Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-09-08

lines with their entire influence and
patronage. Ours should dc the same.
The City Of Alton passed down yes
terday loaded so deep that stage planks
iOated on her guards, and her chaIks
We're nearly under.
The Post Boy was also very deep,
loaded with Western produce intended
for Southern markets. She took on
twenty-five head Of mules here des-
tined tor Red river.
The Great Republic, Capt. W. b.
Donaldson, will arrive here to-m0r-
row bound for New Orleans. she is
the finest steamer atiOat.
The Lady Gay left New Orleans
Saturday. She will be up some time
to-day on her way to st. Louis.
The Ozark, Capt. Biasdell, goes 20
White river tomorrow.
DR.. Plough, the Marine Industrial
Exhibition advocate, is using every
energy and influence to make q grand
display OF steam vessels in front of
Memphis next Spring. A steamboat
show would be a novel sight to look
upon, and might draw the biggest sort
OF crowd.
The Mississippi, and Othersteamers,
will enter the Memphis and New Or
leans trade during the coming season
If they can obtain the patronage Of our
merchants. The Magenta may also
enter the line.
The Edinburg, Capt. Yerkes, is to
leave Cincinnati for this port to-day.
The MOllie Able left New Orleans
Monday.
A correspondent says Of trip down
the river:
COAHOMA COUNTY, MISS,
September 7, 1859.
Editors appeal. Since the war it
has not been my privilege to travel
much indeed, l nave not been out Of
sight Of " the Square" except once,
when 1 took a short trip 70 Little
Rock. About a week ago, ia company
with a friend, 1 took passage on the
Cheek for the Mississippi bottom, or
elsewhere, as the facts might direct.
Capt. Malone is a sumner" in his
line, as all who have Travelled
on his little floating palace will
say. We landed opposite Helena.
horse, buggy, and two hungry and
thirsty individuals, at daylight
fog thick enough to cut with a knife.
&AEOAk 2 " LAlLh AAlE sui uANDELHF4 LNNe
fog, and nearly dissolved the subscri-
Der and companion. We were on a
tour of observation, and were deter
mined 70 fight iE out on that line;
therefore kept on, and soon arrived
at Moon Lake. This il a beautiful
sheet Of water At the mouth of the
famous " YazOo Pass Here We
found a delightful cottage embOwered
In foliage, situated directly upon and
facing the lake, belonging to DR..
DOwd. We were made hearth
ly welcome by the Doctor, and
his partner and relative, Mr.
Lindsey, RECALLED on bear and
venisOu steak and other creature 0m-
forts, and urged TO extend our visit Tor
several days. DR.. BOWL and Mr.
Lindsey are eultivati&a large pIan-
tatlon in cotton audCcurn. and hun-
dred acres or 50 IN broom corn. The
crop Is splendid, and with broom
corn al 50 OF per ton must be much
more pr0h5able than cotton. The
cotton crop in the bottom has not suE
Tered as much for rain as on
the hills, but still planters are
grumhling and fearing they VIII
not make more than three-iourths
OF a bale to the acre. No rain tor
three months until the showers we
carried with Us from Memphis, and
now the fear is that there will be too
much. Leaving DR.. DOWd's hOspita-
bic home we went over to Red Bud,
IN Iunica county. There we found a
hOurrshing country store kept BY Bar
Der q Haynes, who are doing a land
Office business among the citizens OF
Iu1Ica and COahOma. The neighbOr-
ing planters c~Ongregate at this store
every day and talk crops and politics,
aPd spend their money. There We
net many of the sOvereigns and rep
1esentatlve men OF that part Of the
Ptate. Messrs. Scales, Anderson,
HaZen, Mack, MOseley, Burke, Ray
and others have Our thanks for ccurUe-
sIes extended to weary, hungry and
Thirsty travellers, which viii not soOn
he forgotten. Messrs. j. II. and Thos.
{. Mack are also raising broom corn
70 some extent, and it looks well.
IL there IS not too much rain in the
vicinity, | don't think there viii be Il
dearth OF cotton in Tunica or Goa
hOma. Corn is a failure.
DR.. DOwd, with some others, have
decided TO put a boat on Moon Lake,
to run down Cold Water and various
other streams. Saw and grist mills
are being erected all over the country.
Prosperity seems 10 be the rule in
stead Of the exception. I hope to 90
TO that country again in a few weeks.
Have invitations for weeks ahead to
hunt bar" deer, turkeys, ducks, et
id Omne genus, Wish you would 90
too. Truly yours.
IPPTSISSTSM.