Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-25
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BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
ARRIVALS.
EPARTURES

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DEPARTURES.
SUSIE San s,ils Anderson Point
Salfie Hifoi
@ IN PORT.
Al. White. Emma Floyd, &C. Day. An IA.
VA AND BUSINESS.
The Arkansas is falling, with about 8
feet 70 Little Rock. We have no later
news from White river. The weather Is
warm end business dall.
BY FELRsRAPH.
LOUIS yILLK, August 24-The river has
fallen siG inches during the past twenty
fonr hours. with three feet six inches in
TIE chute and seven feet on Portland bar
Weather warm. Mercury go. Captain Can
| non. of the staamer Robert E.. Lee, was
at the Gait House last night, and was
presented by his many friends in this city
with a solid silver tea set. The presents-
ton speech was made by George W.
Morris, ESQ.
PrTTsnURe. August 2.-WsRther clear,
with the thermometer at 9S' at i've pm.
The Mononsahela is falling, with twenty
/ two inches in the channel.
NASHVILLE, August A.-h1ver Ialnng,
L NAlLH LOuI III a LN-@
shoals. Weather fair and Oppressiyely
warm, with the mercury az 9zo IN the
shade at three pm. Departed; Ella
Hughes, for Cairo.
CAIRO, August 24.-Arrived Common
wealth, from st. Louis to New Orleans.
ten p.m.; Nick LOngwOrth, from Louis
vile to New Orleans, eleven p.m.; Belle
Memphis. from Memphis to st. Louis,
two am; Bismarck, from New Orleans to
st. Louis, ten am; B~urkesville, Nash
vile packet, eleven am; Mary Miller,
| Evansville packet, five pm. River ross
ten inches. Wea5her c1eAr, Win the mer-
ST Louis August 24.-Arrived: NJ. J.
Wjckz from Memphis, Rubicon, from
| Vicksburg. Departed. W. K. Arthur,
for New Orleans, Grand Tower, for Mem
phis. We ather sultry.
CINCINNATI, August A.-The river has
fallen one foot the past "A hours, with II
| feet in the clsannel. Departed: Camalia,
for Memphis.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The launch of the J. s. Durham came
of Yesterday evening and was a perfect
success. AbOnt 8 O'Clock the crowd com
1 meuced to gather, and though tt was not
| generally known that the affair would
\ Some off. there were a good many ladies
and gentlemen on the grounds. A little
after 8 O'Clock the pins were knocked
from under her, and the j.. ). Dunham
went gracefully and beautifully into the
river. She sat upon b water Ike a
swan. sud with her boilers, engines, ETC.,
on board, does not draw over eight inches.
Cantair Bill Rowland. Who has nurSed
the boat from the keel mp, wants TO bet,
that with water in her boilers and her en-
tire outfit on board, she won't draw v .
nine inches.
leaves on Friday for Little Rock and all
WaV audinR
The MemDlris and Friar's Point packet
! A. J. White arrived yesterday morning
with coIors flying, and was visited during
The day by very many OF our cltizenss an
OF whom were much pleased with the new
n scket. We have before given her dimen-
| 81, 1ns. which are rs follows: Length, lS2H
feet . ham, 82 feet, with b feet ) Inches
hold. Her cylinders are % inches IN Oh
amatser. with 9 feet stroke. She has three
boilers D feet long, 40inches in diameter,
gith a "a fines in each. Her wheels are 80
feat in diamster, with 81 feet buckets. In
| outward appearRnea the White Is excellod
nv no ts,amer on the river for beauty or
| finish. and her model is perfect. Her
| cabin, which is elegant In It's every ap-
I pointment. contains th1rty-six staterooms,
/ Two of which are double. In the main
! cabin there are twenty-eignt rooms, ana
| in the ladies' cabin there are eight. Two
of the latter are bridal chambers, and ara
| fitted M with regular bedsteads of pol
(shed walnut, and are as hne as can De
found at any hotel or private residence.
