Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-21

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Colorado, tor Vicksburg; Olive branch
and Henry Ames, for New Orleans.
LOUISVILLE, May 0.-RiYer falling,
with o feet 10 inches in the channel, 4 feet
10 in the chute over the falls. Weather
very warm. Port List-Cornelia, Nash
VILE to Cincinnati; America, Cincinnati
to Arkansas river; Mary Houston, Louis
vile to New Orleans; J.. ). Neal, and
barges, Louisville to PomerOy; Sam Par
ker, Cincinnati to Louisville. The hull
of the LumInary was towed over the falls
this evening. The party purchasing her
intends taking her 70 Hickman and using
her as a wharfboat. Her machinery is 20
be transferred to the new steamer Belle
of Vicksburg.
MIsCEILANEOUss
Captain John A. Scudder, President Of
the Memphis and st. Louis Packet Com
pany, arrived in our city yesterday, on a
business visit. He was warmly vel
coined by many old time friends.
Ben Clarke, formerly Secretary Of the
st. Louis wharfbOst, but Of b firm
Of Finney a Clark, Of st. Louis, was in
town yesterday, and left for nome on the
City OF Alton.
The MinneoIa left for Cincinnati with
1000 bales Of cotton.
The Gallatin had a fair trip Of people
for DeVall's Bluff.
NaHkaAA o1AA - 24gA W. E01
terday from Little Rock, whUe he mas
been on business connected with his
steamboat agencies.
VIM. s.. Davis, Esq, of Little Rock,
who for many years was connected with
the Gazette, Of that city, but who latterly
was n of b proPrietOrs of the cele-
brated Anthony House and a member Of
the firm Of Davis 81 Kinkead, whose splen-
did line of carriages between Little Rock
and the Hot Springs makes travelling a
pleasure, is now in our city and will re-
main q few days.
The Batesville has succeeded in getting
out OF upper White river, and at last ac-
counts was lying at JaeksOnpOrt. She
only succeeded in getting q few miles
above Batesville, and after Juggling sew
sral days on a sand bar, pulled OF and re-
turned.
The r. P. Walt came in at an early
hour yesterday morning, with a good
trip, and the largest passenger list Of the
season. She went all the way through to
~JacksOnpOrt, connecting there with he
Fairy Queen tor Black river. The Walt
leaves on her return to White river at 8
O'Clock this evening. Captain William
Ashford and Messrs. Butler, Hall and
Smithsrs are the executive officers Of
this popular steamer; while Mr.. Mile
standish Is the polite and attentive mail
and express agent. The Walt makes
close connection with the railroad at De-
wallis Bluff for Little Rock, HOt Springs,
Fort Smith and all points in Arkansas
and Texas.
The G. ". Cheek, Captain George Ma
lone, is the regular packet for Friar's
Point, Helena, and all way landings this
evening. Barney Barinds and Charley
Jackson are clerks Of this favOrite
steamer.
The Hamilton went out of the Arkan-
sas a couple OF days since with q cargo of
oil cake, cotton seed oil and sundres,
bound for New Orleans, and perhaps Liy-
erpool.
The Colorado will be down from st.
Louis to-day on her way to Vicksburg,
for which point she leaves at 8 o'clock
this evening. Captain Isaac Mckee is her
commander, and VIM. Craig is chief clerk.
The Henry Ames will be here to-day
from st. Louis, bound for New Orleans.
Travellers will find her a pleasant steamer
to take passage on. Captain JnO. H.
Burke is her master, and VIM. TOmpkin,
Jr., is clerk.
At Shreveport ten DAYS ago, Red river
was twenty feet above low water-mark
and rising. There was plenty of water
through the lakes to Jefferson tor the larg-
est class boats. Above the raft the river
was falling and nearly all the cotton had
been taken out. Several Thousand bales
have been sent out during the last few
weeks.
The Caroline was hard aground near
Pecan Point, with 200 bales on bOad, and
no prospect of getting Oh.
Several boats recently went above Row
land and KiOmitia.
Tt 1e are five side-wheel boats running
bel cen New Orleans and Shreveport
the Grand Era, La Belle, Selma, B. John
son and FrOlie. Low rates of freights
causes business to be discouraging and
improbable. Down freights from Shreva
port wrs on cotton, 81 per bale. Cattle 5,
"a per head. Passage-cabin, SIS to SO
deck ,tS3 to s..
The beautiful steamer Grand Tower
came in from st. Louis at an early hOul
this morning, on her maiden trip. She
is now at the landing, and will doubtless
be visited to-day by all admirers of ma
rine architecture, as she is one OF the
most elegant steamers that ever landed
at our wharf, thoroughly adapted in
every Aspect for the trade between here
and st. 3puis, for which she was built by
the Menu mis- and st. Louis Packet Com
pany. We copy the following descrip-
ton of this admirable vessel from the
COarier-JouTa0l. the steamer having been
built at Louisville: The Grand Tower is
272 feet long over all, AZ feet beam, 8 feet
hold, with carrying capacity Of about 1900
tons, and drawing only SO inches water
hight of cylinders % inches, and 8 feet
stroke. She has five boilers A inches in
diameter and "a feet long, four hues, with
1ght iron crank and shat wheel 81
feeG-jiameter; buckets IA feet pa
inches in length. She is supplied with
endless chain elevators, donkey engine
and boiler, and all the auxiliary engines
required on first class boats. She has a
full length cabin, elegantly finished and
painted in the most improved modern
style. Thenulsery is underneath the ladies
cabin, and is not surpassed for com
fort and convenience by any boat that we
have even seen. Every department. OF
this boat is furnished with all the conve-
nisnces hat thoughtful and apprectatiye
minds could suggest. She was COM
menced under the supervision Of the late
and lamentad Captain H. w. Smith,
President of the st. Louis and Memphis
Packet Company, who built b Belle
Memphis here in 1866, which gave such
entire satisfaction that it was determined
to copy after her in every respect, she
being considered a perfect steamboat, and
one that could not be improved upon.
The builders, and all steambOatmen that
have examined the Grand Tower think,
however, they have improved and turned
Out q boat surprising the one that she
was intended to be a duplicate of. She
is without doubt one of the finest packets
ever at our wharf. Captain George Len
nox, formerly of the City of Cairo, a well
known and popular master, is in com
mRnd, and Tom White, An equally pOpu-
lar clerk, has charge of the office. Sam.
Lear is the incompatible caterer. She
leaves for st. Louis at 5 pm.
Officers and clerks of our river steamer
encounter many odd characters, particu-
larly on passenger boats where thers Is
much travel. On the last trip of the pop
ular steamer r. P. Walt, a queer genius
took passage, and without a dollar to pay
mis- way, wanted more attention and gave
more trouble and annoyance than any
dozen OF the numerous people on board,
Finding the chap without funds, Alex
Waddel, the second clerk, not wishing tC
put him ashore, put him on the lower
deck. He didn't altogether fancy his
deck &C sommodatiOns, and when supper
time come he was on hand for a SRuart
meal, taking aseat at the table and IAJDl
in a fun supply. After tea Aleck kind.
ly informed the gentleman that ifhe didn'
keep his place below, the next woodward
would end his journey. He gave no fur
Their trouble until just before daylighl
next morning. when he entered the cabiI