Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-02-20


OF Boats IN Pert.
David Watts, Celeste, Silver Moon
'e importer Mariner, Ciermont.
le I-Iseenaneous.
The Commercial aud st. Patrick Jea
&c with moderate trips.
The M0llie Hambletou for st. France.
river, departed with a very good trip %,
Y freight and people.
Z The delegates to the River convention
: at 1t. Louis have made a long report tc
{ the chamber Of commerce. 1t viii be
read to the chamber on Monday.
The Guidon had, among other things.
, over 100 head Of mules for the Arkansas
river.
The John Kilgour passed down yester-
2 day well loaded.
The Guidon, We learn, in making a
landing last night at the Star wharfhoat
To take on some freight, was blown by
the wind violently against the st. Louis
packet eompany's wharfboat, breaking
several or bel stauche0ns and lOOsing
some mules overheard.
The proceedings Of the meeting If
steamboat officers Yesterday. on the 81
Louis wharf5oat, win be found in our
local column.
We We're lead INTO an error in our issue
% yesterday, and said that the popular
and able passenger agent OF the st. Louis
packet company, Mr.. William Dill, con-
unued in the service Of the comnapv in
another capacity. We are assured fbat
Billy still retains his old position in The
line, and no man is more competent to
discharge ITS duties. If an intimate
knowledge OF the wants Of the travelling
public and a personal acquaintance as
extended as that Of any one in chr CITY
fits a man for his position, then BUiS
Dill is the right man in the right place. l
A painful rgm0r has reached this CITY
that the steamer David White. bound
from New Orleans to Louisville, exploded
her boilers at some point above Ficks-
ourg on Monday. Owing % the mis-
management or incGmpeteney Of the
press reporter at Vicl6sburg, no facts
were received at this place up b a late
nour last night. Capt Kinney, Of the
White, telegraphed on Saturday from
Nicks5urg, that the White would De here
40 noon on Monday. How the rumOr
that she had exploded, reached Vicks-
burg is not known, bat it is supposed that
some down boat carried the information.
As any rate We should be able TO lay all
the facts before the public ere this if the
associated press at Vieksburg had a cor
respondent there who had an atom Of
SENSE. The White was about nine wears
old, having been before the war, one of a
C lp"rated line Of steamers plying be-
{ $. Ell Ltui V I and New Orleans. At
Ina, time and during the war she was
known as the John Raine and was one
Of the famous, or rather Infamous marine
brigade steamers. After the war she was
sold by The government To Capt. Nawter
and Rfnan4 nuH hau nnuaa rHrnu wammaru9 D
TO the David White. She was an old
"a and Ike many others of this class,
has terminated her career by launching
into eternity many whO but M moment
before were in the prime Of life and
health.
The Meridian railway company intend
putting two new boats on the Alabama
river. A Selma paper says the boats
have been contracted for, and will, il il
expected, be on the line by the Ist Of
March. They viii make close eonuee-
tiOns with the Selma Eau Meridian rail-
road. The officers of this read are also
en~deavOriug to make arrangems9ts with
the Southern road, in Mississippi, and
the Montgomery and West Point road,
that viii avoid detention to travellers at
Meridian and Montgomery. The line
vii! never become a great t~hOrOGghfare
Of travel until these detentiOns can be
Obviated.
The steamer Gen. Lyle, a few nights
ago, made the run from Cincinnati 20
Louisville in six hours, which is said to
be the hest run on record.
The Emperor was sold at Cincinnati
on Thursday, for SO, 500.
The Louisville Courier says OF the
flood: The river, though continuing to
rise steadily, has very materially abated
] fr Sta awfanf and ~, Eaava naaI Ha arnnar-
tanned in this quarter of ANY serious over
flow, or Of a much higher stage Of water
than now prevails. The weather con-
linues clear and remarkably pleasant for
the season, too pleasant, ii is feared, to
last long. Il il to be hoped, however,
that dry weather viii continue until the
tide turns. Nehave, as a faithful ehrOn-
icier, endeavOreG to inform the people in
time of the threatened freshet, ana in
turn, we now indulge IL the conviction
and hope that the flood is abating. It
will, in all probability, attain its highest
point to-day, and in no event can it rise
more thah q foot or TWO higher. The
progress of the rise at his port had been
steady and heavy up to Saturday morn
ing. lt had then attained a hight of 49,
feet at the foot of the falls, at a Am.
The rise up to that period during the pre-
viOus p hours had been feet at the
foot of the falls, n Is feet at the head of
tbs falls. The rise during the "a hours
ending Z O'Clock Sunday morning was 4
feet, or = inches per hour, making the
channel depth OF 800 feet at the foot of
the falls. The rise yesterday morning
was less that Is inches per hour, and at
noon had fallen oil to one inch per hour.
The weather continues warm.
For New ORLEANs-The graceful and
] IrwfrrFnFrE grauru.- D a1Nrr Inv lHurraz the
Cisy wharfb0at to-day at . pm. for
Helena, NickshnTg, NatcheZ aud New
Orleans. The Gay is one of the most
magnificent of steamers and is well off
cered. Larry Harmstad & Co., are her
agents.
For CINCINNATL.-The fine steamer
Mariner, Capt. Robert Carnes, viii leave
as above ct . pm. to-day. The Mariner
has tine freight capacity and passengers
viii find every comfort on board of her.
Levy 81 Miller, agents.
o PTTrsBURG.-phe safe and COM
pIete packet Importer, leaves a. above,
tomorrow. Levy & Miller, agents.
FOR ARKANSAS RIyE8.-Capt. Green,
with the L. >. mail steamer Cleaner,
will sail for Little Rock on tomorrow.
Jas. z. Bourne d Co.
For CINCINNATL.-The orb Of night
will leave at sunset to-day strange
freak of nature, but true. Capt. Ben.
MerTielees, her commander, could not
get away last evening, owing to the
weather. She offers northumberland
to those going north or east. Larry
Harmstad 81 CO., agents.
FOR LOUIsvILLE.-rhe splendid Lib
erty, will leave to-day for Cairo and
Louisville. One of the -plessantest and
most popular gentlemen aioat, walks
her hurricane root, while her Office is
presided over by Mr.. McCull0gh, a COM
petent clerk and good officer. The Lib
erty is elegance itself, and has no sUpe-
rior as a passenger packet. Larry Harm
stad d Co., agents.
For ARKANSAS RIvER.-The swift
packet Celeste will get away as above pa
Thursday next. Capt Reese Pritchard
commands. Larry Harmstad & Co,
agents.
For ST. LOUIs.-The elegant packet
Belle st. Louis, of the St. Louis packet
company, leaves az above to-day at .
pm. She connects at Cairo with the
cars for all points north and east. Capt.
Zeigier Is a well known ami careful OIL
Ger and is ably assisted in the office.
Capt. Elem. Calvert is superintendent
and Billy Dill is passenger agent.