Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-10-01
Arrivals.

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Omaha in fact, for aught we know to tn
contrary. Illinois unchanged.
Arrivals.
: Steamer City of Cairo, st. Louis.
Commonwealth, st. Louis.
I" Paragon, st. Louis.
Luminary, New Orleans,
Natoma, st. Francis river.
I" Julia, New Orleans.
4" T. L. McGill, New Orleans.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
d" Commercial, White river.
ST. Patrick, Vicksburg.
Departures.
Steamer City of Cairo, st. Louis.
" Commonwealth, New Orleans
Paragon, st. Louis.
|, LuminaTy, st. Louis.
Julia, st. Louis.
T. L. MeGill, st. Louis.
I" Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
Boats tn Port.
Steamers American, Natoma, Com
mercial and st. Patrick.
MIsCELLANEOUS.
The swift steamer Marble City, Capt
Tchudi, will leave to-day for Cairo AMI
best in the line, and is a general favoritl
/ VIZ LAoN CtCA6s
The st. Patrick came in from Vicks
burg yesterday on one wheel. She picket
up a snag on her way up, which carried
away a few outriggers, knocked dowI
her gallows frame, and broke away tht
siding around her starboard wheel. By
the energy, however, of her owners, sht
will as usual get away to-day all right, a
5 pm. She brought up thirty-fOur bale
Of cotton, most of which was of the new
crop. Garrett Huls is master, and Clay
Rice is her popular and energetic clerk
Capt. Elem Calvert, superintendent o.
the st. Louis packet company, departed
for st. Louis last evening, to see his
family, and be present at the great Fair,
We are chsry of speaking of Capt. Elem
to his face, but now that he is gone We
say that no gentleman has more friends
than Capt. Elem, and that the line which
he represents owes much of its deserved
popularity here to the uniform courtesy
and intrinsic worth of its energetic and
able superintendent.
The Bridgeport, bound for V~icksburg,
is reported aground at island "a; also the
Shark and Bee, with their barges. The
Yankee aud bsrges are over. This is
now the worst point between here and
Cairo.
The American did not get away last
night for Little Rock. She is advertised to
leave to-day at 5 pm. Sheis light draft,
and is commanded by Capt. Ed. NoWland.
Col. Bob Crockett, the gallant soldier-
poet and Arkansas fisherman, who
caught trout il Tbompson's creek, and 8
cold by sleeping with the pickets, is in
town.
The fine steamer Commercial camein
from White river with about forty bales
Of new cotton. She had some trouble on
her last up trip at Little island, but went
through to Augusta with one Of the
largest trips ever carried to that port.
She had over 1000 packages for that point
alone, besides leaving the largest cargo
ever left at Des Arc. The Commercial
returns to-day at 5 pm. Capt. Ashford
is master, and Messrs. Notion, Smithers
and Robinson, clerks.
The White river trade is becoming very
large, and Capt. Davis Is now making
arrangements 10 put in another boat-a
Thursday packet. 1t is said that he has
secured the Ozark for that and
will run her regularly until a larger side
wheel boat can be obtained. Capt. John
]. Edison, who is second to no man as a
competent aud popular master, will COM
mand the new packet.
The gay little Pilgrim will progress
towards Little Rock to-day. Sne is a
home boat aud needs no praise. No bar,
however visible, can stop her. Capt. Ike
Whitaker, whose fame on the GuidOn
was well earned, is at the bell rope of
this handsome packet, while J.. Lee
FinBey and Andy Granger are her clerks.
We learn that the Dan Able is now in
better trim than ever before. Her speed
hna h,-, IvnaraaanI I'D 81. --sgI go
her place in the Vicksburg line on Sat
urday next.
The Natoma leaves to-day at 5 pm. for
Mariana. Fred. Brigham is clerk.
The Starlight got over French Island
bar on the 9th, but her freight and
barges were still above the bar, upon
which but twenty-five inches could be
found after two hours sounding.
