Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-09-01
MISCELLANEOUS

Capg. AOe tOnSale, OF 5E. LOUIS, VINO
has been in this city for the past ten
days, was taken with an appoplectie fit
at the Commercial hotel yesterday, and
it is doubtful whether he will recover.
The gully at the foot Of Union street Is
being filled up and paved.
Capt. Lew Moan, OF the towb0at Shark,
stopped off at this city. Capt. Moanhad
q very severe attack Of bilious fever, but
Is improving, and left for home on the
Cairo.
Capt. Mike Pyne, of the st. Patrick,
arrived from st. Louis yesterday. The
shaft Of his packet will be here early his
week, and the Wild Irishman will resume
her place in the trade OF next Tuesday
week.
The big Louisiana, Capt. Phillips, will
be down to-day. She leaves the City
wharfbOat at 5 pm. for New Orleans.
Milt Harry, clerk of the ROwena, laid
over this trip in consequence of his
health. An attack Of bilious fever will
prevent his riding at the tournament at
Augusta, but will not, we hope, confne
him TO his room more than a day or
two.
The ROwena laid over until her regular
hour, awaiting Frolieh, of the White
County Record. He did not put in an
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him.
Among the passengers on the Cairo
last evening were Capt. w. NJ. Clusky,
Of the AUGldHche, who goes north on a
health-seeking tour, and Capt. Steve
Wilkins, our efficient wharf master, who
goes to Cleveland after Mrs. Wilkins,
who is there on a visit. Capt. Steve
don't like the jolly life Of q bachelor.
We learn that a party of anglers who
have tried at various fishing places far a
bite, including ten mile bayou, intend
leaving this evening upon the Little Star
for Mound City. They will remain
quietly there, enjoying the hospitality Of
the really elegant hotel presided over by
the Jones Brothers. Early on Monday
they viii go in search Of the scaly tribe,
and return by Dol to town, loaded down
with fish and empty jugs.
The Olive Branch passed up yesterday
morning. She brought the first bale Of
new cotton Of the season to this port. 1t
was consigned to Delap & Co.
Capt. John I. Shirley left last evening
on the City Of Cairo for Louisville, via
Cairo. He goes to make some prelimi-
nary arrangements about the rapid repair
OF the SOutherner.
The ROwena departed for White river
yesterday with a large freight and pas
senger trip.
The Natoma will leave as usual on
Tuesday for Vicksburg and way landings.
Capt. J. J. Edison commands and Clay
Rice is chief clerk.
The reliable Commercial, Capt. Ash
ford, will leave on Tuesday for White
river. She will take passengers for Lit
tie Rock, via DevalPs Bluff. % G. Nor
ton, the chief clerk, is q No. l Offices as
is also his assistant, Charley Smithers.
Capt. ;. o. Hemingway will back out
the Belle Memphis on Monday evening |
for Cairo and st. Louis. She is one of
the finest packets afi0at, and her chief
pursur, George Deane, is q competent
officer.
4 light, handsome, comfortable, swift
and fav0rite Arkansas river packet is
hourly looked for. She is named the
Ozark, and is as popular over about the
Rock as the Lee, Richmond, Republic. /
Commercial OF Belle Memphis are here.
In fact, the people swear by her, and it
IS said her officers are such clever fellows
that one can't help loving them. We
don't know 'em, but viii o n doubt.
that is, If they have not heard OF Thomp-
son or Durff. If so, they will be careful
about how they pick up a-cquaiptanees
in Memphis. The Ozark leaves for Lit
tie Rock on Tuesday.
The fine packet MOllie Hambeton.
Capt. Bowman. leaves for the st. Francis
on Tuesday. Tom Day is clerk.
At a grand fishing match which came
oil recently in Lake WinnatOuka, Min
nssots, V. B. Waddell, Esq, of this city,
was the victor. He took over 8 tn Ousand
fish with a single hook and line.
The following letter appears in a Pitts
burg paper, addressed to the local in
speCtCrs Of that port:
PITTsBCRG, August u, 1857.
Gentlemen l am instructed by the
honorable secretary Of the treasury to
notify you that the letters of instruction
addressed 10 you on the 18th inst. rela-
tive 10 locked safety valves, are not TO
be understood as in conflict with treas
ury circular Of April "a, 1867, directing
the Enforcement Of the provisions OF sec
ton three Of the act of July IS, 1855, upon
tugbOats as designated in that cifcu-
You viii therefore strictIU enf0rcg
the provisions Of the circular and act Ye-
ierred to, by having the locked safety
applied to all tughoats whose du-
bring them into close proximity to
passenger vessels, or TO the whsrves or
locks Of city as to imperil life in case
Or an explosion. Respectfully,
JOHN DEVEMNY.
Supervising Inspector.
The Viola Belle has arrived at St. 10. |
rom the upper Missouri. Her officers
gay times above. Immense herds
Of buffalo were seen on the banks and
numbers were swimming the river.
i've hundred Of them were OBJ
served sticking in the mud on the shore
the mouth Of Milk river, near which
cannon and guns were fired into
herd, killing and wounding q great
number, about a dozen Of which were
AIKEN on board for the boats Iarder.
calves were brought down by Capt.
Weaver.
The Hannibal Courier relates the fol-
affecting case: Mr.. Bailey, a
young man preparing for the ministry,
living in Ashley, No, being an invalid,
.tarted for st. Paul, last Wednesday, for
lis health, his mother accompanying
him. Mr.. Bailey was taken with the
and went ashore at Lagrange,
where lie died. His mother took the
boat Thursday morning with the
emains Of her son. On reaching Louis
slana, she was taken violently i'll with
What mad every appearance Of being
.holera. She was assisted of the boat
With her dead son, and died herself that
light. The remains of mother and son
we're conveyed to their friends at Ashley,