Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-12-09

Magenta, Clifton and Lad. Withaup.
aIsUELLANEOUs.
The towbost Storm passed up yester-
day with q tow Of empty barges.
The NatOmS, for FFiar's Point, the
Myrtle. for Hale's Point, the st. Francis,
for st. Francis river, and the Liberty and
Des Arc, for White river, ell left with
good trips.
The Clifton, Capt. Stein, will get away
to-day for Cairo and Cincinnati. She is
one Of our best Cincinnati packets, and
Mr.. Hunter, her clerk, is g popular and
attentive officer,
The city OF Cairo, Capt. Malin, leaves
/ tomorrow for Cairo and st. Louis.
The Luminary, Capt. Bob Riley, win
pass dsWn to-day. She is the regular u.
s. mail packet, and makes all way land
The Minnie, Capt. Doyle, win be in
port to leave for the Arkansas to-day at
8 pm.
The elegant new steamer Thomas H.
Allen, Capt. Rees Pritchard, will be in
port to leave tomorrow for Little Rock
and way points on the Arkansas river.
Sam Wood is clerk OF the Alien.
The magnificent Magenta, Capt.
Frank Hicks, viii leave to-day at 5 pm.
for Vicksburg, the bends and New
OEhCALEs DIG - 0LC VI Jul GONdA plChbl5 /
aud IS such should be supported. The
Magenta possesses every comfort imagin-
able to render travellers at home, and
under Frank Smiths care all will be
satisfied. In her office Messrs. Sullivan
and Green preside and will be found polite
and attentive clerks. We bespeak all
the people and all the freight going for
the Magenta to-day. s
We learn that Pete Riley, Mate of the
Magenta, was attacked by some parties
last evening on board that boat and
badly beaten with a slung shot.
The Lady Withaup, Capt. Beers,
leaves to-day for Upper White river and
tributaries, where she viii ply In connec-
ton With the Des Arc. Mr.. Sid. Hum
phreys is her clerk.
Married at the residence of the bride,
IN Madrid Bend, on December LIST, Capt.
John 81. Meetor, pilot of the Mary E.
Forsyth, TO Miss Jennie Mailing.
Insatiate Meter would not Mary Z.
Forsyth suffice? Must you take another
under y0u~ care to guide and protect
through the storms and perils of the
Of life? While Mary mourns the
divided love Of Capt. John, Miss Jennie
rejoieeth, and well she may, for more
arm meier embodied a lovely bride.
We wish them prosperous gales, wealth,
and Q ending happiness.
Full particulars of the fearful accident
upon the Ohio river, and its results, will
be found in another part OF this paper to-
day. Ofall the lives sacrificed upon this
terrible occasion, hone will be more sim
cerely regretted in cur city than that OF
the young, talented and lovely Miss
johnson, daughter Of our former Fellow
Cspt. w. Jay Johnson. Just
merging into wOmsnho0d, the melsn-
choly story of her death will be read by
her sehoolmates with feelings too sad to
express.
The Sam Merwin sunk a barge at
Island, in the Ohio, a few DAYS
Eight hundred bales Of hay were
lost.
Lew Hates has purchased an interest
Ia the Nick Longworth and will COM
her.
Capt. Luker sold his interest (one-dfthl
n the Luminary to ]. Ise Fluney, who
turn sold to Capt. John Boffnger.
Capt. Lee Finney still retains his DO
,ition ia the office. /,
Further particulars Of the burning Of
he ID. M. Sechler have been received. The
Sechler had arrived at Carrolikon, XIV,
about fifteen minutes before the fire was
discovered, end nearly ali her cargo had
been discharged. The fire was occasioned
Dy the breaking OF g coai-oil lamp IN the
gSShsroom of the chambermaid. She
burned to the waters edge, and then :
iunk, Q row lies in about ten feet of
water. The machinery can be recovered.
There were a lives lost. The
Dfflcers and crew lost all their clothing.
Japt. George had contracted TO sell the
Sechler to the new Kentucky River i
Packet Company, recently ~orgenized in
Louisville, for 5000. Her new comman-
Capt. Dick Johnson, was on board
when the fire occurred. The Seehier was
Guilt &c Portsmouth, Ohio, in 1858, bv
Japt. LOdwick, and was owned by Can't.
Thomas Yern, from Raymond City, Put.
county, West Virginia.
The Richmond NAV enter the mail
betveen Louisville and Cincinnati. .
q place Of the America. l
The wreck OF the J. n. Mccullough :
las been hoated down toward the ship =
ard a considerable distance from where
be sunk. The possibility of raising her
3 now rendered certain.
The Little Rock Gazette of the Alb y
avs: River falling slowly nine feet to
Mouth and five feet to Fort Smith.
The Dubuque Herald of Saturday SAYS:
he snow storm has closed up the river
ews, and 1t is doubtful if boats will ven
are another trip this season. Be it re-
that 3 PACKET left this city on the
bird day of December 1858, for st. Paul,
leo for Fulton. Last year packets ceased I
on the 9th Of December. The 4
Iyer was full OF slush, ice and snow yes "
srday. and no boat was visible but the II