Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-03

sOnport, Pocahontss, and all landings on
Little Red and Black rivers. She is hand
some as a bride, gay as "a lark, stylish as A
maiden with a Grecian bend and japanese
switch. and take her all in all, she il a
perfect love Of a packet We won't at
tempt a description, but let her astonish
her old friends into a fit Of eestacies, with
on ~premonitiOn. We can't, however, for
h n cOmpiimenting her painter, Mr.T. ".
4 tcey, who has certainly proved himself
4 be a irst-class artist. Capt. Ailt, Har
T her popular master, may well feel
proud Of his beautiful steamer. She leavf s
to-day, remember, az sharp 5, and ma
success attend her on her way.
The Legal Tender will get away to-day
on her initial trip in the Evansville trade.
This trade should support a rood packet.
and we hope u merchants will exert
themselves TO sustain the effort Of Capt.
John Elliott who goes out ia command.
She leaves to-day at D pm.
The Geo. W. Cheek, Capt. Malone. will
get away as usual to-day for Friar's POINT
and all way landings. She is a popular
packet. Barney Barinds and Charley
Jackson are her clerks.
The magnificent Mary Boyd, Capt. Rube
Haynes, with i. w. OUTLAW and Bob
SHIELDS in the Office, leaves to-day at %
pm. for Pine Bluff, Little Rock, Fort
Smith and all landings on the Arkansas.
She is the regular T.. 5. mail packet, and
has every convenience for travellers.
Capt. A Jack Carter, formerly Of the
City Of Cairo, was in our city yesterday.
The Commerce COMMITTEES nave agreed
upon the bill creating a Board OF Local
Steamboat inspectors at Evansville, Ind,
in accordance with petitions from several
Leading s-teambOatmen Of the West.
During the five months ending January
3lst, the shipment of cotton east from
Cairo amounted 20 1877 bales.
Capt, Henry SWll2er has buoVed the
obstruction near Grand Tower, and placed
signal marks upon trees near shore, go
that in future pilots can keep clear Of il
without difficulty. After a careful exam
nation, with an iron spike pole. he found
it TO be a large solid log, four or five feet
trough, nine or ten feet long, and lying
straight up and down the river, with six
feet OF water over y at the present stage.
and nine or ten all around. The nuOv il
laid at the upper end Of the log, and can
be easily seen at ali times when il is light
enough 20 run a steamer, Downward
hound boats viii find the best water TO
the left of the buoy. This Is the obstrue-
ton upon which the Kate Robinson, Lady
Gay and W. r. Arthur were sunk.
The Colossal was to leave St. L Iuis 70
Arkansas river last evening. The Ma
COma left for White river Monday. The
Walter Dance, with Oscar HAYNES
in charge Of the office, was to leave last
evening for Red river.
Il is expected that trains viii pass over
the Ohio river bridge az Louisville during
the present week. The bridge is more
than a mile and a half in length and, with
the exception OF the Victoria Bridge at
Montreal, is the longest bridge on this
continent.
The Richmond Is on her way to Louis
vile, in charge of the United States Mar
sbal Of Louisville.
TObin's new ouachita packet is to be
named Wade Hampton.
The Milbrey is announced to leave Ev-
ansville for this city to-day.