Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-18

Mississippi, Louisa, Minneols, Romeo,
Wills s. Hays, Milibrey, Agnes.
EI5CELLANE0Us.
There were fourteen steamers lying ST
our leyse yesterday and business was
quite animated. Cotton and -four, grain,
hsy, and the Thousand and one other ar
ticIes OF merchandise generally carried
by steamers, we're piled upon the bank
from I end Of the wharf to the other.
All of our local packets had good trips,
but as there Yves little cotton shipping
transient boats got little freight.
The Ki.EouF left for Louisville light.
We regret that Capt. Benson did not get
s paying trip, and hope he will do better
next time. He had 10000 sacks Of corn
engaged On his down trip. hut Capt.
Ross, oftbe Nick LoDSHorth, which
came down ahead Of him. by represent
ing that the KiigouC would not come cut
st sill, got the freight.
Col. s. b. Beaumont, the newly elected
Superintendent Of the Little Rock Rail.
road, left FOR Little Rock last evening on
the Liberty.
The via. S. Hays will be So good Us
new in 3 day or two, and viii load for
sonae OHIO river port.
TIE Minneois, Capt. Miller, will back
out today for Cairo, Louisville and Gin
cicnsti. Shippers need not fear any de-
lay, as she viii 90 through without
trouble. MT. Grub, her clerk, is an sc-
complished officer, aed will make trav-
eiers a home on the Minneoia.
The light draft packet Romeo, Capt.
josh ThrOoD, leaves ST 4 pm to-day for
Cairo and Evansville, and will make all
way landings, Josh is s wheel-horse in
the trade. Geo. Thro0p is clerk.
The VIII S. Hays will get away to-
morrow for Cincinnati, she is = good
carrier IS we'll as : passenger packet.
Capt. Bsssley is master and his brother
IS secretary.
Rube H8ines will be in pert with the
". a. Caldwell today, and viii leave
tomorrow for Pine Bluff, where she con-
meets with the Little Rock packets.
JACK Chambers is purser.
We have received 8 communication
in references 70 !" steamboat stewards"
which we viii give 10 our next.
The City of Cairo is the next regular
packet in the St. Louis line. She will
leave here on Friday next. The Marble
City has changed her day and the City
Of Alton has been Withdrawn from the
line. She viii ply between Cairo and
New Orleans.
The superb passenger steamer Mlssis-
sippi, Capt. Natl S. Green, will back out
tO-dsy for the bends, Vicks5urg and
New Orleans. She will leave here with
a fair trip, having several thousand sacks
Of corn engaged, as we'll as some cotton.
We hope that every cotton shipper in
Memphis will remember the Mississippi
and throw every dollar they can in
fuence into her drawer. Besides Nat
Green, her master, Mempbisns will find
Cook Creighton on this fiue steamer.
Cook is one OF US. He is assisted by
John Larglois, competent clerk. TRAY
elers who love good fare, easy beds and
ali the comforts OF home, will find them
here, while Henry Hellery will fix up
" sathin" good in his line pure enough
for the gods.
The estimated cost Of conveying q ton
Of merchandise q mile on the ocean is
from half a cent to Il and q hall cents,
on the lakes two cents, on the river two
and three-fourth cents, on the canals
two to five cents, and on the railroads
from three cents TO thirteen and q half
cents.
The steamer Irene sunk on the 10th In
Red river twenty miles below Shreve-
port.
There is ice floating In the river at st.
Paul, and several Of the Northern line
packets have laid uD.
The st. Louis Democrat Says Com
plant is often made ky steamboat cIarks
OF the csrelessness frequently exhibited
by shipping clerks and thsir associates
In connection with their shipments.
They say they are put TO a great deal of
trouble by marks on goods and bills of
lading not corresponding, and weights
being emitted, and other i~nattentions,
which the shipping clerks would have
no trouble in ~Temedying if they choose
70 do 80.
The New Albany Commercial avs
The building OF dams above and below
the falls 70 improve the depths Of water
bstween this city and The foot Of the
falls, is not regarded with special favor
by st-eamboatmen. It is coutenGed by
some that when these dams are com
pleted they will cause slsckw&ter rom
the lower dam, near the mouth Of Fall
ing Run, to the falls, and that this slack
will freeze up ia ordinary cold
WeA iher and thus suspend Navigation at
the busiest season Of he year. Others
eODteAd that the dams will cause the
sand to accumulate in vast quantities be-
tween the foot Of the falls and the lower
dam, and ultimately close up the chan
nel. We do not agree with either OF
these parties. 1t is not the design to
slack water between the dams.
Indeed, We think that the opeRings in
the dams will even 3 stronger cur
rent 10 move than at present. We are
that Gen. Weitzel understands
himself. He is al accomplished engi.
neer, and knows exactly what will be
the result Of the building of the dams.
1t will Be . vast Improvement In the
liver ia front Of the city.