Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-22
Memphis and Little ROck Railroad
RIVER MATTERS.
FEATHER -ANn-RIvErs

WEATHER AEDZRIvEKS
GAS WORKS, April q, 1859.
River fell in last "A hours 81 inches.
Below high-Water mark 3 feet 2
inches.
The Arkansas and White rivere were
falling at last report. The latest news
from All points above will be found IN
chr teIegrapbic columns. It will be seen
that the decline at this port is increasing
rapidly. Weather clear and spring like.
Owing to arrangement Of railroads we
have no late mails from above,
Arrivals.
Steamer Virginia, Louisville.
Sam ]. Hale, Cincinnati.
Ozark, Arkansas river.
Natoma, White river.
w. r. Arthur, New Orleans.
" LeonidSs,
p. w. Strader,
DeparEares.'
Steamer w. R. Arthur, ST. Louis.
Legal Tender, "
LeOnidas,
silver Moon, Cincinnati.
P. w. Strsder,
Virginia, New Orleans.
In Port.
NatOms, Ozark, Sam j. Hale.
AEsUELLAEE0US.
The wharf was not 3 scene OF muen
animation yesterday, and the arrivals
and departures wers few.
The Legal Tender got eff for st. Louis.
The Silver Moon departed for Cinein-
natl with some people and 200 bales OF
cotton.
Capt. o. Hewett, clerk of the Norman,
laid over at this port to wind up sOme
affairs Of his boat, and left for Evansville
yesterday By rail.
Evidence was taken yesterday by Lo-
csl Inspectors Washington and Good, in
relation to the sinking OF the G. A.
Thompson in the Arkansas. The de-
eision of the Inspectors will no doubt be
given to-day.
The Richmond will be due from below
tonight or in the morning.
The Mississippi leaves New Orleans
tonight.
The Converse leaves for the some Of
her lsbors on White river to-day.
Toe foe stesmsr Nstoms cams in yes
terdsy on time, and gets away today for
sill points on White river. She connects
with the Little Rock train snd with the
Fairy QleeD for points on upper White
and Black rivers. Capt. VIM. Ashford
Is master. j.. w. Darby and maln
Smithers are her popular clerks.
The fiee steamer Sam Hale, OF which
Capt. Wslker is master, will get away on
Saturday for Cairo, Louisville and Gin
cinnsti. She has elegant passenger Sc
commodations.
The U. s. mail packet Ozark, with
Harrison Blsisdell on the root, gets away
today for Pine Bluff sud Little Rock.
Besides making all way landings on the
Arkansas, she connects with the Fort
Smith packets closely. AID Storm and
Jim Salisbury are her well known clerks.
The Vicginis passed down yesterday.
She got 405 bales cotton at this port.
Tae Liberty leaves on Saturday for all
points on White river. She is the regu-
lar U. S. mail packet.
The latest veloeipede has q spanker on
the hind wheel which for 3
pur The spanker is shaped like 3 pad
die, and with every revolution OF the
wheel it iDfliets soms punishment TO the
rider, thereby giving an incentive 70
move forward. Ben Merrilees rode q
on the leyee yesterday.
The toWboat ArgOsy passed up yester-
day.
The elegant Belle St. Louis, Capt.
Alex Ziegler, with j. w. Baskette and
Ellis Harris in the office, leaves to-day
at her usual hour, for Cairo and ST.
Louis. Sam Weaver, at the Memphis
and Charleston ticket office, sells tickets
over this line of packets for all points
North and East.
The r. (. Lee, Capt. Cannon, will
leave for New Orleans tomorrow at .
pm.
Belle Lse, Capt. A. MCGill, will pass
down this morning for Vicksburg and
New Orleans. No finer steamer floats
than the beautiful Belle, and to travel
upon her is q life long pleasure. AdOiph
Martin and Mr.. Broughton are her ca
pable, popular and efficient clerks.
JACK Chambers, the jolly and fsvorite
old clerk OF the Caldwell, having lost
heavily ia the oil business, Is now st the
Hot springs, where he will open .
s. combined motion :" velceipede school.
Drs Creighton and Erwin, of this city,
whe 20 to the Springs to spend the
summer, have enrolled their names for 3
course Of lessons.
The splendid City Of Alton is the regu'
lar Vicksburg and bends packet to-day.
She needs no praise, being one OF the
best steamers s1ost. Capt. j. 3. Archer
is master and j. NJ. White is chief clerk.
The Vicksburg Herald says: Capt. j..
w. Smith informs US that ne has per-
fected arrangements with Capt. Davis,
Of the Memphis and Napoleon packet
Liberty, to carry the U. 5. mai oetween
Napoleon and Vieksburg. The Plain
Civ will carry the mail once a week,
leaving here on Thursdays with it. Her
departures from this place hereafter viii
bs on Tuesdays and Thursdays.