Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-19

? vailed IN the Vicinity OF memphis Tor the
past two or three days, as we learn that
Wolf river is booming and full of drift.
The rise is coming out OF the Hatchie, it
is said. The Arkansas is rising slowly.
White river is declining, but is bank
full from one end to the other. The
news from above will be found in our
Geographic columns. Weather cloudy
and cool.
Arrivals.
Steamer Belle st. Louis, st. Louis.
Mary Forsyth, "
Norman, Evansville.
Belle Vernon, Pittsburg.
" Ben Campbell, OsceOls.
Importer, Arkansas river.
Linton, st. Francis river.
Louisiana, New Orleans.
" Jno. H. Groesbeek,
Mississippi,
Departures.
Steamer Belle st. Louis, St. Louis.
Mississippi,
Importer,
Norman, Louisville.
Jns. H. Groesbeck, Cincinnati.
Ben Campbell, OsceOls.
!" g. w. Cheek,
T. II. Alien, Arkansas river.
GGidOn,
Argosy, White river.
Mary Forsyth, Vicksburg.
Belle Vernon, New Orleans.
In Fort.
COOss, Sam J. Hale, Linton.
The good steamer Luminary, Captain
Dan. Conway, with Lee Finney in the
office, will leave at five pm. to-day for
Cairo and st. Louis.
The W. A. Caldwell is the regular
United States mail packet for Little
Rock and all way landings, tomorrow.
She is prompt and will leave on time.
Jack Chambers is her clerk.
The aggregate shipments on the late
rise from Pittsburg amounted to 3, 240, coo
bushels of coal and rs, 1000 bushels of
coke.
The Carrie V. Kountz is on her way
to the mountaizs, from Pittsburg. She
will, no doubt, delay some weeks at st.
Louis.
Tomorrow evening the splendid Uni
ted States Mail packet Liberty, with
Capt. COnley on the roof, will leave for
all points on White river. She connects
with the Little Rock train, and with the
Fairy Queen for points above. Irving
Thompson, Jim Rowland and Charley
Sharpe are her clerks.
E A tragedy occurred upon the Belle
Memphis, at Island No. 10 on Wednes-
day afternoon, by which thres brothers
named Lane were killed. It grew out Of
an old feud. Particulars will be found
in our LEGAL columns.
TIE Rubicon, Capt. Blake, will pass
down tomorrow for Vicksburg and the
bends. She is an elegant stesmer,-ths
piOneer-of the line.
A New OIlesns paper says that Mrs.
J. s. Sullivan does the hOnOrs in the Ma
genta's office.
The Richmond was due from below
last night, and has no doubt passed up.
The Great Republic was due last night
from ST.. Louis, bound to New Orleans.
She no doubt passed down in the night.
Neither the Richmond nor r public
have an agent at this port the present
triP.
Negotiations are on foot to sell the Star
Wharfboat, one of the best institutions
Of its Kind upon the river, to 3 party in
Helena. Capt. Tspp, formerly Of the
wishes to purchase.
The ThOs. II. Allen and Glidon, for the
Arkansas, had good trips.
The ArgOsy, for White river, also had
an excellent freight and passenger list.
The gay steamer Natoma, commanded
by Capt. Jim. Lee, will get away 1t five
p. M. for Fcisr's Point and all way
landings on the Mississippi. She is
swift and makes railroad time. b. p.
Field and Stack Lee are her attentive
clerks.
The Sam. Hale, Cspt. Walker, will
back ont tomorrow for Cairo, Evans
vile, Louisville and Cincinnati. She is
an elegant passenger packet and q huge
carrier.
The wrecking boat, Submarine No. II,
hpu hann arfara1 - sho ~rcoh Of The
Ruth, and will either-sO says u. 8.
Stillwell, raise il or wreck it.
The Nick LongwOrth caught fire in
the water closet on Sunday last while
lying at Louisville, but no serious dam
age was done.
Australian is the name selected for the
new steamer building by Capt. John T.
Stoekdale for w. H. Chapman 81 Co,
New York, intended for a packet on the
Msgdalens river OF South America.
Nick Wall is the name settled for Capt.
Thomas P0e's new mountain steamer,
building under the sups rintendence OF
Capt. joint Stockdsle.
We take the following concerning the
III fated steamer Rnth, from the st.
Louis Republican: When she left this
port her cargo consisted OF II pkgs bacon,
20 bran, $50 corn. S26 mssl. 26 eggs, 2734
Il eur, 2S3 hay, 102 lard, 394 malt, IS7
oats, 759 pork, 50 whisky and 1921 sun-
dries. At Cairo che received from the
steamer Pauline Carroll, which left this
port on Thursday, the following 10 pkgs
80 bran, 1S5 corn, 236 meal, 80
1887 flour, as hay, 254 lard, 30 malt,
oats, 269 pork, II whisky, 6t sheep,
1926 sundries.
The Inflated steamer Second Of the
name destroyed by fire, and cDm-
manded by the same esptsiD) was built
in the winter of 1S64-5 at Jacksonville,
Ind, by the Towards, for Capt. George
Pegram, of this city, and made her frat
trip in April, 'G5, and at the same time
wss the largest and finest steamer on
Western waters land even at the time of
her loss had but few superiors The
cost was 5000, 000, at which price
she wss sold during the same summer
to the Atlantic and Mississippi steam
Company, by which she has been
owned ever since. Her present value
set down by the underwriters At
$50 600, and she was insured in the fol-
offices for S55, 0o0:
and Merchants Insu-
rance Co., OF Pittsburg ......-.......--..-.s 1000
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