Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-08-20

80 Rob Roy, Cincinnati.
$ st. Patrick, Vicksburg,
City of Alton, st. Louis.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
&c John Kilgour, New Orleans.
Olive Branch, st. Louis.
Departures.
Steamer Michigan. Evansville.
" RubicOn, Vicksburg.
" Pauline Carroll, St, Louis.
" Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
" John Kilgour, st. Louis.
Olive Branch, New Orleans.
Boata IN POra.
st. Patrick, Natoma, Celeste, Mollie
Hambleton, Commercial, Rob Roy.
MISCELLANEOUS.
We learn that Capt. Frank Hicks has
bought one-sixth interest,fn the steamer
Henry Ames, and will put her in the
Memphis and New Orleans trade. Capt.
Crawford will go in the Office.
The Olive Branch passed down yester-
day. Judge Winchester, Of hatcher,
Miss, was a passenger from this city.
The fine light draft United States
mail packet Celeste, Capt. Hamilton,
leaves positively to-day at 5 pm. for
Little Rock. Jimmy Thompson and
Sam. Woods are clerks, and they will be
found gay and happy boys as any in the
business. The Celeste is fast and safe,
and will go through on time.
The Rob Roy, Capt. Remission, will
leave at 5 pm. to-day for Louisville and
Cincinnati. Mr.. J. l.. Eagon is her
clerk.
The " old reliable" Commercial, with
that popular officer, Capt. Ashford, on
deck, will leave as usual to-day at 5
pm. for White river, connecting with
the cars at the Bluff for Little Rock.
Capt. Z. c. Morton is her chief purser,
and Messrs. Smithers and Sharp are his
associates. Frolieh says they are hunky
boys.
The fine packet Mollie Hambleton will
leave to-day for all points on the st.
Francis river. She is a No. l steamer,
and has no superior in fun and comfort.
Capt. Tom Bowman is master, and Tom
Day is chief clerk.
The Natoma, newly painted and In
complete order, came to the wharf at an
early hour yesterday, and loads for
Vicksburg and the bends in place of the
st. Patrick. Capt. John ]. Edison is the
well known master of the Natoma, and
has no superior on the big drink as a
competent officer. DR.. Clay Rice will
Officiste in the Office in his usual happy
and captivating way. The Natoma
leaves st 8 p M, promptly.
Ezra Porter, q fine side-Wheel steamer,
commanded by Capt. Porter, leaves to-
dsyst 5 pm, for Cincinnati and all way
points.
The Dexter of the st. Louis packet
company, the famous City OF Alton,
leaves to-day at 5 pm. for Cairo and st.
Louis. That accomplished and sThOie-
sOuled gentleman, Capt. Sam. McPhee-
tiers, pulls the bell rope, and q more pop
ular officer does not belong TO the line.
White is the chief clerk. Go on
the Alton if only to know two Of the
cleverest officers on the river.
That gallant and well known gentle
man Capt. John T. Shirley came to this
city yesterday, on the st. Patrick, from
his plantation heal Helena. Capt.
Shirley is awaiting a rise in the Ohio, to
take his packet up for repairs.
The Commonwealth was hard aground
yesterday and day before at Island %.
. tug was removing her freight when
the Alton passed down.
The Rob Roy struck q sharp pointed
or obstacle of some kind, neal
Henderson, KY, which knocked the
caulking out of one of her seams. She
about fifteen inches of water be-
fore the injury was discovered. Some of
her freight was damaged, and, on arrival
here, her captain entered protest.
A shooting affair occurred 1t Friars
Point, a full account of which appears in
BUR local columns. Fred. Morrison, one
Of the participants and survivor, in the
is well known in this city, and
he facts S given entirely justify the
We regret to state that the St. Pat
while on her way from Vicks-
burg to this city, broke her starbOard
hiatt when q few miles above Helena.
The fracture occurred at the inner journal
will enforce q few days of idleness
Upon this fine packet. The accident did
lOt dismay her owner, Mr.. Mike Pyne, !
A short time after it occurred
he Commercial came along. The clerk
i the st. Patrick, Mr.. Clay Rice, got
aboard and arrived here at an early hour
IN Monday morning, and before the
Wild Irishmsn came TO port (which she
lid on one wheel about 10 am Mr..
Dyne had chartered the Natoma to take
ler place, had posters struck off, and bad
ler ready for receiving freight. This is
he right spirit, and nothing could more
thoroughly convince the public that Mr..
oyne mean to be their servant than his
prompt action in this matter. The st.
will very soon be o. *. sgain,
md will fall in line like the brave and
rue steamer that she is. !
Capt. Frask, of this city, is at present
N the Arkansas shore near the foot Of
ixty-two. 1t is not known whether
shooting or blaekterrying occu-
pies his time, but it is reported that he
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n that vicinity will wash.
There is 3 new boat building at Dycus-
lurg, which viii be called the Yuba
Dam or Cobweb, it is not yet decided
The rate OF freight between New Or
cans and Shreveport by packet is 75c to
Il per barrel, - per bale for cotton, and
8 per head for cattle. The are an i'm
nsnse number of the latter being taken
% New Orleans.
The steamer Cotile, which has been
ying at Shreveport for the last five or
months, was sold at sherifs sale last
week for $500. She was purchased by
nome parties from New Orleans, who
held heavy claims against her.
They have & packet plying from Caro-
ina Bluff to Shreveport which is not as
arge as the Great Republic. She rel
,ently arrived at the latter place with a
Osd of lumber, consisting of three one
nch plank twenty feet long. She was
some time in loading, the mate
)eing in a quandsry about slowing the
so as to keep the ship trimmed.
At last he concluded to put one plank on
.seh side and the other in the center of
he cabin, which filled the bill TO s
whereupOn all hands took q
and the ship sailed.
The Louisiana is all ready for business
It Paducah. She has come off the ways.
overloaded and repainted, and win
,ome put as soon as the water in the
liver will permit.
They are not enjoying a season of ac-
ivity at New Orleans, We infer from the
blowing, which We take from the New
orleans Bulletin:
$50 very dead is business,on and about
he landing, that most Of the boats, after
ying over from day to day hoping for
have to leave at last with empty
guards. Such dullness, even in summer,
vas seen before in the city Of New
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