Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-09-08

Business was very good on the landing
yesterday, and the local packets went
out well loaded. The Rowena especially
had a fine trip. Next Saturday will be
more lively, as the Dan. Able takes her
place in line on that day.
The steamer Commercial, Capt. Ash
ford, leaves for White river on Tues
day next. She is stauuch and reliable.
Mr.. Morton is chief clerk.
The st. Patrick resumes her place in
the Vicksburg trade on Tuesday, and
leaves at 3 pm. for that port. Capt
Edison, an energetic and reliable officer,
commands.
The Mollie HambletOn is the regular
st. Francis river packet for Tuesday a
5 pm. Capt. Bowman is master.
Captain Crane, of the Belle Mem
phis, backs out his fine packet for Cairo
and st. Louis on Monday at 3 pm. In
the office may be found the clever Geo
Deane.
The new steamer H. w. Allen is al
the Louisville wharf having the finish.
ing touches put on her upper works. Hel
cabin will soon be finished and she will
be down this way early in October.
No steamer is compelled TO use more
than one safety valve, and any valve
may be selected by the engineer or cap
toin Of the boat.
Capt. John H. Buck now commands
the T. i. McGill. Capt. Ed. Callahan
takes command Of the KilgOur.
Mr.. G. r. Geoghegan, of the cotton
house of B. Bayliss, went north yester-
day on B trip in which business will be
combined with pleasure, and neither of
which will be neglected. He will return
on the Belle Lee, and we would not be s.
particle astOnished if the Lee should not
be the only belle who returns with
him. We commend Mr.. q. to our
brethren everywhere.
Copt. Tapp, owner Of the0Southerner,
left for Helena yesterday eveningapn the
Rowena. Our friend Frolich, Of the
Record, Also departed for Sesrcy. What
wonderful tales be will tell about the
Mammoth Cave, the Front street show,
etc.
The Deer Lodge, in descending the
Missouri, ran into an army of grssshOp-
pers which extended ten miles in width.
They had q hard time jumping the
river.
The Olive Branch, n of the finest of
the Atlantic and Mississippi Steamship
line, will be in port to-day and leave for
New Orleans at 8 pm. Capt. Isaac
JOAt1f bEA AA1L1AGA = Ont VI Alit bGHL Dlil-
GERS on the river, and will extend every
attention to passengers.
Capt. John T. Shirley remains in the
city until Monday, when he goes TO Hell
ena with a crew for the S~Outherner.
The Magenta arrived very late from
above. She no doubt found q sand
bar and came to the conclusion not to
jump it.
The r. G. Gray came in last evening
from Cincinnati. She will leave on a
return trip tomorrow at 5 pm. She is
light and will go through without trou-
bic. Capt. Anderson commands and Mr..
Young is clerk.
A movement is on foot to operate a
number of boats batween st. Louis and
New Orleans, outside of the Atlantic
line, beginning with the John Kilgour,
7. l.. McGill and Stonewali. There ere
indications OF the rates being low during
Mis season, as at least three separate in
tefests are in the ield-the Atlantic
line, bhe barge line and the s-O-calied out
side boats.
In the circuit court of Ohio county, In
diana, a jury under the ruling of the
Judge, in a case to recover wharfage, de-
ciHed that where the public have used
property bordering upon a n~avigable
stream, such as the ONO river, for twen-
ty years or more, with the consent of the
OWNERS, for any purpose, that constitutes
a dedication to the public for that use,
and the award was given to the de-
PENDANTS.
The tireenback, government boat, has
arrived ST Wheeling for the purpose of
removing the sunken cOalboat opposite
North wheeling. The boat has remained
an HnlaAeRuaNslv - ,,,.s-,Ag.- r.
of two years, and has been the cause OF
twp or three disasters. At the time il
sunk it was IN tow by the Bengal Tiger,
and was run into by the steamer Pickett.
Afterward the Oil City was capsized by
running upon the wreck, aud next, this
summer, q fiat laden with stone was sunk
bY-it.