Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-06-22
MISCELLANEOUS


There was no activity on the landing
yesterday. 1t was one of the quietest
sundays we remember to have seen.
The HambletOn reached the wharf with
some people and freight, but almost as
soon as the stage plank was out the
former wendell their way up town,
hacks returned, idle negroes threw back
theIE heads and closed their eyes and
were sun lyi5g Ia unconscious don't
are-a-dsrnativeness when the sun went
to rest.
The Louisiana, Capt. Phillips, passes
down this morning for the Crescent City.
To our friend Charley Morris, OF Pa
chic Place, we are indebted for some in
teresting items.
The DEVILS Elbow, Of the Mississippi
river, is twenty miles around and only
three miles across by BatermaDjs
Bayou, or the cut of, which makes it an
island in high water-yet only three
fOuTths Of a mile across at the uarrowest
point. This point is between the farms
Of Chas. Stockley and DR.. Williams.
The point OF q" E bow" on . dark night
is Old Nick to pilots, without the famil-
lar land mark-the old lighthouse at
Pacific Place, on the Arkansas shore,
Waterdale is five miles above Pacific
Place, and belongs 60 Chas. Morris. Dr..
ID. q. Joyuer Is the shipper and landlord
at this place, and will attend 20 all con
signments.
The Victor No. ., Capt. Hiram Dean,
is going 10 fight it out on this Hne.U II
it takes all summer. She has nothing
elss to do. Size can reclaim the river
crops by using her whistle to drive
cOons on the young corn. Dean is a gal
liant Captain his first love was the
" Maid of Peru" and his next the
"Lady."
The plum crop On Plum Island il q
failure this season. The water and the
extreme cold Gays have prevented the
fruit from maturing, for the first time in
many yesrs.
The insects" having returned from
the Chicago Convention, are now play
ing star engagements. The beast gnats
or buffalo gnats, have quit, after fouT
weeks stay, and are now succeeded by
mosquitoes in fun fOrce, giving q Variety
OF embellishments, which even ''BrOOms''
can't sweep off. They draw well.
Cotton Wood Point, Arkansas, has
changed its name to that of Waterfalls,
from tie fact of there being one in Mis-
souri,, foot Of Us" and the I've 1ames
conflict. Pilots will please note this on
their iog books. Capt. Dean Conway
suggested the change
The t1ne United States mail paeket
Celeste, Capt. Reese Pritchard, leaves
at pm. to-day for the Arkansas river
and all way points. She is light draught
and last, and will make quick time. Her
Office Is superintendent by competent
gentlemen.
The elegant steamer City Of Cairo,
Capt. Crane, came 10 last night and
backs out to-day for Cairo and st. Louis.
She connects with boats OF the North
ern line, and with trains for the North
and East. Billy Blenker is chief clerk.
The United States mail packet Com
mercial, Capt. Ashford, will be at the
landing this morning. She leaves to-
morrow for JacksonpOrt and all iuterme-
date points on White river, connecting
with the train at Dsvalrs Bluff for Lit.
tie Rock. Charley and john SmitheTs
are clerks.
The Minnie, Capt. Doyle, leaves to-
day for Arkansas river. Her hour OF
departure will be found in another col
umn.
The Great Republic passed up yester-
day with splendid trip Of bosh people
and freight.
The 81 Louis people are beginning to
wake up on the question OF travel. They
find that by sending out fine packets in
stead Of freight barges, they get a very
large amount of travel which otherwise
would go up the Ohio.
The Mollie Hambleton, Capt Bow
man, came in yesterday. She leaves to-
morrow for the 81. Francis river, making
all Intermediate landings. Paine, Clark
and Shell are clerks OF the Mollis.
The Frank PargOud, Capt. John To-
bin, with Geo. Williams In the Office,
leaves for New Orleans to-day at 8 .. N.
Capt. John Duble and Mr.. Ch2ssaiBg,
clerk of the w. Il. Arthur, have resigned
their positions on that steamer, and will
be succeeded by Capt. Pat. and James
Yore.
John w. Eckley, a popular CLERK, for
merly OF the Mississippi, Ruth and other
fine aOats, has quit the river and de-
parted for California.
The storm on Friday at Louisville was
very severe. At Portland the Belle Lee,
Taraseon, P. W. Strader and LouisviIle,
parted their stern lines and were blown
entirely around, stern up stream. The
Belle Lee lost her jackstsff, and the Ia
rsscOn had sheet blown cut OF her
chimney and lost portion of her iack-
stan he1 upper guard was slightly dam
aged.
Mr.. L. L. Jones, of Natchez, now at
Louisville, has a patent for a eOndensing
apparatus applicable to ordinary high
pressure Western steamers, which makes
them equal to low pressure. Msehinists
pronounce 1t q success, and Stuekey,
TWomy & Co., Of the New Albany fOun-
dry, builders of the engines Of the r. +.
Lee, have determined TO apply the patent
to the Lee.