Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-19

Our dispatches rom cairo, LOUISVILLE
and st. Louie give the latest news from
those sections. The Ohio at last repor
was falling, while the Upper Mississippi
was rising, but slowly. The Arkansas j
falling, or was on Saturday, with no
over four feet from Little Rick out.
Arrivals.
| Steamer Ben Campbell, Oscsola.
q. w. Cheek, FriAr's Point.
Leni Leoti, Arkansas river.
st. Francis, st. Francis river
Great Republic, New OcleRns
GAINESVILLE, Arkansas river.
Departures.
| Steamer Great Republic, st. Louis.
+" Clarksviile. st. Louis.
In Port.
Steamers Des Arc, q. ". Cheek, Len
Leoti, Silver Moon, st. Francis, Laura
and Ben Campbell
MssCELLANEOUS.
The Ievee looked as quiet yesterday al
s country cbuTchysrd. Not even a rOust
about was to be seen, and neither freighI
nor draw M ade q movement. The mer
ehandiee brought down by the Silver
Moon was partly ashore and under tar
psulins.
The new row boat fer the Chickassv
Boat Club of this city, left New YOrB
yesterday, and will soon be here. 1t il
said to be q splendid affair.
Major Dardis, one of our most learned
weather sages, predicts more ram
throughout this month than ever was
known.
The trees on the opposite side of the
river are putting on their summer liv.
cries of green.
The rain yesterday washed the Nichol-
son off clean.
The LongWorth IL coming. She has
several fine Kentucky horses for the
stables of Postal and Rawlings.
The splendid st. Francis, Capt. Bow
man, leaves tomorrow for Wittsburg
and way points on the st. FraaEAs.
Paine and Clark are secretaries.
Capt. Sam. Montgomery takes charge
Of the Dexter.
Capt. Jerry Diller, an old ,teambost-
man, died at Louisville on Friday.
The Mary Houston, Capt. Durham,
will pass up for Louisville to-day at 8
s.m Her efice is in charge of Harry
Walker.
Mr.. w. n. Newhsll has been elected
Wharfmsster OF Louisville.
The Nick Longworth. now due from
the Ohio, has sixty emigrants for West
Tennessee. They may reship at Column
bus.
The good steamer Laura, Capt. Morg
Bateman, leaves to-day for all points on
White, Black and Little Red rivers.
Passengers will ind her a safe packet.
The U. S. mail packet Leui Leoti,
Capt. Tom Berry, leaves tomorrow for
Little Rock and way points on the Ar
kansas. Morrison and Richards are her
clerks.
The Geo w. Cheek, Capt. Jim Lee,
will get away tomorrow for Friar's
Point and all way landings. Field and
Lee are clerks.
TIE fine steamer Luminary, Capt.
Conway, with Lee FiDney in the office,
is the regular Cairo and S. Louis packet
today. She leaves the W~harfboat at 5
pm. and connects with the trains North
and East.
To-day at 5 o'clock the pioneer packet
RubicoD, Capt. Bill Blake, win get away
for Vicksburg and the bends. she is a
Nc. l steamer and 8 fsvorite in the line.
ALT Grissom, apopular and efficient clerk,
has charge of her office.
The Ben Campbell, Cap. Welle=, came
in last evening and gets awey again TO-
day for Osceola and all way landings.
she is the regular packet. Jim Hall Is
her secretary. u
The Guidon leaves on Wednesday as
the regular Pine Bluff packet. Gsrret
Huls is her master.
The U. s. msil packet Dss Arc, with
Matt Glass on the roof and Joe Elliott in
the office, leaves tomorrow for White
river. She looks resplendent Ia her new
suit. and will astonish her old
friends along the river. q.
The dashing Silver Moon, Of which
Ben Merrilets is master and Geo. Hig-
gins clerk, backs out on Wednesday for
Cincinnati.
1t is said hat the Legal Tender will
the White river trade as a Thurs
day packet in opposition to the Natoms.
The fine steamer Thompson Dean,
Pepper, will pass down for New
Orleans to-day. She is a mammoth car
rIer, and will take all the freight Offering.
The Dyersburg Gazette says: From
the advertisement, it will be seen that
Mcknight & Berry will run the
steamer Lady Withaup from our town TO
the Bluff City, once a week. Shippers
should remember that these enterprising
,tesmbostmen will ship tobacco to New
Orleans 81 S. q hogshesd, and corn to
Memphis at 20 cents q sack. Bully for
Mcknight & Berry, They are libsraI
of the printer and we wish them
abundant success. Jim Mac is a Dyer
,ounty man, too, with lots Of river ense.
You bet!
The Louisville Courier-Journas says i
Supervising Inspector Guthrie q di- |
'ected the Local Board at Memphis TO
sscsrtRin who was at the wheel of thej
J. A. Thomson, at the time of the dis
.ster, and IL it was 3 st night to run 10
ueh q dangerous river as the Arkansas, /
Pilots have the right to lay up the boat
( they see proper, and Col. Guthrie d.
ects the Memphis Board to ascertain IL
discretion was exercised by the
,ilot on duty. The reports that have
cached US 80 far are very damaging to
be Officers of the Thomson.
The mountain steamer A~ntelope, Capt.
". r. Massie, bound to Fort Benton,
fire and burned, twenty miles
Yanktor, on the 18th. Two lives
gere Lost. The st. Louis Times says
Tie Antelope wss q sidewheei boat and |
wned by Carter & Conn, the heirs Of
G. Greene and Capt. Massie, her
Her estimated value Is
"a. 900, and she is insured in e astern
fices for SIS, $50. The insurance on her
Argo is mostly in st. Louis Offices. The
we understand, have a SOL,
DO risk on her. The United StsreP,
Iarine, Pacific, and neatly every Ofi,e
J town, together with many Eastern
are doubtless sufferers by she ,
She was built at Metropolis il 1856,
na was considered g good paying
She left this port on tbs 9Th ]
March for Fort Benton having a full
lip Of freight and . cabin crowded With
sople. She was making splendid time. !
The Dubuque Herald says: {
A shipment Of 40, 900 bushels Of wheat {
made nom the elevator yesterday, !
1d contracted at Ice per busheI, or 261s '
n cwt. to New Orleans. The down river p
ovement has commenced, this Is only 3
advance guard Of what is 10 follow. y