Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-09-29
RIVER MATTERS.
WEATHER. AND RIVERS.

0ENANS1 SCEAA1h
but II will not effect the river as far down
as st, Louis. The Ohio has about TWEEN
ty-six inches to Louisville. There is no
change to report in the river to Cairo.
Arrivals.
Steamer H. NJ. Shreve, Vieksburg.
" Lady, OsceOla.
+" R1bicon, st. Louis.
Departures.
Steamer II. NJ. Shreve, st. Louis.
Rowena, White river.
" Des Arc, Vicksburg.
" Rubicon, Nicksburg.
Boats in Port.
Steamer American.
MISCELLANEOUs.
Capt. Nat. Green received a dispatch
yesterday from Capt. Whitaker, Of the
steamer Pilgrim. She left Pine Bluff on
Friday for this port.
The fine packet Commercial, Capt.
Ashford, is the Tuesday packet for White
river. She connects at Devalps Bluff
with the Little Rock train. Messrs,
Morton, Smithers and Robinson, are
clerks.
The American, Can't. Ed. Rowland, is
advertised for Little Rock on Monday.
The gay st. Patrick is the regular q. s.
mail packet for Vicksburg, on Tuesday
next. Huls Is master and Clay Rice
clerk.
The fine low water packet Pilgrim, Of
which that clever gentleman and good
officer, Capt. Ike Whitaker, is master,
is the regular Tuesday packet for Little
Rock and way landings. The Pilgrim is
a home boat, owned here, and is deserv-
ing Of all our patronage. Jimmy Thomp-
son Is clerk, and Sam. Wood is his right
bower.
The City Of Cairo did not arrive to
leave for st. Louis last evening. She
will no doubt come in during the night,
and will leave to-day at 10 I'm. Bob
Riley is master, and Nr. McCreight
The beautiful Belle Memphis, with
Capt. Hemingway in command, leaves
tomorrow evening for Cairo and st.
Louis. Our popular young friend Geo.
Deane is purser, and is one OF the most
efficient men on the river.
The Illinois comes out from st. Louis
for this port with freight Of the Missis-
sippi Valley Transportation company,
which she viii reship here on the COM
pany's oarges. We have before said that
Memphis was properly the head Of navi-
CATION for large steamers.
The w. r. Arthur follows the Louisi-
ana in the Atlantic and Mississippi
Steamship line. The Champion follows
the Arthur.
The Montana is rapidly progressing at
st. Paul with preparations to try one Of
the triangular scrapers. Beef Slough
will probably receive the first attention,
though a little experimenting will be
done before she goes down there, to see
that everything is in perfect order.
We understand that the contract for
building the Mississippi valley telegraph
for the Minneapolis and Winona divi-
sion has been let, the contractors agree
ing to take fifty per cent. of their pay
msnt in stock. Two wires are to be
stretched, the line to be completed BE-
tween the two points by the 25th of No
vember. Poles have been contracted for
to supply the line from Minneapolis to
Dubuque.
Mr.. Charley zeigler, pilot Of Marble
City, was married in st. Lsnis on Thurs
day last to the daughter Of James Spore,
Esq, Of the Artists Emporium, on Fourth
street, in that city.
At Davenport and numerous other
points on the upper river, there are
freight accommodations, and murmuring
complaints of deficiency Of tonnage is
heard.
The st. Louis Democrat says: In our
trade with New Orleans it has come
about that the barge system is the rule.
All, bsrges are not despised under the
low water dispensatiOu. The Memphis
packets don't take barges with them.
The company has adopted the liberal
plan OF securing additional, fast, light
draught steamers, with which to serve
an appreciative public. The Cornelia
and Paragon, thus secured, have already
gone down the river. The Northern Line
company have sent out all their barges,
their light steamers, and their tow boats,
to meet the demands Of commerce upon
the upper Mississippi, to the extent of
their capacity. s
The Nebraska City NelUs Of the 18th
A number of our citizens paid q
visit to the steamer Underwater, which :
is anchored st the mouth of Walnut Z
street, and engaged in raising the steam (
er Turner, on Sunday. The vessel COM
menced operations yesterday morning. {
and by four o'clock In the evening had :
the i'll fated craft above water. The 1
Of the wrecker thought, when (
our citizens left, that no trouble would Re I
experienced. We learn from Mr.. Car ?
lyle that during the night an accident \
had happened, and she had sunk eight ,
deeper in the sand than at first.
We published q telegrsphie dispatch a D.,
few days ago., announcing the explosion |
Of a boiler On board the Chipola, near a
Georgia. We take the fol- ii
particulars from the Sun, Of that a
!,
The explosion occurred at Uchee shoals, \
as the boat was rounding the point, Ct
miles below Columbus twelve
by rosd), on Thursday afternoon, about n,
six o'clock. The boat left here Tuesday,
Tor Bells landing, and, st the time of the
soofIonf ~ roFrrrnfn - ~ fhsc nnTnF NTH
some forty bales of Gotten and ten pas
sengers-twO gentlemen, two ladies, and
i've children, all white, and a colored tr
woman and child. Mr.. Berry, the en-
was examining the boilers, not m
satisfied with q slight noise he had
heard. The gusge denoted that the boat
carrying a pressure Of one hundred
md twenty pounds of steam. He found
MS safety valve all right, and was IN the -
Of stepping forward to proceed to 8 e
more careful inspection Of them, when -
he boilers exploded with a terrible noise,
md every one was thrown overheard.
This must have been caused BY faulty E
7slves, though the exact reason no M
appears to know.
The boat was terribly shattered. Near
y all her upper deck was sent curling
through the air, and portions of the boil
rs and chimneys were thrown to the
shore. The steamer is s total
wreck, and has hoated into the channel.
ONE four feet deep, where she will i'm
,ede all passage until she is removed.
The cotton, with the exception Of a few
,sles, hoated of the wreck, some few
3 short distance below.
The explosion lifted everything above
he boilers. The following persons were
instantly killed: George Couch white.
ilot; Alfred Berry (white). clerk; Bill
(eolored), pilot; John White
cook; Alfred (cOlored bow,
econd cook; Dave Broadnax or Brown
fireman. Total, two whites q
nd four negroes. =
The life Of Capt. Van Marcus was
aved by the intrepidity and fesrlessness "
{ John Shaw, the colored steward. The
aptain had been rendered very weak 4,
nd helpless, and was drowning, when to
ohm, who had been thrown into the 2
yer, swan to his aid, and with difficulty '" ~
arried him to the shore. mo
Memoranda Of steamer H. M. Shreye, kin
eptember 2S, 1se7[Leh Vicksburg 8
September 18th on 18th, s
st. Patrick in American bend ope
assed Luminary at Island 50; took on .
xty head of cattle at Gaines landing z,
let Mary Mcdonald at Euuice. On 9th, ret'
let Kellogg and barges st Napoleon ng
I. 8. Mepham at Island So; Mary For me
til at Helena. On 18th, Virginia hard ing
round at Horn lake, with Luminary ~
work st her; arrived at Memphis at nee
lie O'Clock pm, Just
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