Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-02
HlsCELBAsE0Us

Steamers Sam J. Hale, Louisa, Linton
aud Mississippi.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The ST. Francis, for st. Francis river
! Natoma. FOX Friar's Point Myrtle, foI
| Hale's Point; Des Are, for White river.
| and Nary Forsyth, fer st. Louis, all goI
of with fair trips.
The Commonwealth passed up for st
Louis at noon.
The In6isna was overdue last night
bound for Louisville, and probably passed
up in the night.
The Romeo left for Evansville with
! $50 bales Of cotton.
The Liberty No. 2 cleared last might
FOR White river, with d good list of pas
! EengeTs, and loaded down 10 the guards
with freight.
Capt. John Edison went cut in charge
Of the Liberty. Capt. Ejson is quite
popular in White river. He is active,
industrious, and \ thorough ateambost-
man, and will prove quite an acquisition
on this popular steamer.
The Romeo left last night for Evans
vile with 500 bales Of cotton.
The Thompson Dean passed down yes
terday. She added 500 bales at this
port.
Capt. D DeHaven is still in the city.
He Ieavss to-day.
Can't, John Adams new freight boat,
the C~iarksviile, viii be one of the best
carriers that ever went up the Arkansas.
She will carry 2500 bales OF cotton, and
will run from the Arkansas river to New
Orleans.
The Big min at the Masked Promen-
sde on Monday night, it is said, was d
well-knoWn river man. "LOi" was
seen, about daylight, vending his way
towards the st. Louis whsrf0Oat.
Mr.. Billy S. Moon, who has been rus
ticating aE GreeBville, Miss, for some
time, returned home on the Magenta
His hunting experience, ss reported, were
not exceeded by those Of Geoghegan and
Pritchard.
The tug Netiie Jones, Capt. John
Ford, left on Tuesday with a tow Of
three barges of coal for the mouth of
White river, for the noted dealers in
black diamonds, Messrs. Brown & Jones.
The Robert Burns passed down yester-
day morning for New Orleans.
The superb passenger steamer, Missis-
sippi, Capt. Nat. Green, leaves the wharf
at 1--WE pm, for New Orleans ami the
bends. She is the regular Wednesday
packet, and will attend to all way bust
ness in the bends.
The Louisa, Capt. Balls, leaves at 5 p.
M. for Cairo and Cincinnati.
The Sam. j. Hale. Capt. Walker,
leaves this evening at 3 O'clock for Gin
cinnsti. Mr.. Miller does the honors Of
the office.
The Stonewall is due from st. Louis,
and the John Kiigour from Louisville.
The fine steamer w. A. Caldwell is
the regular Thursday Arkansas river
mail packet. She will be in port this
evening, ready TO receive.
The new Arkansas river mai packet,
Thomas II. Allen, was to have left Gin
cinnati yesterday for Memphis.
The new steamer Arkansas is due from
Cincinnati.
The Marble City Is the regular Thurs
day St, Louis packet.
Capt. John Washington has been APP
pointed assistant Inspector of boilers at
this port. No better selection could be
engineer and stands at the head OF his
profession.
Lake Pepin is frc zen over.
The United States dredge boat bearing
the name of Octayis was inspected by
Mai. Long, and made s trial trip on
Saturday, at Alton. The Octavia ia COM
maDded by Maj Charles Z. SuteF, Of the
United States Engineer Corps, and is
designed to assist IN the Improvement OF
Mississippi navigation.
The Milwaukee and City Of St.
Paul have been laid Up at La Crosse.
None Of the White Collar or Northern
Line packets are winteriDg at Dubuque
and are not likely to. What little re-
pairing is to be done this winter has
been given to other places.
Steamers ascending and descending
the Ohio river are required to keep on
the Kentuckyside of the suDken steamer
J. \. Mccullough, IS the channel on the
Indiana side Is obstructed By anchors and
ines froua ths wreck to the Indiana
horo. The wreck is gradually swinging
% the Indiana side.