Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-01-11
RIVER MATTERS.


J. H. Groesbeek, Norman, Natoma,
SOutherner, J. p. Webb.
miscellaneous.
We learn that owing to financial diff
%culties, the SOutherneT did not get way
last evening. We could not ascertain
the amount or nature Of her Indebtedness
but were informed thatshe wasin charge
OF an officer last evening. &
Our river friends viii overlook any
shortening in the river column of the
AUGiaRehs this morning, as cur cotempo-
rary was IN pursuit of pleasure last night.
At last accounts he was vending his w
b the ball. DurH is some on the "Ignt
fantastic" You bet.
BY a dispatch to johnson & Wright.
we learn that the Kate Kinney left St.
Louis for New Orleans last evening at 1
O'Clock.
The J. II. GrOesbeck is loading at the
Star wharfbOat. She will leave to-day
with 1900 bales Of cotton.
The Ruth passed down last evening
She received 500 bales of cotton at this
point.
The Liberty left last night. She had
900 bales Of cotton for Cairo and Evans
vile, b-sides a large amount Of freight
and passengers for way landings.
The Ruth left the Belle Memphis
aground st Plumb point. She will be
pulled of however, by the Deer Lodge
and be in port early to-day.
THE TRADE OF UPPER MIssTs-
sIPPi.-From a report made to the st.
Louis merchants exchange, by MIR. Egg
bert Dodge, it was shown that scarcely
One-tenth of the surplus Of -four, wheat,
hogs and cattle from the towns on the
upper Mississippi descends that river to
St. Louis.
Commencing at St. Paul, which in
clUtes the Minnesota river, and termina-
ting at Rock Island, shipments in 1865
We're IS, 99,2f0 bushels Of wheat; So |
62i barrels OF -four, of which about oue-
tenth, or us, 81 bushels of wheat only,
and one tenth, or 81, 1852 barrels of flour !
only, was brought down the river TO
Quincy and st. Louis, while the baladee.
1857 ,Ol4 bushels of wheat, and 2T3, 252
barrels Of -four passed eastward to Chica-
60, Milwaukee and Racine. The follow
ing articles OF property were also sent
eastward to Chicago, Milwaukee s.
Racine Corn, 299,475 bushels; barley,
163, 062 bushels; 10y river south, I57, 33S
bushelsil potatoes, 3,049 bushels; 325
bushels onions; oats, 1881, us bushels |
CAKE, p ,08S; hogs, 2l4,170; 1,243 tons
general merchandise; 1902 barrels high
wines lS,lll pigs lead.
The Northwestern railway mpan
are running on the river thirty-two beats
and e sixty baTges, completely over
~shadOwing the st. Louis Northern line
Of packets in facilities, and forcing the
latter company to correspond in rates of
freights, which are made as discrimina-
ting against the river 10 st. Louis.
h. q. Wheeler, a Maine yankee, for |
twenty years past a resident Of Evans
sville, having made his pile out of the
seml-civilized boosters, has returned to
Portland, in his native state, to spend
the remnant of his days in an atmosphere
of pure morality and refined culture. So
the Greenlander, transported to the trop-
les, bankers " after his seal bIubber and
train oil.
HARD ON CAIRO.-A chap in a COM
muaicatiOn to the New Orleans Crescent
wants the legislature to pass q law max
ing suicide aeTime punishable with death.
He says: "If that don't do, send the Of I
tenders to Cairo, III. This is severe. to
be sure, bat the alarming increase of this |
disorder moves me o suggest these val
liable remedies now as my sands of
life are nearly Tun R9ut,' and | don't
know where l can get another bag fulI.u
WELL DONE.-The officers Of the same
boat which carried Gen. Price and family
to st. Louis free Of charge, have done
other worthy deeds which we record
with pleasure. They are brave and gal
lant gentlemen, who do not forget the
hero. or the orphan. The following
speaks for itself:
Sr. OLIVE BRANCH,
NATcHEz, Dec. IL, 1885.
Dear Madam: Your note Of the 10th
inst. was duly received, and we gladly
respond TO your appeal in behalf Of the
orphans of Nstchez. Herewith we send
you the subscription list, and iuclosed be
pleased to find the amount, SIPS. We
send you, for the Olive Branch, some
cakes, which we hope you may find nice
and acceptable.
God bless you, madam, in your noble
work. Very respectfully, your obedient
servants,
LLOYD T. BELT,
inc. HINTON.
Mr.. Wingate, carpenter of the steamer
Lilly Martin, met with an awful death
as that boat was backing out from st.
Louis on the Sth. "He was on the
guardn says the Repu6licaR, cleaning
inwards in close proximity to the ma
chinery, to discover whether the wheel
was elOgged with ice, Lae2 the board
against which he leaned, slipped he fell
forward, and an iron nut on the pitman
GdilLAuE us nEChf AAdSktA AAh neiWHGn ]
the machinery and the bulkhead. His
breast and other portions of his BODY
were ~dreadfully fractured and mangled
before the machinery could be stopped.
He was insensible, and soon beyond the
reach Of pain. Deceased was u careful
and POPULAR officer and a most excellent
man. He leaves a family to mourn their
loss.
We learn that the steamer Memnhis
sunk in Arkansas river, cannot be raised
The order promulgated by Supervising
Inspector Guthrie, (which We published
a few days ago. prohibiting the use, IN
his district, Of any valve ethat known
as the America" is exciting the inst
Indignation of all river men along the
Ohio. The Pittsburg Commercial saws.
Mr.. Gsthrie could only go one step fur
ther by naming the steamboats, that he
would permit to run. How much of the
Ohio river does the inspector own?
In reply to 8 communication from the
local inspectors Of Louisville, touchinq
the enforcement of the above men,
toned odious order, q. S. Attorney Bris-
tow says Assuming that the act of
congress, approved July 25, 1855, &C.
campaigning your letter, contains all the
law on the subject presented by YOU. it il
clear that Mr.. J. V. Guthrie. supervising
inspector sixth district, had no authorize
to issue the order Of which you furnish
me g copy,
"The power conferred by the third
section Of the act on the board of suDer-
vising inspectors, can not be exercised
by a single member Of that bosrd.n
The Westmorland from New Orleans.
and Clifton from this port have arrived
safely at Louisville. They left that port