Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-09-27


has fallen 2 inches in the psst twsnty-fOur
hours, with 4 feet z inches In the channel.
ST.. LOUIS, September 26.-Arfived
City of Yicksburg, from Vieksburg. De-
parted: Belle st. Louis, for Memphis.
The river Is falling. Weather cloudy and
cool.
te5 AISCELLANRoUs.
A large crowd Of ladies' and gentlemen,
as well as children, went 70 the mouth Of
| Wolf river Yesterday to see the laHnch of
| the Phil. Allen. Many remained there
from 3 o'clock till dark, and were some
what disappointed at the result. The huge
vesselgot under Roadway once, and moved
toward the water some thirty or forty feet,
when she stopped, and no efforts could
start her. Every precaution wss takent TO
make it a success, and those present IS
lOokers-oH were not as much disappointed
as were the builders. She will no doubt
get into the water to-day.
The Legal Tender brought in 81 bales
cotton, 100 sacks seed, and a big passenger
trip.
The Mary Boyd came in with 80 bales
cotton, 200 sacks seed, and full of people.
The tOwboat Odd Fellow arrived on
Sunday with a barge of ice for Bohlen,
Huse IL Co.
The Al. White came in last evening
with so bales cotton, a lot of seed, and 100
people.
Barney Barinds, of Bslcher & Barinds,
wharfboat proprietors, Friar's Point, is
in our city. He leaves for home to-day.
Captain Chas. G.. Sehultze has bought
Captain Fitzgerald's three-eighths inter-
est in the Virginia.
Captain John Duble fell through the
levee in New Orleans on Saturday, and
dislocated his shoulder.
The Fleta was sold in New Orleans a
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Noah SeOviu. She remains in the Red
river trade.
The towboat Atlantic and barges passed
up yesterday.
Gen. Wilder, of the Chattanooga rolling
mills, yesterday purchased the steamer r.
p. Converse, now lying at our levee, for
$500. She will be used on the upper
Tennessee river.
Twenty thousand dollars has been spent
this summer on h Magenta, and she is
now 3 better boat than when she first
turned a wheel. Capt. Neal writes us
that she is a beauty and is entirely re-
furnished throughout. She leaves here on
the 9th prox. for New Orleans.
The st. Marys is due from below.
The Pauline Carroll is about due from
New Orleans.
The Norman gets away at 4 pm. on her
return to Evansville, making all way
landings. Capt. D.. II. Kennedy, her mas
ter, is building up a lucrative trade and
we rejoice in his success. Lon Morris is
her chief clerk.
Ice is a drug in Psducsh at 75c per 100.
The Memphis and St. Louis packets
take all articles for the St. Louis fair free
of cost.
THE Indiana came in yesterday with a
splendid trip. Her roof was covered with
gypsy wagons, and some 10 gipsies were
lolling around her deck. They are on
their regular tour South for the winter
and will disembark the gangs at various
points below Lake Providence. The In
diana laid over till daylight.
The MARITIME, Capt. Dearth, leaves to-
day for Osceols and all way landings
Jim Hall is clerk.
Capt. Lee Cummins left for Chicora
this morning on the Indiana.
The steamer st. Joseph, Captain Cor
bett, leaves as the mail packet for st.
Louis al 5 pm. Mr.. Theodore Ziegler is
chief clerk.
The Legal Tender, Captain John D.
Elliott, leaves for J~acksonpOrt, Augusta,
Des Arc, DeVall's Bluff and all points on
White river at 5 pm. She Is an excellent
packet and connects with the train at
DeVall's Bluff, and with the Petrolia for
Black river. VIM. Miller is chief clerk,
and Dan. Sullivan is his assistant.
The Columbia, Captain Dave Haney,
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landings on the Arkansas. She is q good
packet.
The new steamer A. J.. White, Captain
Malone, leaves to-day as usual for Friar's
Point and all way landings, carrying the
U. S. mail. The Granger brothers are
o on the White, as second and bill
clerks.
Captain Rube Neal, of the Indiana,
wants the party who has his celebrated
monkey, "Jocko," to return him to the
boat. He is now in the possession of
some one in Cusseta, Ala.
The elegant Belle Lee is due tonight
from above, and leaves tomorrow even
ing for VieksbVrg and New Orleans. She
is the handsomest boat on the river. |
Frank Hicks is master.
A telegram was received at the Internal
Revenue Bureau, a few days ago, from
the Collector at New Orleans, stating that
hundred packages of tobacco had
been recovered from the sunken steamer
TexarkRna, the stamps upon which had
been obliterated or removed by the action
of the water, and asking could the under
writers proceed with the sale of it with
out having new stamps affixed, and could
they be issued to them subject to proof of
the tobacco having been originally prop
erly stamped? The Acting Commissioner
by telegraph as follows:
Tobacco stamps once affixed to pack
ages are at the risk of owners or under
writers. The Office neither replaces nor
refunds the value of stamps spoiled or
defaced while in use."