Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-08
RIVER MATTERS.
wEArHER AND RrrErs.

" Richmond, New Orleans.
a" Lizzie Gill, New Orleans.
Nick LongwOrth, New OTlesrs.
Depsrtures.l
Steamer Lizzie Gill, 81. Louis.
I" Richmond, Louisville.
Z" Nick Longworth, Louisville,
Indiana, New Orleans.
" Robert Burns, New Orleans.
In Port.
Silver Moon, Argoneut, N2toma, st.
Francis, and Ben. Campbell.
AIsCELLAEEOUs.
The Indiana passed down last evening
with a good trip.
MessTs. VIM. Mclean, Jim Savers.
Asa Hill snd Sell Howell left yesterday
by rail TO be present in New Orleans on
Msrdi Gras.
The Geo. w. Cheek leaves to-day for
Osceols \ way points. Frank Confer
ma is in the Office.
b splendid new steamer Thos. II.
AHen leaves tomorrow for Pine Bluff
o Little Rsck. She onneet with the
Fort smith packets direct. Reese Prit-
chsrd is master.
The Silver Moon, Capt. MerrieIees, is
posted for Cairo, Louisville and Cfnciu.
natl on Wednesday,. She is q splendid
passepge steamer and a fsvorite in the
trade.
The Eollie Hsmbleton, Capt. Hamp.
ton, leaves tomorrow for Cairo and an
way points. Major Paul is clerk.
Tne magnificent passenger packet CITY
OF Alton, with Capt. J. B. Archer on
the reef, will pass down to-day for the
bends and Vicksburg. The Alton ia the
finest steamer in the Vicksburg and ST.
Louis trade, and her officers are careful
and attentive. Mr.. White is her clerk,
Inc !SeIle Memphis, Capt. Crane, with
Billy Bisnker in the Office, gets away to-
day at 4 pm, for Cairo and ST, LOuis.
she connects with the trains North and
Eist, and is one Of the finest passenger
packets sioat.
The Des Arc, Capt. John Elliott, is the
regular White river steamer for Tues
day. She makes all way landings, con-
meets with the Little Rock train, and the
Argos for points above. Joe Elliott is
clerk.
fhe Bermuda is about to load for some
point on the Ohio.
The Guid0n is the regular Pine Bluff
packet for Wednesday next.
The Argonsut, Capt. Egerhsrt, leaves
to-day Tor Cairo and Cincinnati. She
has a fuut trip engaged, but has room for
passengers.
The J. 81. Groesbeck will be in port to
sail for Cincinnati to-day. She wants
cotton.
The new and elegant st. Francis, Capt.
Bowman, is the regular st. Frsncls river
packet for Tuesday. She goes to Wits
burg. Paine is clerk.
The Nstoma, Capt. Lee, as usual, gets
away for Friar's Point tomorrow. She
makes all way landings. Billy Fields in
the office.
b st. Francis came in yesterday
with 4SS bales Of cotton and 1919 sacks
cotton seed.
The Thos. H. Allen came in with 858
bales OF cotton, and reshipped Ala bales
at the mouth.
The Ns!oma brought up sos bales.
The Richmond passed up. She got
1000 bales st this port.
Phe Ben Campbell, Capt. Miller, leaves
to-day 81 i've P. M. for Hsle's Point and
way landings. Jim Hall is her popular
first clerk.
The Mollie Able did not get away
until yesterday morning. She had &c, SOS s
sseks corn, 1868 barrels -four, 2730 tierces :
lard, 400 barrels do, 10 kegs do, 1872
barrels pork, 354 mules, 80 horses, 40
head cattle, l66 head hcgs, as well as
freight. 1
We learn from the Chattanooga Re-
publican that the steamer Mary Byrd, Z
recently sunk near the Half Moon !
Land. She was On route for Chatta-
and was partially loaded, having
board about 1000 bushels Of grain.
The following are the steamers sunk {
and destroyed during the month of jan
lary, 1859: Silver Cloud No. 2, Glide, A. b
= Rrown, Idaho, New State, Leclaire I
2, sunk. Since raised-Ealls City,
.loes, and the propeller, Crescent City,
OF boats iDjured-W +.
,Nsusnits, Legal Tender, Lorens, John \
lumsden. ]
The steamers Of the Louisville and
New Orleans Packet Company, with a
ommendRble regard for life and property,
invariably refuse to transport coal oil at ]
ny price.
The antiquated Alice V. is to be sold at 4
on the 18th inst. d
The river bottom has fallen ont at e
AFRO. The NeDs says:
A few weeks z a colored man named T
stevenson was drowned at our wharf, y
3lIng into b river on the outside of L
ne "haifoost, and never reappearing @,
pom the surface Of the water. Yester- pa
ayi coloTed msn named Wesley fell y
rom the teamer Bee, lying st the came !.
oint in the river, and, like Stevenson. Y
vent down orise no more. Two other II
having Deen own at the e
zme place, during the past two or three
ears, q superstition has taken root in ~ ~
minds Of the negroes cognizant with tn
fact, that the river there is not only sa
ottomless, but possessed of the devil. ..
'ney urge that to pass beneath the tn
Ister there is death, inevitable, as there PFI
8 downward suction which draws the IA
ody down, 70 measureless depths, de- NJ
Dite the utmost efforts of the victim. an
he ignorant creatures, harborin0 this !
lperstitious dread of the place, give 1t a ny
Tide berth night or day. ,
Ga Tuesday night, says the Mobile !
tn sc negroes boarded a large =
rocking fat owned by Mr.. John Ashby.
ing 10 the mouth of Spanish river.
nocked the Waterman, Mr.. Thomas =
IaTks, overheard, with 8 piece of iron,
ealiog him q powerful blow, and then r
up the machinery OF the boat for the bae
1rpose OF getting the brass work and Ri
'ppeT pipes. They got altogether about 2is
le thousand pounds of copper, brass M
iron, which they carried of In the q
70 boats belonging to the fat. Mr.. y
.arKs, though badly injured, nie
ter much difficulty, to reach the shors the
safety. del
ma
5000 Bushels OF Ear corn lar lar