Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-30

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/ clearing up after remaining a few hours
I II has not alone confined itself to the
river, but Obscures the whole city. The
river at this point is about stationary,
with s feet Of water to Cairo and 81 feet
thence to St. Louis; 4 feet from Cairo to
! Cincinnati is at that is reported. The
/ Arkansas is unchanged.
Arrivals.
! Steames MolIie Able, st. Lcui7.
a" Marble City, /"
" Continental,
". A. Caldwell, Ark. River.
Olive 3 such, New Orleans.
Mayf'ver, Whit River.
Natoma, Friar's POiat.
De=art=res.
Steamer MalIis Able, New Orleans.
" C0Htinentsi, Z"
Marble City, st. Louis.
" Olive Branch,
" Economist. Arkansas Rlver.
" Caldwell,
En- Port.
Natoms, Mayfpwer.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Among the most important projects
now before U people is that of making
the Memphis and Arkansas River Packet
Company 9 home Institution, with It's
headquarters in this city. In order to do
this several OF U prominent business
men are about % invest in the line, so
as 70 control It, ani thereby secure to Us
. regular iiEe Of packets from this point
to Fort Smith. The line viii be COM
posed Of the best iOw water boats in sDv
trade, several OF which are already veil
known TO o people, and two new ones
are now heirg built expressly for the
trade. Capt. John D Adams, the pres
ent Superintendent OF the lire, has q
host Of warm personal friends 10 this
rsty, who are anxious TO sea the chief
Office OF the line in this city, instead Of
Little Rock. Among those who have
already taken stock in the line are
Nessrs. Schoolfeld & HaDsuer, Thomas
II. Alien, J J. Murphy, r ?. Walt &
Co. H. A. Montgomery. ]. ]. B1sby, c
p. Norris, W : Bruce 81 Co, Mart Walt
& Co, OrgiI Bros. & Co., Lane & Bro,
and others whose names we cannot re-
call. With four boats running through
% Fort Smith, a very large trade will
dJw To Memphis, which VIII in the sg-
gregate amount to thousands yearly.
Very large orders already come In BY the
boats Of this line. The Caldwell, to use
his own language, literally &" smOthered y
BAG u tHF wei hI1Wh UE4C1hLNH FEstEE-
day. We will have mere to say on this
SUI jsct hereafter.
TGe Julia, Capt. Lockhsrt, with Andy
Isaacs in the office. will pass down to-
day at 5 Pc. for VicksbUrg and the
bends.
The W. A. Caldwell had 800 bales of
cotton and q good passenger trip from
the Arkansas. Sne departed last night
with g fair trip.
The s'aunch packet RubIcon, with
Bill Blske on the roof, and the
handsome AT GrlssOm 10 the Office,
passes up fIr s.. Louis to-day at noon.
The Moiiie Able passed down yester-
day, with q good trip. She got 400 bales
Of cotton hare.
The Marble City left for st. Louis with
800 bales Of cotton.
The Continental came 10 last night
aud left at daylight this morning for New
Orleans.
A clerk will be found upon the lsvee
to- jay to receive cotton for the Ruth.
She comes light from Cairo and wants
1900 bales.
The Thompson Dean viii he down TO-
on Der way to New Orleans,
The Olive Branch passed up last night
She had over 100 head Of cattle and 1900
bars of railroad iron.
The fine steamer City OF Alton will
be in port to leave for Cairo and St.
to morrow. Capt. THOMPSON is
master. and Mr. Jim White CLERK.
The Ozark is the regular United States
mail steamer for Pine Bluff, leaving on
sioudsy next. Captain Blaisden com
n6nds.
The gay United States nail packet
Man flower, Capt. Wm. Ashford, leaves
tomorrow for all points on White river.
connecting at DsyaI's Bluff with the
Rock trsio. Charley Smithers is
he oblIging chief clerk.
We learn that the little steamer Ham.
,leton and the Economist will run from
Rock to For Saith in connection
With the White liver line and the Little
RICK Railroad.
The Natoma, Capt. Jim Lee, will back
to-day for Frisr's Point and ali way
sndings. She is a handsome passenger
Jacket and very popular in the trade.
The famous q elegant Ruth, Cap.
will back cut to- morrow even
OK for New Orleans. She has 10 supe-
Ter az a passenger packet, and her carry
ng capacity is great % any of them.
Wil be 10 port tonight.
The steamer Falls CNy wal sold on
at Louisville, by the Louis
lite sDd Green River Packet Company,
o the Green River Packet Company, for
20 900. The Fails City viii be- con-
in the trade, with her present
rev. The purchasers, by the terms OF
be contract, are to keep a boat in the
fade f1r four yeers. Judge Paine, OF
Green, is the President of the
company. ,
The old Ida Rees is being fixed up at
'igtsbuF0 for she. Trinity river Texas
rsde. Pittsbarg sends ali her old boats
10 die.
A Louisville and New Orleans line has
cen formed. The following boats go
lto the trade r cbmond. Indiana,
,alls Lee, Dexter, Louisiana, Nick Long
,orth, Legal Tender, P. w. Strader,
,ouisville, Virginia, John Kilgour and
iary Houston. Louisville is coming
ut.
The city Of Aurora, Ind, has donated {
500 to the proposed Ohio river Congress
excuTsi on.
The flushing touches are being put
pom the railroad bridge across the Mis- :
s ippi at Quincy, III, eDd it is ex-
ected that IL will be ready for use IN a {
~ days. A raft of lumber, 400 feet
and IA vide, containing over a {
feet, passed through the draw on ,
without trouble.
L7eSOLUent Notice.