Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-17

slowly. Arkansas il falling with plenty
! OF water to Little Rcck and Fort Smith.
White river Is at q good stage. Hence
10 Cairo twelve fset can be resoily found.
The condition Of affairs at St. Louis,
/ Cairo, Louisville ard Cincinnati will Be
found in cur telegrephic column.
Arrivals.
Steamer Dexter, New Orleans.
LuminaTy, Vicksburg.
" Sam J. Hale, Cincinnati.
" Bermuda, Cincinnati.
Departures.
Steamer Dexter, Louisville.
/" Luminsry, st. Louis.
" Silver Moon, Cincinnati.
" Mississippi, New Orleans.
IN Port.
Ozark, r. P. Converse, Sam J. Hale,
Norman, Bermuda.
EEsCELLANE0Us.
Business was slack upon the landing
yesterday owing to the inclemeney Of
the weather, Rndsuch Of cur local packets
as laid over until last night bettered
their freight lists very slightly.
The Mississippi left for New Orleans
with only q few drsy loads Of c3tton.
With the staple nearly one cent per
pound better here than In that market
nothing else could be looked for. She
had, however, q good passenger trip.
The Silver Mocn got away for Cincin-
natl last night with 1900 bales Of cotton.
The Sam. Hale and Bermuda, both
due yesterday, had not arrived at dark
last night.
Col. D. May, Of Louisville, q well
known steamboat owner, wss In the city
yesterday.
The gay Ozark, Capt. Harrison Bias
dell, will get away to-day for Little Rock,
connecting with ihe Fort Smith packet
st that point. She carries the U. 8. mail
and makes sll way landings. Ned, Out
law does the agreeable in the Office.
The Commercial is the regular White
river O.. S mail packet for Saturday next.
The Sam. J. Hale, Capt. Walker, backs
cut to morrow for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati,
The Bermuda was delayed by the ice.
snd viii not get away before tisis even
ing. She leaves at 5 "a. for Little Rock
aud way points on the Arkansas. Capt.
Ciayc0mb is master. The Bermuda en-
tiers the Memphis and Pine Blus trade
on her return, as a regular weekly
packet.
Vinson s. Donahue's Office was crowd
ed yesterday; 7G3 applications were
made to them for the position Of chief
clerk of the Bermuda and 1893 for that
Of mud clerk. Several hundred were
presenting their claims for preferment
when we Visited the Office last evening.
we werein error in stating that Tom
Norment accompanied Mr.. Galbreath
"a Ssis B, By rs z. 3. staTke.
Mr.. Galbrea;h says that bad he reposed
entire confidence il the party, al attack
would surely have been made upon the
sClitsEy militia picket alluded TO.
The Magenta passed Nicksburg with
2200 bales OF cotton and 1000 sacks OF
seed.
Mr.. jim. Hall, the well known psssen.
ger agent, Is in town.
The Lady Gay left ST. Louis on Mon
day, bound south. Several boats were
advertised TO leave on Tuesday.
Capt. w. J. kUuptZ is Ia 81. Louis. He
Is paying ali the claims against the Great
Republic, will put her in repair and as-
susae Command.
The Galatea will be sold ct st. Louis in
3 few 6ays, by the u. $. Marshal.
The Continental bss laid up at Cairo.
The r. p. Converse, Capt. Blsworth,
backs ont to-day for ~JecksOnpOTt, Pow
Poeahontas and sll points on
White river aud its tributaries. She is 8
good steamer and will ply in those waters
Ia connection with the Liberty and Com
mercial.
Charles Anderson, who was recently |
.u1F, together with the RsnOs, at New
Albany, was st Il time mate of the
Loulsville. He is said to be in
aocept Of any completely with the Rsnos,
and the masked mUrderers who perpe-
.rstsd the set should be al swung up.
The nSmes Of the iron-olsds Oneta and
CataW bs, sold by the UDi,e1 States to
he Peruvian government, and now ~
.og al anchor at Southwest Pass, have
been changed since the transfer to the
. Atabualps,n and the " Nance Capac -
That Of the transport known as the Ha.
7anR, is now the hsranOn.r The yes
are under command OF Commander
Benjamin Mariatiqui, Of the Peruvian
lavy.
Tom King must be q ubiquitous cuss.
Ierau away at S.. Louis tue other day
With $500. belonging 10 a steamboat, aud
Ia New Orleans Crescent of THURSDAY
avs that he also ran way at that place
Monday witNs similar amount be-
paging to tie Bismarck.
The 81. Louis Times of Tuesday says:
few DAYS since an announcement was
made in the Times That Thomas King,
eeond Gke1k OF the steamer Bismarck,
lad dissnpeered, and k was feared had
net with foul play. His continued ab-
ence, added TO the fsct thst with him
iisappaared over Sl400 In money col
seted by him on account Of freightage for
he boat, together with other matters
hat nave since coms to light, have led
be owners Of the boat to declare him an
and q reward Of 800 Is offered
or his apprehension. He resided on
}lddle, between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
lreets. The description of the absentee
3 furnished TO the police, Is as follows:
'genty-seysn years old, five feet seven
7 eight inches high, dark brown hair
nd black eyes. )
Capt. David Written, of the ill-fated
america, eays IN q letter to the Cine;n- !
Commercial: "Ihave been engseed ,
0 the business OF steamboating as car
engineer and captain, since the
ear 1928. Ia 1882 l was Captain Of the
tesmer Ledy Franklin, and have, from
hat time to the present, acted as Captain :
f steamboats,. / neve have been on 8
Gamer that met with such q disaster,
or have / ever, in al my stesmboatiDg,
rior to the burning Of the America and !
States, lost s. single life; and / d
ell that s character earned by forty g
Of labor should not be lost by the Z
lie remarks Of OTHERS"