Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-11-23
MISCELLANEOUS.

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in port to-day, and business on the river
bank was good. The st. Louis Wharf
boat, City Wharf boat and levee in front
Of the Bart Able, st. Patrick and Golden
Eagle were especially alive with business.
The Ned Tracy, Capt. Crane, Is in port
and will leave at noon, for st. LOulS.
She is light, and a popular packet. Billy
Blenker is chief clerk.
The Marble City, Capt. Conway, is due
this morning. She rarely fails to make
time, and will get away at 8 pm. for
Cairo and st. Louis.
The Paragon came in and left on time.
A wonderful feat nOw a days.
The Rubicon, Capt. VIM. ii. Blake,
will pass down to-day at 5 pm. for
VickshuTg. ALI. Grissom is clerk.
The Legal Tender, Capt. Roberts, with
Mike COndif in the Office, will be in port
to-day, to leave for New Orleans at 10
I'm.
The Louisville. Capt. A. Q. Ross,
leaves for the Crescent City and way
points promptly at 9 PM, from the
| City Wharf boats.
The Dan Able, Capt. Jim Lee, is the
regular United States Mail Packet for
Vicksburg to-day. She leaves at 3 pm.
Billy Fields, and Stack Lee are clerks.
ALE ANulABn uAAar H1b alllNth ARSA AAkANd
but will be found in port this morning.
A clerk is receiving for her at the land
ing, and she will back out promptly at
her usual hour for White river. Capt.
Cable is her master. Kidder, Harry and
| sharp are Secretaries.
The Bart Able, Capt. Harrison, having
a full load engaged, leaves for New Or
leans at 3 pm. this day.
VIM. NJ. TOmpkins, Jr., a well-knOwn
river clerk is in this city. He departs
Tor st. Louis tonight.
The Curnelia will be in port to leave
today for st. Louis. Capt. Yates COM
mands.
The Golden Eagle departed for st.
Louis with all the cotton she wanted on
the water.
The Red Line packet Tennessee, Capt.
Parker, will be in port this morning.
She departs for Cairo at 5 pm.
The Countess, Capt. Heaight, is the
regular packet for Haile's Point and way
landings leaving to-day at 3 pm.
The Rose HambletoD, Capt. Newell,
with Harry Sweet and Andy Granger in
the office, leaves to-day at 5 pm. for
Jacksonport and way points.
Reub Haynes is at Cincinnati. lie
brings the Florence Traber into the Ar
kansas trade.
The lot Of dead beats who went 10 the
Holy Land on the Quaker City have re-
turned. We are pleased to say that no
Memphians were in the party.
The Delaware is on her way to this
port from Cincinnati.
Gen. Hancock, family and staff Of the
Fifth Military District, passed dOYn lasl
night on the Mississippi.
The Onward was burned on the Ala
bama river on the 18th inst. She had
100 bales of cotton on board.
The woods and pTairies Of almost the
whole Of Southern Illinois and portions
of Southeast Missouri are on fire, and
the loss of fences, crops, and, in some
cases, houses and barns, is large. In
some places the smoke is so dense that
families and cattle narrowly escaped suf-
location. Several farmers are reported
to have been compelled to throw their
extra clothing, bedding, etc, into wells,
and flee with their families to avoid suf-
location, leaving their houses to a mere
chance Of escape from the flames.
Ten large hay boats with $500 tons oil
bav on board, are at Madison awaiting a
rise to come south.
The Mary Forsyth and Mississippi Of
the Monopoly Line, passed Town yester-
day. The former was out many lays
from st. Louis, and stove her barge at 81
to such an extent as required constant
pumping to keep it ailoat. She entered
protest here.
Josh Throop has the Maylower hand
somely decorated. On her wheel houses
she has painted Irregular Memphis and
Evansville Packet thereby eyideneing
that she comes to stay.
--anfa IF fhfa nikU yunrn
all perched upon a skid pile yesterday.
A council of war was held, and some
boat lost q fine passenger trip.
The splendid packets of the Northern
Line, after a most successful seasons
business, are being sent TO winter
quarters.
In two days of the present month 8
deet Of vessels arrived at Buffalo, bring.
ing two million cue hundred thousand
bushels Of grain, and its equivalent IL
flour.
The Lafourche still remains at a low
stage. FIatboats arrive daily at phibO-
deaux from LafouFehe Crossing with
freight, and occasionally from DON
aldsOnville.
The Memphis and st. Louis. Packet
Company's Agents publish the following
as their rates from Cairo to Memphis
Pork, whisky and oil, per barrel, SOC
salt, 25c; -four, meal, POTATOES and ap-
pies, zoe hay, 81; light freights, 25c
and other freights in proportion.
AlongO Knight, IN old river mate, {
passenger on the louisville on his va
to Natchez, died suddenly at Cairo, o
heart disease.
The announcement in a dispatch from
st. Louis, that three thousand dollar
damage had been assessed, in the Dnite6
States Supreme Court, against the Louis
vile steamer Richmond, was an error.
During the last trip Of the Phantom 4
the tennessee river, Q section OF a heavy
tree, five feet long and fifteen inches il
diameter at the larger end, was dlscov
cred In the edge OF the water at Chali
Bluffs. It was accidentally DISCOVERIES
that the piece of log wa thorough,
petrified, turned to stone) Of a very fin
grain. In one side OF the log IS section
OF hole, slah As Wood-peekefs make
with particles of wood but partly petrl
hed. The log is Of w~on1eri1l weight
but few persons being able 10 raise tn
larger end from the deck of the boat
Joseph Smith, pilot Of the steame
Phantom, an old renneSseean, says b
has seen the log at extreme low swate
: for the last fifteen or twenty years, an
: remembers that it at one time had bar.
upon it. 1t is a great curiosity certainly
and Capt. Duncan proposes to put til
some public place for examination b
any who have a taste in that direction
A Mobile paper OF the 18th says: !
rather unfortunate accident occurred {
: sne Virginia No. 2, said boat hsvin
d dropped her guards at Usage, a mil
] above Clifton, and ten miles belo'
n Prairie Bluff, day before yesterday in tn
forenoon, whereby some one hundre
and fifty bales of the fieeey staple WI
npr~eelpitated y into the Alabama rive