Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-08

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Steamers Sam. J. Hale, Linton, r. P.
Converse, Na5oms and Myrtle.
EzEsCELLAEEOUs.
It was dull on the landing yesterday.
Tie Dexter passed up loaded heavily.
The Richmond passed down. She had
q good trip.
The Dan Able left for New Orleans
with some passengers but little freight.
The Argosy left for Little Rock with 3
fair trip.
The L0uisiana, Capt. Phillips, passes
down en- Saturday for New Orleans.
The Linton came IN yesterday from
st. Francis. Capt. jim shell viii back
her cut tomorrow for Wittsburg and
way points. Css Ware is her CLERK.
Toe sUiendid TbOs. II. Allen is the
regular q s. mail packet for Arkansas
river on Monday next.
The Bermuda, Capt. CIsycomb, leaves
TO morrow for Pine Bluff and way
points.
The elegant .. S. mail packet May
flower. Capt. Ashford, will back out to-
morrow for Augusta and all way land
iBgs On White river. She connects with
the train st Devall's Bluff. Charley
Snitheg IS clerk.
The splendid PACKET Rubicon, Caps.
VIM, Bake leaves today for V~icBsburg
and every intermediate landing st 5 pm.
She is n o. the best steamers IN the
trade. All Grissopl is her clerk.
It viii be seen that our coSem porary,
Capt. J. o. DUO, has beea elected Alder
mEn Ct the Third Ward by 8 large and
fatteriDg majority. We con graduate
him sud know that the ward viii be
well represented during his term of
office.
The Sam. Hale, Capt. Walker, With
Ed. Miller ia the Office, leaves to-day
for Cairo, Evansville, Louisville and
Cincinnati. she is q fue pesseu ger
packet and leaves positively.
The r z. Converse, Capt. B9sworth,
viii get away to-day for all points on up-
per White, Little Red and other tributs-
ries Of White river. She leaves at ) p.m.
W L. Ely is chief clerk.
The Thompson Dean. Mary Houston
and MeinOgte left New Orleans on Tues
day.
John Cannon is in Cincinnati. He
will collect the Insurance on the Gen.
Quitman, and contract st Louisville for
a new boat.
James Lee, jr., went South on The
The Myrtle came in last night With |
ninety.one bales of cotton and q large
lot OF corn. She leaves on Saturday for
Hsle's Point. Bill HsrdWick is master. |
The Nat0na arrived from Friar's !
Point with 200 bales Of cotton and g coed
list Of passengers. She backs out on her
return trip this evening, making all way
landings. Capt. Jim Lee is master.
Billy Fields, Sterling Whitehead and
Jim Salisbury are her clerks.
The Huntsville, Capt. Yves Jacobs, did
not arrive to leave last night. She gets
away today for Evansville al ) pm.
Sac wants 1000 bales Ct cotton.
The Minneois, for this port, and the 4
Spray, Emperor, Indiana, Arr1e-
nia ard tOTb0at j. ". Garrett, for New
Orleans, were TO have left Cincinnati on
Wednesday.
The Marine Charitable Association Of
ST. Louis held their annual election on
Monday a elected the following off
GERS for the ensuing year: n. BAnney,
President; A Pniilips, Vice President
James MeCOrd. Secretary J.. NJ. Msso1,
IS. w. Smith, Z. w. Gould, w. r. Car
ter, ]. s. Manson, George II. Roe, ]. p.
Fl zgersiG, w. :. Harris and Ell. Spen-
Ger, Directors. They also appointed
John McCloy, J. ?. Fitzgerald, E
W. Gould, John n. B~ofinger, H. w.
Ed Spencer, James YOre and
James r, Shaler, delegates TO the Union
Convention Of BoatmeD, to be held Ia
New Orleans ome times his month.
The Evansville journal givcs the fol-
particulars OF the accident to the
Westn0reland
"On Friday night, about s O'Clock the
WessmCTsl8Dd, en- route from Cincinnati
to New Orleans, with q full cargo Of as.
sorted freight, including considerable
stock, 1900 bills whisky, and q large
quantity Of apples, -four, pork, etc, was
csught ia the fog above Clsverport, and
hunting a landing struck the rocks on
the Indiana shore, five miles above Go.
veTp0rt, receiving serious damage, Her
s'sTboard guard struck 8 high rock with
such force as TO shiver the nosiDg &
piece OF the rock penetrating and
mainiogi ia the nosing, on her starboard
bow. At the same time her huh struck
3 roek under the water, breaking seven
or eight OF her timheFs, about eight
iGcbas above the EGuckles, short of, and
staving ia q section Of her side some two
Inches. The water rushed in rapidly,
and before they could get to the hole she
had taken some eighteen or twenty
water. The pumps were set GO
and the hole was closed as well IS
possible, but it required constant pump
to keep her clear Of water"
The New Orleans Crescent says Oar
river friends express great regret 81 che
departure Of the variety troupe from the
Academy, and seem to be downhesrted
10 consequence OF knowing that for
weeks to come the sweet notes of Mrs.
Oates viii nc longer greet their ears, nor
the fairy forms of Solhke, Mslvins and
charm their senses.n This troune
IS equally as attractive to river men here Z
rs i appears it was in New Orleans.
Last night we noticed Edison, Darche
Levy, Harmstsd, Milt Harry and other !
men occupying orchestra chairs, ,
and they could not have expressed more