Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-12
aEsCELLkNEOUs

Lady Withaup.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The towboat Simpson Homer passed
down yesterday with a tow Of coal.
The Argosy got away for Evansville
with 600 bales OF cotton, and the Tempes
had a like amount for Louisville.
Capt. ]. B Archer left by rail yestsr
day for Cairo, where he Will settle up the
affAirs O: the Mollie HambletOn with the
Underwriters.
The Nick Longworth passed down yes.
terday. Capt. Lew Hates assumed com
m9nd at this port.
The City Of Alton and Mollie Able
passed up for St. Louis with good trips
The w. r. Arthur, CApT. Carter, will
pass down for New Orleans to-day. The
Arthur has been repaired and is now
one of the finest steamers sfl5at.
The Darling, Capt. Ross, leaves to-day
for Cairo and Cincinnati. She is q
staunch snd fine passenger packet.
Capt. Power, her chief clerk, is in every
way q competent and reliable officer,
aud never cessesfn his efforts to promote
the comfort of travellers.
The neat little Romeo, Capt. Josh
Throop, did not get away last night, but
leaves to-day for Evansville and all way
landings. Mr.. ThrOOp is her clerk.
The w. A. Caldwell, Capt. Haynes,
leaves on Monday for Little Rock and
all wsy points on the Arkansas. Jack
Chambers is her clerk.
The United States mail packet Com
mercial, Capt. VIM. Ashford, leaves tc-
day for all points on White river. She
connects with the Guidon for Pine Bluff,
the train st Devslrs Bluff for Little
Rock, and steamer for all points
to ~Jscksonport and above. Charley
Smither is her popular secretary.
The Julia, Capt. L0ckhart, will pass
down to-day for VieksbUrg. Andy
IsaAcs is her chief purser. The Julia
carries the United States mail, and
makes all way landings.
The Marble City is the regular st.
Louis packet to-day-leaying at 4 pm
She connects with the trains North and
East, and makes all way lands. MI.
Corbyn is in the office.
1t Is doubtful whether any of the boats
which passsd up yesterday will get
through to St Louis, owing to the ice.
The Cincinnati papers continue to give
incidents connected with the fearful dis
sster on the Ohio.
Charley bravo is trying to buy the
John KilgouF to place in the Cincinnati
and PittsbuTg trade.
The Victress was sold on Tuesday, at
Gslliepolis. by Deputy Marshal Rich
ardson to r. r. Hudson, Of Mason City,
for 81, 955.
Several parties talk Of buying the
Great Republic. We don't want her.
At the annual meeting, held in st.
Louis, for the election OF thirteen Direc-
tors of the Atlantic and Mississippi
EYa.---.As- Ei1nononD tho fnllnUyinO
named stockholders were elected for the
ensuing ear Adolphus Meier, VIM. J.
Lewis, w. r. Garter, Theodore Lavelle,
John n. Bofinger, Samuel Stllwell, Geo.
Pcgram, G. b. Allen, David Gibson, Jas.
w. GsfH, John J. Roe, L. +. Blk and G.
D Blossom.
The Myrtle, Capt. Bill Hardwick,
backs out for Haile's Point to-day at 5 p.
m. Frank Gontermsn is her popular
chief purser.
Several steamboat owners in Mobile
were arrested the other day for doing bu-
siness without g license.
Billy Barker, a well known young
~elog-dancer, was lost on the steamer
United States.
Mr.. George Gaf, the son Of the mate
on the America, was the young man who
went to the rescue of the ladies on the
United States, in a yswl, or lifeboat.
The brave young man had filed his little
craft with the lady passengers of the
United States, and as staFtirg for shore,
when the America swung round aod
crushed the boat aud its precious freight.
He was lost, together with all the ladies
for whom he-hsd risked his life.
The Bayard has taken the place Of the
suDken ] n Mccullough in the CiDcin-
natl and Pittsburg trade.
The United States mail line organized
thirty years ago, and only having two
9, rious accidents in that time, have
trans ported 50, COO 600 passengers.
TIE Richmond leaves Louisville this
evening.
The Louisville Courier Journal Of
Thursday says: Capt. Frank Garter
e legrsphed from Florence, Ind, at five
O'Clock last evening, that the bodies OF
Mrs. John Pesree, of Louisville, and
G.. w. FAhnestoek, OF Philadelphia,
had been foand. Up TO that time thirty
eight bodies Ia all had been recovered, Of
which seven could not bs recognized.
The New York Tribune calls for thor
oueh investigation into the recent disas.
ter on the Ohio river, and hopes meas
ures will be taken TO prevent further in
frlngement Of the laws against passenger
boats carrying coal oil.