Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-04-26
wEHcEEEANE0UE

The Commercial, Capt. Ashford, is the
.. s. Mail packet for White river on
Tuesday next.
The Belle Memphis, Capt. Crane, with
Billy Bienker in the Office, leaves on
Monday evening for Cairo and st. Louis.
She is q of the crack boats Of the line.
Capt. e. b. Byington, the popular gen.
eral ticket agent OF 81. Louis, is still in
this city. Travellers going tOMinnesOta
th8s season will have an opportunity of
travelling on the splendid steamers of the
Northern line, Of which By. is agent.
The steamer Starlight, which W $
burned at New Orleans on Thursday
morning, was owned Ov Capt. Frank and
Ben. Davidson, Of Cincinnati, and was
insured for Si2. 600. She was under char
Ter when burned.
The rebuilt Pine Bluff has been called
| the Euroda.
The swift steamer Dexter, Capt. Hol-
craft, leaves for New Orleans at 5 pm,
to-day.
The regular steamer Mollie HANDLE
ton, Bowman master, leaves as usual on
TuesdaY pr the st. Francis river. Mr..
Payne IS the popular and efficient chief
clerk.
The splendid Belle Lee, Cant. MeGjU.
with Adolph Martin in the Office, passes
down to-day for New Orleans, at S pm.
The HOle-in-the-WalI OF New Or
leans, has now its counterpart in this
city. Mr.. Geo. w. Miller has opened a
similar institution for steamboat men,
next door to the GTerten.
The Great Republic, Capt. Donaldson,
leave to-day ct l0a.m. for New Orleans.
She is the largest and one Of the finest
boats on the river, and her officers are all
clever gentlemen.
The losses by IRE, wreck, collision, or
other disaster at sea during March,
amounted to 80 vessels, valued, without
their eargoes, at Sl,478S00 There were
lost-twO steamers, three ships, six barks,
eight brigs and twenty schooneEs. Thus
far, during 1865, there have been lost ia
vessels, valued at S., GIG, 500, as compared
with Ia vessels, valued st IS. 652, 500, du-
ring the corresponding period Of 1851,
We are enabled to stata that the Vieks-
burg mail contract has been awarded,
positively, to Capt. }. B. Davis, and the
BostnRster at this port has kaen instruct
ed 70 make cut the papers Immediately.
The Minnie passed up yesterday for st.
Louis, with q load of lumber.
The RubicOn passed down With agood
trip for Vicksburg.
The Dora sla0 passed up yesterday.
She brought 'Kilo-Cure-Alla u "Eat-a-
hsep,H "Chuek-a-Luck," ''Dirty Blank
ct and several more notable red men
of the forest, who now occupy a wigwam
on Second street.
Mr. Ed. Crowsll, of Larry, Harmstad
& Co.'s Office, returned yesterday from
New Orleans, with the hFss instalment
of fruit and strawberries for the new
firm,
The committee on Wharfboats adj
iourned until Monday next, when they
will resume the examination Of witnesses
in this vezed question
It is reported that the ruins Of a town,
canals, etc, have BEEN ise0veredin Utah,
a few miles above the mouth Of Salt river
Fhe canals are from tbirty-fve TO fifty
feet in width, and the walls, which are
from Rve TO eight feet high, have been
traced ten or fifteen miles from the river.
The ruins are st Intervals the length Of
the valley, Cotton, tobacco and castor
beans are still found growing luxuriantly
upon the old farm grounds.