Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-11-19

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the st. Francis with 422 bales of cotton,
She returns to day at pm. Tom Bow.
man 10 master and Billy Clark is seere-
tary.
Frank Sinclair, q well. known levee
watchman, died IN this city on Sunday.
He was an honest man.
The Old Reliable Commercial Is the
only boat to-day for White river. ASH
ford is master. Morton, SmIthers and
Robinson, clerks.
The Memphis steamer Emperor, now
In port, will back out tonight for Cairo,
Louisyile' and Cincinnati. She has a
good trip engaged, but Is light and will
go through. Capt. Byers is master.
The Natoms, Capt Cummings, leaves
O-dsy at 5 pm. for Sc. Francis river.
Ed. Smith Is her clerk.
The Mary Forsyth win pass down to-
dsV for New Orleans at doom.
The Mississippi will be in port TO leave
at 5 pm. for New Orleans. Capt.
Thompson is her popular master.
The Ozark and American OF the great
Fort Smith and Little Rock Packet
Company have gone TO the bone yard.
These boats belong to that liberal Com
Ipanv which charges the officers Of their
boats with the ice WHICH Is used on
board.
The Vietsr leaves to-day for Haile's
Point.
The CAV GOIdfneh, Capt. Kari, with
Bruce Hunter in the office, leaves st 5
D III. for Oseeola and way points.
The Pilgrim is the only boat for tAe
Arkansas to-day. Tom Berry ls master
and Jimmy Thompson in the Office.
The Nick LongWOrth will be IN port
To day. She leaves o-mOFrow for New
Orleans as a regular packet. Aleck
Irwin is master.
ExPLOsION.-We publish particulars
Of the destruction Of the steamer Cuba
on the nth inst, near Alexandra, on
Red river. Capt. BOardman, master of
the Cuba, SAYS: 1.-THE steamer Cuba
left New Orleans on the night Of the Ito
Instant about s o'clock, with aIghter In
tow, for the purpose Of Tightening the
boat over shoal places ia Red river.
Proceeded up the river without the
slightest accident, and arrived at Alex
andria on the morning Of the 11th. At
this point transferred almost M half
the freight to the lighter to tighten her
over the Falls, on which the wafer was
very low. When nearly over, and just
as I was coBgrstuiating myself upon
getting over 50 easily, the starboard
boiler exploded with great force, tearing
away the forward portion of the bull
and the hurrican root, Immediately "a
trent of the texas. 10 a moment the en-
tire forward portion of the boat was com
pletely enveloped in flames. L barely
escaped by clinging TO IA Of the derrick
guys, upon which | was leaning at the
time OF the explosion. When 1 reached
the lower deck, which was accomplished
by sliding down the guy, all was con-
fusion srfcngst the passengers, but with
the assistance Of my mate, the engineer
on watch dt the time, and my other OH
GERS who lad escaped unhurt, soon sue
ceeded in placing all the survivors on
the lighter, to the presence of which
alone 1 attribute the salvation Of all on
board. The boat was cut loose from the
lighter snd drifted to the bank, when
her powder magazine exploded, and she
burned to the waters edge"
The following is 3 list OF passengers on
board at the time Of the accident:
Mr.. McGill and lady, Mr.. Parr and
LADY, Miss Parr, G. B. Fleming, Frank
Clark, S. Calbat, all saved J.. HOban,
wounded in the back, not dangerous; r.
Gordon, wounded slightly; Mr.. Stesrns,
wounded, burnt dangerously ]. Cronin,
killed S. Henry Kay, killed.
Five deck passengers were saved, and
one white and one negro deck passenger
were killed; c. Saddles and NJ. E. Hill,
scalded, not dangerously; one negro
deck hand was killed Capt. BOadmsn's
lady wa on board and was saved none
Of the officers were killed.
The Magenta on her last trip to New
Orleans had over 5000 bales Of cotton.
The ]. ID. Perry arrived there with about
Onl hafaa ON HhhTrradau 1aaf
The Lizzie Gill has on board the re-
mains of Ben. ThHrnburg and Jas. H.
Turner, both well known steambOatmen
who died in New Orleons Of fever. They
are on the way TO st. Louis for inter
ment.
The J. r. Hoyle has been bought by
parties 10 New Albany for q Louisville
and COncOrdia packet.
A negro named 10 Warfield, who
murdered the cashier Of the First Ma
tionsl Bank ct Wilmington, Ohio, some
time ago, was arrested yesterday while
at work on the Emperor. He is In jail
awaiting q Tequisition.
The question of insurance on freight
transported on baTges to New Orleans is
yet before the Board Of Underwriters Of
st. Louis.
Mr.. Alfred Tenay who has resided st
Gayoso landing, Pemiscot county, Mo,
for I04 years, died at that place on the
9TH inst. He was a native Of France,
and was 100 years old at the time Of his
death. His memory ran back years be-
yOud the time when even brOadhOrns
traversed the great river which is now
literally covered with floating palaces.
John Eckley is now clerk Of the Ruth.
The Jacobs on her last trip up had
twenty-five barrels Of flour knocked
overheard by a snag.
The Deer Lodge arrived at st. Joseph
on the 18th from Fort BeTtbold. The
Herald of that city says: "She picked
up st different places on the river, from
MackiHsw boats, a large number Of
passengers. From a passenger who left
her at this point, and who came part Of
the way down on q Mackinaw boat, we
learn that the Zephyr was Eve miles
above Milk river, hard aground, and
with no probability Of getting of, with
cut the assistance Of 8 steamer. She
had on board four hundred passengers.
The Imperial was met one hundred and
thirty miles above Fort BeFthOld,
aground, but is likely to get of. 1t was
reported that she had on board q hun
dred passengers, and that they subsisted
on wild game aud crackers. Two men
belonging to the boat went ashore on a
hunt. while she was on a sand bar, aBC
not returning at the time they started
serious -apprehensions Of their being 2 ?
danger was entertained by the passen-
gers, and 8 party started in search when
one Of the men was found a short dis
lance from the river bank in the timber,
dead, having been shot through the
body, scslped, with his coat and gun
missing. He was conveyed to the river
and buried. The other, shortly after get
ting on .ue river bank, separated from
his eomranion and after proceeding
some dis zee become aware that hostile
Indians were on the ground, commenced
retracing his steps, but before he could
get out OF the timber he was fired upon
and wounded, and barely managed to
make his escape to the boat.
The Amanda, the packet plying be-
tween Omaha and Sioux City, was met
ffly miles above ForttBerthold, going to
the assistsnce of the W boats.
Large boats Of the Keokuk line have
laid up at st. Louis. The Northern
line packets are also being Withdrawn as
they come into port.
The st. Louis Packet Company have
determined that their line Of boats shall
not be surpassed. They have spared
neither pains nor expense to effect this
object. The City of Alton, Of this line,
is now at the Carondelet Ways, where
she will, within the next sixty days, be
widened twelve feet at a cost Of $4,000.
She will come out finer and better than
ever.
The steamer w. J. Lewis will be Ia
port this morning to leave st 5 pm. for
Cairo aud st. Louis. This is her first trip
in the packet trade, where she will con-
tinue to rua during the season. Capt.
Herndon is master and Mr.. billiard is
clerk.
The Lady Grace, Amsranth, Deer
Lodge snd Imperial, of the Mountain
Fleet, about which ONE a~pprehensioDs
were felt lest they should have to winter