Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-03-30

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i" Des Arc, White river.
f" Marble City, New Orleans.
{" A. Jacobs, st. Louis.
4" j. G. Blackford, st. Louis.
" IT. l.. McGil, New Orleans.
Ed. Walsh, New Orleans.
+" Rubicon, st. Louis.
+" Ella Fabef, White river.
" Natoma, New Orleans.
Departures.
Steamer Great Republic, New Orleans.
t" Marble City, st. Louis.
4" ]. G. Blaekford, Little Rock.
" T. L. McGill, St. Louis.
/" Ed. Walsh, st. Louis.
" Rubicon, Vicksburg.
boats In Port.
Natoma, Cleaner, Florence TRADER,
Des Arc, Dan Able, A. Jacobs, Ella
Faber.
miscellaneous.
The Dan Able leaves for Vicksburg
this day, at her usual hour. Capt. Lee
commands. w. Jay johnson, and Vim
son & Donahue, agent.
The Adam Jacobs, Capt. Rowland,
leaves for Cairo and st. Louis sure, this
day at5p.m. Dill Peterson, passenger
agents.
The st. Charles, Capt. Campbell, with
Gee. Hart in the office, leaves for Louis
vile at 9 am. this day. Larry Harm
stad & Co., agents.
The R. R. packet John Kilgour, will
leave the Star wharfboat this day at 10
am. for New Orleans. Larry Harmstad
& Co, agents.
The Swallow leaves on Sunday at 10
a m. for Cairo and Cincinnati. Larry
Harmstad & Co, agents.
Capt. Walker goes out with the Sam
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O'Clock. Jas. T. Bourne & Co. are her
agents.
The Celeste, Capt. Pritcbard, leaves
for Arkansas fRer on Tuesday at ) pm.
w. Jay johnson. agent.
The Cleaner, King, master, goes out
for Arkansas river this evening at 3
O'Clock. James T. Bourne & Co. and
Larry Harmstad & Co, agents.
The Peter Balen, Capt. Williams, goes
out for st. Louis tomorrow evening.
Larry Harmstad q Co., agents.
The John Kilgour, Capt. Christy, will
leave for New Orleans this evening at
5 O'Clock. fairy Harmstad & Co. are
her agents.
The Mary Swon leaves for New Or
leans at 5 pm. this day. Larry Harm
stAd 81 o., agents.
To-day at the usual hour that perfect
and reliable packet Des Arc will leave
onr wharf for all points on White river
as far as JacksOnp0rt. The Des Are is
swift and provided with every eonven-
fence and comfort that a traveller could
desire. Capt John Elliott has won a
name which stands high up among the
river kings of old White and is known
everywhere as q careful, competent off,
Ger, whose first care is the welfare OF his
passengers. He is ably assisted by Lee
Finney and Mat. Glass, bis clerks. Levy
& Miller, agents.
The freshet in Red river has been the
fmost extensive and disastrous ever
before known, the water being six feet
higher than the highest mark yetresehed
since the settlement of that country.
Nearly all the stock along the upper
river has been destroyed, while fences
and farm houses have been swept away.
This rich section Of the country has been
converted into almost a waste.
The wreck of the old ram Merrimac, a
constant terror to steamers and other
vessels passing to and from Norfolk in
the night time, is shortly to be removed
by means of torpedoes. Five large iron
tanks are to be built similar to the ordl-
nary water tanks, of strong boiler ironi
and will hold two or three hundred
pounds of powder. These torpedoes will
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and ignited by means of a galvanic bat
terry.
The Guidon, after being put in COM
pIete order will load for the mountains
at st. Louis.
Mai.-Gen. A. A. Humphreys, chief Of
engineers, who a few years ago msdea
very elaborate and able report on the
Mississippi river, has issued Instructions
fer the collection Of facts connected with
the great flood of March, 1867, which has
been so destructive at Chattanooga,
Mound City and various other points.
The collection of data relating to the
Ohio river and It's tributaries has been
assigned to Mr.. Roberts, experimenting
engineer, whose oficeis in Pittsburg.
The st. Louis DeHlocTG5 Of the 18th
SAYS: The Mississippi is now open to
Oduawka, The roads are hardening, the
rivers r~etreating within their banks, and
business prospects generally tightening.
The weather was sombre yesterday, but
dry. and 1t is very likely that We will
see no more rain nor snow for some
time. The rise here is hardly worth
mentioning.
The Great republic has come and she
has gone. Much has been said about
her in the up country papers. River ed
itors about the Smoky city went into
OBSTACLES over her, and have wrote Of
nothing else since her keel wa laid. We
have peer hiding our time-waiting till
she would make her appearance before
we made up our decision whether she
was worthy of all this praise or not.
We have seen her above. below, forward,
aft clerks office, ladies' cabin, pan
try, pilotbouse, and bar, and
we declare. il to be our SOL
emu verdict that she does deserve all
the cemmendation that has been Law
ished upon her, and more too. That
"~ungainly outside appearance we
could not detect, but we did see much to
astopish even us, who have seen every
fine boat which has turned a wheel In
these waters. The cabin OF the Republic
il uneuualled on the river. Heavy cor
niees, ornamented panels, massive
arches. in fact, q tout ensemble that
feasts the eye either by day, or
when Eliminated by its hundred
i0hts. Cant. w. B. Donaldson, her
Commander. may we'll feel proud Of this
ma0nifcept steamer. He regretted that
the large crowd Of visitors who thrOnged
aboard Yesterday could not be allowed
la insneet her cabins thorougAiy ,
Int the boat was filled with passen-
gers. every state-roOm wss occupied
nv LADIES, and Il was not pleasant
to them TO have so many persons throDg-
ing through the halls. On her up trip
the captain proposes to lay here long
enough for all to visit his truly magnih-
cent packet. Messrs. G. A. bravo, S.
Barr. ir., G.. w. Floyd and A. Davitt,
are clerks, two Of whom are on duty ali
the time. The Great Republic backed
t out rom the city wharfboat last even.
ing on her way TO the Crescent city.
} The subject of the following notice,
which we lake from the Republican, VIZ
knew well as a gallant soldier. May the
/; sod rest lightly on his grave:
It is with feelings Of the most profound
t regret and sorrow that we are called
f; unon 10 announce the death of Capt
(. VIM. J. Macarthur, which sad event oc-
! CURED in New Orleans, At eight O'CLOCK