Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-07-21

was burned at the wharf at Mobile on
Thursday morning. Loss, SSOO0-no in
urance. The fire was supposed to have
been the work OF an incendiary.
The tug Johnson exploded her boiler in
Ssgina river last night, and Capt. Raj
ferty and three men were killed. The
boat was and will prove a total loss.
The Henry NJ. Shreve, Capt. Silver, is
the regular Monday Vicksburg packet.
She leaves the wharf at 5 pm.
st. Louis exchanges of the 10Th. speak
Of an elopement of that city OF a beauti-
ful young married lady, with a gallant
captain Of ariver craft.
Captain Wolf took charge of the Flor
ence TRADER yesterday, and left last even
ing for Cincinnati with her, where she
will be repaired and placed in the Ten
nessee river trade.
The Sam. ]. Hale cleared for Cincin-
natl last evening, witlE 900 tons of old
iron and army traps.
A survey OF the Illinois rivef has been
commenced, under government orders,
for a projected canal from Chicago to st.
Louis, starting from Lake Michigan and
extending to Alton, Ill. 1t is intended
to admit vessels Of twelve hundred tons
burden.
AlOuR the lOWEE OnNO there are AIOm
five TO five and a half feet of water on
the shOalest bars, and the river slowly
falling.
Cincinnati and Pittsburg are pretty
well cut off from river communication,
unless the government starts a machine
TO eut out the channel or make a little
more water.
We notice that Evansville merchants
are making rapid strides to secure trade
from Vieksburg and the bends. They
are already filling large orders for pork
and corn.
The Darling will be found at the wharf
on Monday morning, from Cincinnati.
She will return to Cincinnati OF Tues
day.
The Natoma has been fixed up, and
will resume her regular trips in the st.
Francis river trade in the course of a
few weeks.
The st. Patrick will not start out until
Tuesday next, as her outfit has not been
completed.
The Great Republic, Capt. Donaldson,
viii leave the City wbarfboat on Monday
at 5 pm. for New Orleans, taking freight
and passengers for all way points.
Messrs. Barr and Darvo are her Oblig-
ing clerks.
Messrs. Martin Walt & Co. have pur-
chased of the Atlantic and Mississippi
Steamship line the steamer Mollie Able,
for the sum of $4,000. The sale was
consummared last evening. Her new
purchasers design putting $4,000 repairs
and converting her into 3 cotton boat,
and viii place her in the Memphis and
New Orleans trade.
The Dan. Able for Vicksburg, Marble
City for st. Louis, Victor No. 2for HaiIes
Point, Celeste for Arkansas and the Sam.
J. Hale for Cincinnati include the de-
partures. They all had fair trips consid-
ering the dull times.
The Belle Memphis, Capt. Henning-
way, is the regular Monday Cairo and
st. Louis packet. Mr.. George Dean off,
eiates in the office.
The Lady and the Mollie Hambleton
are the regular Tuesday Helena and st.
Francis river packets.
The Rowena, Capt. John B. Davis, is
the regular Tuesday White river mail
packet. SHE will be found at the wharf
Monday morning to receive.
The Cleaner, Capt. King, is receiving
at the wharf for the Arkansas river and
all way points, and will leave on Mon
day at 5 p N. MI. John Fenwiek is her
obliging clerk.
Pittsburg dispatches of the 18th have
the following The local inspectors Of the
port have sent into court their quarterly
reports. They report having inspected
thirty steamers of all classes, with q tun-
mage of 25,429 tuns, issued licenses to
engineers and e~ighty-two
pilots. The burning Of the towboats
Dick Fulton and Dolphin, and the ex-
plosion Of the toWboat Alexandr Cham
bers are the only disasters reported. The
inspectors state that after a careful ex-
animation they became satisfied that the
engineer was to blame for the explosion
OF the Chambers, and they accordingly
revoked bis license.
The Cincinnati Enquirer of the 18th
has the following Business on the land
ing, i-nconsequence o~fdeparIing steamers,
a positive improvement on the
previous days of the week, and estab
iished rates of freight were maintained.
The underwriters holding risks on the
steamers Lady Gay and Mississippi yes
terday paid the Virgins Ferry company,
Of st. Louis, $1,000 salvage for saving the
above named steamers from burning a
lew ual5 HAIkEf NhNa AAC ~ vi aAAdA /
and Yellowstone were destroyed by fire
the st. Louis wharf. The proportion
was S47 to each company. The light
draught stern wheel steamer America
takes the place of the G. T. Dumont in
the Madison trade, leaving on her first
trip to-day. The Anna having been
chartered to take the place of the Blue
Wing in the Madison trade, left yester-
day on her first trip. She extended her I
trip to Louisville.
The Louisville Courier of the 18th says:
The mailboats TO and from Cincinnati
continue to have trouble at Rising Sun
bar, and the packets are daily changing.
Barely four feet water is reported at Ris-
ing Sun, and the Anna went up yester-
day morning in place Of the Maj, An
She took no freight. The En-
pire was preparing to start to Memphis
last evening.