Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-09-28

Grand Tower, from Memphis: NJ. J.
Wicks, from New Orleans. Departed:
City.of Alton, for y~icksburg; Mellie Able
and McGill, for New Orleans. The river
is falling. Weather clear and pleasant.
CINCINNATI, September 27.-The river
has fallen 2 inches, with 4 feet 4 inches In
the channel. Weather cloudy, with a
sprinkiing Of rain during the day.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The new steamer Phil. T. Allen was
launched yesterday at 5 pm. There was
q considerable crowd present and every
thing went of well. She sits upon the
water as gracefully as a swan. I'D
The magnificent Memphis and New Or
leans passenger packet Belle Lee will be
in port to-day, n leaves in the evening
for New Orleans. There are few ofOur read
ers who have not heard of the Belle Lee.
She is one of the most beautiful and lux
urious packets ever seen on our Western
waters. She has been undergoing a
thorough course OF repairs at st. Louis
for the past two months, and she comes
out even finer than when first built. At
least 81, 900 has been spent upon her-fOr
though a new BOAT, her owners were not
satisfied until they made her one of the
finest, if not the finest, boat aloat. Her
commander, Captain j. Frank Hicks, is
well known in our city and in the bends
DClOms 40 a PORdlaAy OAOAEOeAS OALOOAs
Her clerk, MI. John s. Sullivan, is also
a competent and gallant gentleman. He
is assisted by Ralph Hicks. She will
leave for New Orleans at 5 pm. Tom
Herman and James Ssyers are her passen-
4 ger agents, and they will increase her
passenger list very sensibly to-day. Ir.1
The United States mail packet Mary
Boyd, Captain Rube Haynes, will get
away to-day for Little Rock and all way
landings, connecting with the packet for
Fort Smith. She is an elegant and popu-
lar steamer. e. W. Outlaw and Bob
Shields are her clerks.
The Sam Hale reshipped her freight and
laid up at Cairo. 70
The Norman did not get away last
night. She leaves to-day at moo for
Cairo and Evansville. Captain d. H.
Kennedy is master, and Lon Morris is her
clerk. l.'
i The Julia, Captain Townsend, with
Jimmy Thompson in the Office, leaves 1T
5 p m. for Cairo and st. Louis. She is the
regular packet. -,-
Captain Dan Abls is in our city. He
has just returned from New Orleans.
Captain f. A. Kendig, of the Clarks-
vile, has arrived from New Orleans and
returns again to-day. He reports the
GAINESVILLE in excellent order, having
inst come of the docks. She will re-enter
her old trade from New Orleans to the
AEhdu5dd.
The Legal Tender left for White river
with an excellent trip. Billy Miller was
in the Office. -s
The Bismarck passed down yesterday
with a big trip for New Orleans.
"a b local inspectors report the follow
ing steamers built at the port of Pittsburg
from January LIST to September Ist, 1896:
Arlington, Juniata, City of Evansville,
Far West, Red Wing, Lake Superior,
Trade, Fontenelle, Granite State, r. j.
Lockwood, Exchange, Carrie Converse,
Mollie Moore, and towboat n. ]. Bigley.
Suit has been instituted in the United
States court, at Cincinnati, against Cap
tain William Jones, of the Viola, on ac-
count of his failure to use iron rods and
chains, instead of wheel or tiller ropes,
as provided for in the ninth section of the
act of Congress approved July 9TH, 1868.
Debt, $500; damages, sI00; due in equity,
$500. rE,f DbE-A
The new Memphis packet City of Ches-
ter is nesrly complete. She has both
ehimneys up and nearly all the furniture
aboard. e -aa Tl'aS On q .- 81 rtsb
Mr.. r. S. Graves. member of the Eng
Hsh House of Commons, now stopping at
the Southern Hotel, st. Louis, was a pas
senger on the j. NJ. White when she made
her famous run He recognizes a great
improvement in the West in the last
tW enty years.
Captain Martin, formerly commander
and owner of the Brooklyn and Sarah
Blanton, died in Cincinnati on Thursday, |
of consumption.
Captain Asa Mason, of the Champion,
being afflicted with neuralgia, has gone
home TO Warsaw, Ill, leaving the Cham
of the Silver Moon, a first-class
and ranf1aman- |