The Nellie Rogers, Naples packet, on
her last trip halted at the barge Emily,
sunk at Apple creek last May, and raised
it with the aid of her syphon pumps.
w. n. Keefe, a well known Arkansas
pilot, is running the bar on the Victory.
Mr.. John Highman, OF Alton, was one
of the participants il the excursion at the
first trial trip of Fulton's first steamboat.
He was at the time a mere boy, and his
father being q friend and companion of
Fulton, was invited by tine latter to ac-
company him on the steamers trial trip,
and young John was included in the
invitation. Mr.. HighmaD still retains
recollections of many incidents that took |
place upon the occasion.
The Louisville insurance companies
to insure freight on barges here
.as
The following boats are laid up at and
Cincinnati: At the foot of Ludlow
street, r. R.. Hudson, Peerless, Darling,
Sam. Parker, Edinburg and Carrie VIII
lisms. The Annie White and c.. E.
Hillmsn next above. The Hillman will
be disnantled. The petroleum packet
Fire King and 8 steam yacht, newly
built, together with the other boats of the
below the water works; also the
Bostons. The Emperor and Kanawha
on the Eureka docks. The Lawrence,
John H. Groesbeck, Golden Eagle, Alice
Dean, Emerald, Swallow, Leonidas,
No. 3, Melinotte, Shamrock and
Kate Bateman, are lying at Fulton.
them are the Wild Duck and
LeOnora No. 2, Empress, Tele-
Ohio No. 8, Amazon, Silver Lake
No. 4, and John W. Garrett. The Ex-
press is now on the docks, and the Major
Anderson on the marine railway. At
Pendleton are the ArgOsy, Westmore-
land, Fleetwood, st. James, Gen. Lytle,
Magnolia and Mollie Norton. A host of
are also lying along shore. Below
the city are the Silver Spray on the
Kentucky side. The mail boats and
and several others laid up. There are
also several boats laid up in Licking.
The st. Paul Press of the 18th Y
The river continues a at good stage,
he increase of six inches by recent rains
having helped materially at those points
where water was becoming thin. 1t is
low reported that q rise of Ave feet is
out of the Chippewa river. This
will still further benefit navigation be-
the lake, though 1t will perhaps de-
sy the experiment with the scraper on
Montana at Beef Slough. She is now
'eady to go out whenever orders are re-
The st. Louis RepubJicaH of Saturday
About 1890 p m. yesterday, the mig
,er " boiler of the steamer Illinois COL
.psed, causing the severe, although not
atal, injury of two persons, one of whom
John WilIiamsl was engaged Ia eaulk-
ng the sides of the boat; the other was
he deck sweeper, and we were unable to
earn his name. The Illinois, at the
was receiving a cargo for New
which was to be reshipped at
demphis on the barges Of the NJ. V. T.
ompany. AT the time of the explosion,
abor had been suspended for the purpose
{ allowing the crew and laborers to get
heir dinner. The boiler which exploded |
pas OF the upright pattern, and by the
lrce OF the explosion was carried through
be boiler and hurricane decks and landed
n the wharf, at a distance of nearly Atty
ards from the boat. The damage to the .
will moun to about $500, '
onsistlng in the partial demolition OF the v
oiler and hurricane decks; the destruc-
en- Of the office (which was located z
Immediately over the boilers); the dis
gurement of the cabin, and dlsplace. n
lent of the chimneys. But q small =
ortion of the cargo was Injured; the
smainder will be r%eshipped on the n
Gamer Schuyler. The deck sweeper -
the most severely injured, having il
is ankle broken the other, although
,nsiderably bruised, will soon be able to r.
,sume his duties, The clerk OF the boat,
r.. John Morrison, had q very narrow Il
he was in the act Of ascending ~
stairs leading to the boiler deck when AZ
10 explosion occurred, and an apparent
trivial matter stopped him. While SO ~
,iaved. the boiler. to use the words Of a nj