Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-05-09

TRADER, Caldwell, Armadillo, Gil
Belle St. Louis.
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The Shark passed up from New Or
leans. She put Of about 200 bbis. tar for
the contractors of the Nicholson pave
ment in this city.
The Darling got away for Cincinnati
with 8 good trip.
An engine and saw is being put Up on
the levee near the foot Of Washington
street. 1t is intended to cut the blocks
for our new pavement.
The tOwbOats Horner and Alps passed
up on their way to the land Of lie.
Mart. Walt & Go. are 0 in receipt
of an immense stock of boat stores. Their
liquors are not surpassed anywhere.
The steamer Sarah, which vas so
badly damaged in a storm in Mobile bay,
was towed back to Mobile. Her ma.
chinery was unhurt. She is a screw pro-
peller, of the Davis line and win be put
in order without delay.
The damage to the new steamer Du-
buque, by collision with the Rock Island
bridge, will not fall short Of $1,000. The
bridge company must foot the bill.
The Phil. Sheridan, Capt. Hutchison,
goes out for st. Louis this day at 10 am.
Larry Harmstad & Co, agents.
The steamer Rubicon, for Vicksburg,
with Capt. Blake in command, viii go
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& Co., agents.
The Nick Longworth, Capt. Irwin, will
leave for New Orleans this day at ) pm.
Larry Harmstad & Co, agents.
The Clifton, Capt. Stein, viii head for
Cincinnati direct, tomorrow st ) O'Clock
pm. Larry HaTmstad Il Co. are her
agents.
The W. A. Caldwell goes out to-day
EBm. for Arkansas river. Capt.
WOODBURY. commands. w. Jay John
son, Jas. I. Bourne s. Co. and Martin
Walt & Co, agents.
Capt. King will back out the Empire
for Louisville tomorrow at SPIN. w.
Jay johnson and Larry Harmstad & Co,
The Mary Mcdonald, Capt. Silver,
viii depart for Arkansas river this day
at 5 O'Clock pm. w. Jay johnson Is
her Rgent.
The Florence TRADER, Capt. Haines,
viii leave forsATkansas river this even
ing at 6 o'clock. Larry Harmstad 4
Co. and Martin Walt & Co, agents.
The ArmadiIlo goes oct for Cinein-
natl this evening in charge Of Capt.
ChenOweth. This is en- excellent oppor-
tunity and should not be neglected by
those going North. The packet is supe-
rior and Capt. Jim, her master, Is q su-
perior officer and finished gentleman.
Levy & Miller, agents.
A row occurred on the David Watts at
st. Louis a few days ago in which 3 ne
gro deck hand, it is thought, mortality
wounded q white ~rOustabOut by beating
him e the head with 3 stick Of cord
wood.
A card Of thanks from the officers of
the Clifton, wiz be found in our local
columns. Capt. Frank Stein deserves
every word of it.
The Robert Z. Lee departed at her
usual hour for New Orleans with q splen-
did trip.
A freedman was detected the other
day stealing sOme articles from q couple
of his brethren on board 8 steamer at /
Wilmington, n. @. They punished him
BY tying him up in the air, head down.
ward.
The Davenport Gazette thinks it a
generally admitted fact, that the con-
vention held ia st. Louis in February
fell far short of equalling the just expec-
tstions OF the Mississippi valley. 1t
therefore proposes that a Mississippi river
convention be held at some convenient
point during the month Of June.
A ship was lately found ashore on the
CbooA VI NCAENAGAof HAADAi AtUuI WcuO-
rsnds on board, appeared to have been
twenty months before.
G. n. Shelton is the name Of q new
sternwbeel boat now receiving its ma
chinery st the upper end ofthe st. Louis
wharf. The Shelton is designed for the
Montana trade.
The tug Jack Robinson was seized bv
the sheriff at st. Louis and held for dam.
resulting from the collision with the
Southwestern on Friday last.
In reply TO an inquiry whether steam
srs which have paid tonnage dues are
liable 10 tax Of two and a half per cent.
on receipts of passsGe money since the
lst Of last August, tie following reply Is
given by the commissioner
TREASURY D~EPARrMENT,1
M~AsHtNorON, April 30. 1871
Sir: l reply to yours Of the 2eth inst,
.hst, In accordance with the decision OF
he secretary OF the treasury as to liza
liliuy Of managers of vessels paying ton
dues TO tax on receipts accruing
utter the lst Of August 1866, you wiz
ose no time ia assessing such receipts,
Of course, receipts for freight and
.eTteia mails. L
Very respectfully,
Signed IHo5. AARLAEh
Edgar Neeaham, Assessor fifth District 81
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