Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-22
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! -n,sdtiction commeresd, and ENDS win me s0--
ef las. year Thus furnishing. a game 'H
osy o. me eosoA - -. ,tssbrea SEASONS ihe Of
~ ts ttse seasons subssqusnt % the seeas ths sesN
I, "a oesaesn States on tbs Federal unioD asy Pfsf
exnbiting the increase IN shs AtoekA o. yAEA. IN
cotton goods during the Arst division ana Is lelooA
decrease during the second division Of ths une'
- rrsst apostaiions Of cotton tcoK piase N s.asu
4 800 oss 752 pounds Imported At cost AinsooH
75s $50; and the smallest rscsPn we're IN lso@ si
Il ssa e7a 2es pounds eazso hand, valued At Ssi tsn
ots ha quantity in 1868 66s pounds Tas sAl
- s5s s77 e53 Ths expectations Of raw eo'ton ln
o srs $50 sss go pounds for la9i 25 zsIsD ssns
pnss. for ls62 2I4,Tl4,52s poonda5sand Tor ises'
en- oo9 nour,athe rats of incrssse In comparison -
4, being very great The yarn proaae kinds
sropertiss or rst weight Of he cotton after SPIN jams
10 tatresiusa IN tie United Kingdom Tor manu- y y .rs
rarposss uas 1860 969 433 $50 POUNDS iAno in
t3 ouly ss5 81 SIS po1nds, pFovng the h.es q M from
ira os, IN working In tsrior sorts ana see Import
s,,l,n. amount OF cotton required 70 make creas
ri Of goods Ia 1865 over what was nsedsa IN 1s9 AP
boaob The csst Of the imports Of raw cotton u1 IA
in 1859 II an in 1850 the value - the ex v,,n
80 ,yvise auensnted-naking che net eoAl ~ ,sau
:, in 1850 $50 3Ss 6ss aud in 1861 5olS Ir
a. II hs been estimated hAs the prehis On lAs W baore
loeks Of cotton goods heia ever u ,ss from 4
,nrlpg to e. giish merchants, and oApos'a - Of he
So 70 5000 GOO thereby reducing he e1eh@ns -,
5, cool 600 or $4,000 0O0 less than IN LaoO' -.
Is The old stoeks are ne ,onnt Of bAlsBs
- viu cease and Of course, sreatsr sr9ouh' = - i
80 vii be required settle Tor The cotton AuppnSe ,nor
. 4 even should the ipcrtations Be no longer H 1ss.
a 1s6s and this 100 Vnoa' AZ, no, aver tina
IA price. The fregh's on loS ~, -, ,sr Mound Up WI
IN 1850 over i've eights Of penny per POu-- th5or
-, = 1s9 that charge was about doubled IN eohse rt
-. % tbs produes having been brought longer
nee in some CASES, and in others oy more ivsr
.,r, fstea) OF transportation. The rates nom 'he
suean were very high, and h' expense Oh inA Conf
IN his Hackads equal 70 the former eHfs '' Ts s
lincoln ofI.. , East
d.pt filed hortstions Of cotton piece soodl were EgYI
1, tbe bargeg, all OF yards wers shipped along
! ulshsd. potv,i..tgviss and yarn-ths value Of :
s,.s running of niness hosiery and ANAL wsr'' II
ssaof ened to sweGefsry etc. the Asures for l'os ne
~ I take too mug o.her ysar-shs total exPor" W ~
ss,oy this truly ls6e l7o6,53 s5s yards OF piece =
s.. that the d3 pounds Of twist and yarn were a..
s' i,an .pf. os - Bl1Fdf55y and 'HA+H wares 6s
r. Eo5t d hn er far reduction in The aas Cpl,
surnt = % I'LL 11 -; = pas : answer to the bill that
urnE The other vessels to to tn egsrnmsI q
troops 0TtsStsy on the morning 81 the Oh instant
plant the pressure of water became so great thai /
say neaSy swept away two of the stone bsrges vhiel
swung in below the dam on one side SEEING
TINS unfortunate accident, Jumped on to horst
unity, and rode up 10 where the upper vessels wers
.nty anchored and ordered the Lexington to pass the
upper falls, if possible, and imm edistely sttenu
out of 10 GO Through the dam. thought l might be
mAnd abb to save the four vessels below not kno wing
whether the persons employed On the worE
IS net would ever have the heETt to renew the nter
it left prise
The Lexington succeeded in getting over the
arbor upper falls Just in time, the wsteT randly falling
aths as she was passing over. She then stesrsd di
Tectly for the opening in the dam, through which
nd of the water rushing 50 fur0usy that it seam.
