Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-01-03

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her cotton was put ashore.
The Olive Branch left last evening for
New Orleans with 1900 bales Of cotton.
she takes 400 tons Of freight belonging to
the Julia, which is on the boat below
awaiting her arrival.
The Welcome, Capt. Johnson, leaves
for New Orleans to-day.
The Bart Able, Capt. Harrison, is the
regular New Orleans packet for Saturs
day.
The Gen. Quitmsn viii be here to leave
for New Orleans on the Henry Ames'
day-WeCnesday next.
Capt. Cook Creighton has returned
from q business trip TO st. Louis.
Capt. John BOfinger has also arrived
IN this city from st. Louis.
Capt. Jim Sayers has been appointed
General Passenger Agent OF the Mem
phis and Charleston Railroad. This is a
goodappOintmentand werthily bestowed
Mr.. Sayers has the confidence and good
will Of travellers TO an unlimited extent.
Vene P. Armstrong, Esq, PfesidentOf
the Merchants Exchange of Louisville,
was a passenger on the Richmond, which
passed down yesterday. The Richmond
received several hundred bales Of cotton
at the Star Wharf boat.
The MayfsWer, Capt. josh ThrOop, is
| the regular Cairo and Evansville packet
for this e~vening-she leaves at ) pm.
The Ruth, the crack boat Of the A. &
NJ. s. Line passes down tomorrow for
New Orleans.
The Florence Trsber, Capt. Haynes,
and the American, Capt. Du May, leave
for the Arkansas tomorrow.
The Countess, Capt. House, leaves to-
day for New Madrid and way points.
Billy Deane is her business man ashore,
and will contract for her at low rates.
The Paragon, Capt. MePheeters, with
Mr.. MCKNIGHT, in the Office, leaves,
to -dy at 5 pm, for Cairo and ST.
Louis. Capt. Sam stands high among
all sorts Of people, and Is q of
the ~cleverest officers a1Oat.
The Anna, Capt. Shinkle, leaves to day
for Cincinnati.
The sam. Hale is on her way to this
port from Cincinnati.
The Davige and Sherman loaded at
Cincinnati for New Orleans. The for
mer took freight at 225c and the latter at
25e per 100. Low rates and ruinOus ones.
The steamer Cora s. was caught in a
storm above Evansville on Tuesday
morning and driven into the timber, |
losing her chimneys. The Nick Long |
worth encountered the same storm, and |
ldu HEL ki&Eh0nlAAA bAoB AlA LWEuLl /
feet OF n Of her guards carried away. |
The swift and elegant passenger packet
Liberty No. 2, having every imaginable
comfort on board, and carrying the
United States mail, leaves on Saturday
for DeVslPs Bluff, Augusta and Jackson
port. Capt. John 3. Davis is master,
and Morton, Harry and Sharp are clerks.
The Natoma, Capt. Jim Lee, IS the
regular st. Francis river packet, leaving
to-day. Sterling Whitehead, an old
bOatman and efficient officer is second
clerk.
The American, Capt. DuMay, leaves
for Little Rock and way points on Sat
urday.
The Guidon, Capt. Berry, is the regu-
lar United States mail packet for the Ar
kansas river, aud backs out to-day at 5
pm. Messrs. King and Patterson are
clerks.
The splendid Des Arc, Capt. John d.
Elliott, with Miller, hanks and Glass in
the Office, leaves tomorrow for ali points
on White river.
A petition was in circulation within
the past few days, and signed by every
firm on Front and some other streets,
praying the Board to permit the st.
Louis Packet COmpany's wharf boat to
remain at the landing. The petitioners
are earnest in the matter, and set forth
in the petition the advantages gained by
the merchants in having their goods
protected, as well as other benefits, which
viii no doubt have great weight with our
City Council.
The Selma passed down on the LIST.
She is a new side-wheeler, built at Pitts
burg, for the Alabama river trade.
Captain Sam. Shock returned home
from st. Louis on the LIST. While passing
through Centralis, he was called upon
by the citizens Of that place to give them
a speech on the political features of the
dsy and the candidates for wharfmaster
Memphis. While in the midst Of his
peroration the cars left, and Captain
Sam. held the crowd spell-bOund until
the mex tram arrived. His friends say
that he was too prudent to get off the
lest his pockets might be picked,
but as he got through Cairo safely, we
think the preeaution was unnecessary.
The Mississippi has gone to Louisville.
The Commonwealth has also gone up
that stream.
Our up country exchanges have been
statements that the Rose
lost her guards between here
and Cairo q few days ago. The Rose
is nov at the Memphis bone
yard and has been there for weeks.
The Dexter, Capt. Sam MontgOmery's
new clipper for the Louisville and New
Orleans trade, starts to New Orleans on
her first trip Of the season on Saturday
from Louisville.
The coal fleet thus far has been remark
successful since they left Pittsburg,
with no disasters occurring beyond those
mentioned the other day among the first
boats.
Three coal barges sunk in the Ohio I
river Thursday uight-one at Sliding
Hill, and one opposite Hartford City.
The Republican publishes q list Of cas-
to steamers on the western and :
southwestern rivers during the past wear,
shows Us accidents of all kinds,
50 Of which resulted In the total destrue-
ton of the boats, involving, as far as l
aseertained, q loss Of S645, 600, on which
there was an insurance of $4,000. The !
other casualties resulted in only one par
tial destruction loss not given. Seventy J
seven lives are known to have been lost
by these accidents, andit is believed that
about twenty more might be added to s
the list. :
The Louisville Captains Association
met on Tuesday, and the rates of freight
On the leading articles were established
as follows, other articles taken in propor- :
Bacon, bsggiug, rope, etc, per 4
hundred, 40e for through and SOC for way =
lots pork, per bbl, Si@1 25; potatoes,
SOC per Dbl. flour, 75c vinegar, per Dbl,
81 5O92; whisky, per Dbl, S262 So:
corn, per sack, 10000; ploWs, large,
each, 40@50c in bundles, 75c eabbages,
per head, &c, OF S. per hid, and IS in
crates; lard, 40c per 100 pounds, or 81 Is ]
per fierce stoves and castings, SOC per B.,
nauudc The rof-, e. - /
stock are IS per head for mules in droves:
and cattle $40 per head; turkeys, J
ia coops, per dozen, s., and Chickens =
81 so; wagons, for four horses, SIS. 6
Wagons, two horses, 81.
The rates for bay were fixed at $40 per
ton to New Orleans and to way places, :
below Memphis, So per ton; wheelbar- |
thirty cents each eggs, per barrel.
81 so; empty tierees or beef barrels. forty
cents each, and whisky barrels fifty cents.
The charges against the Captain Of the
Norman, together with the charges
the Indiana and st. Charles, were I
called up and, not being sustained, were ,
dismissed. ;
A communication wss received by the
association that the e. ahlished rate per
bale on cotton by the Memphis, Vicks- :
burg and New Orleans packet line is 81 ]
per bale. This sssooistlon aequiesced in 2
the above, agreeing not to take cotton at
q less rate. Nc other business Offering,
the meeting adjourned. I,
The Nick LOngwoVth picked up D snsg
below Cairo, which took away part Of
her guard and the forward part OF her
larboard wheelhoass.
The barkeeper OF the Talisman was
debt to his w-asherWOman st Cairo, -
the result was bis baE vas r