All b rooms are furnished Win sPI ~
mattresses, and in the main cabin the fur-
nieure is of the most massive kind, while
/ tba1 OF the ladies' cabin ia ofthe very latest
design and most expensive and Injurious
character. Heavy velvet carpets cover
1 both cabins, and a beautiful mirror en-
\ beIIishes the ladies' saloon. here also To-
DAY viii be found one Of chickering's
Grand Pianos, purchased last evening of
| lJoIlenburg by Mr.. AID. White, at an ex-
nsuse Of $1,000 and presented to the Boat.
ms nursery, to the rear, Is also a feature
/ of the boat and will accommodate about
fifteen passengers comfortably. II Is
handsomely esFpeted and contains bath
Tonma water CLOSETS, etc, for the lady
nasaanoers. The office il located directly
Forward and is as well arranged and com
modious as it we'll could be. Her pantry
lie on the IarEosrd guard and contains
steam. table and every e~onVenlenes nsu-
ally found in modern hctelss hSf ware
is Of silver. and each piece has engraved
unon IL the name OF the boat. IL WAS sup
piled by F. II. Clark q Co.,of this city, and
fs mite massive and Is modern In design.
Her Iarbsr shop, ON the starb0ard, guard Is
also complete in all its apartments. The
bar. situated forward, Is a perfect 6JoH,
and exceeds In the style OF its embelltsh-
ments ANYTHING on the river. Woods OF
~arious eolors are so beautifully blended
tEat the most casual observer must be
/ .ftrseted by 1t. The bar is owned by
Louis H. Briggs, who, though ayoung
! man. has shown that ne Is iuiiy
aonai 20 the OCCASION. The Texas Is di-
vfSad into apartments-tOr the othcers,
Sorward aid q cabin for colored passen-
a." sft Tn this cabin % passengers can
ke accommodated with rooms n meals,
and are waited upon IN All Things the
same way as the white passengers Deiow.
| The white is, in all respects, q perfect
steamboat. and is an honor 10 the trade
/ for which she was built, as well as 20 her
antarnr,sinV owners. Messrs. Cheek and l
| Malone. She leaves to-day on her initial
trip in the Friar's Point trade, and Will
create a furore among the den1zens OF
bends below. She ID commanded py cap,
tain Geo. Malone, one of her owners ana
in her Office will be found Messra. Char
| lev Smithers and Charley Jackson, both
welI-known In the trade, Nj. Lewis Bot
to Ia her chief engineer, and Nh. Powers
is her mate. Her cabin is in charge OF
Morris Herman, one OF the best stewards
h or. the river. Several OF our clftzsns go
down on the White this evening, and q
ray time Is anticipated.
Messrs. H Dow and Brooks, Nicely q
Co Yesterday sold to P. r. Bohlen, Esq,
4 B,Sdiea. Huse q Co, the steamer Lib
tv No 2, for hes sum Of $500. She was
81. 1xat bv her late at United
I'm J an1 shaa ~sds more money out OF
:, - enw othar Of her owners since
ass y y = i my S o5fsr Mr.. Bohlen will use
ner 70. ttrJwtng ice barges, ssntor We
nope,s b AXE her a paying ms. - r. a.
TIE g.. @. Day did not get on NJ
ds last evening. She Will pS"AS
The. Commonwealth, Captain Sedan,
with sJ 8. Lehner in the Once, passes
iox1s ~. dav for New Orleans. r
The N n atesmer now building ct Cln-
.innatf 3 intended for the Red river trade
md why ost Sos, 900.
The IN ia will pass down to-day for
and the bends. Captain Tom
rownses.I Is master. and Jimmy Thomp-
is il the Office, assisted by Charley
The - te st. Louis, Captain Alex.
.,ferler h. ives to-day for Cairo and ST.
.onis NJ j. W. Baskette Is clerk. She
op,oac 81. b the trains North and East.
Cenf ~. "a 4 Chenowith backs out the
NM, E1c-5 vt noon to-day for Louis
T;1ia matt. She makes all way
- NJ Wise is her popular clerk.
I'M, ! znna- ca plain Frank Stsint with
IN Powsr In q 70 Office, leaves to-day AZ
~ nin- IN Ka ses win be In port to-
Az Tseb thc ms, gniicent Nick O
ros al and Leaves 4 { 10 am. for Nlcksr
~ a'nd HN Naw or,sea n. This steamer has
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