Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-08-27
MIsCELLANEOUs.

day. Cotton was an item of some little
importance-the Hambleton having
brought out I38 bales from the st. Francis.
There was the usual stir about the st.
Louis wharfboat, and more than the
usual amount at the City wharfboat,
where the Ames and Shreve had depos-
tied about three or four hundred tons of
miscellaneous freight.
The Starlight, with Capt. Frank Da-
wilson in command, will leave for Gin
cinnati on Wednesday next.
1t will be seen that the magnificent
passenger packet Henry Ames will enter
the Memphis and New Orleans trade on
the Sd of October next. The Ames is
already well known as a popular, safe
and swift packet, and when she comes
out will be very much improved in every
way. Capt. J. Frank Hicks assumes
command, and viii, no doubt, make the
Ames a favorite with shipperSand trav-
elers. Her present master, Capt. Tom.
Crawford, goes in the Office, and e too
well known in the trade to need eulogy.
The Ames will be a fixedinztitution, and
we bespesk for her a liberal share Of pat
TOnage.
The ]. S. McCune dropped down to the
Star wharfboat last night.
Capt. Dan Musselman is again too un-
well TO command his steamer, the Belle
Memphis, and has returned to Pennsyl-
Yania. Capt. Abe Rowland is also suf-
fering from disease and seeking health
ashore.
Capt. Duffer, Of the MeCune, was in
town yesterday. He speaks Of putting
the McCune in the White river trade as
a Thursday packet, but we entertain the
belief that there are, or will be, side
wheel boats enough in that region to do
all the business.
The q. s. mail packet Cleaner gets
away to-day for Arkansas river. Capt.
King commands. Fenwick and Patter-
son are clerks.
The fac packet Natoma, in place Of
the st. Patrick, will leave to-day for
Vieksburg and the bends. She has
proved herself a good and substantial
packet, and the enterprise of Capt. Edison
In securing her during the temporary
disablement Of the regular packet, has
added no little to his popularity in the
trade. DR.. Clay Rice il chief clerk.
The swift aud very elegant steamer
City of Alton is the regular st. Louis
packet to-day at 5 pm. Capt. Sam. Nc
PheeteTs has no peer as q gallant and
worthy gentleman, and we commend his
packet to all travellers. Mr.. McCreight
is in charge Of the Office.
ShAIhEAo mA6ht AOAkEL NOtIOH Ou LuEs- I
day morning, the river forget to run
down hill and the sun forget to set, but
this arrangement would not prevent the
old reliable Commercial from leaving on
Tuesday for White river. She carries
passengers at half fare to the Augusta
tournament, and never fails to connect
at the Bluff with the train for Little
Rock. Capt. Ashford is master and
Messrs. Morton, Smithers and Robinson
are clerks.
The Mollie Hambleton, Capt. Bowman,
leaves to-day at 5 pm for St. Francis
river. Tom Day is pursur.
The gay Minneola, Capt. Miller, leaves
for Cairo and Cincinnati or Wednesday
next.
The Cleaner, Capt. King commanding,
is the regular Arkansas river mail packet
for to-day.
The Great Republic will go on the
ways st Mound City for repairs.
On Wednesday night last, atSt. Louis,
a deekhand named Fitzgerald, on the
steamer Pauline Carroll, got into a fight
with two of the cooks, Sullivan and
Smith, in the course Of which Fitzgerald
was thrown overheard and drowned.
Sullivan was arrested for m~anslaughter.
Linton is the name Of Capt. J. Snow
1eBs new steamer, now at Pittsburg, and
intended for the Evansville and Cumber-
land trade, Full length cabin; draws
l23 inches, light cylinders u inches in
diameter, with 4 feet stroke; two boilers,
IS inches in diameter, 20 feet long. The
machinery is furnished with all the
latest and best improvements.
A Mr.. l. n. Jackson, of Mound City,
has invented a wheel for propeliing
steamboats,. 1t is built on an entirely
original plan, and in the model works
splendidly, and no reason presents itself
why il will not work equally as well on
8 larger scale. If it does, three times the
speed now obtained by boats may be had
with the same power. The model OBJ
tains its power from the spring of selOck,
and the speed thus obtained is wonderful
to behold. The new invention consists
OF an endless chain, passing around two
wheels of an Octagoual form, which
wheels rest in horizontal position, with
their axles parallel.
Capt. Isaac Jones, Of the Olive Branch,
on his down trip purchased the patent
right and model of a steamer from a cit
izsn Of this city. It is also propelled by the
works Of clock, and has the rare prop
erty of making a landing without q pilot.
Our st. Leuis contemporary, from whom
we get the Mound City item, should call
on Capt. Jones and investigate his
model.
The following dispatch was recently
received in an eastern city:
MLwAUKEE, August 15.-Please tele-
graph me at once if Chicago reports
having a sea serpent. If so, Milwaukee
also has one. Chicago sew led this
town, and never will. I will SEND full
particulars when l receive YOU reply.
The following letter, from Mrs. L ].
Mccormick to Capt. w. B. Rowland, Of
the steamer Ozark, explains itself
Sir 1t affords me much pleasure to
present to you, In the name of the ladies
OF the Baptist church, the accompanying
national flag, which was awarded to you
at their late fair IS the master of the
most popular steamer on the Arkansas
river.
The two committees appointed respee- .
lively by the chamber of commerce and
the steamboat captains association Of
New Orleans, met in that city 8 few days
ago, and after two hours Of conference
drew up modified forms of the bills Of
which are to be submitted TO the
association for their aeceptaD9e. L,