Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-10

al TOOK more or 1855 COTTON ana p4sseu-
gerg, and passing transient steamers dis
wines, liquors and produce.
The weather was clear and pleasant.
Tho streets were crowded all day with
pr ty maidens, and crowds Of young
N 4 stood On the corners duringthe AFTER
n n % look At them.
rhe Nick LOngworth, Captain Lew
Hates, passes down for Vicksburg and
New Orleans to-day. She Is q f~zVorite
steamer, and has competent, clever
officers.
The Mary Forsyth IL the regular
packet for St. Louis to-day.
Tho ". A. Caldwell, Captain Ed. Now
land leaves as the regular packet for Lit
tie Rock. Fort Smith and all points on
Arkansas river tails afternoon AZ 5 O'Clock.
The g. W. Cheek. Captain George Ma
lone, goes out for Friar's Point, Hslens.
aud all points on the river below, this at
ternOOD az 5 o'clock.
The Commercial leaves for White river
on Saturday evening next.
Walt q Co. Martin, Of course) have a
bran new card il another column
announcing q bran new business. He has
"A big lot Of bran new stoves. besides
copperware, mzntles, CRATES, cutlery. etc.
and furnishes steamers witt coal and lard
oil, tin and sheet iron ware, and does ali
sorts Of job work for boats and every one.
He has embarked in a general tinkeriuR
trade. The stand is at ~ Front street,
late Richard Brsnn0n s. Co., whom thew
have bought out. Mr.. BrannOn still re-
tsius an interest IN the business, and viii
always b. 0und on hand. We expeet the
enterpnsing firm OF Walt & Co. will be
e%Ininently successful in the tin and stove
trade. They generally do pretty wen u
everything they try. Steamboat
folks won't FIND a better place to trade.
nor mora nanurFnnIoNTn -gl-I.~E---
272 Front.
The bluffs in front Of the steamboat
landing are q nuisance that should long
since have been abated. For the future
fame and good name Of our CITY Council
the sooner they take action upon the ne
oessity of the remOVal the better. Il is
nonsense to plead poverty and cry econ
omy as a defense for continued delays.
The wharfage income is sufficient 10 de-
fray the expense, or, if not, il should be
increased until il is. The heavy charges
exacted of steamers entities them to
room enough at the landing to transact
business without being cramped and
crowded 50 that valuable time IS lost and
extra expense sntailsd. as is the case AZ
present. Even should the public debt De
slightly increased By the work. IL would
only be temporary, and the Offset would
be more han balanced BY the benefits TO
our commerce Sooner or later these
bluffs must be graded. No better time
han now could De selected to do it. What
an excellent stepping-stoue TO higher OH
cal position. for u CITY iegisla i've Off
Ger 10 make this measure suecessfuIP Not
only would ne deserve, and receive. the
{ tuks Of every merchant and bOatman.
nut at his demise a grateful public would
doubtless erect a monument from those
veritable dirt mounds, never through
coming ages TO be disturbed.
Captain Alex. Frazer, OF tho steamer
Louisville, stopped of his steamer here
Yesterday, and proceeded home by Fail
last evening.
An article in our editorial columns Of
yesterday, from tho pen of Mr.. J. B,
Miles, Of Helena, Ark, in answer 10 Mr..
IoWnsendS report TO the Chamber Of
Commerce, argues against a ship canal
from New Orleans through Barritaria
Bay to Fort Livingston, but advocates
strengthening the river hy cutting OF ali
OF its bends. Neither of these plans are
practicable ia our opinion, and It is more F.
than probable that several future genera
tons wiz ind the great Eiver flowing on
to tbs sea, as it has for past sges, uncon-
trOl.ed by ths intellectual science, skill or
labor OF man. l. may be kept within
bounds by lsves5, and its cdsnnel i'm
proved by dredging, but whenever it
K q notion 60 20 on q bust IL Will have Z
- % INA kVMEau D
Packets from this port, running ia sew
ersl Of the tributaries. do not rely On get
ting much wood, and generally lay in
coal enough to make the return trip. [
Some hoals think themselves lucky 10
PICK up twenty or thirty cords OF green
sOggy cotton wood a. three doliars per
cord during a weeks voyage.
The IL VI. Shreve passed up last nfghu
for 81. Louis. She was from Shreveport,
and had 1923 barrels Of tallow for reship-
ment to New York, and 1lIG bundles OF
hides for Buffalo.
An exchange saga, o. four steamers that
have had their hulls Tidened al st. Louis,
three, the Peoria City, Lizzie Gil and W.
r. Arthur, have sunk. The latter went
down twice, but is again alOst. Il is ar
gied mat she immense weight Of 1900 or
200 tons cargo is too much for their
planhs and Hight ttmbers, particularly
" here Jhsre are any Obstrucsiens "a DGJJ
against. we may De permitted 10 add
that such distractions as lie along the
bottom Of tbs river, particularly thar near
Grand Tower. would drown anV sort OF
boats, whether widened or not,
The Commonwealth, for New Orleans, /
the ". B. Dance, TOR Shreveport, and the
st. Joseph, for this city, were announced
to leave St. Louis on Tuesday evening G. 4
The Julia, for Vicksburg, anu Penn
bina, for Arkansas, was to leave last night.
The America Is coming down from Lou
isvilie, bound Tor Arkansas.
TIE Sam Hale eaves Louisville to-day
for Memphis.
Dan y. Taylor Is coming down passsn-
ger on the Nellie Able.
The upper Ouschita Is booming high,
and steamers have = tough time stemming
the current between Camden and Arka-
delphia.
The Shreveport S0u3sssterR Of the I'd
FhaEa - nN-~Hr 80 aaa ia ~ .
Red river. Tn Travis Wright hau gone
mp TO Kiamitis IN the Indian Nation.
Four or five steamers arrive and depart
daily, carrying heavy up freights, and
down full carEoes OF cotton. bar
Of beef hides, tallow and live stock.
The Though line TO st. Louis is incIeas-
ing in popular favor, and doing a heavy
business that promises to be extremely
lucrative. Up freights from New Orleans
are landed at 50975o per Dbl, and 81 50
per Dbl. for whisky. Down-cotton g
per bale. Passag@cSbin Sl5@sz0, and
1eck S5@26. Cattle-corn fed $40, and
grass fed s. per head. Beef-tisrees 81,
bbis. T5c.