Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-21
CHARLES GOODWIN,
Sunariufandaut Gos We,

A4DlAlAN lAlts nODus hClLOn, new OGAGll5
to Cincinnati, / PIN; Columbian, st.
Louis to Now Orleans, 2 pm; Pauline
Carroll, New Orleans 10 st. Louis, 5 pm;
Louisville, Louisville to New Orleans. 3
pm; p. w. Strader, New Orleans to Gin
c%innati, 3 pm; J. w. Garrett, st. Louis
to Pittsburgh, 4 Pun; a. Baker, East
Port packet, Is pm II. M. Shreve, st.
Louis TO Shreveport, 6 pm: Alaska, Gin
cinnati TO New Orleans, q pm. River
fell / inches; weather cloudy; mercury 90.
CINCINNATI, March 20.-Showery all
day. River falling; % feet 6 inches in the
channel. Observation-Disclosures, and Nick
LOngworth will be here tomorrow.
LOUISVILLE, March 20.-Up-Nick
LOngworth and Silver Spray. Down
Silver Moon. River receding; 9 feet 6
inches in the canal.
P1rTsBURG, March 2O.-Raining since
noon. There are no arrivals or depar-
lures.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Captain John B. Davis, of the White,
Black and Red River Packet Company,
and Major JOIN d.. Adams. of the Mem
phis and Arkansas River Packet Com
pany, returned home yesterday, the
former from Louisville and the latter
from st. Louis.
The Magenta viii, we learn, undergo
repairs this season at this point. She is
now owned in large part by Memphians.
The building of a steamboat at this
point for the Friar's Point trade is talked
of. Prince Emmerson, who superintend-
ed the construction of the 7. p. Leathers,
the "Altona," and the gunboat Arkan-
sas, will supervise the new BOAT in the
event of it being determined to build.
The Altoona, it is asserted by many boat
men, was the fastest running steamer
that ever turned a wheel ON the Missis-
sippi.
Inc Solado, recently sunk in Boeuf nv
er, was a seven hundred bale boat, and a
fast sternwheeler.
The st. Francis brought in 146 bales of
cotton, 80 sacks OF seed, and a fair list of
passengers. She returns to the st. Fran
els tomorrow. Tom Bowman is master,
and Messrs. Paine, Berry and Levy are
her clerks. &.
The Marble City, Capt. Conway, will
leave this evening for Cairo and st. Louis.
She makes all way landings, and connects
with the trains North and East.
The great w. L. Arthur, Capt. Harry
Brolaski, will pass down for New Orleans
to-day. We need not commend her or
her crew. They are all well known to the
travelling public.
The II. NJ. Shreve, Captain Carter's
pioneer st. Louis and Red river packef,
will pass down his evening for Shreve-
port and all way landings direct. Henry
Worsham and his son are her we'll known
secretaries.
Business is dropping off in the lower
tributaries. Planters are preparing to
pillow, and have sent forward all their cot
ton as a general thing. Boats coming out
Of the Arkansas, st. Francis and White
rivers are mostly light. though the pas
senger travel keeps up very well.
The steamer General Anderson will get
away to-day for Helena, Friar's Point and
--,,v Tn-IFn-- G1.a =. 1890 F.rN ~ III
wise popular. Captain Jim Lee is master,
and Messrs. Stack Lee, Cummings and
Chism are her clerks.
The United States mail packet GuidOn,
Captain Clay Rice, will back out at her
regular hour to-day for Pine Bluff and
Little Rock, and connects with steamers
for Fort Smith and all way landings on
the Arkansas. She is a splendid passen-
ger packet. Her clerks are VIM. NJ. Nor
rison, Alex. Waddell and Charley Mussel-
man.
The r. P. Walt, Captain AID. Storm.
leaves tomorrow for all landings ON
White river 20 JacksonpOrt.
The United States mail packet Liberty.
Captain Pat Wheat, Will get away to
morrow for all landings on White river.
