Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-11

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In Port.
Argosy, Sam. J.. Hale, w. A. Cald
well and MARITIME.
HIsCELLAEE0US.
Business was active upon the levet
yesterday, and departing boats had good
trips. /,
The Silver Moon left for Cincinnati
with 1900 bales OF cotton, and full Of PEG.
pie.
The Mississippi passed down yesterday.
She had an excellent trip and added sew.
erRl passengers at this port.
The Bismarck also passed down. She
refused 1900 sacks OF corn for this port.
The first lot offered was 1000 sacks at zoe.
Capt. Entricken concluded that by taking
iG he would be competed to pay along
wharfage or nearly S125 for putting it
on at this port, without counting the Ia
Dor or carriage.
Capt. Robert Good has besn commits
TONED as Local Inspector for this port,
vice Geo. w. Daval deceased. The ap-
pOintment is a good one.
The MARITIME, Capt. Rector, will get
away to-day for Hsle's Point and al way
landings. She is the regular Thursday
packet.
The Geo. ". Cheek leaves at her regu.
lar hour to-day, for Osceola and all way
points. Frank GOntermsn Is clerk.
The Sam Hale came in with a splen-
did trip from Cincinnati. She will leave
again on Friday for Cairo, Louisville and
Cincinnati, and points on the Ohio.
Capt. Walker commands.
The Louisville, Capt. Lusk, will pass
up this morning, for Cincinnati. She
wants cotton.
The w. A. Caldwell, Capt. Ruhe
Haynes, came in from Little Rock with
COS bales OF cotton, and full Of people.
Sac had the best trip Of the season. She
leaves again to day at 5 pm, for Pine
Bluff and Little Rock, connecting with
the Fort Smith packets closely. Jack
Chambers and Bob Shields are her
clerks. jack has not an enemy on the
river, and is adding TO his list OF friends
every trip. Travellers bound to the up
per Arkansas could take no better packet.
The Guidon did not get in to leave for
Pine Bluff yesterday. She, no doubt,
had 6 large cargo, and Will be found at
the wharf this morning. Capt. Clay
Rice will back her ont this evening for
Pine Bluff and ali wsy landings. She is
an excellent steamer, and in her office
will be found the popular Garrets Huls.
The Argosy came in yesterday from
her first trip to White river, and We are
glad TO add that it was a successful one.
She brought Owe 800 bales of cotton and
had q large number Of people. Capt.
Ashford will back her out to-day for
Jacksonport and all way landings. We
need not say anything in regard to her
officers. They are already well known
and very popular. Milt Harry, her chief
clerk, was warmly Welcomed along the
route, and all were pleased to see him
more in the trade, where his pleas.
ant and genial tanners had won him
hosts Of friends. He is assisted at the
desk by John Smither, alse . capable
clerk.
Tom Porterfeld, who keeps a wood
yard above Vicksburg, was dangerously
stabbed by two negro wood-choppers on
Sunday last,
For the benefit of our contemporary Of
the Mobile Register, we would state that
owned and run on the "mu-
tuaP' plan are not at all uncommon in
these waters, and in noticing~the pro-
Of u neighbOrs of the Gulf we
g took IL" nothing at all surprising ex-
cept that they should be 30 nearly up
TO the times.
The Belle OF Alton has been chartered
by Capt. J. ]. Brown, to run in the New
Orleans and Bayoa Sara trade.
The Belle st. Louis, with Capt. Alex.
on the roof, viii back out to-day
for Cairo and st. Louis. She is every
thing that could be desired as q passenger
Her clerks are competent and
gentlemen.
The Pittsburg Insurance Companies
have paid the owners of the Inflated j.
n. Mccullough their risk. They had
over SS5, 900. The parties at Madison
who undertook 20 raise the Mccullough
have found it rather a bad speculation.
The hull of Capt. ThOs. Poe's new
mountain steamer was launched at
Georgetown, Penn, ON Saturday. She
will be completed by the opening Of the
Ipring trade.
A man named Gregg jumped overheard
rom the steamer Baden during her last
rip from Quincy, Ill, and wss drowned.
The new steamer Mary Houston, Capt.
Durham, will pass down for New Or
cans to day at 5 pm.
The Vicksburg Times says about big
AS the cotton season is pretty well
advanced, and the general opinion pre-.
yails among steRmboatmen, and others :
Who have the means of knowing, that !
he bulk of the cotton crop has been {
hipped to market, the following figures J
n reference to big trips Of the staple
transported this season will not prove /.
undressing :
Three largest trips delivered at New
dississippi, December s,-....-...-.A,ll3 bales. :
!. E. Lee, October Is, "--".---a7s "
According to the published msnifests,
Mississippi has carried into New Or /
the largest trip Of any boat during I
season, which fact, II establiahad :
her to the b~eil-rope offered bv I
w. M. Williams, OF our CITY. for .
performance. The fact of her SO 5
DING, however, Is disputed by Cant, :
Hicks, who insists that the Magenta has
arried the biggest trip, and the manifest 4
by the Mississippi was 1ncor- y
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