Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-06
RIVER MATTERS.
WnArHER ANn RrvErr.

river now "A feet 4 inches below nigh
water mark. The Arkansas is falling
with big water TO all points. White riv.
or is on 3 stand, but is nearly bank full to
Augusta. Heavy rains have fallen all
Over that section, and we may look for Q
rise in both rivers. The latest news from
above will be found in our Geographic
columns.
Arrivals.
Steamer Legal Tender, New Orleans.
" Pauline CARROLL, New Orleans.
/" NatOma, Friar's Point.
Liberty, White river.
City of Cairo, st. Louis.
Departures.
Steamer Pauline Carroll, ST. Louis.
Legal Tender, louisville.
NatOma, Friar's Point.
I'm Port.
Linton, Darling, City of Cairo, Ozark
and Liberty.
/ zLsCELLASEOUs.
The Linton, Capt. Ware, d. parts at :
pm. to-day for Wittsburg anu all way
points on the st. Francis river. She ia
a fixed Institution in the trade and is
I very popular.
The United States mail steamer Liberty
is the regular Saturday packet for White
river. She makes all way landings. con-
meets with the Little Rock railroad and
with the Fairy Queen for I'll points above
~JacksOnport. The Liberty is COM
manded by Commodore J. B. Davis, a
careful and popular master, while her
Office Is presided over by Jimmy Thomp-
son and Charley Sharpe. Travellers don't
miss the Liberty this evening.
The Ribbon will leave at 5 D 10. to.
D do" los NrabahVrHw 81 a. 81 ~
Is the pioneer packet Of the line. Can't.
Wm. Blake is master and All. Grissdm
Is her favOrite clerk. The Rubicon is an
elegant passenger packet.
The handsome U. =. mail packet
Ozark, Capt. Harrison Blasdeli, will
leave to-day for Pine Bluff and Little
Rock. She makes close connection at
the latter place with Fort Smith packets.
a Oz3rK has had g complete battery
Of new boilers put in, as well as under
gone a general thorough O~verhsuling
since she has laid at our Ievee. and +
now One Of the best boats coming IN
Memphis. Ned Outlaw will continue in
charge of her office.
The elegant City of Cairo is the repu-
lar Cairo and 81. Louis packet to-day.
She stands unexcelled as q passenger
steamer, and is in charge of gentlemen
~ SooAa AEA0 - blGiLl ~ u lEhEtR
sternwheeler. Capt. J. w. Malin com.
mands, and Monroe Cunningham, one
OF the very cleyeres5 OF amphibious per-
5Onages, has charge Of The office. The
Cairo connects with the trains North
and East.
The Indiana will be down to. night.
She leaves at l0A.m. tomorrow for New
Orlesnss
The 2. w. Strader, Capt. AIbsrt Stein,
viii Pass up to-day for Louisville.
Capt. Dick Lightburne, the well
known and popular steamboat agent, has
rented the office over the Memphis City
Bank, corner OF Jefferson and Front
street, and will occupy it on Monday. It
Is u OF the best locations in the city
and eminently adapted to the business.
The A. d. Ms Olive Branch, Capt,
Isaac Jones, will be in port this morn
ing, ana leave at 10 q. M, for Vieksburg
and New Orleans. She is q splendid
passenger packet, and has popular clerks
in the Offics.
Capt. Dan Able will be here with the
Mollie Able this morning. and will
leave at noon for the bends, Vieksburg.
Natcbez, and New Orleans, at noon.
everybody knows Capt Dan, and all
travellers know the Moltie TO have every
comfort on board that could be desired
- - :
Creighton, John Langlois, and
Fenwick, are her clerks.
The ATgonaut, Capt. Gus Everhart
VIII leave to-day for Cairo and Circin-
natl. She makes all landings iuterme-
diate.
The splendid Darling-everybodv,s
with Lawrence Carter on The
LOof, leaves for Cincinnati and all wev
to-day. She has elegant passen-
ger accommodations and will 90 through
time. Her office is in charge of Cant.
Power, a clever, competent and popular
officer.
The NatomR had a good trip for Fri
arts Point.
The Hatchie packet came In Yesterday
a splendid trip Of cotton and psopIe.
The Cora > is on her way TO the Ar
kansas, from Cincinnati.
Cairo and Nashville packets now serve
up hot meals at all hours to passengers
crackers and pepper sauce.
Business is dull and freights scarce at
Pitisburg.
The Atlantic and Mississippi Steam
hip Go. viii run the following steamers
n the New Orleans trade the present
'eason, and may purchase or Guild 9TH
,rs Ruth, LADY Gay, Pauline Carroll.
Dive Branch, w r. Arthur aud Con-
inenta'. The Lizzie, Bismarck and
commonwealth run under the ~auspjcas of
his company.
Mr.. Asbury, Owner Of the British
'acht Cambria, accepts the challenge Of
Douglass 70 race with the New York
'aeht Ssppho, and sUggeststhat the race
70 from Cowes around the Isle of Whit
The Vickbuarg Herald saws that the
Belle Lee, on her last trip, brought IN
be largest trip Of the season.
GRANTS Pass, in Mobile Bay, ia fast Z
ling up again. The Morgan Line of ,
teamers, alone. nay $4,000 toll per an :
um, for the privilege OF using this pass l
Hereafter, on the down trip, after the =
edmond has passed Memphis, there \
,il be.stock sales on board every dsy at {
: No., thus aff1rding to planters and I
thers, DESTROYS OF purchasing mules. y
orses, sheep, etc, an opportunity of s
the boat at Memphis ana n
themselves with stock on the a
.sy down. '
The proposition of Louisville canitaJ. +
ts to buy the canal around the fails AFT
lat point has been communicated In fl
e1stors informally, and hss led 60 muoh i
iquly q discussion. The effect OF s.
lis is to direct the attention OF the ri
suate to the subject, and will undoubt, -
lily lead TO the restoration of the sppro. p
OF $3.50, 600 10 the river and hsr- "
'r bill for that improvement, which Il
COMMITTEES had stricken out. Al
The Pittsburg delegation has baen le
ard by he committee st Washington n,
ION the Ohio river bridge project. They
presented Ia the strongest terms thst !
boat and coal interests would suf. =
if the bridges were constructed with
ort spans, but they are satisfied from
cir Interview, that the COMMITTEES will =
yer consent to fix the length of the "a
ans at 500 feet. Such being the evil q
ut determination OF the COMMITTEES.
d the great railroad interests also re-
lring fair consideration. It's under.
Od the delegation would be willing 10
o compromise effected on 400 faef