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

MISCELLANEOUS.
| Capt. John B. Davis, alive to the wants
Of his patrons on White river, and In
| Arkansas generally, has purchased the
| splendid side-wheel passenger packet,
Mayfiower, for the Memphis and White
River Packet Company, and will have
| her here in q few days to enter the trade
| in place of the "Old Reliable.u To
Capt. Davis, Memphis, as well as the
| people Of Arkansas, are indebted for now
having two OF the finest packets leaving
this port. The Mayfiower is q new boat,
built last season, thoroughly fitted out in
every respect, and has been purchased at
| a cost of $4,000. Capt Davis has also
bought the little packet, f. w. Brooks,
now running in upper White river and
will, after giving her a thorough over
sauiing, continue her in the upper White.
Black and Little Red river trade, in con-
nectiOn with his line of large steamers.
The price paid for the latter boat was
$4,000.
The gay and elegant steamer, City of
Alton, Capt. VIM. Thompson, backs out
at her regular hour to-day for Cairo and
st. Louis. 1t is not necessary for us to
cOmmendeCRpt. Bill to travellers. He
has reputation as long as the Missis-
sippi, and stretches out as far as its long
L.
of the Alton.
The Mary Forsyth, which now belongs
to the Packet Company, enters the st.
Louis and Memphis trade, leaving here
on Tuesday next. This gives four boats
per week in the line instead or three.
The fine U. s. nail steamer Julia,
Capt. Lockhart, will pass down for
Vicksburg and the bends to-day at noon.
She lands at the star wharf boat.
The Mollie Able passes down for New
Orleans to-day.
The RubicOn passed up ahead of time
yesterday. She had fine trip.
The fine o. s. mail packet Liberty,
Capt. Jim Rice, backs out to-day for
White river. She connects with the
railroad at Devalps Bluff, The Liberty
is one Of ths regulators of White river
time, and Milt Harry, her chief purser.
is one of the boys. Charley Sharpe is
mud clerk.
Capt. E. A. Levy returned home yes.
terday, having caught a cold and in
famed eyes while absent. With careful
watching and regular hsurs, he will be
all right again in a day or two.
We are glad TO state that Mai. Mart
Walt, who has been oonAned to his room
for some days, is again attending to busi-
ness at 2T2 Front street.
Col. ]. T. Chichester, the Arkansas
traveller, is in town, and leaves to-day
on the Liberty for Little Rock,
Capt. r. P. Walt leaves to-day for the
North on business trip which we hope
will also be one of pleasure.
Capt. W. ]. Johnson has rented the
Office No. u Madison street, where he
will continue the agency business, de-
voting his time exclusively to his patrons.
DHrf hurrahsd for Pendleton until the
very last while in New York. On the
morning after the Convention adjourned,
just at the dawn OF day, q policeman
found on Mercer street, elinging to a
lamp post, a dilapidated individual an
pareled in long buster and narrow
brimmed hat, who, to all inquiries from
the officer replied: (Hic) ooray i'r (hic)
Pendulum.
The Emma No. has been purchased
by Mobile parties, and has been taken to
that port.
There are nine boats repairing at
Cairo.
Major w. N. Stscke, formerly of the
Quincy and st. Louis Packet Company,
Is now general freighta agent of the White
Collar Line.
The Tom Jasper, recently sold to the
N. w. U. Line, brought $4,000; the
Mollie McPike, S15. 600; Victory. SIO.-
000; and wharfboat at St. Louis, SlO,-
900.
Cspt. Peppers new boat will cross the
falls on the present rise.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial writes as follows from the
snsgbOat J. j. Albert, at Osceola, under
date of August I'd;
We arrived here yesterday, coming
into this place for the purpose of obtain
ing medical aid for the sick aboard this
boat, which at present number three Off
GERS and two Of the deck crew; In fact,
there is no one on the boat that is en-
tirely we'll. Their attacks are generally
of bilious nature, to which is some
times added little ague to make it in
teresting. We have always managed to
keep the boat at work, Notwithstanding
sickness, having as small force as five
men on deck at one time. Wehave been
ten days out from Memphis, snagging all
the way up. We will keen or M to
Cairo, removing all distractions on our
route. The river having fallen some ak
| feet since we went down, many snags
are now making their appearance which
were not in sight when we went down.
| We will snag as far as Cairo, and then
proceed to the upper Mississippi and re-
sumo operations. The crops will, from
all appearances, be abundant in this re-
gion. The cotton is in bloom and looks
well, and If the planters succeed in keep
ing the plant clear of the worm, they
will have fine yield Of the staple. Just
above US lies the wreck Of the Louisville
Mail Companies steamer Telegraph,
which was sunk during the war while
ia the Government transport service.
The machinery, with the exception Of
one boiler, has been removed nom her
| wreck.