mary Erwin, Cincinnati.
Swallow, Cincinnati.
G. w. Cheek, FriAr's Point.
" w. A. Caldwell, Arkansas river.
I" s.. Francis, st. Francis river.
Des Arc, White river.
Great Republic, New Orleans.
In Port.
Steamers Minneola and Leni Leoti.
EEsCEzLANEOUB.
The Minneola does not get away until
this evening. Capt. Miller was induced
to lay over for a lot o. cotton, and pas
sepgers will have, therefore, another
chance at one OF the best boats or the
river. She leaves for Cincinnati at five
pm.
The United States mail packet Leni
Leoti leaves To- morrow for Little Rock
and way points IN the Arkansas. Tom
Berry is master.
The Julia, Capt. Callahan, goes down
tomorrow for VIeksburg and the bends.
The Bslle st. Louis, Capt. Alex u 'igler,
with Baskette in the office, leaves to-
morrow for Cairo and s.. Louis. She
makes all connections by rail, north and
east.
The elegant steamer Dexter, Capt.
Jim Montgomery, will pass down to-
day at five pm, for New Orleans. A
will receive for her on the levee
this morning.
Business YESTERDAY on the levee was
good and all our local packets went
well laden.
Capt. Joe McCulloch of New Orleans,
who has been upon 8 visit to Louisville
bis old home, arrived in city ytster.
day on his way to the Crescent CITY,
Capt. Joe will remain with u3 a day or
two and is as worthy Of a pubic re-
s%oiree, dinner, etc., as was A.
j. if not more 30.
George White, Mate of the Evening
s ar was arrested in st. Louis for showing
B negro overheard from that steamer and
drowning him.
The Alaska, Capt. Oaks will leave the
for Vicksburg and New Orleans.
Voris is her chief clerk.
The steamer ST. E mo, which the tele-
graph informs US blew up in rensas river,
was q boa Belonging to the Mobile and
Great Northern r iilroad Company, and
between Mobile and the terminus of
that road, at Tensss Landing, Baldwin
Ata.-some twelve miles from
She is the second that has
blown up for the company since the war
other being the Mary Wilson
The NatcmR, Capt. Ashford. leaves on
Thursday for ail points on White river.
She is the regular packet.
The snsgboat 5. ii. Long which is fully
and ready for business, will prob
IDLY proceed directly to work in the
Missouri river.
The UfiIda, which sunk and exploded
n the Missouri river, thirty miles below
Sioux City, was s stera-wheel steamer.
She was four or five years old, and was
commanded by Capt. Saint, in
ne Allegheny river trade. She be-
onged to the Kouuiz line of mountain
teamers, and was commanded by Capt.
3ec. J. Hazlett. Capt. A. Murdoch had
Of the Office.
The new steamer Australia is on her