Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-08
Memphis and Little Rock Railroad
MEArHER AND RTyErr.

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GAS WORKS, Marbh Z, 1869.
The river fell in the past "a hours Is
inches. Below high water mark 70 feet
IL inches. CHAS. GOODWIN.
It was cool and cloudy yesterday with
q raw, die agreeable wind blowing during
almost the entire day. The river con-
tinues to fall more rapidly day by day,
and the SAND bar opposite our city will
soon show its crest above the rolling
waters. The latest news from all points
above, as well as from the Arkansas, will
be found in our Geographic columns.
Arrivals.
Steamer Ben. Campbell, OsceOls.
Natnma, Friar's Point.
st. Francis, st. Francis river.
/" COrnelia, New Orleans.
Nick L0ngworth, N. Orleans.
Departures.
Steamer Cornelia, St. Louis.
Nick LOngwOTth, Cincinnati.
In Port.
Steamers Natoms, st. Francis and
Ben. Campbell.
AIsCELLANEOUs.
It was very quiet upon the levee yes
terday. A Sabbath stiffness reigned and
save a few passing boats and The arrival
Of u or two packets al was peace.
The elegant City Of Alton is the mail
packet for the bends and Vicksburg to-
morrow. She is one of the finest pack
els on the river. J. B. Archie! is mas
ter, and Jim White clerk.
The fine steamer Julia, Capt. Ed. Cal
ahan, il the regular st. Louis packet to-
day. She leaves the w~harfboat at 4 pm.
ana with the trains North and
h 1st. Andy Isaacs has charge of her
desk.
The Geo. w. Cheek leaves as usual to-
morrow for OsceOls, and ali landings in
JerBediate.
The wharfboat fever is again breaking
out in this city. One or two agents are
about to apply for the right to locate one
or more at our levee.
The sprightly and reliable Natoma
came in from below with her usual full
load OF people and leaves again to. NOR
row for Friar's Point and way landings.
Jim Lee is master. B. p. Field and
Stack Lee are clerks.
Tne very popular White river steamer
Des Arc, Capt. Matt Glass, leaves on
Tuesday for Augusta and points on
White river. She connects with the
Little Rock train and with the packets
for points above. Joe Elliott and Aleek
Waddeil are clerks.
The st. Francis came in with 275 bales
cotton, 26S sacks cotton seed. The Ma
came in with 225 bales of cotton.
The elegant low pressure packet Rich
mond, Capt. J. Stut Neal, will pass down
to-day for Nicksburg and the Crescent
city. She is the queen of cur Western
rivers. Voolfolk and Lodge are her
clerks.
Visscher of the R'chmond's Headlight
will be in town to-day.
The Norman, Capt. Hall, leaves on
Tuesday for Cairo and Evansville.
Hewett is her purser.
The splendid steamer Clifton, Capt.
Steini is the regular Wednesday Cincin-
natl packet.
The good steamer Laura, Of which
mOTg B3teman is master, leaves
promptly to-day for all points on White,
Black and Little Red rivers. She is a
fixed institution in the trade, and is a
popular packet.
The U. 5. mail packet Thos. II. Allen,
Reese PrItchsrd, with reliable
gentlemen in the office, leaves to-mor-
for Little Rock and way landings
on he Arkansas. She connects closely
with The Fort Smith packets.
The gay stesmer st. Francis, Cant.
Tom Bowman, will get away tomorrow
for all landings on St. Francis river TO
WIttsburg. Paine and CIslk are her
Jerks.
The Ben Campbell, Capt. Weller,
caves at her usual hour to-day for Osce-
lia and All way points on the Mississippi.
Jim hall presides at the desk.
Representatives of the Northwestern
Union Packet company and the North
Packet company, have been IN ses-
hon at the Sherman House, Chicago, for
past Jew days, in order TO arrive at
iome agreement liz regard to the rates Of
transportation to be charged by the sew
,ral lines. These steamboat companies
'XJend their operations from st. Paul to
Louis, and ave been, for some time,
Engaged 10 an opposition, which, how
yer well it may have been for the pub
was not regarded as a paying policy
y the steamboat men. On Friday these
ompanIes concluded to divide the BUSH
ICES OF the river between them, and to
barge the same tariffs hereafter. The !
Northern line will take the tariffs OF the {
'Orth western company from Dubuque {
D st. Paul, and the latter will !
dept the formers rates from DubuIu e
st. Louis. I
The Louisville Courier says: 4
The big Richmond departed for New 5
,rieans yesterday, with a fair freight .
a large Bumber OF passengers. Win !
J. Nisscher, editor OF the Headlight got
and took passage on the Morning I
tar last evening, in hopes OF overtakiug :
be Richmond. Among the passengers I
y the Richmond was j. Miit. Hatcher, Il
river editor of the Louisville Dem
eTGt, who is in feeble health, and goes
Outh to recuperste.
James Howard, Esq, the famous =
pat builder, returned from Cincinnati !
terday, where he received ths CON
act Of building a magnificent steamer
n the Louisville and Cincinnati Mail
Tue, to take the place of the Inflated /
.merica. The new boat is to be $50 feet =
ing, IS feet beam, 81 feet hold, and is TO
, a model OF beauty and speed" =