Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-06-29

tried upon the officers OF the Cleaner on
nef last trip from this port. Before she
ieis our landing two staiwsrt rsscsls,
carrying large Saratoga trunk went
ABOARD bending under its weight appa-
renLly, and took it hack on deck. sam
WOOD, who is an old boatman and up to
All kinds Of tricks, had his attention
directed to the baggage Of the two men,
ana thought It remarkable that they
should have so much plumber. II turned
out mat only one Of them wanted pas
sage, the other coming ashore. sam
walked ait, and raising one end Of the
trunk, found it empty, so be placed a
man 70 watch it. About midnight, and
"hen a snort distance above Helena, the
~atener saw the passenger 90 to q pile
OF go0os, and picking up q box Of shoes,
placed 1t in the trunk and locked &c up.
Information was Immediately given
20 the mate and regular watch
men VINO arrested the rascal and re-
questeo Dim 70 produce his KEYS and dis
gorge. This he refused 10 40. The
Wstcnman, dropping his hold on the
man, proceeded to break the Saratoga
openi when the thief made a rush for
the guard and jumped overheard, AZ 3
point where the pilots OF the boat say it
Is impossible for 8 man 10 reach the
snore. lt - to be hoped that this one.
A. Ieast, found it 60. On q previous trip
OF The boat box Of shoes was lost. "a
dOuol IN similar manner. The trunk
Is stiil on the beat, and Garrett Huls
SAYS the owner, II alive, would obligs
MIN by calling for It. BOatmen leaving
this port would do well 70 keep a sharp
LOOKOUT for these rascals, as we have res
son to think that there is a gang Of them
now IN this city, who are playing the
same game daily.
captain Montgomery, OF the Dexter.
gives further particulars Of the tragedy
on bis boat on her last down trip. The
second mate Of the boat was Knocked
down By cOlOred deck hand. with a
billet Of wood, snd lay for s0n1e time
seDseless. When be recovered sufficient
" ne went up stairs, got 8 revolver. ard
returning shot the negro. Capt Mont
gomery advised him to 90 to New Or
leans and give himself up, promising 90
90 whatever he could IN his behalf.
Fhis was at , O'Clock 10 the morning. At
o'clock the second mste, With two
men, lowered the yswl sud went ashore.
This tnceGsed Capt. Montgomery. and
be landed for the yawl, and sent four
men N pursuit q the mate. He was
pursued 70 the railroad, after shooting q
he.d negro on the way. and was arrested
by the sheriff. Before the coroner furv
negro swOre that the first mate had
advised the second mate to shoot the re-
gre, and be, fearing trouble. left the beat
and has not since been heard a.
By last reports from Shreveport and
Jefferson, we learn that the iskes sud
bayous are falling fast also, Red river,
from Shreveport down.
The dFedge boat Essayons, FOR the
mouth or the Mississippi, which bas been
building for some months AZ the Atlantic
Works, in Boston, and which was last
reported at Fortress Monroe, is OF six
hundred and fifty tons burden, enc hun
dred and sixty feet long. thirty wide and
twenty deep, and contains nine engines.
With powerful pTOpeiiers A. each end.
The plan, which is entirely new. is tho
invention of Gen. MeAllislsr. Instsssi
OF scOoping the mud from the river bed
and emPtyiDg it into seOvs, 10 f. nrO-
posed to break up the mud by means OF
a screw at the Prov and 8 long rake az
the stern, and to keep IL In solution until
the current shall carry it into the deep
water beyond the bar. TIE Esssyauz
will be kept at work day and night the
year through.