Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-31
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leaves for Cairo and st. Louis to-day at
SPIN.
We regrst to learn that Capt. r. D
Bsll died on Wednesday, at Eldorado
woodward, Ark. Capt. Bail was piO-
neer 0oatnsn in the St. Francis river,
ant' leaves 2 wife and family 20 mourn
us loss. BY economy and fair dealing
with sil mankind, he had accumulated 3
handsome estate, aed left a name re-
speeted by all who admired sterling
worth and strict integrity IN their fellow
man.
The Bart Able goes into the Gl3Iikeu's
Bend and New Orleans trade on the 4th
Of September.
The b. l.. Hodge was sold by the L. 3
Marshal at New OflesZs, TO f. ConOry
for 81, $50 On Tuesday.
Capt. SteTrett will name his new side
wheel steamer the 8. M. Bagby, In honor
OF one Of the Oldest citizens Of Houston.
Texas, and who died bat q short time
since.
Two hundred prominent citizens of
Gloucester, Mass., have petitioned the
owners OF the steamer II. P. Banks to
discontinue It's Sunday excursion trips
why DONE they pray to have the sun
stopped from shining, the air from cir
culating, the birds from singing and the
streams from running on the Puritan
Sabbath ?
A certain steanb1at Captain, remark
able for his silence, was recently asked
by lady passenger, during q dense fog
which hung over the river, Capt. =,
Is Il always foggy here?1 Madame
be replied, how should [ know? 1
don't live here 2"
While the Lizzie Hopkins was wood
ing at point on Red river few days
ago, some OF her negro crew got into a
diihculty with imam and brother, {"
a black one, who had charge of the wood
yard, which resulted in his receiving a
pretty rough handling from his darkey
friends. The assaulted party ran to his
house, and in few mn .utes returned
With dOubie-bsrreled snot gun, which
he discharged amongst the crew, killing
one negro and wounding two others. A
number Of the crew, including the Sec
| ond clerk, MIR. Bass, went up to the
| house Of The negro, and were asked as
they approached, How many are
there ?' Upon some one replying fOaeu
ne again Tired, wOuHdiUg Mr.. Bass Sc
vereiy, but not dangerously, In the right
| breast, just under tha arm pit. The party
then Withdrew, as darkness rendered his
capture impossible.
Inc same paper says: The steamer
Ella returned on Saturday evening from
brief cruise in Lake Borgne, whittier
she hau gone, Carrying party Of gentle
men interested in the project Of cutting
canal from the Mississippi to the AXE,
We learn that the reguIt OF observations
made was entirely satisfactory, sufti-
cient depth of water being found both in
the lake and at the mouth OF the bayou,
with which the canal, starting from q
point about twelve miles below the city,
IS to connect. The entire distance to De
eXcavated amounts TO about two miles,
the remainder Of the proposed channel
leading three miles further through the
bayou in question to the lake. We are
further informed that work will be COM
menced very shortly with the expscta-
ton that within a year time commune
cation will be established.
The New Orleans Crescent of Tuesday
says: The steamer Quaker, engaged IN
the shell trsde in the canal on the opDo-
site side Of the river, exploded her boilers
on Tuesday last, at Boards Mills, on
Willow bayou. Nineteen persons were
Ga board at the time CT the explosion.
Capt. A. E. Ward, OF the Quaker, was
the only person killed. None Of the
others Were injured. His body wss
found on Friday morning a short dis
lance from the boat, ana buried by Capt
Beard in BurthOOd's graveyard, near the
place where the accident occurred.