Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-29

tenn, St. Louis.
Departures.
Steamer Olive Branch, St. Louis.
" Bismarck, ST. Louis.
a. Alice Dean, Cincinnati.
" MARITIME, Hsle's Point
" Arg0sy, Arkansas river.
80 Richmond, New Orleans.
" Gem, Arkansas river.
an Port.
Ninneols, 7. Il. Allen, Linton.
zRsCELLAEE0Us.
The Alice Dean did not get away until
late last night. She laid over to get
1850 bal es Of cotton for Cincinnati.
The Thomas Il. Allen came in from
i the Arkansas with 362 bales OF cotton
and q good passenger list.
The Richmond passed down yesterday
evening. We are indebted to Will L.
Visscner, Esq, editor OF the Head Light,
for a copy Of that spicy sheet, published
on board the Richmond. Toe eut-throat
CLAYTON and his band of kn&ves ycIept
| his staff went down on this steamer to
Helena.
The ArgOsy left for Little Rock with q
good trip Of people and freight.
A towboat passed down yesterday with
q big tow.
The fine steamer MinneoIs, Capt.
Miller, with Mr. Grub ia the office, will
get away tomorrow for Cairo, Evans
vile, L5Uisviiie and Cincinnati. She
mas splendid passenger accommodations.
The Geo. ". Cheek, Capt. Malone,
gels off this evening for Osceoia from
8er landing, foot OF Administered. Frank
G1Dterm&l Is IN the Office.
the A4fgnR Cant Lea UigI haaE ont
for Fri1r'z Point to-day 81 her usual hour.
Besides making all Wsy isndiDgs the
NstOua connects at Helena with the r.
?. Converse for Moon Lake. Billy
Fiaiis, Sterling Whitehead and Jim
salisbury sre clerks.
The 9. 5. mail packet Liberty, Cept.
}. 3. Davis, viii Be 10 port to-day, and
leaves tomorrow fOF DeyaiPs Bluff, Au
gusta, J~acksODpGCt ana all way points on
Wui6s river, connecting with the Little
Rock train ami with the Fairy Q Teen for
Little Red, Black and Upper White riv-
srs. jimmy Thompson and Charley
Sharpe are clerks.
The good steamer Linton, Capt. Les
Ware, backs out tomorrow for Wltts-
burg ana all way landings or ST. Francis
river. SIZE is the only packet this week.
Tie fac steamer RgOicoa, Capt. VIM.
Bake, viii leave the 81. Louis wharf
boa5 today sE noon for Cairo and s..
Louis. Alt. Grissom is her popular Chief
clerk.
The Bermuda Will be IN port to leave
on Saturday for Pine Bluff. Mr.. Row
land Is c.srg.
Tee fine steamer Thomas Il. Alien,
Capt. Reese P~ritchaTd, is the regular U.
5. mail Saturday packet for Pine Bluff
and Little Rock, and all way points on
The Arkansas. She connects with the
Fort smith packets st Little Rock.
Walker and Thomas are her clerks.
The Louisville, Czpt. Lusk. will pass
down to-day 81 10 O'Clock for Vicksburg
and New Orleans.
Capt. W. w. Fenton has disposed of
the commanding interest in the swallow
to Capt. Jos. Dunlap, clerk OF the Robert
Burns. The latter recently commanded
the KsntOn, al takes charge OF the
Swallow this trip.
The P. w. SIrader, Capt. All. Stein,
leaves this evening for New Orleans and
way points.
The steamer Elk was sold Saturday at
Parkersbnrg, by United States Deputy
Marshal w. h. Irwin, for $3.50, to Capt.
J. w. Munlrine, Of Wheeling, w. Va.
The Belle Memphis, Capt. Crane,
hHdN E8 ACHI4NAAON v N14LO AL4 oks AUuAEs
BlsDker is clerk.
The Richmond carried off a lot of
Mempbians, who, when they found
Clayton was on board, refused to travel
on the boat. The whistle was blown,
and D tug went after the passengers and
returned them 70 port.
The Kentucky River Navigation Com
pany have awarded the contracts for
dammiug and locking the Kentucky
river up 10 the Threef0rRs from what is
nov the head Of Sisck-water naviga-
ton. The work Of this important i'm
prCvsment Wss 10 have begun Monday,
and two OF the locks are to be completed
within a year. The work, when com
y eted, will render the river navigable
three hundred miles from its mouth.
The Northwestern Transportation
Company will limit their boats his year
10 one hundred tons OF freight each, and
will run a regular line OF ten steamers
bgtWeeu Sex City and Fort Benton.
Each boat viii be required 10 make the
up trip ia twenty-five days. Iae Deer
Lodge IS to be Heightened fifty feet, and
will run IS a passenger packet exclG-
siveIy They sre building four new
boats for the trade.
TIE steamer Leclaire, which sunk on
the falls OF the Ohin, Saturday night,
was raised by the steamer Champion,
ard towed down 20 the Portland wharf,
where sbs will be repaired. She was
no. badly damaged.
The Northern Line p~oAst Company,
NJ 81 V,,uis AGs put the following
steame- iaCo commission for the next
-,Ss6n's business MINNEAPOLIS, Du.
buque, Minnesota, Davenport, Masca-
tine, Sucker State, Hawkeye State.
Canada, Savannah, City of Ksysburg
and New Boston.
The s5iD canal around the lower rapids |
OF the Mississippi river, at Keokuk,
Iowa; now in course of construction,
with the aid Of q government %appropris-
ton, Ia TO be and half miles long, |
and from three hundred to four hundred
feet wide, in earth embankments, and
two hundred and fifty feet iD rock exca.
walton. IL will give six feet depth in low
Watsr and can have eight feet in high
water. TIE outside wall will be of earth,
protected b 8 stone Tip-rap; will be ten
feet wide on top, with q slope on sides of
one and one half base TO q vertical ON
the outside, and 1t base TO one vertical
the inside, q will vary from eigh-
teen to thirty feet In hight, 80 as to carry
Il above the bigb-Water mark of 1851.
There is 10 be e guard-l0ck at the upper
end, and TO lift.locks, one near the mid
die, having a lift of Of eight feet, and
one at Keokuk, lifting ten aud three
feet. The guard lock can also be
used as a lift whenever the water in the
is three or four feet above low water
The locks are to be $50 long and
50 feet wide. Enough water, it is stated,
v ill be let into the canal to give a flow
Of enc mile per hour, which will give q
Vater-power at Ke0k1k Of about one
thousand two hundred horse. power. The
PRESENT appropriation of Congress, under
which the works. done, Is 500 600. The
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