Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-02-18

tom. Inc news from the AFEaDSG9 is o
such a character a. 20 cause the Celest,
to lay up. White river Is falling, Will
six feet to Augusta. The river at thi.
point is recediRg. Weather msgnif
cent.
Arrivals.
Steamer Silver Moon, Cincinnati.
Starlight, Cincinnati.
Richmond. Louisville.
+" Southerner, New Orleaus.
MEX LOngworLh, Louisville.
" Mississippi, Cairo.
+" Continental. New Orleans.
" Belle Lee, New Orleans.
" MO.lie HambietOD, st. f. river.
Z" Norman, Louisville.
" Virgins, New Orleans.
" Commercial, White river.
Mayn1wsF, Evansville.
departures.
Steamer Richmond, New Orleans.
Starlight, New Orlsans.
" Nick LOngwOrtb, New Orleans.
" Mississippi. New Orleans.
" Belle Lee, New O.Ieans.
Continental, Cairo.
Virginia, Louisville.
boats fn Porg.
SlutherueT, AOllie HsmbletOn, Silver
Moon, Com mercisl, Norman, Celeste,
Dss Arc. Mzyh0wer.
sEsgEELAEgOUS.
We wish to impress the fact upon the
minds Of cur steamboat friends that we
now are daily turning out steamboat
printing Of all kinds, at the very lowest
rates. All we ask IS a trial, aud we viii
guarantee satisfaction a. regards quality
and price.
TIE Conlmercial, Capt. Ashford, leaves
- a--~ a. z % IA for eli lint %, VErEss-
river. She is the regular United States
| nail packet, aud connects at DevalPs
Bluff with the train for Little Rock.
Charley Smithers Ohiciates IN the office.
The fine stssme- Des Arc will back out
to Gay for the bends and Vicksburg. We
hope that che viii hsve q fine trim. 1t is
the duty and the interest of cur mef-
chants to foster this trade, and this may
be the last chance they will have to do
so. CHpt. Elliott wants to keep his boat
az work, and no man can do more to.
wards recovering our lost ground than
he can. Mesg-e. Baiy Miller, Cad Hanks
and Matt Glass will remain ia the -ffiee,
and are sIl well known in the bends.
The MsyfOwer, Capt. JOsh TErOCp,
leaves tc-iay for Cairo and Evansville.
The M8yiower has superior passenger
accommodations, and Mr.. Dunn, her
CLERK Is an OOligfng oIleeF.
Capt. Ben MeTTieIees backs out the
Silver Neon To-Day for Cairo, Louisville
aud Cincinnati with a fine trip. She il
oDs Of he best boats IN the Packet Com
pany, and Is very popular.
The Commercial ant in last night
with 600 bales o. C0ttO:.
The Norman, Captain Peckenpsugb,
csme in yesterday with . good trip. She
leaves to-day ct 5 pm. for Cairo and
Louisville. Mr.. Twoomey is CHIEF clerk.
The Tennessee, Capt Hall, Is the regu-
lar Cairo packet for this evening. She IS
= safe and comfortable passenger packet.
The 2 w. Strsder passes down to day
fnr New Orleans Capt. Stein is master.
See leaves AZ . o q.
Ire Henry Ames, Capt. ]. Frank
Hicks, will be found in port this q m,
with 3 good Trip from New Orleans. she
leaves ag8in on Thursday for the Ores
cent City. John Sullivan, Billy Speed
and Bal Page are clerks.
The Florence Tfaber, Capt. Rube
Haynes, Eesves on Wednesday for all
points on the Arkansas.
The bIilneoia. Capt. Miller, leaves on
Wednesday for Cairo and Cincinnati.
The Amazon passed down yesterday
without calling on Bob GOCds.
LE VII 1t24&ah AA EE4 u y - G4&E vi Lei
way up near Council Bend, which run
through her gGaEGs and came o0tthrough
her hurricane roof. There was no fur-
Their damage done. She added about
1000 bales OF cotton at this port for New
Albany.
Capt. Sam Bel;zhOover, river editor Of
the St. Louis Republican, came up from
ViCksbuFg on the Virginia. We have
missed his spTightly pen on that paper
for some days. He left for home By rail
last night.
The Belle Lee passed up yesterday.
She had among other freight seventeen
head of camels.
The Traber dropped down to the land
ing yesterday, and loads in place Of the
Celeste, which steamer is Withdrawn for
the present.
9spt. Harrison Bla'sdell is still in
town. He las not grown since be was
last here, but is still the same clever gen
tleman as he always was.
Mr. Geo. Deane, the popular and well
known clerk OF the Belle Memphis last
season, is in III city. He has quit the
river, and viii, We hope, find 3 more
pleasant and profitable business ashore.
The J. D. Ferry, on her last trip into
New Orleans, had 2l01 bales of cotton.
The Nat0ma had over 800 bales from
the St. Francis river. She departs for
that stream TO day. Tom Bowman is
master, and Msssrs. Paine, Clark AID
Shell are ia the Office.
We have received a " Bar 1" story from
a valued Qc~TfssPOadenh which want of
space fOrbfds US Publishing IN this issue.
Cspt. ii. e. Long, of the United States
Engineers, IS engaged Ia making q T
vey Of tie haTbor OF Alton, I'll,
the Government snag-5ost being QUILT
at Cincinnati will be ready to raise steam
the first Of March. It will be Temem-
besed that there are three boats being
built, and at three different places, viz f;
TIE Col J. J. Albert, at Cincinnati the
Col. s. &. Long, st Madison, end the
Ger, Denus-y, at Portland Hhe boats
are named after three deceased United
States engineers.
a correspondent Of the st. Louis DsDl=
6sFds in 1llgdiuE 20 ~iuspEales rates upon
the Missouri, among other things says
We do not hesitate to say that the pres
ent rates 20 Omaha are too large, and
that five and a haIf per cent to Fort Ben
ton is an unreasonable sxtortion, and will
prove dissstF0usly FuiHoGs - the mer-
camille community here if not reduced
We 90 not propose to say W5at the rates
should be Uut eUDmon sense dictates
that if the business is all driven to other
cities and upon railroad lines, the insuT-
ance companies and steamboats, will
have nothing to do. The reflection upon
wages has little eifecE, as i5 is apparent
that Underwater knows nothing of the
price of wages, when he says captains
are getting one thousand dollars per
month. and must knoV that il IL the in
terest Of boatdsn to get their expenses
as low as possible and further, that for
some months it has been as much as the
majority Of steamboats, could do TO make
enough to keep up the Insurance. eompg-
MES ia their ex0Tbitsnt charges on hull
and cargo risks,