Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-12

80 [~A1W " ~ AAANth VI 1Ll# %
feet . inches. CHAS. GOODWIN,
Superintendent Gas Works.
Tho news from above viii be found in
our dispatches in this cOulmn. The river
AZ this point Is going down with a lump.
The Arkansas is falling rapidly, and has
but little better than 30 inches to LittIe
Rock. White river IS also falling. The
weather Is pleasant and business very ac-
tive.
PITrsBURG, February 1.-THE river il
falling with 9 feet IL the channel. The
explosion OF the Maggie Hayes caused
much excitement here, as the crew Were
residents OF this city.
LOUISVILLE, February u-Down-Le-
Ouidas. Cloudy and warm.
CINCINNATI, February 1L.-Arrived-
LorsHa and Alice Dean. The river Is
falling with Il feet 3 inches IN the chan
mel. The weather is cloudy,
ST. LOUIS, February II.-Arrived: I'll.
McGil4. Departed: Emile Labarge, Mo-
hawk and st. Luke. The weather is
cloudy and damp.
~LoulsvrLAE, February 1.-THE river is
falling, with 5 feet 8 inches in the canal.
NASHVILLE, February 1.-THE river is
stationary with feet on Harpeth shoals.
The weather Is fair.
ST. LOUIS, February 1.-THE river is
falling steadily.
CAIRO, Fec. u.-Up-H. NJ. Sbreve. N
last night; Louisville, Il am; Nile.
II ami Olive Branch, 2 pm. Nile, 2
pm Ainneola, g pm; Montana, pm;
Lady PIse, 8 pm. DOwn-LeEal Tender
and Commonwealth at 10 an; Walter B.
Dance, 3 pm; Belle Memphis, 7 pm.
The river Tell thirty inches to-day.
The weather ls cloudy. Mercury So.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A full report of The explosion and loss
of life en- the Maggie Hayes viii be found
in our local columns on this page.
Two dollars and fifty GEMS per bale
was offered on cotton TO New Orleans 10
day.
The lower Ohio is lined with freight for
the south and tonnage Is scarce.
The Pauline Carroll WA due from above
night. In addition TO being loaded to
the guards, she has tWo b4rgss in tow
loaded with corn.
the st. Joseph, Captain Corbett, with
John Lysle IN the office, gets away to day
Tor CAIRO aud ST. Louis. She connects
with the trains North and East. and Is =
comfortable packet.
The 81. J.. Wicks is due from below to-
day, The Mississippi is also due on her
way to st. Louis.
The ST. Louis and Vicksburg packets
giving our city the gO-by. or, in the
words OF a mackerel, they are shaking
US" They no longer notify people OF
their wh5reabOuJs-when they come OF
they 70.
L. will be seen that the Memphis and
Arkansas River Packet Company is in a
prosperous condition, Notwithstanding
the loss Of a SIO,G % boat. They yesterday
declared a semi-annual dividend OF 10 per
cent. upon the capital stock of the COM
pany.
Tho splendid steamer R. P. Walt, with
Ad. Storm on the roof, will, as
usual, get ava to-day for JacksonpOrU
and ala way landings on White river,
cUnueGtinE with the Fairy Queen, Cap
tam Harry, Tor landings on Black river.
Is now and swift. Ernest WalWOrth,
Hail and Billy Willis are her secre-
taries.
The guide ship Bobby Burns, the pride
o. the McLeaHs, II FergusCns, the Nc
DonaIds and n who waur the Kilt, giles
ava for Cincinnati to-day at ) pm. Cap
tain stein, who cane from the banks
Of he Doom, is master, and a highlander
named O'PUwer, from the county Corr,
Is chief clerk.
The Galasin, Captain Mark Cheek,
Thomas Collier and Frank Gonterman
leaves this evening at 5 O'Clock for
O=ceula, HdIie's Point and New Madrid.
GallaJiu is doing d drst rate business,
we hope b viii continue to receive
the support Of cur people.
The magnificent Mary Boyd, Captain
Haynes, with e.. ". Outlaw and
Bob Shields IN the office, leaves to-day at
) pm. Tor Pine BIUd, Little Rock, Fort
Smith ana all landings on the Arkansas.
She Is the regular United States mail
and mas every convenience for
travellers.
Tue Z. P. Walt came IN yesterday with
233 bales cotton and a big passenger "trip.
ihe Commercial came IL last night with
IL bales cotton, 10000 ponds bulk meats
literally covered with people. She
brought the MoCuiioch BrignoI Opera
from Little Rock.
The Allegheny Belle No. 4, and the Dick
E uI,On, (%towboats) passed up yesterday.
The Legal Tender, Captain John Elliott,
viii pass down to-day for New Orleans. /
She IS loaded principally with corn, and
q big trip. She is a No. 1 passenger
Arthur Field and W. L. Ely are
ler clerks.
The steamer Tom Stevens was sold BY
he United States Marshal at st. Louis
he other day for $1,000.
It is expected hat the Richmond will
&c sold by the United States Marshal. As
yet, her owners have been unable to find
purchaser al their prices.
FreiRhts from cairo and below are high
n than from Louisville, Evansville, and
,ther points along the Ohio.
The Board of Supervising Inspectors
recently adopted the following rule:
When an engineer gives up the charge
If the engineers department Of a steamer,
" resignation or Otherwise, he shall GER
ify in writing az to the condition of the
anne, and shall deposit such certificate,
igned by him, with the local Board Of
Inspectors at the port where the vessel
nay be at the time of leaving her. #
here are no Inspectors stationed nc such
port, then he shall mail such certificate Of
condition 10 the Inspectors at the port
where such vessel was last inspected and
when an engineer assumes the charge of
he engineer department Of any steamer,
10 shall examine the certificate of condi-
ion given by the last engineer as soon
hereafter as possible, and II he shall find
the facts have been misstated, he
nall Immediately report that fact 10 the
Inspector aforesaid, pointing out in his
epOrt in what the alleged misstatemengs
consists; falling WATCH, it will be beld
the condition OF the department was
as represented"
The G.. W. Cheek, Captain Geo. Malone
q command, ana Barney Barinds and
ieO. jackson IN the office, leaves for
Point, Delta, Helena and way
andings, this afternoon at . O'Clock,
The gallant Commercial is thesregular
Jacket Tor White river to-day, making all
way landings. She is commanded by
Matt. Glass, and goes to Augusta.
onneoting with the Little Rock Railroad,
carrying the I. S. mail. Jimmy
thompson and Andy Granger are her
Jerks. Don't forget that she leaves
promptly at 5 pm.
The Wade Hampton, Captain TObins'
OUaohita packet, viii commence re-
freight at Louisville for New Or
cans next Monday.
The st. Louis Republican says if some
f the snagbOats would take out the OBJ
tructiOn near Grand Tower. weigh it,
AXE its photograph, and then put it back
4 its present place, Il would be much
acre cons0ling to steamboat owners than
be diagram Of its locality, recently made