Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-02-02

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The Arkansas is on a stand. White
and St Francis rivers are rising. AT
this point the Father of Waters declined
about four inches.
Arrivals.
Steamer Laura Fenton, Louisville.
Kate Kinney, Cairo.
Dan Able, Vicksburg.
Des Are, White river.
Guidon, Arkansas river.
Belle Memphis, Cairo.
Departures.
Steamer ~ L. McGiI, New Orleans.
OF S. McCune, White river.
d/Lady, Osceola.
Ida, Cincinnati.
Kate Kinney, New Orleans.
Natoma, st. FIR. river.
LadysO seeola.'
Boats in'POr
Dan Able, Dies Arc, Guidon, Rose
Hambleton, Laura Fen.On, Victor, Belle
Memphis.
MIseeIl aneOus
Capt. Ashford and Mr.. John Sullivan
returned to this city yesterday from st.
| Louis. Their steamer Albert Pearse, is
now being repainted, refurnished and
fitted up in very elegant style. She will
enter the st. Louis ard White river trade
as q first-class packet just as o o as the
river opens above. We wish Capt. Billy
and John all the success they deserve, in
their new trade.
The Dan Able came in very early yes
terday morning with a good cotton trip
and one of the best passenger trips of
the season. She has a wedding party on
board.
The Guidon came in from Arkansas
| river with 500 bales of the staple.
The fine packet Des Arc, with a very
fair trip, made our port yesterday morn
ing very early.
We were pleased to meet, yesterday,
Mr.. A. ]. Mosset, Of The firm Of Geo. l..
Johnson < Co., steamboat agents, OF
Cincinnati. Mr.. Mosset comes to our
city on business Of the firm. We wish
him a very pleasant sojourn IN our
midst.
The Die Vernon will come up with the
st. Patrick. She enters the trade from
this city to Beulah landing, making two
trips per week.
Business, Notwithstanding the block
ade above, is prosperous with all our
steamboat agents. They are keeping up
with the times and want the people to
know that they "stilI live.n No sooner
does Larry Harmstsd & Co., put up an
elegant sign over their Office, at 10. IA
jefferson street, which is an ornament to
the city, than Capt. w. Jay johnson, Of
the Star wharfboat embellishes his cargo
box in the highest style of art. Both
signs are well executed and add largly to
the appearance of their respective places
! Of business.
Should this rain be a general one, we
may look for a big rise in a very few
days. We hope that there may be no
damage to steamboat interests on the
| river, but fear, from what we learn
through our exchanges, that many boats
are lying in dangerous positions. There
are many steamers exposed to the ice
along the lawer Chic, and a general
breaking up will be their death knell.
The Ohio river has been very change
able of late. 1t is lot safe to say what
it is doing. During. the past few days it
/ rose and fell several times at Cincinnati,
where the ice was running freely on last
Thursday.
The following bents are loaded at Gin
cinnati and ready to leave at the first
opportunity Arabian, Emma No ),
Lawrence, Armadillo, Mary Erwin,
| Champion and Emerald.
There is a large amount Of freight at
| Evansville awaiting shipment south.
The ice in the Louisville canal vas q
inches thick last Sunday.
Cant Varble, at Louisville, bought OF
Can't. Parr his one.fouTth interest in the
Tempest, at the rate of $4,000 for the
whole boat. Capt. ". bought at the same
time and Of the same party, his one
fourth interest in the Bermuda, fer 5000.
The purchaser assumes the debts Of both
boats.
Capt. Parr purchased of Capt. Pink
Marble his one-half interest in the steam
er Palestine, as she now lies st Vol
creek, at the rate OF 81 900 for the whole
boat, noe the stipulation that he re-
eeives her free Of debt.
1t is reported that the cotton merchants
Of New Orleans are again gouging steam
ers by charging FOL. sample holes, etc, u
bales. LAST season this was done TO such
an extent in that city that boats fire.
queutly refused &C. take cotton at this
point. Why is it that cotton bound up
stream is taken without /" exception
by our boats, while that bound south j
taken with so much Reluctance ? We
would like to see all W cotton 60 through
its old channel, hut the merchants Ol
that city must not try to cover their
freight bills by damages, or they will gel
very little of the staple from this port.
The wharfboats at Cincinnati were ali
reported high and dry on Monday, ow-
ing TO the rapid fall of the river.
The steamer George, which was seized
for violation of the e law, at New
Orleans, was sold In that city a few days
ago for $3.50.
Capt. Shoat Pierce, formeFly' Of Dry
ersburg, in this stiIte, and an cd steam
boatman, in company with Col. NJ. G
Burton, have LEASED the property q
Haile's point and take possession on thI
18th of this month.
For LoUIsvILhE.-The fine steRnael
Laura FentOn viii leave as Shove thi
evening at 5 O'clock. The Fsnton is
staunch and comfortable craft, win g
through on time and pay particular at
, %tention to way Business. Capt. Ballew
q reliable and chsver gentleman com
mRnds. Larry Harmstad d Co., agents