Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-08-06
Arrivals.


terday. No change in the rivers Of Ar
| kansas.
Arrivals,
Steamer Laura, White river.
Marble City, st. Louis.
NatOma, Napoleon.
Louisville, New Orleans
Bismarck, st. Louis.
Departure.
Steamer Laura, st. Louis.
Louisville, st. Louis.
Bismarck, New Orleans.
IA Port.
Marble City, NatOma.
1ESCELLAHEOUs.
There was no boat in pert yesterday
during the day, and the levee was de-
| serted, even By levee rats.
The toWboat Shark passed down yes
terday.
The Laura passed up yesterday for st.
Louis with load Of lumber from White
river.
Capt. John B. Davis is in Cincinnati.
Tho NatOma leaves to-day at pm
for Napoleon, connecting with the
American for Little Rock. Capt. Jim
Lee is master, and Fields, Whitehead
and Lee are clerks.
The Marble City, Capt. Conway, leaves
to-day at pm. FOR Cairo and st. LOU,
The Frank Pargoud passes up to- --oi-
row morning for st. Louis. a.
The 5gRl Tender and I.iy-.e Gllli OOth
up, were due at dark las night
me Ruth goes int the trade from thls
city to New Orleans.
The Jennie Baldwin, sternWheeier,
sunk in the upper Mississippi a few days
ago.
The MoIlie Able, Capt. Dan Able, or
Capt. John Duble, left st. Louis last
evening.
-Tba JRFUHnaGa1uTsvnfe-Io Cairo; cause,
sandbars.
The Missouri river b0atmen anticipate
a larger grain business this year from
that stream than ever before.
The Mary Swan, once well known in
these waters, has been purchased by
parties at Mobile, and having been gen.
orally improved, will ply hereafter in
that part of the vineyard.
The DsSOtO Boat Club held 3 meeting
last night to consult about the uniform TO
be worn By the Club. This is the oldest
boat club in the city, and is composed OF
members Of the old DeSotO Fire Compa-
ny, mo. ~ They have been somewhat
embarrassed since the company formed,
owing to the failure of the Treasurer of
the Company, Mir. Martin Kelly, in ma
king good the balance in his hands when
the Fire Company dlsbanded some years
age, but by getting partial settlement
they were enabled to contract with
Messrs. Singleton Il Hewitt for row.
boat which will take the broom away
from any now in these waters. The
new boat, which will be forty-six feet
long and tvs feet wide, will be ready to
-, yhapa Y Az
pect to hear from the boys Of No. 7.
Freight is reported plentiful at Cairo.
The America is posted at Louisville
for Vicksburg.
Mr.. KeisterIs body has been recovered.
He was a merchant Of West Virginia,
and Jumped overheard from the Dexter
when ahe sunk recently in the Ohio.
The British frigate Hussar sunk at Hell
Gate, in the East river, on the 18th OF
November, 1880, is sgain beginning to
attract public attention, owing to sub
marine continuance which is expected,
II not to raise the hull itself, at least TO
recover some OF the treasure that IS sup
posed to be in the hold. That treasure Is
said to have amounted to $500, 600 in gold.
The John Kilgour is loading at Louis
vile for New Orleans.
The little steamer Alpha, which has
been plying on the Cumberland, VIII
enter the Louisville and Cairo trade.
A few days ago q raftsman famed
Gore, was struck by lightning, on the
upper Mississippi, during storm. be
said he didn't care d-n for any Dgnt-
ming God ever made Immediately the
bolt struck him on the head, and he was
a dead man.
A canal boat propelled on new prin-
eiple, has been placed on the Erie canal,
and attracts some attention. The pro-
DelIiug power is q wheel in the center OF
the boat which is arranged something
ike the driving wheels OF moving ma
chine. The wheel rests upon the bottom
of the canal, and is fixed upon frame
which allows it to rise and fail according
TO the depth Of the water. The speed Is
about twice as much as by towing. The
boat creates no swell, and from the shore
IL was impossible to tell where the mo-
tive power was applied.
Mr.. EgglestOn, of Ohio, had confer
ence with Gen. Humphreys, Of the En-
gineer Bureau, a few days ago, regarding
the improvements of the Ohio river, and
was informed that an order directing
Gen. Weitzel to begin the work Rt the
head OF the Louisville canal would go
out at once.