Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-19

AEEANAAas
Steamer Olive Branch, st. Louis.
Des Arc, White River.
Natoma, Friar's Point.
MOliie HambietoD, st. F's river.
Mary Forsyth, st. Louis.
P w. Strader, Louisville.
Legal Tender, New Orleans.
Departures.
Steamer Olive Branch, New Orleans.
p. w. Strader, New Orleans.
Legal Tender, Louisville.
En Port.
Steamers Des Arc, Natoma, Mollie
Hambleton and Mary Forsyth.
nIBCELLANEOU5.
Such Of cur packets as arrived yester-
day had good trips and brought many
passengers who had come to attend the
no doubt be a great success.
The cook on the Hesper declares that
when the tug Nettie Jones approached
that craft, and before she had gotten
within two hundred yards, the masked
COLLINS began to jump aboard. They
spraug or fitted over the intervening
space Of water as easilyas a person could
lamp over an edition of the Bulletin.
Seeing them do the thing so readily, the
cook thought he could clear the few feet
between the Hesper and the bank, but
lacking the wings, agility or airiness o.
the ~destroyers, he only succeeded In
aIighting in the river, from which u OF
the maskers rescued HIM.
Il il said that the Sully goes into the
New Orleans and YszOo trade.
Larry Battsile, 8 well known Tazoo
river clerk, died on that stream a few
DAYS ego of congestion Of the bowels.
The organization OF the Memphis and
Vicksburg line, talked Of some time ago,
will soon be perfected. Two fine pack
cts will enter the trade about the LIST OF
November, or as soon as Capt. John Da-
Wis returns from his present trip 10 Wash
iDgton.
The H. N. Shreve, Capt. Carter, with
Mr.. Worsham in the office, leaves to-day
for Vieksburg and the bends. She Is
well differed and is a good steamer.
The Nightingale has been raised and
taken to ST. Louis.
Can't. Davidson, Of the White Collar
line, has contracted at Metropolis for
several new packets.
The magnificent steamer Mississippi
will be in port to leave on Wednesday
Nbh OElSauss Cept" @ab OiOOA a.
master.
Our friend Mr.. H. G. Patterson, well
known on the river, has accepted the
position Of frsight agents Of the Memphis
aud New Orleans Fast Freight line.
His experience while q steamboat msa
gives him an insight into his new bust
ness not enjoyed by every one. We re-
gret however to see our old river men
L--s-- sIzs- GrsFln-a and hozfn- -
adopt other means of livelihood.
The U. S. mail packet MRyhower,
Cant. Jim Rice backs out tomorrow for
all landings on White river and connect
ing with the Little Rock train at Devall's
Bluff. Milt Harry and Charley Sharpe
are clerks.
The Submarine No. y has arrived st
V~nk-burg with eighty tons Of old iron,
boilers, ETC., taken from the sunken
and gunboats in the Yszoo
and Tallahaichie rivers. She succeeded
in finding the gunb0at Cairo, which was
sunk by the Confederate torpedoes in
1853, near Burke's plantation. She got
a lot Of plating from off her, as well SIS
from the gunb0at DeKslb. She will re-
recovering the guns on her.
NEBkH DAlAN1r VI Ak A4A%1@ WI NC4lf u
was shot at Vicksburg by Watson, the
Of that boat, has recovered and
takes command Of The Norvell again.
The elegant Mary Forsyth, Capt.
ZieeleT, did not get sway yesterday, owing
10 bad weather, but leaves to-day at 8
am. for Cairo and st. Louis. Her pOpu-
lar Secretaries, White and Briggs, make
all st home who travel on the Forsyth.
U1ha Ozark - tho ms N nnnyof Fnu Df-.
Bluff this evening. She goes through to
Rock and makes all way landings.
handsome and comfortable, she is
the very boat for passengers and ship
Ders. Bill Rowland is master, and Ed.
Outlaw, clerk.
The NstOma, Capt. Lee, with Fields,
Whitehead and Lee at the desk, goes
out tomorrow for FriaT's Point. The
is second to zone of our local
packets, and is prompt IS the town clock.
Don't forget her.
The very elegant steamer Agnes, Capt.
Streeper, leaves to-day for al points on
the ST. Francis river. Capt. Streeper
has many warm personal friends in this
who would rejoice in his well.
doing in whatever trade be enters.
The foe steamer Belle Memphis, Capt.
4Obh SAGnSf Will OAChhCA III Nuc GLGCr1
backs out to-day for Cairo, st. Louis and
al intermediate points. She is a light.
ming pseket.
The Dss Arc, Capt. John E lott is the
independent White river packet
saving to-day. She makes all way land
ngs, goes to J~scksanpOrt, and goes rap
dly. Joe Elliott and Matt Glass are her
clerks.
Toe Mollie Hambletop, the prime old
with everybody, the prompt AMI
reliable st. Francis river packet,
,ets away for that stream tomorrow.
a the absence OF Capt. Bowman, the no
ess competent Capt. Paine is master,
while Billy Clark and Shell do the sftice
lonOrs.
The silver Moon viii be ia port to-day.
; 4 Merrieles will back her out for Gin
inDati OF Wednesday with all the cot
on she wants.
The Luminsry, Capt. Loekhsrt, will
lass up for st. Louis to-day. She is the
Nicksturg and St. Louis packet.