Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-28
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We "SAS pLCA6u up again yGstGfuAy Dy |
placing confidence in other than our
local packets. The Hambleton. Natoma,
Liberty, Commercial, or any of the st.
Louis packets, never ego back " on their
friends, but outsiders are not to be de-
pended upon. We prospected" the
Frank PRTgoud, but she had not arrived
at dark last night.
We are in receipt Of q letter from S.
Cook Creighton, formerly clerk of the
Moliie Able, but low of the Mississippi.
Cook will make another trip on the Able,
which leaves ST. Louis on Saturday
next.
The fiue steamer Cleaner, Capt. Blais-
dell, with Garrett Huls in the office,
leaves on Wednesday for Louisville and
Cincinnati.
The Natoma left for Napoleon last
night with fair trip, most Of which
was for reshipment to the Arkansas.
The MOllie HambletoD, Capt. Bow
man, will back cut to-day for the ST.
/ Francis river. She makes all way land
| ings. Paine, Clark and Shell are her
| clerks, and will be found the right men
in the right place.
/ The United States mail packet Com
mercial, Capt. VIM. Ashford, leaves to-
/ day for all points on White river, con-
/ Meeting at the mouth with the Plain
City for Vicksburg, and with the train
| for Little Rock at Deval3s Bluff. The
/ Snither brothers are her clerks.
/ The Marble City, Capt. Conway, is the
regular st. Louis packet for Thursday.
| Two negroes were drowned yesterday,
one from the City of Cairo and one at or
near Mound City.
/ The Tempest left Louisville for this
port on Saturday, but had to tighten at
I Portland bar.
The proceedings of the meeting at the
! Chamber OF Commerce yesterday will in
terest our river men.
The river column OF the Louisville
| Democrat is again under the control OF
Will. s. Hays, v no may be happy YETI
The steamer Rose Franks, on her last
trip to Shreveport was robbed at the
wharf OF that place Of $500. The money
was taken out OF the money drawer OF
the money drawer of the clerks desk.
No clue had been obtained OF the thief or
thieves up to the time the boat left.
An important work has been quietly
progressing for a year past in Louisiana,
having for its object the opening to navi-
cation of the Pascagoula river and its
numerous tributaries, which are spread
out over the whole Southern portion OF
the State, and whose banks are lined
with the finest pine forests in the South.
The shell reef at the mouth of the river,
limiting The depth OF water to five feet
at high tide, has hitherto shut out this
immense region, rich in lumber and
naval stores, from commerce. The
impeachment has, however, been re-
moved by Gen. 5. l.. Brown and DR.
James o. NOyes, who have excavateO
through the reef ship canal mile il
length and of sufficient depth to admit
: st high tide, vessels drawing ten feet Of
water. The canal is now ready for use
Upon its completion it will furnish
eleven feet OF water, thus furnish
ing much better facilities for lumber
! than Pensacola or any other port on the
Calf of Mexico. Vessels drawing tbs
: above can load at any one of the twenty
steam saw mills near the mouth OF tn,
river. This improvement makes tht
Pascsgoula harbUr one Of the very bes
; on the coast.
, The Little Rock Gazette Of the 23e
} says: The work on the steamer Hespel
! is fast approaching 3 completion, snC
I we will, before many days, see her kis!
her native element, and float the watel
like q thing of life."
. The New Orleans Times Of Sunday
, says: We give the following rates o
freight to Red River the coming week al
) agreed on by the Captains Of the boat
q now in port To Shreveport, dry bar
rels 81, and other freight 10 proportion
and to Jefferson double card rates. Tn,
Captains have taken this step owing Il
I. the extreme low water and the grea
D difficulty Of navigation. The latest new
from Red river is that the Dixie and Err
No. 8, which arrived at Shreveport wheI
) the Rose Franks left, reported the rive
falling rapidly from Jefferson down, will
[ but thirty inches st the Gate Post, ant
q from Shreveport down to Alexandra
e but four feet, and falling at the rate o
: three inches In tWenty-fOur hours. TIL
f coast packet New Era, which raj
+ aground forty seven miles above the cit
. on "Wednesday LAST, is, We understand
in precariOus situation, and unless sn
:. is set stioat In day or two will doubt
T less break in two. Capt. Dugas cam
= down here and entered protest.
A few nights ago two steam boatmen
David SOuthwick and Asa Hodge, wer
= murdered on a 1atbOat st Mound City
, by man named Rufus AdamsOn. A
: the parties formerly resided at New Al
y bany, IL seems that AdamsOn came OF
board the fiatbOst and stabbed 5 lutB
wick in the neck, killing him, while b
4 was asleep. The monster then t1rne
9 upon Hodge, who was knocked in tn
= head and his body thrown overheard
y After the commission of the crime Ad
amson threatened Mrs. SOuthWick wit
instant death il she gave the alarm, an
jumping inrO q skitf, made his escape
What could have been the motive OF tn
murderer, unless it was for the purpOs
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