Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-17

In Ecrt.
Mississippi, Romeo, Minneoia, Nstoma
VIII 5. Hays, John Kilgoar, Dss Arc
Argonaut, Agnes, Argos, Mu5rey, Lib
erty.
EEsCELBAzEOUs.
The Argonaut, Capt. Marsh Clark
wiz get away to-day for Cincinnati snd
all Way points. The AFgonsut load;
UGdsr the auspices of the Cincinnati
Packet Company. Mr.. Cadray is CLERK
Of Ina Argonaut.
The Mia1eo:a, Capt. Miller, leaves, SIS
advertised, FOR Cincinnati Capt. Miller
will put her through without delay, and
c9ttGa shippers may rely on her.
The i~ldspsadsHt Dss Arc, Captain
Elliott, came in yesterday with over SOC
bales OF cotton, and did not unload il
time 10 get swsy. She leaves st three
2 q. to-day for all paints on White
river. Mr.. 10 Elliott is her chief clerk,
and Matt Glass is her right bower.
The elegant Mary Forsyth takes her
departure for Csiro and st. Louis to-day
at four pm. Few packets enjoy the
popularity Of the Forsyth, and none are
better ofigsred. The veteran Ar Zeig.
Ter, her master, is one Ct the most IN
tjriUg, Eatcbful and energetic officers
eG08t; white White and Briggs never
tire n their efforts to render passengers
comfortable. The Forsyth leaves on
time, and connects with the trains North
and East.
The .. S. Mail packet Liberty will be
found st the isnding this morning with
= splendid trip of cotton. A. Ave pm.
she will get away for White river, con-
Meeting with the Little Rock train at
Dsvalis Bluff. Jim Rice is master.
Miit Harry, the superb, is chief clerk,
snd Charley Sharpe is his assistant.
The landing wss lined from enc end
to the other yesterday, ard were it not
Tor the rain business would have been
quite active,
WOrsmeT are preparing to commence
operations upon the M0llie Hanblston.
Levy & Saarpe,s new Office is about
fitted Up, and is now Z OF the finest in
town.
Capts. Mart Walt and John K Moody
leave for St. Louis to-day. Probably
they viii bid on the Great Republic.
The Argos came is yesterday with q
good trip, and leaves to-day for st. Fran
els river. She makes all landings to the
cutoff. Ssbree is master and Coffin is
clerk.
The late run Of coal from Pittsburg
did not turn out as heavy as was sxpee
ted, and owing TO low water, some thirty
bsrges we're lost from the feet on the
way.
A FIRE broke out in some cotton on
board the steamer Bart Able while lying
az New Orleans the other day. Fcrtu
nzteiy the f5e wss discovered ard
checked at once, Or else we should have
had to report another one Of those disss-
trous EdagsatiOns which some time &C
Ii On coJtOn laden boz g.
lie Il NJ. Bhreve, gspt. Garter, will
leave 20 cay ~ 10 ? n. To- Vicksburg snd
the bends. Nr. Worshsm is chief clerk
q the Shreva, and will be Il, 1d 3 pleas
ant geptlems1.
The John Kilgour, Capt. Benson, will
get away to-day for Louisville and Gin.
G matt, taking cOJtOn through on time.
,''5 il p Nc. / steamer, sad should get 9
goo P. SIe leaves promptly.
Wellington City is full Of "riags,"
whL ricgs. tobacco rings, raiIr, sd
tariff rings, ETC., but il cray not bs
generally known that st tbs last session
incipieEt developments of a Mississippi
Valley ring were noticeable. Its object
is TO insist upon the water highways Of
the interior being patronized and sub
as literally as the railways. So
ere there indications OF e consolidated
81. Lawrence river ring.
The fine little steamer Romeo, Capt.
Josh Throop, will get away for Cairo and
Evansville to-day. The Romeo is an
acquisition to oar local packets, AID is q
popular boat. Mr.. ThroOp IS clerk.
The NstCma, whereof Capt. Jim Lee
q mSstsT, will back out Tor FTiar's Point
this evening OF ell local steamers she
is probably the most prompt. Billy
Fi-lds, Sterling Whitehead and Stack
Lee are her clerks.
To-moTrow the great Mississippi leaves
FOR New Orleans. and II she IS permitted
t. get away with less than 1000 bales as
p ~stsrter, then u merchants will have
10 DO their duty. Capt. Nat Green
iessF yes a big trip, having lost money
he came into the trade. The Mis-
is Ons Of the best cotton boats on
the river, and will stow 5000 bales read
by. Remember that she leaves to-mor-
row, snd Send down your cotton. Cook
Creighton and john Langiois are her
The VIII S. Hays is lying at our levee.
Her freight was slightly damaged. She
entered protest here. One Item OF her
cargo was 1900 barrels Of flour, which
she brought fsom st. Louis st 35c per
Cotton Is accommodating at Shreveport,
and also st Camden and points intef ne-
date on Oaschita river.
The New Orleans Tines, OF Saturday, |
1t is TO be regretted at the present
period, when business is commencing,
that many OF our tributaries are still too
low to navigate without trouble; for
were it otherwise the number of packets
now laid up would be up aud doing.
patience is one Of the chief
of the human frame, and perhaps
before the termination Of the present
month there may be water enough in
both Red and Oaaehita rivers to answer
All requirements. 4