VIII L. NisCher, Esq, lately editor of
the RichmOud's Headlight, is now n OF
thu editors OF the Indianapolis Ddily
Journal. We wish our friend Nischer
much success In his new home.
Captain Tom Townsend is TO command
the stealne G. II. Durfee to the noun
Uains this season.
g. II. Houston brought suit in the SUI
periOr Court OF Cincinnati, THURSDAY.
against the owners of the steamer Mag
HOlia, for injuries sustained by him at the
time of the explosion of that steamers
boilers. He was a passenger. He claims
fifteen thousand dollars damages. Mr..
H. is a resident Of Bradford, Kentucky.
The W.. +. Curtis, Capt. Thompson,
leaves for New Orleans to-day at D PIN.
She is a fine packet.
Brown. IL Jones' tug Little Giant has
arrived and is a complete steamer.
The Glasgow, Captain Andy Robinson.
leaves to-day at D pm. for Cairo and Gin
cinnati.
The following letter which we find in
the st. Louis Democrat will show the an
which actuates st. Louis parties
our packets, the Wicks and
Church. Thatthey were condemned bv the /
Louis underwriters before their keeIs 1
were laid is certain. Thearticle saws; The |
river reporter of the RepEdLiedn in this
friday mornings paper says: 1.-THE
Wicks has already made more than one
successful trip and has proved herself well
Worry shippers patronage; and why. thai
now, when she has a fine trip engaged
tAlo ulothl baiAI6 5hOlAu DG CftdLeQ.l Is mara I
than many of our most responsible shin
pers can determine. Captain Miller last
evening, paid "a visit to the Wicks. and
her as was represented, stauneh and
well built. This is all that was reouired
md hencefOrth we hope she will no more
be the cause of complaint" The reporter
has been misinformed. Captain Miller
lid not go on board the M. j. Wioks on
Thursday, as inspector, but as an old Der-
ANAL frFENH of n0nfllnnQn .Opna.f.I 80
.he boat. lie did not make an inspection.
nor do anything else in his official ga.
1t is unjust to the Wioks To DIace
ler in a false position. She did NOT ask
another inspection, nor has she changed
she was inspected and reported on.
She is still Q boat OF enormous capacity
ma feeble strength; and the fact that she
to New Orleans and returned with
nut actually sinking, has not changed her
If the obstruction that par
Tally fractured her side had been a foot
n so deeper in the water, all controversy
would probably have been ended, q
y LaCross paper of late date saws.
The hne new steamer Alex. Mitchell. !
'ullt at the company's yard, will be ready /
0 a her place on the river at the OPEN {
ng OF navigation. The Mitchell. tbdnob
lain in finish, is withal elegant T2o Z
abin presents q graceful change from the :
IsuaI hligree work on our river Steamers {
has four double flue boilers. and ber c
Machinery appears to be of the most sab $
make. Her sister boat. the ReIl .
I Lacrosse, will not be ready so soon |
1ough she is well advanced, and will i
robably be ready to go out by the time ]
river is open to st. Paul. She is a
lodel Of beauty, will be more elaboratelv =
nished than the Mitchell, and be a credit
, the city whose name she bears. The
Belle, so long known as a first
lass passengersteamer, has been cut down
} a freight and towboat. The Keokuk =
nd City of st. Paul are out on the WAYS
avtng been thoroughly o~verhauled dur
- the winter. They will be newly
ainted and ready to take their places on
he river as soon as the ice goes out-the
'rmer in her old berth from here to WI -
ona, and the latter probably in the Du- =
lque and st. Paul trade. The Addie =
)hnson will also be ready to move at n
tort notice. The work on all the boats Y
the yard, some sixteen or eighteen i'm
amber, is being hurried forward to com
elton. The company employs about
xty men in the various departments. o.
ley have used about 300, 900 feet of lum-
r the last winter. The company's mill
being remodeled and rebuilt to ccomo-
tie their increasing business. We =
ticed several boats of Rumsev's line 7
aiting to be got out and overhauled. We Sc