Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-06-18

1 AA@L ~ III <aA.Aa 49, III agN9N IL II
his past career upon the river is any
thing to predicate upon, then his&DRge
will be all that his many friends d
wish. We congratulate the people Of
| Evansville on their good luck, and we
are certain that they viii " rive US one y
for the good news we send them.
The fine packet Mary Swan, owing to
the storm, did not arrive in time ia
! leave last evening. Capt. Dave HukiIl
will back her out though this evening,
at 5 pm, and will make her fly to Cairo
and Evansville. Mr.. Billy Speed is
4 chief clerk, and is also an obliging and
1 competent officer.
The MOllie HambIetOD, Capt. Bow
man, Day aud Shell, clerks, leaves for
| st. Francis 40 ; pm. to-day.
The Florence TRADER leaves for Arkan-
sas river on Wednesday.
The r. K. Lee, Capt. Richardson, will
be in port and leave OF Wednesday, for
| New Orleans.
The City Of Alton. with the popular
I Capt. sam. McPbeeters in command,
will leave to-day at her usual hour for
Cairo and st. Louis. Mr.. White is chief
/ clerk. We learn that several passengers
90 on her, bound for st. Paul, who were
I tucked through by our friend Speed of
D ~ o. OL 1EAAEAEkA alAGENa
The Deer Lodge made two trips 20
Fort Benton last season, and leaves st.
Louis on her second trip this year on
Saturday next.
A few days ago the steamer Reserve,
on the upper Mississippi, caught fire on
the hurricane roof near the stern, and
would have burned up but for the atten-
ton OF the captain being called TO the
fra hv sOma one on shore.
The invention for substituting crude
uetrOleum for coal in steam navigation
was tested at Boston on the 18th inst, IN
the government steamer Palos, and
Uroved a success, Steam was gotten up
in TWENTY-FIVE minutes, and the PaiOs
proceeded down the harbOF and back to
the navy yard, distance OF twenty-five
miles, in one hour and ifty-fve minutes.
In making the trip she consumed but i've
barrels of oil. The PalOs was built for
the government as an eight knot boat,
and with coal could never De made to
exceed that speed.
Capt. Turton, of the lost steamer Gov.
Sharkey, asks for q suspension OF public
opinion regarding the sinking OF that
vessel. He also, we presume, wanted a
suspension concerning a certain trip ne
made to Little Rock, when white people
were not solicited as passengers. The
loss Of the Sharkey was due TO ignorance
and very cHlpable neglect, and we hope
that whoever is 70 blame will be pun
ished, be he captain, mat or sinner
Ca. TurtOn has given 5000 bail for his
appearance.
near DensfOrd's Landing, on the Missis-
sinpi river, on the Sd inst. They were
going up the river in a eanoe. One Of
them, 3 white boy, was anne e. w.
Williams, and was from Chicago. III.
THE other was a negro boy from Macon,
ca. named Henry Walker. They were
about sixteen years OF age. The
was made Of cypress and had a halter
chain in the bow. Should any of our
readers learn of the recovery of the bodies
thew will confer a favor by communicate
inc with Mr.. James Densford, OF Dens-
lords Landing.
To-dav we presume the landing com
mittee will make their report upon the
a-nplicstion Of our neighbors, Levy d
Miller. TO place q wharfboat at our land
mo That the report will be favorable
we have no doubt. Our present 5osrdof
mavor and aldermen are opposed to ali
exclusive privileges, and as long as the
law Is complied with they will not refuse
to one party what has been granted 70
others. We learn that Messrs. Levy q
Miller are negotiating for q Of the
doest wharfboats on the river, which
viii be q At monument to their well
known enterprise and a credit to the
citv. Agents as they are for several
lines Of local packets, we are satisfied
that the accommodations furnished by q
good whsrfboat Will extend their already
=. hra5naaQ.t H-aH f.. .L".H H.
The St, Lofts Democrat has a eEiOgy
on the Atlantic and Mississippi steam.
shin line, and boasts Of the speed of ves-
sels comprising the line. OF the Missis-
sippi it says:
uShe made ffty-two landings and left
Orleans drawing six feet three
inches. and put out on the way over two
hundred tons freight. The MississippicaD
20 from New risanst to Cairo in three days
and six hours, doing the usual amonntOf
wav business. The Richmond and some
other bossied fast mes can never do any
thing to eompsre with that. The Allan
tic lire retains the superiority in num-
beers. speed and elegance OF packets
IN the trip above alluded to the Missis-
sippi was five days and four hours going
TO St. Louis, and did but 3 very mode
rate share Of way business. We have
heard so much about what boats can do,
but don't, that we think the speed OF the
Mississippi is on paper, !