Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-06-25

Waddell take charge of the ass1ice, a. b
we know what we know wan wezay
that they are in every way c6aspetent to
ill the positions which they u
The Commercial will always float while
such officers have charge.
The steamer M0llie Hamhlet0n, with
Capt. Bowman upon the Roof, will leave
for st. Francis river this day at 5 pm.
Capt. Tom. Day is the presiding genius
of the Office, aud who does not know his
ability to transact business promptly.
Capt. Bowman is a fine officer and has
a good boat.
The Gen Quitman, Capt. White com
mandiDg will leave tomorrow for New
Orleans.
For Arkansas river at 5 pm. this day,
the steamer Celeste will leave, Capt.
Pritehard commanding.
The steamer Sam. Hale is the regular
Cincinnati packet for to-day at 5 pm.
She is commanded by Capt. Walker.
Ed. Muhleman, Of the tOwboat ]. W.
Carrot, corresponds with the Cincinnati
Commercial. Ed. thinks that musqui-
toes are plenty in New Orleans, as he
had to brush them away with his hat all
the time he vas writing. Ed. also says
the Garret beat the Quitman. Now Ed,
do tell US if you passed her under way ?
She loOses fully fOrty-eight hours every
down trip at he way landings, and IL she
Was not fast to the bank when you
fioated by we want to know it. Don't be
ashamed to speak out. We might bet
on her as we did on the Richmond.
The ArgOsy has been chartered to run
in the Cincinnati and Sandy packet
trade during low water.
Joshua F~aTnesley has contracted with
George Armstrong, Of New Albany, fUI
a new, light and fast boat for the New
Albany and Salt river trade. She Is e
De one hundred and twenty feet Icing.
twenty-four feet beam, thirty-four fee
over an, and four feet hold. Johnston &
Webster, Of the New Albany foundry.
build the machinery.
The deck hand Tim. COnsadine, who
was scOlded by the explosion Of the bOilel
of the Pauline Carroll, was sent to the
hospital at st. Louis, and is not expected
TO recover.
On Wednesday the Ohio river survey
party, under the direction of Minor Rob
erts, left Pittsburg TO commence theii
work. Two boats have been fitted up a
the Allegheny wharf for the aecOmmO
dation of the party, and are fully manned
anu E4uAEHEAs LhE BaAAI Will BANNCNt
first e Marietta, at which point the sur
vey viii be commenced. The middle
division of the work extends as far a
| Cincinnati, and from there to Cairo ha
been designated IS the western division
It is reported that a portion of th'
cargo of the Nyanza will be saved, bu
IN a damaged condition. All the books
papers, cash and cash letters were saveC
and carried down to Mobile by Perry
Cayce, the clerk.
A paper shell boat has been tried on tn
Hudson river with complete success. /
is about thirty fuet long and weighs bn
Forty pounds. The paper is thin, but /
rendered impervEeR to water by a coat
IirnobOmpssitiOa anuro oil, which render
snts, ATTIC and tough, 50 that it will bear
sing thabat would stave a wooden shell
aid. N0fumeIthat it can be rOllGi up AM
harmony lur vest pocket.
IN states, ala regatta at M8oile a fey
} obtain Ision4 silver pitcher which wa
to. have been assaGded to TINS winner o
the race, and whicy Br6therPOstted ol
board the steamer hrtsd to Eas stolel
while the race was ina paidss. som
shabby rascal who had no at wit
which to contend for the prize, ncssto
mined to have it any how, and aanna
lngly walked Oh Win u hheIen of
Butler? Nee
The steamship Catharine WIZ,
sailed from New Orleans ON Fhnrsda
last, with $50 passengers, bound 70
Brazil.
The opposition between the steamb0a
and railroad lines on the Hudson rive
causes considerable excitement in tn
Hudson river cities. On Thursday tn
captain of one of the rival vessels engage
a band of music and paraded the street
Of Albany with banners, announcing
that the fare to New York was only on
dollar.
A writer, dwelling upon the impol
lance Of small things, says that b
always takes notice even Of a straw
especially if there happens to be a sherr.
oobbler &C one end of t."
1t is said of a hard. she'll BaPtis
preacher that he onee addressed a Cit.
audience as follows "My dear hearers
there are some reasons for the-ab infdS
objection to the theory and practice {
the nood-ah. The Bible says, concern
ing that thing, that the Ark rested o.
the mountain of Ar-Gir-rat, but those {
US who is better informed, know that tn
summit, which are the tipeend of ths
mOuntain-ah, are kivered with pei
petooal ice aud snow and things, 30 thai
nv dear hearers, if the Ark could hav
rested for a minute or two on the sun
init, which are the tOp-eend Of Ar-Gir-ai
e would have seoOted off a~gain-ah, an
all the animals, and birds, and hshei
and things, would have been split on
on the side Of the m~Ountain-ah. thinE
my friends alb, that the summit of Al
aiT-at must have been in a h0ller, wheT
the beasts would find good paster whe
they vent out-ah. On, how careful "
ought to be about teaching our cbildre
about the particulars Of Mount Ar-ds'
at-ah !"