Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-18

IN with good passenger trips.
MIsuELLANEoUS.
We make our bow 10 oar readers
this morning in a new dress. We
hope il pleases, and feel Just p we
imagine a new steamer does just after
receiving a new coat of paint. While
presenting a better appearance, we
shall endeavOr to make this column
more interesting than ever. and as
sure our friends that, as heretofore, il
viii never run in the wake uf-nnr-Of
our contemporaries, DE they side-wheeI
or stern-wheel.
1t may not be- generally known, but
it is a fact, tia. the HoB. George y.
Jones, now in attendance ut our Con
| ventiOa as a delegate from the Stale
OF Iowa, was the first man who asked
for and secured IN appropriation from
/ Congress to improve the Mississippi
rapids above 81. Louis. Gen. JOne~,
while a delegate in Congress rom the
then Territory Of Michigan, March
Is, 1886, secured an appropriation OF
S45,OO0 f0r the purpose, and according
ly Robt. +. Lee-h1 whose name
stands first in the heart Of every
| Americn-was dispatched To make
the survey, which he did, and the
means recommended by HIM to i'm
prove navigation have iIt recently
been carried out.
ThetOwbOat Ajax passed down YES
| terday with an enormous tow. She
had - coal boats containing nearly
half Il million bushels ofcual.
The RubicOn. which came down
yesterday, brought the -. Louis,
Cairo and Evansville delegations TO
the Convention.
Nisscher, of the Richmond Head
tight, dropped in upon Us Yesterday.
The fine steamer ST. Fr2Ucis, Capt.
Tom Bowman, viii back OCT to-day
for WHtsburg and internediate land
ings on st. Francis river. SaHi Paine
and Billy Clark are secre.aFies.
We received "a letter Yesterday from
| Jack Chambers, ornrerir 0f-the CaId-
we'll He Is nov agent 90 the Mem
! phis and Arkansas River Packet Com
pany, at Hot Springs. Jack says the
waters perform miracles with the as
sistance of 4 little TOME. The COM
pany there at present are not in good
health, as "sOme are bad. some very
bad, and some id bad, to use the
expressive words Oh the letter. He
publishes the allowing challenge:
Capt. Dan. Hukil1:
/ viii run you a s8ot race atany
time within 50 DAYS, for the sum OF
SI000-distance 500 yards; a forfeit Of
$500 to be placed IN the hands of Jim
Durf within I0days, he giving a good
and sufficient bond for the same.
j. ". CHAMBERS.
The Virginia, Capt. Holcraft. Wil
pass up to-day at noon for Cairo and
Evansville. y clerk will receive for
her this H4eFHine at the foet Of Court
street..
The Great Republic was tied upn
at this port yesterday, on q coal bill
amounting 20 $500, due Brown x
Jones. She gave bond.
The Richmond cleared f0r New Or
leans yesterday with Il fair passenger
list. The principal items of her cargo
were 400 hhds. tobacco, 100 tons rail
road iron, and COO dozen poultry.
The Great Republic had 1850 bbs.
salt, 1900 empty ~tiercCS, and $500 bbls.
-four.
The two Darnells, who murdered
the Lanes on the Belle Memphis, In
Madrid Bend, have been indicted for
murder in the first degree. They
have fed the country.
The Des Arc, Capt. John Elliott.
viii get away to-day for - points on
White river to Augusta.
The splendid Z. 5. mail parket
ThOs. r. Allen, gets away to-day for
all points on the Arkansas to little
Pyssengersfo for the Hot Springs
make no change ON this line, and
reach their destination rs quickly IL
by any other route. Reese Pitehard
Is master and Messrs. Walker &
Thomas are clerks.
The RObt. E. Lee will pass up to-
lay at 10 pm. for Louisville. She
needs no praise, being known 10 have
no superior on the river as an elegant
John Cannon is master, and
NIessrs. Roberts, Messip and Sullivan
ire her clerks.
The magnificent passenger packet
Belle Memphis, Capt. John Crane, Is
he regular Cairo and St. Louis
teamer to-day. She leaves at 5p.m.
nd connects with the trains North
nd East. Billy Blenker, q popular
nd efficient clerk, has charge Of her
,ffiee.