Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-05-12
Celeste, anna 81. RaJrlcB.
MISCELLANEOUS,

A fashiOnRbly dressed young lady now
a-days, looks ike a churn, with q bunch
of dry moss on top of the handle, set GU
in a field to keep buzzards away.
On Friday last, Cassias Lobster, clerb
of the steamer st. Anthony Falls, was
drowned off that steamer while a few
miles above Mendoza, on her way to Man
kato, on the upper Mississippi.
The Zebra blew out a cylinder-head
and lost her pitman overheard on hel
last trip up the Kanawha.
The steamboat Mariner, owned al
| Cincinnati, was sunk on the 9th inst.
near Decatur. She was vailed at SO, 900,
and is q total loss.
The Clifton backed out for Cincinnati
with the best cotton trip which has left
this port for weeks. She had o board
1850 bales.
4 The Underwater has been lowed over
to Hopefield.
The Stonewall passed down yesterday.
She had Is, 500 sacks of corn on board.
The towboat Hyatt arrived with two
bArges loaded with stone for the land
ing.
The first blocks for the Nicholson
pavement were sawed yesterday on the
leyee.
ThazSt. Patrick was brought to this
sue Of the river yesterday.
The fine packet Argonaut will be in
port to-day. She has $50 tons freight for
reshipmenJ to Vicksburg, and a large lot
for the Arkansas river. Passengers
bound for Louisville should not forget
that the Argonaut leaves promptly at 5
pm. tomorrow. Her officers are careful
and competent.
The great steamer Gen. Quitman was
due4ast night from New Orleans, and
has no doubt proceeded on her way to
Cairo. Capt. White will be here how
aver in time to leave as usual, ON
Wednesday evening, for New Orleans.
Howard 4 MossOp are her clerks, and
Frank Smith is the steward. No onk
knows better how to " keep a hotel"
Freight will be received at the Star
Wharfboat ct all hours for the Quitman.
The beautiful Belle Memphis, which
should have worn the cOlOrs, will be in
port tonight, and leave as usual on
Monday, at 5 pm. for Cairo and st.
Louis. Capt. Mussulman is master, 'and
Mr.. Cutler is clerk. Don't forget the
Belle Memphis, If you wish to visit st.
Louis and see the Black Crook.
The reliable Commercial, with Capt.
Davis in command, and Messrs. More
ton, Smithers q Harry in the office,
goes out as usual for White river OIL
Tuesday.
Wesee it stated that the Robt. E. Lee
made the run from Memphis to Cairo
in sixteen hours, or seventeen hours, or
seventeen hours and twenty minutes,
the shortest on record. We believe she
a do it on a trial, but she has not yet
done it, if we are correctly informed.
She left Memphis at seven O'Clock in the
afternoon, and reached Cairo the next
afternoon between two aud three O'Clock.
The quickest time ever made from
Memphis TO Cairo was by the Eclipse
and ShOtwell, in eighteen hours. This is
indisputable and can't successfully be
cOntroverted. To be sure the City of
Alton, the Mollie Able and two or three
other boats have made quick trips on
paper, but they always deducted an
hour or two for lost time, landing, or
running slow. They never made the
run from Memphis to Cairo in eighteen
hours.
We clip the above from the Louisville
Courier, and for the ~edilcation of its
river man, we will give him a few facts,
besides correcting his "time'' about the
departure of the Lee from this port, and
her arrival at Cairo. The Lee left this
city at 8 20 pm. She made five landings,
besides which she ran into the woods
while going up a chute, which damaged
her slightly and caused a detention of
more than so minutes, and arrived at
; 40 the next morning, making the run,
counting all delana in seventeen hours
md twenty minutes. 1T was done too in
! terrible storm, rain falling in torrents
turing the night. The artillery Of
Heaven was turned loose, and roared as
t only can roar on u river, but 1t only
ent additional speed to the gallant
teamer. To cap it all she was not try
herself, but when ehe does. Mr.
Courier, even the forked lightning will
,e slow in comparison.
The fast sailing and ever reliable Mol
lie HambletOn, Capt Bowman, leaves ,
or st. Frances river, Tuesday, the 14th
nst., st 3 pm, Larry Harmstad d Co.,
gents.
The regular Vieksburg packet b. NJ.
Carter master, will leave port to-
18th inst, at 5 pm. Larry
Iarmstad & Co., agents.
The ever popular Celeste, Capt. Reese
'ritchard, is up for Arkansas river, TO- /
18th inst, at pm. w. Jay John.
and j. 7. Bourne & Co., agents.
The popular steamer NJ. s. Mepham, I
1r New Orleans and all way points, !
this day, 18th inst, at II M. d
The ever popular and well known 8
teamer Anna, ShiDkle master, leaves \
ort Tuesday, 14th inst, for Cincinnati 3
nd all way places. Levy d Miller, s
gents. r
The result of the Investigations now /
cling made into the affairs OF the Louis b
lie and Portland steamboat canal COM :
ANY will be given to the public in a il
w days. The people were long since b
ven TO understand that the interests Of 7
le government in the work had been y
,ucelled, and that the canal and all its '
Iachinery, vessels, &c, had passed into a
le hands Of private corpOratOrs and 2
ock holders, who were to conduct the 0
ork at their own expense and for their 3
profit. The investigation thus far 4
the fact that the Corporations \
ave Ia due course received the revs- b