Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-17
RIVER MATTERS.
HEATHER AND RIvEKs

above, but from the Arkansas at Little
Rock.
Weather moderate, with very heavy
rain during the afternoon.
Arrivals.
Stea er Mississippi, st. Louis.
"a Henry Ames, st. Lquis.
" w. A. Caldwell, Arkansas river.
Minnie, "
Liberty, White river.
Departures.
Steamer Minnie, st. Louis.
Ben Campbell, Osceola.
@ w. Cheek, FrisI'S Point.
Henry Ames, New Orleans.
Mississippi,
In Port.
Steamers Des Arc;' Liberty, Darling,
w. A. Caldwell, Laura and Linton.
lIsCELLANEOgs.
There wSs not much doing upon the
levee yesterday, though w" of the
Courier-JOurndL would no doubt consid-
or such 8 oae a very active day in Louis
vills-a few Memphis macgerels would
ada no little to the show OF business.
The splendid passenger steamer Ma
genta will pass down to-day at 5 p "a. for
Vicksburg, the bends and New Orleans.
To those bound South We need say no
more, as the Magenta is well known as
one Of the most elegant packets. Capt.
J. Frank HICKS, q popular Memphian,
commands, while John Sullivan and
Charley Smithers are her chief clerks.
Duff was handsomely entertained at
Nashville by Mayor Alden. That funo-
tionary presented Jim with soup tickets
sufficient to last him while he stopped at
the capital, and the way our cotempo-
rary swallowed corporation beans was,
they say, 3 sight worth seeing.
Capt. J. B. Donaldson has been recon-
mitted at st. Louis, and VIII have to
stand q trial.
Steambostmen we're numerous at the
Overton last night, and mine host Rob-
bins, and our elegant friend George,
made everybody ct home.
The Commonwealth and Groesbeck are
due from below.
The packets are bringing -four from
st. Louis to this port at zoe per barrel.
Capt. VIM. Thompson, of the Pauline
Carroll, had an elegant sill yer testimonial
presented to him last trip by the passen-
gers.
Capt. Frazier and part Of the crew Of
the @. A. Thompson came up on the w.
a. Caldwell esterday,
1hC LLELAl [LhA1 RASR<o ~" bA--1hl
yesterday. Her arrival vas upsn-
bounced by agent or press, and Of course
she added nothing here, though several
passengers were waiting for S boat.
The Mississippi came in yesterday.
She got $50 bales Of cotton, g lot OF mis-
eelIaneous freight and several people.
The Minnie passed up without land.
ing.
The Darling is the regular Cincinnati
packet to-day. She leaves st hv pm,
and has every for passen-
gers. Capt. Carter commands, and ].
f. Power is her attentive clerk.
The Linton, Capt. Ware, with Ed
Dalton in the sfice, leaves to-day al
five p.m. for all points On the st. Francis
river. ShMis a regular packet.
The good steamer w. A. Caldwell,
Capt. Haynes, leaves to-day for Pine
Bluff aud Little Rock. She connects
with the Fort Smith packets, and is the
regular U. S. msil steamer. Ell Dat
law, a well-known and popular clerk,
has taken charge OF her Office.
The Cora s. leaves Louisville to-day
for the Arkansas.
Capt. Whitman OF New Albany has
bought twO-thirds OF the Mollie Grstz
for $4,000.
OADI. Dak6s, Vi IuC L AAb Dull OUhRlk
the towboat Charleston, Rt l. juisville, on
Wednesday for 5000.
Capt. John t. Roots, of the Red river
trade, Contracted with Kirk, Dennis &
Co., OF Louisville, for q new boat on
Wednesday, last.
Capt. John Davis leaves to-day on the
Liberty for the mouth of White river.
He goes to contract for carrying the
mail from that point to Vicksburg. The
Vicksburg and II. Louis packets have
refused, we learn, to carry it any longer
on the old terms, but the people below
may rest assured thSt it will be de-
Iivered promptly.
The Laura, Capt. Morg. Bateman,
leaves, TO day, for all points on White,
Black and Little Red rivers.
The elegant r. E. Lee, Capt. John
Cannon, will pass up for Cairo and Louis
willie, to-day. She needs no praise, Icing
the King Bee slop9 Both rivers. Roberts,
Mossop and Field are her secretaries,
while Smith, We IMMORTAL, is her caterer
The splendid City OfCairo, Capt. J. w.
Maljn, with Henry COrbyn ard Glenn
NoIteiu the of1iee, will gstawsy to-day
for Cairo and st. Louis. Sac makes
close eonnection with ths trains bound
north and east.
The gsy ard swift Uaited States mai
racket Liberty, Capt. Chas. Conley, gets
swsv to-day for Augusta and all points
on White river. She connects with the
Little Ro K train ~ DsvRll's Bluff and
vi b the Fairy Queen, for all points
sbjve. D1n't fail to be on board prompt
". Jimmy Thompson, Jim Rowland
ard Charley Sharp, ere her clerks.
Oar st Louis exchanges come to Us
very irregularly.
A report of the sinking and less of the
G. A. Thompson will oe found in snoth-
er column. 1t is given from statemen s
Of the passengers and ref scts upon Capt.
Frazier as we'll ss upon some citiz Ems.
The people OF Helena are working ear.
nestly IN the Mississippi Valley Naviga-
ton project Of Capt. d DeHaven. Judge
]. s. Horner was appointed local agent
OF the Company st that point.
The Helena Clarion Of the 14th saws
1.-THE river at this point this morninV Il
six feet nine inches below high water
mark two feet four inches below the rise
Of 1868, and two feet seven inches above
the late rise, and rising slowly"
The same paper says: 1--WE would be
much obliged TO our exchanges along the
river, II they would report the stage OF
the river-that is, how much below high
water mark and above low water, il
they have any low water mark. This
would be especially interesting st Cairo,
Memphis and Vicksbufg, so that we
could compare notes. At Memphis the
river is only twenty-five inches below
high water mark here it is six feet MAE
inches, and ct Cairo, we should suppose,
the river Is st least eight If not ten feet
below high water. We apprehend no
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