Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-21
RIVER MATTERS.
WEATHER. AND RIyEES-

Weather clear and pleasant. The river
is again rising at this point, and will
probably 90 up three or four feet more
before it sgain begins 10 decline, without
cold weather should set IN. 1t is now
seven feet below high water mark, as es-
tablishsd by government at the navy
yard, but the water of 1862 was 0
nine inches higher still. The rise and
fall at this port is said to be thirty-six
feet and q fsw inches. The rise yester-
day amounted TO eight inches. This isa
heavy rise, when We consider the pres-
eHt large. volume OF water now in the
river. The Arkansas is falling above
Little Rock, and and about en- . stand to
Pine Bluff, buB is rising from that out.
We have no later advices from White
river. The latest news from above will
be found in our Geographic columns.
Arrivals.
Steamer Silver Moon, Cincinnati.
" W~estnorelsnd, Cincinnati.
Departures.
Steamer II. s. Turner, st. Louis.
Daring, Cincinnati.
" Guidon, Arksnsas river.
" Westmoreland, New Orleans.
Magenta, New Orleans.
Ia Pert.
ATgonaut No. 2, Silver Moon, T. II.
Allen, Mollie HRmblebOn.
HEsCELLAEEOUs.
The Darling got away for Cincinnati,
with 1000 bales of cotton.
The Magenta left for New Orleans,
with s very light freight, but full OF
people.
The salvor is still lying at the lower
landing.
The towboat Alps wss to have left last
evening for above.
The Little Condor is still in port.
The Simpson Homer came up with an
empty tow yesterday. She was to have
left for ABOVE last night.
The GuidoD got awsy for Pine Bluff
with a g1od trip.
The W-e5tnoFeland, after rounding out
from the levee yesterday, run w s skiff
and It's occupants. Two white men came
esr losing their lives. They wan
ashore.
Cspt. Geo. W. Duval died yesterday
morning from The effects Of his III uries.
Capt. Duval was an Old and respected
and flied the position o. Local
Inspector OF boilers St this port for owe a
year back. His funeral will take place
from his late residence on Shelby
The ArgOnsut, Capt. Everhart, did not
get away last night, but will leave to-day
noon for Louisville and all way land
ings. She is 3 coed passenger packet.
Lee Crane il her CHIEF purseT.
The good steamer ThOs. H. Allen, Capt. |
Tom Berry, carrying the U. s. E1ail, |
to-day for Little Rock and points
intermediate on he Arkansas. She is
new, fast and wei appointed, and makes
close connection with the Fort Smith
packets. Mr.. Kennedy is her chief
clerk, and our old friend Sam Wood is
his assistant.
The Silver Moon, Capt. Ben Merrie-
lees, came in yesterday, with 3 good
trip, from Cincinnati. She will get
away on Friday on her return trip. The
81 lee King" will have a splendid trip,
{" you bet"
The splendid steamer Mississippi viii
be in port to leave for New Orleans and1
the bends to-day at 10 an Her psssen-
ger accommodations are not surpassed
upon the river, and her officers eve
tire IN their efforts to make travellers at
home. Capt. Nat. Green is master, s.
Cook Creighton, John Fenwick and John
LsnglOis are her corps Of clerks, while
Murray and Courts have charge of her
lower deck. Those meditsting q trip
South could dad no better steamer than
the Mississippi, were they to wait 3
The elegant United States mail steam
ar Liberty will leave on Saturday, for
river, as usual. Capt. John B.
commands.
Samuel StarizmaD, s. vel known cab
10 builder, and Capt. BEison Purcell, Of
both died 3 few days ago.
Jacob Lawrence is in St. Louis trying
% purchase six steamers for the Sioux
City and Fort Benton packet line, Of
which he is President.
A steamboat has been built for Salt
Lake. She was launched in the Jordan
liver, about fifteen miles from the lake.
The river is fifty miles in length, and has
Is Ourcs in Utah Lake, tbirty-fve
niles south o. the Mormon capital. Utah
AXE is a beautiful sheet Of fresh water,
forty miles long, surrounded by
Mountains. Next summer the Jordan
liver will be d~redged, so tina navigation
nay be opened from Utah to Salt Lake.
little steamer will then take pleas
re parties up and down the valley. She
5 called the Kate Conner.
The H. M. ShTeye will no longer run {
0 Nicksburg from St Louis. )
The Great Republic was hauled out on
he ways at Mound City in the short !
pace of five hours, which, considering +,
ne great size of the boat, reflects great i
redi5 upon the managers Cf the rail- i
The Knoxville Press and Herald Of /
says: On yesterday evening
he Lucy Cocker fired up for the first ]
inc, and put her machinery to the test. !
made a trip up to Williams island
nd back. We are pleased to learn that 3
ne experiment was entirely satisfactory, :
nc that the new boat viii take her e
lace IN the river trade. 1