Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-09-13

mG@CEAAAAN EDAS.
Business was not active yesterday on
the levee. Thursday is generally a dull
day, ami the one just gone was no ex-
ception.
The John KilgouT is reported aground
in the channel at Phillips. The Belle
st. Louis found but six feet on the bar.
The Princess found there was not
water enough in the Arkansas, so she
went up White river TO Devalps Bluff
and shipped her Little Rock freight by
rail.
The fine packet Des Arc win be in port
to-day, and will leave for Vicksburg at 5
m. tomorrow. Capt. John D. Elliott
is master and William Miller, with Cad
Hanks, are in the office.
The NatOma goes out to-day for Ma
rianua. Capt. n. d. Dlliott commands.
He is well known as an old steamboat
master. Our young friend Fred. Brig
ham is in the Office. He will be found a
clever and competent clerk. The Ma
toma will make semi-weekIy trips to
Marianne from this port.
The J. S. McCune arrived Yesterday
from White river. She brought the
first bale Of new cotton from Jackson
port. It was consigned to a Louisville
house. The McCune got a very fair trip
from the Star wharfbo9t and returned
to White river at a late hour last night.
The Gen. Quitman will be in port TO-
day, and will leave in the morning for
New Orleans. We presume that Capt.
White will be in command, but we kn0sU
that our old friend Mossop will be in the
office. He is "the chief among ten
thousand and the one altogether lovely"
There is still some excitement in the
Ka,Eub f-uln Tho VuuV0w bod hn-
wheels changed, and is said TO be faster
than before. H
The Messrs. Elliott, of this city had
two competitors for the Nicksburg mail
contract-Mr. Keudig, Of this city, and
Mr.. Hitchcock, of Vicksburg.
The Altoona Is now at St. Louis.
The Cairo Belle will go into the Vicks-
burg and Tallahatchie river trade.
Capt. A. B. Miller, of the little Rich
mOnd, broke his leg while getting his
boat off a sand par. He is now in st.
Louis and doing well.
The Mississippi passed up at daylight
yesterday.
ALr. Louis Hanauer aud family arrived
on the Belle st. Louis yesterday. Mr..
II. has been spending the summer in
Minnesota, and was enc Of the big fish
ing party which captured so many of the
inny tribe in one day that 1t took two
DAYS to count 'em. He is in the best
health. Mr.. A. L. CGmmins and family
were also passengers on the Belle. Mr..
Cummins has been absent in New York
for some weeks, and his many friends
hailed his return with pleasure.
The New York submarine wrecking
company made an an effort to raise the
steamer Metropolitan lately sunk in the
Atlantic basin. The means used was
compressed air. and the president of the
COMPANY was confident Of success. We
have not vet learned whether the boat
was raised or not.
The St. Louis Times, Cincinnati En-
ouirer and Louisville Courier are re-
quested to insert the advertisement of
umns, one month, and send bill to the
boat.
The gay and swift ROwena, Capt. John
Davis is the regular White river packet
for Saturday at 5 pm. She connects at
DevalPs Bluff with the train for Little
Rock. Messrs. Kidder, Harry and Sharp
are clerks.
The Cleaner Leaves for Arkansas river
to-day st 5 p. m. Capt. King is-her
commander.
The Champion will leave on Saturday
at 5 pm. for Cincinnati, Capt. Gregg
commanding.
WWe notice that the Indiana is adver-
tised ia the Memphis papers as a regular
Memphis and New Orleans packet, We
have noidea that she will continue long
in that lean trade. She VIII have to ex-
tend her trips to Evansville to make
them pay"
Tbe above Is from the Evansville
Journal. and VIC add IT, Is true, and that
she will have to extend said trips to
Louisville to become popular
Courier.
The Indiana has run IN the Louisville
trade since she was built, and has moth
ing 10 show for il to-day but popularity.
Capt Rube wants to lay up greenbacks
hereafter, anu therefore quits the " pop
trade.
Mai. Pearsall, who has recently sur
veyed the Coosa river from Wetumpka,
Ala, to Rome, Gay says in his letter to
the governor of Alabama:
From Rome, Ga, to Greensport,
Ala. a distance of $50 miles, the Co0sais
navigsble for steamboats,, affordipg a.
greater depth of water during the months
August, September and October than
the Alabama river for the same months
rom Wetumpka to Selma. The link
from Greensport to Wetumpka once
COMPLETED, would give a continuous
steamboat communication from Mobile
10 Rome. Ga, a distance of seven hua~
bred miles, penetrating the best portion
Of the state, rich Ia soil, rich in minerals,
coal and lumber. As yet the soil is not
cultivated beyond the requirements Of s
sparse population. The mineral wealth,
AMOUNTING 10 hundreds Of millions, re-
mains almost untouched. Coal of the
best quality, If mined at all, is Of little
value. All these commodities, once
accessible to market, would find
heir way thither, and would add mil
ions OF wealth to the state. Goal could
ard would be delivered in Montgomery
81 or less per ton, and at Mobile for
IS. Industry would be stimRlated-pop-
increased ten fold in as many
ears. Ali this, governor, viii happen
the lower C0osa be opened, aud
he Coosa would become the greatest
inland commercial thoroughfore in the