Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-24
Steamer Guidon, Arkansas river.
Steamers Cooss, Minneola and Guidon.
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oLEAuCIS AGESGF liz &AO OQA1Ous
EIBCELLAE EOUs.
There was a good showing of packets
at GU wharf yesterday, and all bound
South had fair trips. The list of arri-
walls, however, does not look up well.
The Coosa is still in port.
The Des Arc, for White river, had an
excellent trip.
Tue Leni Lsoti went out well laden
for Little Rock.
Capt. John d. Adams, Superintendent
Of the Arkansas U. s. mail line, left by
rail yesterday for Louisville, Cincinnati
and 81. Louis.
Capt. Bob. Good, Inspector for this
District, returned home yesterday from
an inspecting tour. He will, we learn,
end his energies to the new dry dock
enterprise which Capt. Hsmbleton is
trying to inaugurate, and which We sin
cerely hope may prove 8 success.
The beautiful Mary Forsyth, Capt.
David Hsney, will be in port to leave for
Cairo and 81. Louis to day at 5 2. "a.
The Forsyth is a really fine packet, and
her Officers are genial travelling compsn-
ions. w. B. White snd Geo. Briggs are
her clerks.
The regular packet, Argosy, Capt.
Wm. Ashford, viii be in port to-day,
snd leaves again tomorrow for all ports
on White river. She goes through to
~Jacksonport. Milt Harry and John
Smither are her secretaries.
The fine steamer, Mollie Able. will
pass down to-day at 10 am. for Vieks-
burg, Nstchez and New Orleans. Capt.
Dan Able, our former well known fellow
citizen, commands, and her Office is in
charge of competent and reliable clerks.
Sam Entricken will pass down this
evening for New Orleans with his good
steamer, Bismarck. She leaves at 5 pm.
The Carrie f. KooniZ came near being
killed upon the Falls st Louisville. Her
machinery got out Of order and she
hoste l over sideways.
Capt. Clay Rice brought his good
steamer Guidon into port with s fine
trip, and leaves to-day for Pine Bluff
aud way points on the Arkansas. The
Guidon is q Nc. l steamer, very popular,
and again takes her regular day in the
trade. Garrett Huls and Sam Wood are
her clerks. The latter once undertook
to rice on horseback from Pine Bluff to
some point above, and had, we learn, q
very sad experience. Ask him about It.
The elegant passenger steamer Min
neOIs, Capt. w. b. Miller, gets away to-
day for Cairo and Cincinnati. she is a
popular packet. Mr.. Hail Is her eff
Gent chief clerk. u
The .. s. mail packet Ozark, Capt.
Blasdsll, with AID Storm in the office,
backs cut on Thursday for Little Rock
and all way landings on the Arkansas.
The City Of Alton, Capt. J. B. Archer,
will pass down tomorrow for Vicksburg
and the bends.
Captain Ben. F. Davidson hiss pur.
chased one-third of the Lady Grace.
A few days ego 8 decision was given
in the steamer Lansing case, By the
United States Court, in the city Of Chi
caSo, in favor Of Stewart q Loury, Of
Dubuque, and against the Western
Union railroad, Of Sl1 100.
There is at present, at Dubuque, over
Thousand bushels of wheat in
the elevator, ready for shipment when
the river opens. Before that ~wished-for
day arrives, the sum viii reach at least
one hundred thousand bushels.
Jerry Coates, Mate of the Mississippi,
whose leg wss broken by a derrick at
st. Louisi had to undergo anpntstien
Jerry went through the late wal and
fled his post as q soldier withIgallantry.
friends will regret to learn OF his
great misfortune.
The following appears In the st. Louis
Democrat in connection with Capt. Pc
grams account of the loss Of the Ruth
Capt. Pegram and associates desire
US to make public their d~eteststisn of
the character Of such q man az Lieut.. G.
b. Pickett, Thirty-fo1rth Infantry, now
lately ia Memphis, the author OF q
telegram which appeared 10 the Mem
phis Appeal, to the effect that q number
of lives were sacrificed, when he knew
that no lives had been lost.n
We take abe following from the Gal
CjViIj0n Of February Goth The
steamer Sallie Hays, the bantIing of the
city Of Dallas, the head Of navigation OF
the Trinity, Is working her winding way
down that stream, accompanied by more
a. prayers and anxious wishes than fol-
the pOslic ship of Miss LsndOn on
the long vOyage from which it never re-
The Herald publishes an itine-
rary of the progress of the Sailie until
she descended below the mouth of the
Elm Fork, on the Is b, on her first
70 Galveston. She is not only 8
ligat draft river boat, but mRkes the port
ages by aid of her machinery, having
g passed through tbs slough on McGar-
vey's pass, aEouBd the famous raft,
and without accidental any kind"
she is tied up, or rather staked out o.
and stands hitched very well ia
the dark, but in daytime jerks up snags
like q fresh caught mustang, and tears
away overhAngisg limbs like q giraffe,
thus, ike other pioneers, making Is she
goea thu road She travels