Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-04-23

rise AT TINS point for The past As hours
was $ inches, leaving 1t yet . feet below
high water mark.
Arrivals.
Steamer Berths, Arkansas river.
" Lady Gay, New Orleans.
" Westmoreland, Cincinnati.
s. w. r. Arthur, st. Louis.
+" Florence TRADER, ARR. river.
I" III. Hambleton, st. FIR. river.
Robt. Burns, Cincinnati.
/" Commercial, White river.
" Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
Louisiana, Louisville.
f" Welcome, st. Louis.
Baltic, New Orleans.
Departures.
Steamer Bertha, Cincinnati.
Lady Gay, st. Louis.
WestmorelRnd, New Orleans.
w. r. Arthur, New Orleans.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
=" Louisiana, New Orleans.
Welcome, Vieksburg.
(" Baltic, St Louis.
Boats in Port.
r. +. Lee, j. D. Perry, st. Patrick,
Commercial Robt. Burns, Florence Ira
Der, Mollie Hambleton.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Mollie Hambleton, will go out for
st. Francis river this evening, sure, at
5 O'Clock. Capt. Bowman commands.
Larry Harmstad & Co, agents.
The White river packet Commercial,
with her usual promptness, will back
out this evening. Capt. Davis is in
command and Messrs. Smithers and
Harry will do the honOrs of the desk.
Jas. T. Bourne & Co. and Levy & Miller,
agents.
The st. Patrick, for Vicksburg, viii
go out with Capt. Berry in command,
on this day at 5 pm. w. Jay johnson,
agent
The StOnewall, Capt. Mckinney, will
leave for New Orleans this day at 4 pm.
Larry Harmstad & Co., agents.
The Florence TRADER for Little Rock,
viii go cut tomorrow at ) pm. in com
mand of Capt. Hines. Larry Harmstad
& CO., agents.
The City of Alton leaves for St Louis
on Wednesday. Capt. Calvert super
~inteAdent.
The Julia, of the A. & NJ. S. S. com
pany, leaves to-day at 5 pm. for New
Orleans. Larry Harmstad& Co., agents.
The Robert Burns leaves to-day at 5
pm. for Cairo and Cincinnati. Capt.
Eugene Bowers commands. Billy Dun
bar, one of the best boys in the world,
and most attentive to passengers, viii
be found at the desk, II you are bound
Ohioward. secure q ststeroom on the
Burns. Larry Harmstad C CO., agents.
Capt. Lee Finney backs out the J.. D..
Perry to-day at 5 pm. for Cairo, Evans
vile and Louisville, in which trade he
will continue. All way business will be
carefully attended to, and Capt. Finney
will make himself as popular along the
upper rivers as he has ever been in these
waters. Levy & Miller, agents.
Capt. E. C. Moreton. a gentleman well
and favOrabIy known upon the river in
the good old times, will be fonnd in the
office of the Commercial. The captain,
while in command Of the Cotton Plant
and other steamers, won for himself an
enviable name as q careful and eompe-
tent commander. OF late years he has
been a planter in our neighboring state.
We are certain that many warm friends
will hail his return to his "fFst love"
with pleasure. he is assisted by Charley
Smithers and Milt Harry, both clever
young officers. Capt. John Davis eon
tinues to walk. the quarter deck and is
everybody's favorite. Do not forget that
the =" old reliable" leaves promptly for
White river to-day at 5 pm, and that
she. connects with a special train for Lit
tie Rock, carrying both freight and pas
sengers through. Levy & Miller, agents.
That popular coal agent, Mr.. VIM.
LEGO, we learn, ~coalsSfhe Richmond
on her way up. He is very popular
among river men, as he has a right to be,
because he is ever at his post.
The ]. S. McCane viii be in port to-
day, and will clear Tomorrow evening
for all points on White river. She will
go up as far as BatesviHe, Rnd will take
freight and passengers for all points.
Capt. Duffer makes his trips regularly as
the hand goes round the dial. w. Jay
johnson, agent.
Mr.. Henry Carnahan, a welRknOwn
steward of this city, is now the chef de
cuisine on the w. r. Arthur. The A.
& NJ. S. line nave been very fortunate in
securing mis- services, for no boat can be
successful without her table is unexcep-
tionable.
The Robert r. Lee lroke loose from
our landing yesterday morning aud
ioated down stream, making a pretty
clean sweep Of ever thing in her way.
The negro cabin crew were evidently
much alarmed, and surged from one end
OF her hurricane roof 20 the other, invain
efforts to get ashore, their aprens stream
ing in the wind. Full particulars will
be found in our local column.
The Robert f. Lee will back out to-
morrow for the Crescent City. She will
make ali way landings and will take
passengers and freight for all that offer.
Capt. Richardson is determined to make
her a home packet, and one that the
planters along the river can rely on. IT
care and attention to their wants will
insure success, then the Lee will eve
be forgotten by those who live in the
bends below. Capt. Jim Smith presides
over the financial department, and is
ably assisted by the popular officers
Messrs. MeVay and Dinwiddie. Jas.
T. Bourne & Co., Levy & Miller and w.
Jay Johnson. Capt. Sam. Shock is pas
senger agent.
Capt. Davis, of the Commercial in
forms US that our friend Frolich, of the
Record, conducted himself very properly
on his way home. In fact, from his gen.
eral behavior 20 one suspected that he
was an editor. His time was takenup with
4" the woman in white" and a canary
bird.
Mai. Mart. Walt was a passenger on
last nights train for Cincinnati. The
major goes to PorkopOlis partly on BUSH
ness for his house and partly concerning
the insurance of the lost steamer Die
Vernon. Few river men have more
friends here or elsewhere than Maj.
Walt.
The Mississippi Valley Transportation
! company left one of their barges at Nieks-
burg a few days ago, the FIST ever con-
! signed TO that place.
Mr.. Edward T. Calvert and three ne
groes were drowned a few days since
near Belo's landing, just above Water
} proof, on the Mississippi river, by the
eapsizing of a fiat. The body OF Mr..
Calvert was recovered, and carried to
Natchez for burial.
The steamer Mist was sold at Mobile a
few days ago. The cause Of sale was the
same which brought the southerner
under the hammer-debt. She was
bought for the Trade company by Capt.
BFainard for $3.50, about one-tenth OF
what she owed.
To Collectors OF Customs and Supervising ana
Local Inspectors Of Sleamboais
J TREASURY DEPARTMENT, APfi ~ ioof'
Sir: In order to prevent embarrass-
ment and needless expense In the trans
, portation Of friction matches, your
/ attention is directed TO public resolution
, No. 10, approved March %, 1857 amend