Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-04

JO0Q hlgOuf, LOUISVILLE
E" Minneola, Cincinnati.
/" Leni Lsoti, Arkansas river.
" Argosy, White river.
/" Dexter, New Orleans.
{" Pauline Carroll, New Orleans.
P. w. Strader, New Orleans.
Departures.
Steamer Pauline Carroll, st. Louis.
{" Dexter, Louisville.
" P. w. Strader, Louisville.
Sam J. Hale, Cincinnati.
In Port.
Leni Lsoti, Guidon, Minneola, Argosy,
Mollie Hambletop.
HKsCELLASEOUs.
The Sam Hale left for Cincinnati last
evening with $50 bales of cotton.
The snsgboat j. J. Albert left yester-
day for Cairo, or some point above.
The Minneols will be in port to leave
on Saturday for Cairo and Cincinnati.
The elegant Mary E. Forsyth is the
regular Vicksburg packet to-day. She
makes all landings in the bends below.
David Hsney is master, and her office il
in charge Of Messrs. White and Briggs.
The fine steamer Argosy, Capt. VIM.
Ashford, leaves to day for Jscksonport
and all way landings on White river.
She is q good packet, and makes fast
time. Ashford is . popular master, and
BIilt Harry is one of the best White river
clerks we wot of. John Smither is his
assistant.
The United States mail steamer LEM
Leoti, Capt. Tom Berry, csme in with q
splendid trip from the Arkansas, and
leaves to-day for Pine Bluff and Little
Rock. She has excellent accommOda-
ss..z ara a1.naoFu nth 4Zo LN1.k E,,,4I
packets closely. Her Office is presided
over by Messrs. Morrison and Robards,
both obligiDg gentlemen.
The Magenta, with Frank Hicks on
the roof and John Sullivan and Charley
Smither in the office, leaves at 5 p. m.
to-day fer New Orleans.
The elegant Belle st. Louis, Capt.
Alex Ziegler, will get away to-day for
Cairo end st. Louis. She connects with
the trains North and East, and is q luxu-
rious passenger packet.
The George w. Cheek, Capt. Malone,
leaves to-day for Osceols and way points
Frank G. Jntermsn is clerk.
The Guidon did not get away yester-
day in consequence of the bad weather.
She leaves to-day at ) pm. for Pine
Bluff and way points on the Arkansas.
Clay Rice is master, and Garrett Huls, q
competent and reliable officer, is seere-
tsry.
The Dexter passed mp about 4 O'Clock
yesterday morning. S1e is on a big run,
and expects to beat the Lees time to
Cairo.
We learn that the Landing Committee
in their report recommend the removal
Of the Star wharf boat to the foot OF Beal
street, and the st. Louis wharf boat 300
yards higher up than its present location.
Capt. A. P. DuMay, who has been on
q short visit to his friends in Memphis,
left yesterday for Osceols. Capt. d. is
is well pleased with his new home.
TIE sulphurous smell which has so
long prevailed about Nashville and
Knoxville, and which was 80 oppressive
to honest citizens, has, it is said, wholly
disappeared since mis- Satanic majesty
left for Washington.
The Nellie Hsmbleton lays over until
her regular day, Tuesday next, when she
will get away for Evansville. Necessary
cause the detention.
The Argonaut ran into the railroad
at Nashville on Monday night.
The Press and Times says The draw
not being properly adjusted when the
boat reached the suspension bridge, she
y as compelled TO back for q number of
minutes. Finally getting under head
way again the pilot was unable to on
troll her, and, passing between the piers
Of the railroad bridge, she struck against
center one, carrying away q portion
Of her wheel house and cook house, and
.amming up the upper guards in lively
The boat landed just below the
but finding that the damage was
lot of a serious character, continued its
This is the first accident to boats
through the draw OF the railroad
bridge which has occurred in 3 long time.
Both the Allegheny and ldonongahels
ire putting out considerable floating ice,
.nd navigation in the Ohio is tedious IL
lot hazardous.
The Chattahoochee river, at West
Point, is higher than at any time since
he great food Of 1865. 1t is represented
g covering all the spare ground in that
ity, and would cover more if it could be
ound.
Freights on the lower Ohio are thin
ling out. The mules have nearly all
zen shipped, corn do, and tobacco is
lot coming out as freely as was expected.
,esmboSts that hsve played out in 9th
T trades will govern themselves accord
ngly, or prepare to be starved out in 3
hort time.
The United States Local Inspectors of
It. Louis have revoked the license of
had. Siedelberg, the charge being
drunkenness. They also ex-
ress the intention Of prosecuting TO the
tmost extent OF their power all charges
I q & nature against other pilots or
ngineers.
The J. ID. Perry went cut of White
liver on Monday last with a big trim of
otton snd bulk pork. Capt. Pat Wheat
'iI make two more trips with the Perry.
nd will then dismantle her and buiId
her machinery.
On Sunday evening Capt. Morris
of New Orleans, died in at
iouls at the residence of Mr.. Hart, aged
fly years.
There is n kind of ship l alwavs
Seer clear Of" said an old bachelor sea
land that's courtship. causa
q that ship there's always two mates
nd no Captain {
The Louisville Courier lie responsible
'r the following horrid item: q A Iadv
I Aberdeen dropped her pannier on the
last Monday, which turned cut to J
3 3 life-preserver belonging to the
Gamer Fleetwood. Our packets will /,
ave to adopt some method OF self-pro- |
'ction in this respect. Better have
Stolen from steamer - painted on
leh Dreserver tn nrasarva har ~