Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-23
CAIRO. September 2Otn.

Gents. Iexpected 10 be IN your city on the
18th, but all boats paSsing up declined 10 land
there, 50 1 won't down TO NielksDurg and am on
NV way by rail TO st. Louis, where shall pur-
chase what supplies ne9d TINS season. 1ou
have nc packet running as FAR down as our
point, and md that by dealing in your city
As heretofore, there may be mucn delay in get
ling my supplies on account OF not being able
70 get boats 70 land: " y see you on nay re-
turn. 1ouHs' very HUy,
The CITY OF Cairo created no few pleasurable
emotions among her old admirers yesterday, as
| she IaY at our landing, redolent with paint and
gold. We consider her q better packet now
99San when she first visited us. The restaurant
| STYLE OF living has been adopted upon the CSlro
and has been improved upon very much, SOAR
az comfort and convenience is concerned her
staterooms directly opposite the pantry, have
been all taken out, making one large hau or
room capable OF seating nity or Sky PeoPie,
and thereby concentrating, as 1t were, the cabin
crew 50 that the vigilant eye Of the steward
can at all times see that they pay propsf atten-
ton to guests. Atany nour1n the Gay or long
into nc night, passengers can order their meals.
There is no hurry, no scramble to get at the
first table, as in the old system, and the man
cabin is aG all times unrestricted. All meals
| cansed by detention are furnished at tne eX-
nerSs of the boat. Formerly cabin passage
hence to ST. Louis cost sl5; now 81 Is the iarer
ineInding your stateroom, and as boats make
tine trip n two days, the cost or meas would
be So 81, or $40 80 in ali. Capt. joan W. Maln Is
master of the Cairo. He mas been known
around and in st. Louis IOr many years as q
popular and careful officer, and Will make
friends very rapidly IN TINS a,s sTa eb5sf S .,ers " "
L nDD0 ~ aOo AAA@[
Ran. w. Clark, is also the right man in thG
rtght place, II he does occasionally sport q
nucKskin suit worked for him by some dusky
M alden away up IN the mountains OF missouri
The towboat figress exploded her boilers neal
Chilo on the Ohio river on Saturday Last.
The Bismarck passed up yesterday. She haC
A Jew passengers and some letters which she
put out in a yaWl.
was a city ever destroyed by other means
than FIRE, an earthquake, or by waierY Yes, BY
a city council.
The SuIIy passed down without landing.
ON steamboats, In Norway q man and hti
vile travel at a cost OF one fare and a half.
b White CJllRr" line of steamboats, take
a man from st, Louis, feed him, sleep him, Ant
and him in X okuk, Iowa, tWo hundrel anG
eight miles distant, for 81
The Marble City, Capt Conway. Is The mex
regular PACKET for Cairo and 81. L1nls. Sh'
leaves on Thursday.
Rrhe handsome steamer w. A. Caldwell, Capt
Vabe Haynes, will leave tomorrow Tor 81
poiuts on the Arkansas. She goes through d.
rect. Jack is chief OF the ONCE.
Cant. George Alban and DR.. Oliver are tn
contractors Tor the work To be done IN the i'm
provement OF Red river. the former mas 81
ready left New Orleans with Worknen, Whl
OLIVER and one of the Commissioners, Gen. W
s. Mudgstt, with the engineer, WI.
Ioch, will proceed to the scene OF operations L
q few days.
opDosition in the White river trade, anu ship
pers are rsapiDg the advantage OF the wal
freights as well as passage are lar below lVln
rates. Both boats had light trips yesterday.
1 While some of our merchants are groWnn
about local freights, as compared with throug
heights, let them read the following, from IN
Louisville Journal, of the 2lst
Freights 10 New Orleans and way points 0