Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-27


Business on the levee to-day was &C
tive, and the amount Of business trans
/ acted put one in mind OF the good old
times when river men had money in
every pocket, bosts had plenty OF freight
! and dTay mules knew no rest.
The COOss left for Evansville with 567
bales Of cotton.
The Ggidon came in from Pine Bluff,
with the largest trip OF the season cut OF
the Arkansas. She had, besides a good
list Of passengers, AS bales Of cotton, $50
sacks Of seed and the remsins Of Capt.
Clay Rice's brother, who died some
months ego, st LscODia, which were
brought % for interment 1t ElmWood.
The gay steamer Norman, Capt. Hall,
viii back out to-day for Cairo and
Evansville. She has 3 good cargo en-
gsged. Mr.. TWoomey is heE popular
chief clerk.
The Humpty-Dumpty troupe came
down last night on the City Of Alton.
The splendid steamer GuidOD, Capt.
Clay Rice, viii get away to-day FOR
Pine Bluff and all way points on the Ar
kansas and Mississippi. She is q popu-
lar passenger packet. Garrett Huls Is
secretary.
The Das Arc haG a splendid trip for
White river.
The good stssmer sam Hale, Capt.
Walker, with z, c. Miller in the Office,
departs to-day It her regular hour for
Caro-, Evansville, Louisville and Gin
CiDnal.
Tae Afsydower did not leave ysster-
dsy bat gets away to-day FOR NIcks5urg
and New Orleans. Sne will make all
wEy landings and Possesses every attri-
81 q Gr1~ r1uaa rlrEaf Enhn frnGnn-
cerlsin is her clsrk.
The Arsosy, Capt. Tom Berry, Is the
Z. 3. msil packet for Little Rock
AMI way points to-mOrrow. She con-
meets with the packets for Fort Smith.
The Pink Vsrole has been sold at
for 5000. She enters the
Nashville trade.
The Alice Dean, John KilgOur, Empe-
r0r ana Owe Branch are due from be-
low.
The e. II. Shreve has departed from
81. Louis for the Missouri river.
The kentucky Legislature has sPprO-
as, 900 to make Licking river
naviga5ls.
Tae conference between the opposing
lines between st. Louis and st. Paul has
come to nothing IS yet. HooOmpromise
hos been Affected, and there is little pros
pect for one. The Northern line is only
that the White. COIlsr line shall
put Ia two boats cut of the ten required
10 form 3 daily line. This proposition
was rejected. BotA companies are strong,
ald il the conflict is finally determined
On, it will be fierce and long.
Capt. Daniel G.. Taylor, Supervising
Inspector Of the Fourth District, en-
Oracing the Mississippi river $40 we Cairo,
and the Missouri and Illinois rivers, re-
pOrts to the Board OF Supervisors, now in
session, that IN the last year there have
been inspected PA steamers, with 8 &c., |
3O6 tunnsge. Certificates have been
granted to 459 pilots, and 3S3 engineers
luring the hfleen months ending Decem
Der 81, 1868. Within the district fJurLeen
steamers nave been sunk aud six de-
iIroyed by fire. Over . million and q
lalf Of passengers nave been carried by
steamers IL tdeu district, with the loss OF
lut q siDgle life, and that was q death
rom the escape OF steam by the break
ng Of machinery, showing greater safety
o the usv5ling public than any other
node Of transportation. Three en-
have lost their lives from explo-
ion and escape Of stesm-One engineer
I'D two dremen. Twelve boilers have
.iven way under ~bydrostatio pressure.
Give piiOtsi licenses have been suspended,
nd eight pilots licenses have been re-
Two engineers licenses have
,sen revoked, 4 eleven refused. Five
Gamers have been dismsntled aud gone
ut OF Use.
The Lsclsire, which sunk on the Falls
i Louisville, on Saturday last was draw
ng full one foot less wster than there
over the Falls, the accident being
aused by the false or counter currents
Uy the erection OF the bridge
iers. Il is reSliy q wonder there are
.Ot more accidents caused by these OBJ
truetiOns on the Falls. The Leclalre was
~riginally built at Pittsburg, and sunk at
Sr~andenburg, about two years since, but
vas raised and recently rebuilt al Louis
lie. She WIS valued at SIS, 600, and 10.
lced Ia Louisville Cdices for $40. coo.
he cargo is lost or damaged, but the
Dat viii DC raised, as the river Is falling.
We a the following paragraph from
he Kingston East IeaResSeeda OF Fri
ay:
Owing to the late heavy and contin-
Gus rains, the river is considerably
up " st present, and several boats are
ORG 3 lively business. The Cherokee,
larry BY d and Alert have ell been at
~ wharf once or twice during the past :
7esk, sl heavily ladened with produce. [
! large barge, heavily lsdened with
1rn, whilst being towed 10 Chattanooga
2 the steamer Mary Byrd, sprung q
ak and sunk. Another barge-one Of
lose recently built at this place by Mr..
chm HOod-lsdsned with 1000 bushels
coru and 1000 pounds of pork, whilst
tOs by the Alert, also, from some IN
cause, concluded to go To the .
,ttom, taking with it all its valuable {
eight.