Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-14
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The Clifton, Capt. Stein, leaves for
Cincinnati this evening. Mr.. @. w,
Hunter presides in the office.
The GnidOn, Capt. Clay Rice, leaves
for Arkansas river at 5 pm. She is q
favorite passenger packet. Carrot Huis
presides in the office.
The City of Alton is due from below
to-day, bound for ST. Louis.
The NatOma goes out for White river
on Thursday.
The Thos. II. Allen goes to Arkansas
river on Thursday.
The Bismarck, Capt. Sam. Entriken,
will be down this am 4, and is to leave at
noon for New Orleans.
It is said Dan Dinsmore, pilot of the
O.. A. Thompson, stood at the wheel IN
til the hair was singed from his person,
and then with pistol in hand went to the
lower deck, where he kept the crowd at
bay until the lady passengers were safely
removed from the burning wreck, after
which ne swan ashore.
The BERMUDA was re-sold on Monday
by the United States Marshal, and
brought S5575.
The Marble City will be down on
Thursday, bound for V cksburg.
Three lives were lost by the collision of
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Diamond Island in the Lower Ohio. The
Sullivan was sunk.
Capt. G. A. Davis is loading the WEsd-
anita at Pittsburg for St. Louis, Capt.
Sherman having retired.
The steamer Pink Varble, now load
ing at Nashville for Cairo, has on board
fifty hogsheads of Tennessee cosI from
the Sewanee coal mines on the Nash
vile and Chattanooga Railroad, con-
signed to a manufacturing firm in Hous-
ton, Texas. This coal is said to possess
excellent qualities. for manufacturing
purposes.
The Nick LOEg worth will be down in
day or two, bound for Nav Orleans.
The coming fall will bring out quite a
number Of new boats before the public.
The R-d river men are building both
side and stern wheelers. Cameron pro-
poses to duplicate the Robert E Lee :;
Lsathers will have another Natchez,
much after the style Of the last one he
built; ParisOt, the champion Of Yazoo
river, is having an elegant little packet
Guiit for the Vicksburg and YszOO trade.
The White Collar Line will nave a new
boat, similar to the Phi. Sheridan, ready
by the middle Of the summer, and we
dare say half a dozen more contracts not
here enumerated have been closed with
the Ohio river builders.
Pittsburg is Distinguishing herself Ia
the o building line, this season. An
other new Missouri river boat, built at
that point, the Nick Wall, in command
of Capt. Tom Poe, passed Cincinnati.
Her length is 1856 feet, beam thirty-three
feet, hold six feet eight inches. She has
a short cab n, meaeures- 265 tons, and
will carry about 500 tins.
The boat Hard Times was sold at
Augusta. Ga, on Tuesday OF last week
for $500
No ridings have been received Of Uncle
Wright Rea, who mysteriously dissp-
peared from Madison a few weeks ago..
The general impression is that he has
been fouliy dealt with.
Immense RATS Of logs and lumber are
reported coming out OF Big Sandy river.
That stream is almost blockaded by
them.
Senator Morton is Of opinion that the
river and harbor bill, as It now stands,
will enable the Secretary Of War to pro-
v;de for the continuance of work on the
Louisville canal.
The Darling will be the next packet
down from Cincinnati.