Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-10-04

Ok LOUIE
Depsrtures.
Steamer Adam Jacobs, st. Louis.
Bridgeport, st. Louis.
Boats I'm Port.
Steamer American. aF-rr
NIsCELLANEOUs.
Business was nothing to brag Of on the
levee yesterday.
The Bridgeport arrived from above,
and reshlpped her Vicksburg freight on
the W. r. Arthur.
Capt. VIM. Elliott left last evening on
the Adam Jacobs for Phillips, where he
will assume command Of the Rose Ham
bleton, proceed with her to Cairo, and
there load for V~icksburg.
The United States mail packet Cleaner,
Capt. King, will leave on Saturday for
Pine Bluff and intermediate points.
Fenwiek and Wood are her clerks.
The Cornelia will be found in pert this
morning and will leave again at 5 pm.
for Cairo and st. Louis. She is light
and will have nc trouble at "a or Phillips.
Capt. Baker is master and Geo. Blish is
clerk.
The Shark and Schuyler arrived yes
terday from st. Louis. They brought
down five bsrges partly loaded for New
vi AEhu5s luAct BhlkC6 Will CdAlN IL dlA
below, while the Schuyler will return to
st. Louis with the other two. She got
1000 sacks OF salt from Cox & Humphries
for st. Louis.
The DesArc, Capt. John d. Elliott,
will leave for Vicksburg OF Saturday at
5 pm.
The American, Capt. Rowland, leaves
for Little Rock at 5 pm. to-day.
We learn that the Celeste will 90 to the
Ohio river, AMI probably make a fortune
between Louisville and O~wensourg. She
is light, newly painted, and will be an
acquisition to any trade.
The Ozark is undecided as TO her fu-
ture, but it is said she will lay up for q
few days.
Our friend Mcdonald was on the wharf
yesterday, receiving freight for the Row
ena. She will no doubt get out with q
stunning trip.
The Myrtle will not be ready to leave
on Saturday next. Our lFeaders will be
advised Of the time she can get away.
The little steamer Eddie, which sunk
some days ago in the Sunfiower, near
Grassy Mound, will soon be raised.
The GuidOn comes down, in charge OF
Capt. Haight.
The Starlight's barges were still
aground at French islsnd at last report.
We regret to learn of the death Of
Arthur Hurd and John Polasky, at lila
wars landing, Louisiana, Of yellow
fever, on Saturday last. They were N
gagged in business at that point under the
firm Of Hurd & Polasky. Young Hurd
was q son Of Capt. Jesse Y. Hurd; and
Mr.. Polasky was but recently married.
The Norman and Tempest were at
Cairo on Tuesday. The Norman should
be in port this morning. The r. c. Gray
is also at Cairo, and reshipped her freight
on the Norman.
The gay and elegant Rowena will be in
port this morning, and will leave at 5
pm. tomorrow for White river. She
connects at DevalI's Bluff with the train
for Little Rock. Capt. John b. Davis is
master, and Messrs. kidder, Harry and
Sharp, are clerks,
DR.. John II. Henry has published q
lengthy paper, presenting a new plan for
the Salvation Of the Mississippi valley,
and for the development of several great
centers Of trade. He contends that
the levee system must forever prove a
failure, and proposes that the following
plan be adopted:
LET the nation be made q great
workshop for its lsbOrers, which would
not only revive the prosperity Of the
SOUTH but the whole country, enabling
the people 20 pay and bear the burden of
taxation.
We propose by government assistance
to unite the waters of the Missouri river
with the waters Of the Gulf of Mexico,
through 8 new and safe channel, begin
ming with a canal at Kansas City, on the
Missouri river, running TO q branch OF
the Usage, connecting by canal with the
NeOshO river at the falls, running two
and fifty miles or more to Fort
Gibson, on the Arkansas river, then run
ming down the river to Fort Smith, pass
ing around the base Of the San BOies
through a small branch of the
Arkansas river, into s. branch of Red
river by canal, then running down the
Red river some distance to a branch of
Red river, connecting by canal through
Gaines creek, with a branch by canal to
river, running three hundred
miles into Sabine bay. The fall Of this
great Sabine and NeOshO canal or Sa-
bineneoshO river, will be two thousand
feet, making the canal most feasible and
practicable.
There will hardly be one hundred and
fifty miles of canal; but the great benefit
will be in the changing the courses of
these great rivers in high water, so as to
lands in lower Mississippi and
Arkansas from overflow, reclaiming
Of thousands of acres Of the best lands of
the finest part Of u country. The land
in Kansas and Indian territory, and
will increase inFalue millions OF
and support q more dense poEu-
latiOn than can live in the Mississippi
bottoms, Under the present levee system.
The great canal saving all the lands on
the Mississippi river, and Arkansas and
Red rivers, doing away with the levees
entirely and can be completed at q cost
Of twenty-five millions Of dollars, and il
will last for all time. The great river or
canal running through a country vast in
can be completed in three years,
at 8 cost of nine millions OF dollars.
Creating Cut-offs in the river, and
strengthening the channel of the river,
cannot prevent the filling of the channel.
But making new and opening old oUtcuts
and changing the course of the volume !
Of the wAter IN the Mississippi, Arkansas
and Red rivers, and throwing the large
volume of water by the Sabine or NeoshO
canal, or SsbineneoshO river on the west, !
Into the gulf st Sabine bay, and on the
throwing the waters of the YaZOO
and the Big Black into Pearl river, |
thence into the gulf, and the upper
Of the Tennessee through Wills
to the COoss river, thence into the
Alabama to Mobile bay, thence to the
gulf, is the only way to control the
of Waters, and render q lasting
blessing to mankind. This great river
being the outlet of an immense valley
and the great travelling and commercial
.hOroughfare Of this vast country, what
affects the permaneney Of its chan
lel or general character as 8 Davigable
must excite an interest," in the
minds of the people of the union, but
more especially those that reside in the
immediate valley"