Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-06-26
MISCELLANEOUS

MISCELLANEOUS.
The Rubieon is on her last trip until
August. She will go on the dock at st.
Louis and undergo extensive repairs. In
the meantime AIT GTissom will be on 8
bender in New York.
The suag boat, J. J. Albert, has got IS
low down the river IS Island No. and
is doing excellent service in removing
distractions.
TheJO ohm Kilgour had 200 tons miseel-
lsneOus freight and 500 head of cattle, 50
OF which were put off here. The others
were for Cairo.
Captain John B. Davis is about to pur-
chase the Legal Tender and fix her up
for the White river trade, 50 as to have
tri-WeekIy line when business resumes.
She will first run awhile to give the
Commercial chance to repair. The
price asked for the Legal Tender is $40
600.
The next regular packet for st. Louis
will be the Belle s.. Louis, leaving en-
Saturday.
Dull times and warm weather con-
tinue to drive many away from this sec
ton for the summer. Among those who
left yesterday were Ike Hurst and his
" carpet bag" Their destination is
Leavenworth. Ike is q good boy and
We wish him luck.
The river editor OF this psper. who
smashed things generally at the Ma
sonic picnic on Wednesday, or rather
suffered peeuniarily from the smashing
Of things, went yesterday in the diree-
ton Of Iuks, on a bender, and will be
absent nobody knows how long. Fear
ing that he would be taken for q carpet
bagger," he carried his wardrobe safely
slowed away in one OF his boots.
The famous Sam J. Hale leaves for
Cincinnati at p m. to day. She is now
receiving freight. Her cabin sccommo-
dstions are superb, and Capt. Walker
will do to bet high on.
The gallant Liberty No. 2 will be in
port this morning. She is the regular
Saturday packet for White river, and
will receive freight and passengers for
Little Rock, connecting closely with the
railroad at DevalPs Bluff.
A dispatch received by Levy & Miller
yesterday, reports the Arkansas very low
and no prospects whatever Of an early
rise. II is well in such emergencies to
have so reliable q medium of transpOrta-
ton as the Memphis and White River
Line.
The Commonwealth was due from
New Orleans last night bound for st.
Louis.
the Pargoud, which we reported
aground yesterday at Montezuma, is
fully 800 yards cut Of the channel and in
a bad fix generally. 1t would not be
surprising if she were to light it out
on that line all summer" as 8 very low
stage of water is near at hand.
Travellers who would leave for St.
Louis to-day will find the Rubicon in
port at 4 pm. She is frst-elass in every
respect, and Capt. Blake and All Girls
som are clever officers. Freight and
passengers will be received st the City
wharf boat.
Dull times at New Orleans and wealth
er unpleasant Red river low.
Six steamers repairing at Paducah.
Pittsburg boats at st. Louis refuse
loading for that point at ruling rates, on
seeount Of the low water in the upper
Ohio.
Messrs. Vance & Armstrong, Of Madi-
son, have entered into 8 contract with
Capt. Isaac II. KouDs for the building of
fine new Red river packet, Mr.. J. G.
Crossley builds the cabin. The ma
ehinery, which will be all new, is to be
built az the works of the Neal Manufac-
turing Company. This makes five boats
contracted for at Madison in the last ten
days.
The w. R. Arthur, bound from st.
Louis to New Orleans, is expected here
to day or tomorrow.
Capt. William Thompson, of the Lady
Gay, has presented q magnificent flag to
the Luminary. All hands were very
festive on the occasion.
The Richmond, on the down trip,
made the run between Memphis and
Vicksburg, a distance of 400 miles, in
252 hours.
The parties who bought the wreck of
the Amelia Poe, sunk in Missouri river,
have been driven off by the Indians and
compelled to abandon their design.
Nearly 1000 tons of freight were shipped
from st. Louis to New Orleans last week.
Capt. Lew Vandergrift and Capt, Ike
Whitaker have gone to Pittsburg, to
take charge Of the Charmer.
At st. Louis the Nile Is to be length
ened twenty feet, and the MountaiReer
Is to have her stern altered.
The Rebeeea went on the marine rail-
way at Cincinnati, Monday. After be-
ing thoroughly repaired she is expected
to go into the mail line during low water.
At st. Louis the license of Nicholas
Heisler, as first class engineer on the
steamer Taeoby, was revoked for violat-
ing the United States law, by forcing
boilers Beyond the limited pressure.
Capt. Duncan has sold his interest,
five-sixths of the steamer Phantom, to
parties in Psdueah for 5000, or at the rate
Of $4,000 for the whole boat.