Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-11-24
Bart Able, TeAnessee.
HEaruUIANEaUF

MISCELLANE9US.
The Commercial Is the regular White
river packet for Tuesday.
The Red Line steamer Tennessee,
CaDt. Parker, leaves to-day at 5 pm. for
Cairo.
The NJ. s. Mepham, Capt. Mcdonald,
will leave the Star wharf boat to-day for
New Orleans. She has a band on board
composed Of ladies', who viii discourse
sweet music on the trip.
The Rose HambletOn, Cspt. Tom
Newal, leaves for JacksOnport on Mon
day at6 pm.
The Last Chance, Capt. McCash, will
leave to-day for all points on the Arkan-
sas.
rhe Adam Jacobs, Capt. Hemming-
way, Is the regular st. Louis packet for
Monday.
The Marble City, Capt. Conway, will
zoe found at the wharf this morning,
and departs 1t 5 pm. for Cairo and st.
Louis. She is q splendid packet.
The Florence TRADER left Cincinnati
on Friday with 200 o for the Arkan-
Is.
The Peerless in her late accident broke
ninety-six Of her timbeTs.
The Sam Hale was to have left for this
port last night.
Capt. A. II. Bugher was married a few
days ago at P~orkOpolis.
The Darling and Minneola were both
aground at French Island on the 2lst.
Phe Guidon came in late last night
from White river with 526 bales OF cot
ton. She was to have left By daylight on
her return trip.
The st. Patrick will leave on Tuesday
for VicksbUrV.
The Des Arc will leave also on Tues
day for Vieksburg.
The Cleaner will be in port to leave on
Wednesday for Pine Bluff.
The Henry Amss will be il port to-
morrow and will leave for New Orleans
on Wednesday.
The Empire left Louisville last night
for this port.
The Dan Able, Capt. Lee, did not get
in to leave at her regular hour last even
ing. She will be at the landing this
morning, and will back out at Loon for
Vieksburg and the bends. Billy Fields
and Stack Lee, clerks.
Lolita lett for New Orleans on the
Louisville.
Cspt. House, Of the Victor No. ., and
DIR. Bateman, yesterday, purchased from
Capts. Dan Able and Hsaight, One-half
Of the steamer Countess. 1t is said that
the price paid was at the Fats Of $4,000
for the boat. Capt. House will command
next trip.
a dining party came of yesterday at
the OgertOn, which will not soon be for
gotten by the press gang of our city. It
was genial affair, and mine host "
outdid himself in the libeEalitY Of his
arrangements. We regret that the
| crowded state Of our columns this morn
ing prevents an eXtened notice written
by a friend who was there.
The Dora, from St. Louis to New Or
leans, is past due, and will no doubt 20
| down to-day.
Business IS dull at st. Louis.
The Bart Able received lao bales OF
cotton and q large number OF people for
New Orleans. She does not get away
until about 10 am. to-day. Capt. Har-
rison should be- proud of his first trip, as
it is the best u which has started from
this port for maay months.
Capt. PrstheF ana Capt. Dan Able
leave for st. Louis tonight on the train.
BY q new resolution adopted by the st.
Louis Board OF Underwriters, they allow
but two barges to be towed through from
st. Louis to New Orleans, and that they
will take no risk upon the b2rgss or any
towboat undertaking 70 tow more than
three haFges nom St. Louis 10 Cairo, OF
more than four from Cairo to New Or
leans.
The passengers Of the Imperial have
arrived at st. 10 on the Tom Stevens
They state that the Imperial left Fort
Benton on the 1st OF August with thret
hundred passengers and eight days pro-
| vision. uVtd nFfar nxTnFnnnngnU MANY him
%cuIties, she reached Grand Islana Oa tht
8th Of September. Tisre She grounded
and renamed eight days. At this time
the passengers were receiving but two
scant meals per day. Soon after the a.
lowanCe was reduced to pne AsSl pei
day. BY the LIST Of uctober every vestigt
Of provision was exhausted, and for the
twenty-tbTee succeeding days the pas
seugers lived upon bull berries and ross
buds. The boat was often landed TO give
the passengers an opportunity to gather
them. There were fourteen women anC
eighteen children on board, most o whOn
| left ON the AmAranth with our inform,
ants, on the LIST OF November, and came
down to Fort Randall. The captain o
the Imperial would not refund the pas
sage money, and many were cOmpellet
to remsin and endure the psngs Of slow
starvation because they had not money
enough to pay their passage down to tbj
Fort. Those who remained indulgeI
the hope that they MiShI get passage OF
the eentOn, which was coming down
The Horrors Of The trip were detailed 10y
these parties ia terms which would make
the heart ache. The crew was 10 = stat'
of mutiny nearly all the slime, and th'
officers ausrreling among themselves
The regular mate wa discharged.