Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-09-04

~ NV ANbN1a " AAA- ~ 80 49, -.
navigable to JacksoDpOrt for boats draw
ing over 30 inches. At this point the
decline is gradual.
Arrivals.
! Steamer Sam J. Hale, Cincinnati.
" Virginia, New Orleans,
Louisiana, Cairo.
Departures.
| Steamer Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
City o. Alton, st. Louis.
" Virginia, st. Louis.
" Louisiana, New Orleans.
4" Commercial, White river.
" NatOms, Vicksburg.
A" NJ. HamblstOn, st. FIR. river.
I" Ozark, Arkansas river.
" Victor, Hailes Point.
boats In Port.
J. S. MeCune, Sam Hale, Victor,
MISCEL8ANEGUS.
Business was active on the levee yes
terday. Some of the delayed packets
arrived in pairs. The appearance of
things was, to say the least, very hatter-
ing, and will, we hope, continue. A
large amount of miscellaneous freight
was discharged and received.
The fine steamer Belle st. Louis will
get away for st. Louis tomorrow at ) p.
Q III S0DNs ELEElEA anu Oily bACuhcL dLE
the chief officers.
White river shippers should not forget
that the j. S. MeCune, Capt. Duffer,
leaves for all points as far as J~scksonport
| on Thursday next.
The Sam Hale, Capt. Walker, will
leave to-day for Cairo, Louisville, and
Cincinnati. The Hale is the crack boat
of the Dean Line, and is sure to go
through.
The NatOma, Commercial and Mollie
Hsmbleton all left with fair trips. The
freights outward bound increase sensibly
each trip, and it will not be long before
our packets have paying return cargoes.
The new Office OF Capt. Jas. T. Bourne
4 Co. Is being fitted up very hand
somely.
Persons wishing to spend a few hours
in fishing, should not forget hat they
can do so within a distance Of this
city. By taking the Mound City packet,
Little Star, commanded by Capt. Sebring,
and ove whose engine Mr.. Welsh pre-
sides, guarantees entire safety to all.
You land at Mound City in about thirty
minutes. AT that point the Messrs.
Jones, who know how to keep a hotel,
will direct you TO the spot where fish 30
most congregate. At this season the
bayou running into Marion Lake Is full
of perch, trout, etc, and anglers are hav-
ing glorious sport. By the way, we learn
that u social hop comes of some evening
during the coming week, at the hotel in
Mound City, which will be a fine affair.
No gentlemen know better how to get
one up than the Messrs. Jones.
Our young friend, John Grehan, clerk
Of the Victor, has been made happy by
fha q rtanronaa nf a son and hair
The Continental had not arrived at a
late hour last night. She was reported
aground between here and Cairo.
Mr.. Ed. Miller, clerk of the Sam Hale,
reports freights southern bound plentiful
at Cairo and along the Ohio.
Capt. Harrison B~laisdell, formerly of
the Harry Dean, is In town prospecting.
1t will be seen that the low pressure
Richmond and the Indiana, commanded
by the Neil Bros, will enter the Mem
phis and New Orleans trade. The Ohio
river has played out. We may get a
chance to win back what we lost on the
Richmond. She is said to be faster than
ever.
The Virginia passed up yesterday. She
bad a fair trip.
The Louisiana passed down about 4
pm.
The City Council would not grant
Vinson and DOBahue the privilege Of
putting a wharfboat at our landing.
The +. w. Brooks has been sold for
5000. She goes into the Tennessee
river trade.
Capt. d. De Haven, president of the
Mississippi valley steam navigation COM
pany has called a general meeting OF the
stockholders, to take place at Cairo on
the 10Th inst. We learn that CommO-
dore Montgomery and Capt. Church, of
this city, will be present.
It is said that Col. Charles H. Irwin
eOntemplates introducing a petroleum
furnace on Com. Hughes new boat being
built at Paducah.
Major Thomas Pearsall, State Commits
siOner Of Alabama, TO survey the CoOsa
river, has completed his labors. He is
prepared to make his report to the next
Legislature, giving ia detail the cost,
feasibility and Importance of opening the
Coosa to navigation from Wetumpka to
the Tennessee. Major Pearsall reports
that the survey has demonstrated the
fact that this great work. is entirely FEAST
bic and practical. The importance of
opening the CoOsa to navigation between
Wetumpka and Rome, whereby uninter-
rupted navigation will be secured, can
not be overestimated.
We notice, says the Mobile Times, that
the pilots of the Alabama river have
started an association for their own gov
and protection. Their preamble
setting forth the objects of the corpora
ton, (foFit is Incorporated among other
things, contains the following, which is
good doctrine sure;
The object Of this Association is to
unite all the competent, careful, prudent
pilots engaged in the business of plotting
steamboats, in one union OF brotherhood;
to assure owners Of steamboats, and pas
sengers and owners of property or board
such steamboats,, reasonable security that
the pilots on them are competent, and
that they are lin sddition) sober, moral
upright men. e
These are "bTave words, y and If the
society carries them out, success is a fore
gone conclusion. The committee iscom-
posed of the following gentlemen
Doc Carter, Ben Pearce, Robt. Cherry, |
Jim Kean, Henry Sullivan, Il. Gayle, |
John w. Jackson, J. w. LeGette, Chas.
Cherry, Chas. johnson, j. Gregor.
The New Orleans Crescent thinks it is
not well to attempt, by combination, to
fix uniform rates for freight. Such rules,
it says, can never be carried out as long
as there is such a thing as competition in
the carrying trsde. That trade, to be
fair to those engaged in it, and TO those
who p~atronise it, should be free. The
law Of supply and demand will always
it properly.