Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-24
Darling and Guidon.
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Darling and Guidon.
INSTALLATIONS.
Business upon the levee yesterday was
active, and our local packets vent out
with excellent trips Of freight and
people.
The Des Arc left for White river, load
ed with people. Flows we're conspicuous
UPON her roof.
Che S.. Francis had an excellent
freight trip for 81. Francis river.
The Cora s. passed up yesterday. She
got fifty bales Of cotton for Cincinnati.
Ed. Rector has chartered his high
headed steamer MARITIME to Capt. John
Morris for the St. Francis river trade.
She leaves this day for Deep Landing.
The splendid Mary E. Forsyth, Capt.
David Haney, will pass up to-day, at 4
Pm, for Cairo and st. Louis. She con-
meets with the trains North and East.
We learn that her clerk, Billy White,
the we'll known orator, will anvas this
State for Andy Johnson Ia the next Cub.
e~rnatOrisl contest.
The splendid packet ArgOsy, Capt. w.
J. Ashford, will be in port to-day, and
leaves tomorrow for all paints on White
river. Milt. Harry and John Snither
are her clerks.
The Peoria City, Capt. silvers, will
pass Up at 10 am. to. day, for Louisville
and Cincinnati. She il a Nc. l boat.
Capt. Blasdell's Ozark backs cut to-
morrow for Pine Bluff, Little r lek and
all way points on the Arkansas. She is
the regular .. 5. mail packet, and con
meets with the packets for Fort Smith.
The elegant Odio river packet Darling,
Capt. Lawrence Carter, backs ous to-day
az 5 Pun. for Cairo, Evansville, Louis
vile and Cincinnati. She is a splendid
passenger packet, lives on the best in
market, and has a Power Of fun in her
office. II you want to travel up stream
90 on the Darling.
The City Of Alton passed down last
evening. She put off 3 large lot CT
freight at this port.
CApt. Clay r co.'s Guidon leaves to-day
for Pine Bluff and points intermediate
on The Mississippi and Arkansas. She is
q No. l passenger steamer, and has care
ful aud competent officers. Garrett Huls
is her chief secretary, and is assisted by
Dan Sullivan.
The Mississippi passed up yesterday
for Cairo. Nat Green was well pleased
with his trip, but takes no orders here
after for suits of clothes without the same
are accompanied by ne cash. His last
venture ia that way was not q success.
Aue Gts A9UkS anu A6OAuh pdChSbc are
now running regularly also, the -.
Louis and st. Paul packets, as far as
Rock leland.
The Great Republic YVES to have left
st. Louis last night.
The GuidOn CANA in last night with
Sol bales Of cotton and 1912 sacks Of
cotton seed. She reshipped $50 bales Of
cotton at the mouth.
The J. II. Johnson, a few nights since,
ran into the bank, near q liDcy, Ill,
knocking down stoves and tumbling pas
seDgers cut of their berths.
We are indebted to Gus Signalgo for
the following item from the Grenada
Sentinel: 1.-THE Coldwater bottom is all
under water. The TaIahatchie river is
way over its banks, and the streams in
this neighborhood are all full. We are
glad to hear, however, that at the pres
ent writing they are all declining"
The Secretary of the Treasury has in
structed the solicitor of that Department
to take the necessary steps to secure the
enforcement Of the Twelfth Section Of
the act of 1888, against the pilots of the
steamers United States and America, be-
cause Of the recent collision between
these vessels, which resulted in SO large
q loss OF life. The section referred to
provides that every captain, engineer,
pilot, or other person employed on board
OF any steamboat or vessel, propelled in
whole or in part by steam, by whose
negligence or lnattention of his respec-
tive duties, the life OF any person on
board said vessel msy be destroyed, shall
bs deemed guilty OF granddaughter and
upon convietien, impose heavy penalties.