Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-25

rising. The latest news from above will
be found in our Geographic columns.
Arrivals.
| Steamer Common wealth, st. Louis.
Coosa, Evansville.
Silver Moon, Cincinnati.
G. A. Thompson, "
WsstmOreland, "
ArgCsy, White river.
Ozark, Arkansas river.
Ben Campbell, Oscsola.
Mary Forsyth, Vicksburg.
Departures.
Steamer CoOsa, Evansville.
" Darling, Cincinnati.
Commonwealth, New Orleans.
4" WestmOTeland,
Mary Forsyth, ST. Louis.
In Port.
Stasmsrs Guidon, Silver Moon, G A.
Thompson, Argosy, Ozark and Ben
Campbell.
EEEgELLASEOUs-
The J. D. Perry is in Black river
loading with bulk pork and laid for New
Orleans.
The Fairy Queen, reported sunk near
T.cEsonnOTt II seems did not sink at
oil she pieked up q sDsg in Current
river. near PocshOntas. Shipped q few
inches Of water only. She Is now u. n.
again. u
ont of White river. It will be remsm-
bered that some month"; ago sno started
on a vovsge up White into Black and
thence into Current river, with q colony
~ Germans to locate somewhere
IN South vestern Missouri and to clear
ont Current river. The Germans re-
manned in the country. The contractors
feiIad tn do their work. The boat was sold
Nv the II. 8. MsrshRl-was badly torn up
nv snsps. trees and old father Time. She
comes back sadly dilapidated-i want
Of Dsint-Rachinery out Of tx and a
| rough looking specimen OF marine
architecture generally. .
Our dispatches yesterday announced
| the sinking Of the Peoria City On sun
| dav. at or neal the mouth Of Coles
creek, some twenty-five miles above
/ Nstchez. The Submarine Ne. II went
TO her relief from Vicksburg and il is
| probable that she will soon be raised.
The G. A. Thompson, Capt. Alex.
Frazier, now in port, leaves to-day for
! Pine Buff, Little Rock and Fort Smith.
The Guidon did not get away last
night. Her engagements compelled her
to lay over until this evening, when she
will back out for Pine Blu and all way
points on the Arkansas. C6pt, Clay
Rice is her popular master and Garrett
Huls is chief clerk, assisted by D N sui
| Ivan.
Capt. Mark Cheek has chartered the
Hesper, and will run her regularly as a
( packet from this port to Mound City,
making the same number Of trips daily
is vas made by the Cheek. Capt. Marx
has labored faithfully to keep up the con-
necJion between Memphis and our Ar
kansas EeighbOrs.
The GOOD ami comfortable steamer Ar
COSY, Of which Capt. VIM. Ashford is
master, departs TO day for J~acksonpOrt
and way points on White river. She has
made two successful trips in the trade,
and has already won q fair share Of pop
ularity. While the boat may be 8 COM
parauvely new one, however, to the
iolks along White river, her officers are
| all old ~favorites. Milt Harry, her chief
clerk, is 8 host in himself, and mis- pres
ence would lend 8 charm to any steam
ef's Office. He is ably assisted by john
ny Smithers, a very capable young OIL
Ger.
The gallant Liberty, Capt. John Davis,
Is the regular Saturday packet for White
river.
The good Steamer, Ben. Campbell,
Capt. Weller with the popular Jim Hall
az the desk, leaves to-day for OseeOla and
way points.
The towboat Mary Alice passed down,
and the towbost Jim Watson arrived
from above. she has a lot Of hay and
salt for this port.
The George w. Cheek gets awsy to-
day for Osceola aud way points on the
Mississippi. Mark Cheek il master and
Frank GJnterman clerk.
The u. S. msil packet Ozark leaves to-
day for Pine Bluff, Little Rock and way
points on the Arkansas. Since her re-
iuvenatioU, she is one Of the best steam
ers in Capt. Adams famous line, and
she runs ike 3 scared deer. The Ozark
connects with the Fort Smith packets
direct. Capt. Harrison Blssdell is her
%populsr master and Ned Outlaw, who il
not by any means q desperate character,
has her Office in charge.
Particulars of the capture Of the tug
Nsttie Jones, by ClsytOn's melisb, at
DevalPs Buff, will be found in our local
columns.
The authorities Of Mobile have de-
| clared their wharves free to all vessels and
! steamers that may land ct them, aud for
all goods that may be received and
landed Oh them.
Capts. r. j. and G. w. Cochran, of
P~ittsburg, have sold the towbOst Louis
vile to a MIR. Wheeler, of Saltwater,
Mimi, for $1,000. She will be employed
in towing lumber on the Upper Missis-
sippi.
purchased by the Josb Lawrence line,
for 5000.
All the mountain boats ct st. Louis
are painting up and getting ready for a
trip 10 the mountsins
Phe Jefferson (TeXss) JimpIecUte gives
the following additional particulars OF
the disaster to the Mittle Stephens:
An on board, except the regular watch
es, we're wrapped in profound s!umber.
THE hour Of midnight had just chimed
by the clock, when the pilot discovered
signs Of fire on the lsrb0ard side of the
forecastle, where, it seems, two hundred
and seventy four bales Of hay hsd been
slowed.
Four quick successive taps OF the bell
gave the alarm TO the crew. That alarm
was the knell that summoned sxty-one
souIs 70 meet their maker. Exertions
almost superhuman were made by the
men, but all TO no purpose. The fire.
king 3 begun his reign. Already IL
was painting hell on the sky" Then
| ensusd 3 scene of dismay, OF terror and
Of death, which the pen Of man cannot
adequately depict, nor the mind of man
fully conceive. The brave captain, COM
pretending his duty at this crisis, rs if
by intuition, cried to the pilot, I" Head
her from the wind Open up I" To the
clerk, the unfortunate Riemer, he gave
orders to rouse and save the passengers
Riemer went below 10 die at his post. It
was now certain destruction to remain
any longer on the root, and the captein
bid the pilots ave themselves, which
they did by escaping from the stern Of
the vessel.
Capt. Kellogg made 3 leap for life
through the flames, being slightly
burned IS be went, and fell into the lake
a distance of thirty feet. Heshad, how
- =,haIpd 40 much hot sir that ha