ed IS II nothing but destruction sTsited her.
nd Of Thousands Of beating hearts looked on anxious-
scng y ioI Inc result Iae silence was 30 great rs
York she Lexington approached the dam that a pin
might almost have been heard 10 fall Sbs en-
law, tered the gap with full head of steam on, pitch
ed down the Tosring torrent, made two or three
lads spasmode rolls, hung for moment on khe rock
with heloW was then sept into deep water by the
Oar current, and rounded in safely Into the bank
InIrty thousand voices rose in one desfsaino
the cheer and universal JOY seemed TO psrvade ths
He face OF every present Neosho folIev.d
ngth- next-al her matches bsttened down. and every
the preesusion taken against accident She did not
ns TO taTe ss well SIS the Lexington her pilot having
become frightened as he approached the abyss
and and stopped her engine when particularly or
, wo dered iull head uf steam to bs carried The
The result was that for q moment her hull digHp-
has pesred hom sight, under the water Every one
lg of thought she was lost She rose however sweut
nte- song over the rocks with the current, aud for
tunAtely escaped with one hole in her bcttom
Tssh. which wss stopped in the course of an hour.
large Inc htndmsn and Usage both came through
srely beautifully without touching a thing. and
burg thought II was only fortunate enough to get
enty my large vessels as well over the falls my ee
?. once more would do good service on the MSsis
81 in Eippi.
neral The secidtnt to tie dam, instead Of dishasrt
b IN enlng Col. Bailey, only induced him to renew
who his exsrtons after be had seen the success of
getting four vessels through. The nohe-hsart
ci al ed soldiers seeing their labor of the ast eight
mt | n fu1i
e re- 10 work to repair damages, being confident now
,ume that all the gunboats would be finally brought
over. Tne men had bsen working for eight
'eing GAYS and nights up 70 ther neeks in water, in
Il be sle oiollIog ---sassss tzszH ard -zhaalin.
) has bricks, and nvrhing but good humor pTsvas,d
The among them. On the WHOLE it was very for
fields tunsie the dam wss carried away, IS the two
DATges that were swept away from the center
lsIler swung around against some rocks on the
G are leit, and made fine cushion for the vessels
with aud prevented them, ss il afterwards appeared
d we from running on certain destruction
,ied The force OF the water and the current being
ding 700 great TO construct CONTINUOUS dam of six
The hundred feet seFess the river in SO short time
mer Col. Bailey determined to leave esp of fifty
nve teet in the dam, and build = series of wing
dams on the upper falls This was accomplished
3 the in three days time and the IIth instant the
sur Mound City, the CaTondslet and the Pittsbure,
stroll came over the upper falls COED deal of labor
hing having been expended in hauling them through,
i see the channel being very crooked and scarcely
meTs vide enough for them. Hsxt day the Ozark,
has Louisville Chillcothe, and two tugs also sue
have eeeded in crossing the upper falls.
mise tmmediately y RfterWsrd the Mound CITY Ca
also rondelet and Pssburg sisrtsd in succession to
Tton pass the dam, all their matches battened down,
van and every precAution taken to prevent accident
9e OF The passage of these vessels was q most
, eat beautiful sight only to be realized when
GG.) sesn They passed over without an accident
except the unshipping of one or two rudders
This was witnessed by ali the troops and the
vessels we're heartily cheeTsd when slfey passed
ln ovef. Next morning. At 10 o'clock, the Louis
uSs vile, Chlicotho, Ozark, and two tugs passed
- - over without accident except the loss of man.
% who was swept of the dsck Of enc of the tugs
By o'clock that afternoon the vessels were all
~ VI c0sled, ammunition replaced, and all steamed
down the river with the convoy of transports in
'cole company. good deal of difficulty was antiei-
~ pated 10 getting over the bars in lower Red river
a ! @ E depth of water reported only i've feet gun
Ia -. oosts were drawing six ProYidentisty, we
@ NN had rise from the baek-Water of the Mssis-
sppl-thst river baing very high at thEt time
IH., a. the bsekwRter extending to AlexaRdria, $50
@ miles distant enabling us to pass su the bars
OoPs and distractions with safety.
80 WordssTe inadequate to express the admirss
u ~ ton isel for the abity of Lieut. Col Bailey
- - Tbs Is without doubt the best engineering feat
=. - - ever performed. Under the best circumstances
, .S private company would not have completed
!, en1 this work under year, and to an ordinary
,,sL mind the whole thing would have appeared an
entire lmposBlbilitY. IesyinO ont his ability a.