Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-03-28

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GIssner, Empire, Sam. Hale, Annf,
Belle st. Louis, Mary Erwin, Belle st.
Leafs. rre~fawun
Inc elegant Belle st. Louis, Capt.
Zeigler, with Billy Blenker in the Office,
leaves Tor Cairo and St. Louis to-day, at
5 pm. Dill d Peterson, passenger
agents. 3 rfaNH aftE.CE ~ 10
The swift aud splendid Des Arc, with
the popular Capt John Elliott IN com
mand, leaves for all points on White
river on Saturday as usual. Levy i
Miller agents.
The gay packet Cleaner, Capt. King,
leaves for rkansasfiver on Friday even
ing. Jas. T. Bourne 4 Co., and Larry
/ Harmstad g Co, agents.
Capt Maratta backs out the Emma
No. 3 to-day for Carlo and Cincinnati at
5 pm. Levy & Miller, agents.
The Dean line packet Sam. j. Hale,
Capt. Walker, leaves for Louisville and
Cincinnati to-day at 5 pm. Jas. T.
Bourne q Co, agents. ~
The Lee departed for New Orleans last
evening with 6 cabin full Of people and
/ $500 bales Of cotton. The bluff was
/ crowded with people, all anxious TO see
| this SPLENDID packet back out, which she
did gracefully in her own length, hand
ling apparently as easily as a roW-boat.
/ Capt. Richardson intends to leave here
hereafter at II O'Clock m, instead Of
5 pm. and ali shippers viii get their
bills Of lading signed by 10 am. Trav-
eIers from abroad should makea note OF
this. Is fs
The OCEAN Wave passed up yesterday
with q lot OF empty bargss.
The Empire, with Capt. - in
charge, came in yesterday from Louis
vile with 3 good trip. She leaves on
her return TO that port to-day, at 5 pm.
Levy & Miller, and w. ]. johnson,
agents.
The Louisville, Capt. Ross, leaves to-
day at S pm. for Vieks5urg and New
Orleans. Larry Harmstad & Co..
agents.
we learn that suit is about to be en-
tered against the Atlantic and Mississippi
steamship company by a passenger on
the MOilie Able, on her last up trip. It
seems the gentleman and his wife 1.-THE
latter in delicate health were very INK
ious to get to their homes. Upon meet
ing the disabled Luminary the MOllie
Able exchanged trips, putting many Of
her passengers on the broken steamer
bound for st. Louis. Much dissatisfae-
ton existed among the passengers, some
Of whom refused to go and returned to
this city. =
We learn that a meeting of the under
writer's Of this city took place yesterday,
at which their action at a former meet
ing, requiring steamboatmen to pay for
inspection, was to have been ~recOnsid-
cred. This is as it should be. Our boat
men are not disposed to be ~niggardly,
neither are they disposed TO be imposed
on. Requiring them TO pay the inspector
appointed by this board was the worst
kind Of imposition, and caused much III
feeling. Capt. Postal, we are satisfied,
would not be the instrument through
which Injustice is done TO our river men,
aud we are much mistaken in the man
IL he will not do all in his power to see
that Justice is done in this matter. No
man knows how ~iniquitous and Unfair
this order was better than the inspector
himself. We are satisfied that no fur
ther trouble will be Oecasioned on this
score, and that our boatmen viii be eX-
empted from this heavy tax in future.
Billy Bienker, Of the Belle st. Leu's,
has again thought of Us, for which We
thank him BlHchtg.
Col. z. W. YeTger, Of the Mississip-
piau, and Col. w. G. Galloway, of the
Aua{1nehe, we're passengers on the RObt.
T.. Lee last evening.
The controversy has been renewed in
the eastern and foreign scientific journals
upon the effect Of incTustation of boilers,
II how much the liability to explode Is In
creased, and what addition of fuel is re-
uuired to send the heat through the non
conducting substance which coOls the
inner surface CT the boiler.
The subject is a very important one &c
9Nan .nLnnWnmnn -
other persons who employ steam as 8
motive power. Among the latest and
most valuable papers on this subject are
those OF Prof. Chandler, of COlumbia
!, college. New York, and Mr.. H. n,
Wiuans, of New, York city, well known
among scientific men as q thorough
practical chemist. After patient expert
fnent the latter determines q loss OF Al
per cent. of fuel in heating througL
. one-sixteenth inch scale of the nOn-SOn-
! Quoting substance. The extra heat re-
Guired to generate steam in a boiler lined
with IL. not only causes 8 great waste oil
fueI. hut so over heats the iron as to de.
stroy its vitality, and render i more
7 liable to explode under a slightly in
creased pressure.
The blowing up Of the steamer Co
: ouette. which occurred on Wednesday
night last, on the Alabama river, Wa
more seriOus than at first reporte4. The
forward part Of the boat was blown U
atoms, sending into eternity many pool
unfortunate beings who, g few m9menti
. before the accident, were fuIl OF hte and
: pleasure.
: Droximate idea as to the number of live
lost. it being variously estimated q
- -, .--snnw from, y ffaan fn fvrnnFV
. five.
t The scene Is reported as most heart
I rendinc, occurring as Il did Wheq nan,
- of the passengers Wefe asleep, and thos
: who were vet up were gathered arounl
b the stove at the forward part Of tn
e cabin, the point at which the explo
sion occurred. Many were Elle
$ outright " tas explosion, Will
others, sealded and MANNED were biowl
into the river, screaming and struggllnI
for life. The scene was the most terri
bls aver witnessed by that portion Of tn
Messengers who had been spared.
A boat was dispatched from Nom
eomery to the assistance of the sufferer
'e immediately upon the reception Of e
news,
/ The G0aueJte belonged to the MObil
Il trade company, and was running bs
tween Montgomery ana selma. 81
was a first GLASS stern wheel boat, wa
built ten or twelve years ago, and W;
valued at from $4,000 to $4,000. 81
was not insured, and is a total loss.
Ste current Of the Alabama is said
be tery rapid at Autauga landing, an
as lie river was very high, it is suppose
~ that the boat went to pieces from Ii
~ effects of the current. She left selm
~ Tor Montgomery at : o'clock in toe eVel
ing, and the accident must therefor
ze have happened in the night. She WI
q due at Montgomery the next mOrnini
The Cairo Democrat Of the 28th say
The river fell five inches in the twent,
four hours ending at dark last night, al
" eleven inches since our report Saturda
night. The river continues TO receC
rapidly above. The officers of the Tall
man report the river rising at Nashvill
it having marked up eight inches in Il
1e twenty-four hours before that boat lie
lie Nashville, but there had been a fall pr
- viously Of twenty-ssven faet. ~
rivera aboye st. Louis are reported fal
ing a little it has risen about hf1ee
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