Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-20


BlsmaTc, New Orlsans.
Indiana, New Orleens.
Ozark, Arkansas river.
MOllie Hamblston, 81. +. river.
City Of Cairo, st. Louis.
Departures
Steamer Bismarck, st. Louis.
Indiana, Louisville.
En- P0st.
City Of Cairo, Ozark, Mollie HANDLE
ton and Natoma.
HHsCEILANEOUs.
Several boats were in port Yesterday.
and the levee presented more of anima,
ton than for several days back. 1t NAV
serve to show how dull steamboating is.
when We state that in the past week onIy
~ boats have passed this port, up and
down. Probably il has been the dulIest
week ever known at this port.
Capt. John ID. Adams, the popular and
energetic superintendent Of the Memphis
and Arkansas River Packet COMPANY.
arrived yesterday on the Ozark. We re-
greet to say that he was suffering from a
sight indIspositiOn, bat will, we hope, be
all right to-day. Captain Adams reports
business duil on the Arkansas; but the
crops are all that could be wished for and
y v.
the Mollie Hambleton, Can't. Bow
man, leaves on Tuesday for st. Francis
river.
Captain Sam H. Shock, who has been
absent In New York and Washington
FOR some months, returned yesterday in
splendid health. Captain Sam figured
extensively in the Whisky Rjng'i az
fair, ard gsve old "Spoons" more trouble
than the Dutch Gap Canal during the
war.
Our fellow lsborer, in that portion Of
the Lords vineyard, located between the
upper and lower whaTfbOats, Captain ].
o. Durh, also returned yesterday from
Gotham. He did not like the place as
well as he anticipated and therefore did
not buy it.
The Natom2 came in yesterday from
Cincinnati. We have not the sDaee to
give an adequate description OF this
steamer, as she now lies at our levee, II
is enough to say that Capt. Lee has
spared no expense or pains in making
her IN all respects better than when she
first was launched. Every state-room
has been fitted up with new spring mat
tresses, bedding, etc. Her office has
been re arranged; her entire outfit has,
Ia fact, been renewed. OutWardly, she
has no superior on the river in point of
beauty and finish. Her wheelhouses are
elegantly embellished. Additional arms
have been added to her wheels, which
Will increase her speed from two to three
miles per hour. Take her all in all, she
Is enc Of the handsOmest packets afioat,
and her old friends in the bends below
VIII hardly recognise her. She enters
the Friar's Point trade to-day, and will
q "a ri b Fwfr l.
Mondays, Wednesdays and FRIDAYS.
Capt. Jim Lee commands, and Messrs
Billy Fields, Sterling Whitehead and
stack Lee occupy their old positions in
the Office.
The Commercial, Capt. Ashford, with
Charley Smithers in the office. is the
regular United States mail packet for
White river tomorrow.
The large aud splendid CITY OF Cairo.
Capt. Crane, Billy Bienker clerk. leaves
to- day for Cairo and ST. Louis at ) D N.
4 shooting ARRAY occurred at Randolph
on Saturday night, particulars Of which
VIII De found in our local columns.
Ihe Indiana passed up yesterday with
good trip. She had over 100 cabin
passengers for Louisville.
Ihe Bismarck passed up since our last
She had splendid freight trip.
The Frank P&FgOud will pass I'd this
morning for St. Louis. Capt. John w.
robiO ia master.
The United States mail steamer Ozark
leaves to-day at 5 pm. for Little Rock
and all way landings. She is prompt.
and passengers may rely on her masking
quick trip. Capt. Bill Rowland il
master of the Ozark, and Jimmy
Thompson is her clerk.
The Darling viii be in port TO leave on
Wednesday for Cairo and Cincinnati.
Inc North Missouri railroad eompauv
recently bought from the Quincy bridge
company the tOw-bOat Huron and four
barges for Sl4, 900. They are to be used
in the construction of the bridge over
the Missouri at St Charles.
The st. Louis Repu6ticdn Of the 18th
says: The meeting of eambOatmen
held on thursday night, for the purpose
OF organizing q Seymour and Blair club,
adjourned to meet at the same place (the
| room over Heliery's saloonl this even
ing! When the Constitution of the club
will be presented and 8 permanent or
gsnization effected. The object of this
| club is OF the utmost utility to steam.
b1atmen, and all should De present this
evening and join.n Why do not ouI
| steambOatmen organize a club and with
it beat out the Radical party in Novem-
| Der next?
The following returns Of passenger re.
ceipts by steamer have been made al
st. Louis before the U. s. Assessors
SCHUYLER, Sl74l Illinois, S2O74; City O.
Pekin, Sl654; Post Boy, Sl26S; Clara
Sll76; Jennie Lewis, $l209; Andy John.
son, S27lS; J. n. Johnson, S254I Rol
Roy, S26ll; Tom Jasper, $500; Molli,
McPike, 1898; Lizzie Gill, Sll6f; Bis
msrek, S555l StOnewall, SI734.
The first locomotive will cross tn,
bridge over the Mississippi, at Burling
ton, Iowa, within two weeks.
Knowing parties say that business OF
the Missouri river this season will be un
paralleled by that of any other excepting
the Mississippi.
The steamer Greeisn was sunk in Ia,
st. Lawrence river Thursday night
Passengers snd baggage landed safely.
A rumor is ia circulation to the effac
| that Captain Frank Hicks is to conmsn,
the Great Republic.
The steamer Glasgow is high and dr.
at Glass House. Il will require four fee
Of water to float her eff.
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