Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-02-27

hOshh IN HDrh.
MarySwan, Empire, Minneola, Golden
Eagle, Clifton, Pauline Carroll.
miscellaneous.
1t appears that the Henry NJ. Ebreve
is intended for the coast trade below this
port instead of for the mountains as first
announced.
The New Albany Ledger says that city
has lost ten engineers by explosion, in
the past eighteen months.
Notwite itanding all that has been
said, the Southerner is still Obstructing
our wharf, to the exclusion OF better
boats. Is there no way to enforce her
removal.
we regret to learn that Capt. Levy
was not well enough TO go out on the
Commercial last evening. Capt. Jim.
Rice took charge of the packet this trip.
The wrecking boat Northwest has been
/" pirouting - around the harbOr for some
time. She looks well with her new coat
of paint.
The elegant Belle st. Louis, Capt.
Zeigler, leaves for St.Louis on.to-morrow.
Dill and Peterson, passenger agents.
The st. Patrick did not arrive on time.
She will leave for Vicksburg this day at
3 pm. Capt. Berry commands. w.
Jay johnson, agent.
The GuidOn, Capt. Ike Whitaker,
leaves for Arkansas river on Friday. Jas.
T. Bourne & Co. and Larry Harmstad &
Co., agents.
The officers OF the Gov. Sharkey re-
port that when near st. Genevieve, No.,
on her up trip, the boat passed the nude
body of a woman floating in the stream,
so close that it could almost be touched
by those on the steamer. The body was
said to be that Of q beautifully formed
woman One delieately arched foot
and well rounded arm protruded from
the water. The boat passed on, leaving
the poor clay to float on its way even
tually TO be devoured by the fish. Had
it been the body of a negro, or more
properly d" eolored lady" we wonder if
the officers of the Sharkey would not
have rescued ii from the angry flood and
given it Christian burial.
1t is said that the steamer p. W.
Strader, on her way from New Orleans
TO the Ohio river, passed through the
Davis cutoff, below Vicksburg, being the
first steamer to accomplish the feat
This cutoff is about a half mile through,
and shortens the channel route some
thing like twenty-seven miles.
The Shamrock, bound from st. Louis
to Cincinnati, ran through herself IN the
Ohio river a few days CO..
The Kate Kearney parted her hog
chains a few miles above St. Louis on
Friday night. She had TO return TO that
city and repair.
The H. $. Turner had a large addition
made to her passenger list at this port
yesterday morning. Capt. SAM. Shock
is her passenger agent.
The Welcome picked up q snag be-
- r.fu, 81, h. N..s - 49,
She made the journey on n wheel to
Cairo.
The steamers Oetavia, Walter B.
Dance, Girard Il. Allen, Waverly and
Mary Mcdonald, first-class sidewheel,
and Ida and Only Chance, sternwheel-
ers, are advertised to leave for Fort
Benton.
The Cumberland, Capt. Howard, with
Bob. Osborne in the Office, will leave for
Cairo to-morrowat ppm. Larry Harm
stad & Co, agents.
The reliable steamer I'D. Perry, with
Capt. Abner Baird on the roof, will be in
mort TO leave for New Orleans tomorrow
at s pm. Jas. T. Bourne & CO., agents.
The Silver Cloud passed down yester-
day with truck enough on to glut a
A queer looking craft, called the
Quaker, came into port yesterday. Billy
HARE Of the Star wharf-boat says she
came from Ohio, and we believe she did.
MIR. Billy Dill and Capt. Peterson are
now the passenger agents of the st.
Louis packet company. This is strong
team, and they are both reliable gem
Jas. t. Bourne q Co, the popular
Steamboat agents at No. y Jefferson
street. have fitted up their Office with
new desks, etc., and have opened a room
in The rear of the old office, where gen.
tIemen can transact business just as pri-
vstelv as they wish to. This room is
hain5 mt in very handsome order, with
new CARPETS and furniture, and will
make quite an addition to the already
handsome Office Of this well-knOwn
firm.
The newly appointed packet Albert
Pierce. with Capt. Ashford on the roof.
and John Sullivan In the office, will
leave for White river and the bends to-
dav at s pm. She is q good steamer,
and her officers are old favorites in this
cjtv. Mart. Walt & Co. and w. jaw
johnson, agents.
The fine steamer Mary Swan, Capt.
sam Archer, with Capt. Swan in the
Office. leaves for Evansville to-day.
Larry Harmstad & Co., agents.
The Empire, with Capt King in COM
mand, did not get away for Cincinnati