Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-01-12

leaves tomorrow for Fort Smith ard way
points on the Arkansas.
The Tom Jasper will pass up to-day Cor
Cairo and st. Louis. She is a MOL pas
senger packet. Capt. Jud West com
mands, and Messrs.- IA Bob Os-
borne are inthe Office.
The elegant low pressure packet Rich
mo 4, with J. u Neal IN the ROOT, vii
be I port this morning. and leaves at Z
pts for New Orleans. No steamer afioai
~ hioFe popular than the Richmond. JnO,
Brooks Is her chief clerk. and Rhea il
medical director, while Vischer Is poet
laureate.
Shipments Of coal for points south and
Vest during the past year from Pittsburq
product of eight mines between Pittsburgl
n Brownsville.
The magnificent W. r. Arthur viii pass
down At noon to-day for V~icksburg and
New Orleans. She was ever a faYo1ite
packet, but under the control of Capt,
Harry BrOlaski she is destined to win
more hOnOrs and popularity. Capt. B. Is
an old river man, and recently sold his
hotel, the Laclede, of st. Louis, to return
to mis- firstlove. We wish him much sue
cess.
The Victory arrived at st. Louis on
Friday last, from KeOkuk, with fifty pas
sengers. She ran in heavy ice and made
a -venturesOme trip.
The Natrona is loading at st. Louis for
White river.
. The Commonwealth reached St. Louis
Friday last with 1857 bars railroad iron.
She had a tough time on her upward pas
sage. Heavy drift in the lower MISSISSIPPI
pi and ice above Cairo worried her So
vereiy.
Capt. Jas. Hanson has won a suit Of five
years duration against Henry Ames;
Judgment for $4,000 rendered.
The Tempest, recently burned at Trini-
ty, Washita river, was insured for SO, 900
in P%ittsburg offices.
John b. Davies, the popular and sue
cessful Louisville engine builder, who has
been in the city for the past day or two on
a short pleasure visit, left last evening
for his old Kentucky ,homP. We ars
pleased to record that Mr.. D. looks hale,
hearty and youthful.
The splendid steamer Great Republic.
Capt. VIM. b. Donaldson, leaves to-day a.
the regular Wednesday New Orleans
packet. She goes promptly at 5 PM, and
is a really magnificent packet. Mr.. At
kinsOn is chief clerk.
The Gen. Anderson, Capt. Jas. Lee. is the
regular packet for Friar's Point this after
noon at ) o'clock. Stacker Lee is clerk OF
this admirable packet.
The SAM J. Hale, Capt. Walker, leaves
for Cincinnati this evening without fail.
She will take al cotton and passengers
bound up the Ohio.
During the suspension Of navigation
above Cairo, the St Louis Packet Com
pany viii u a boat daily from Belmont
four trips per week to this city and two.tO
Vicksburg. The Iron Mountain Railway
viii transport freight from st. Louis to
Belmont.
Capt. McMaRus was in Cineinnati last
week selecting an outfit tor the Moses ).
Wicks, now. nearly completed at Louis
vile. She is expected 20 leave Tor the
South in adsy or two,
The Indiana, Capt. Reuben Neal. is due
from New Orleans to-day and departs for
Evansville this evening at 3 o'clock.
The Treasury Department orders that
all licenses issued to engineers and pilots
after January l, 1870, must be placed in
the cabin of the steamer on which they
are employed, under penalty OF revoca-
ton. y new form Of handsome design,
printed on bank note paper, has been is
sued for the purpose, and may be procured
Of the local inspectors.
Another bridge is 70 be erected, next
spring, across the Mississippi at Hanni-
bal.
The Richmond returns south from Ey-
ansvilIe.
Twenty-three stenmers-thirteen stern
and ten Observation-Disclosures built around
the falls of Louisville during the past
yesr,
Capt. James Warman comes down as
pilot on the r. P. Walt.
How was the ark propslled2 By an oar
"a Noah
Capts. Ledbetter and Sherman havepur
chased the Marcella, for the New Orleans
and YazOO river trade.
The Vicksburg Herald says Capts. Dan
Able and R. L. McGhee have associated
themselves with Mr.. Robert Watson, in
the providing of steamboats, and families
with meat, mutton Il pork at New Or
leans. The firm will be r. L. McGhee g
Co.
OFFICE LOCAL BOARD or INSPECTORS, Z
MEMPHIS, TENN, January !, 1879. J.
RiUer Editor appeal: I~nclosed we send
you q condensed report OF the business of
this Office for the year ending December
3lsc, 1859:
Amount paid during the year for
travelling -.--.-... .....-..,.-.-... S3S O0
Amount paid for rent...---.-..... 400 50
Amount received as salary..~-..-sl,S0 500 90
-
Total expense of Office. .S3,ZSs 50
Number of steamboats, in
spected during the year.--.-...49
Amount OF carrying capa-
city In % s-.---.-.-...... 1 .O29-0Z
money 1855 ST
Number Of Pilots Hcensed......I23
Amount of money collected for
same...~.. .................. 1850 90
NumberOf Engineers licensed .lO4
Amount of money collected for
ame..-~....-... ......-..-....... I,04O 90
Total amount Of receipts for year
,626 81
Forty steamboats, have been locked or
otherwise repaired during the year in the
district of Memphis; and we are happy TO
say that in a district extending from Pa
ducah, KY, TO Napoleon, Ark, on the
Mississippi, including the Arkansas,
White River, st. Francis, ObiOn, and
Forked Deer rivers, there has been but
five lives lost by accident TO steamboats,.
The following steamboats, nave been
sunk during the year in this district:
g. A. Thompson. sunk in Arkansas
river, in April; -four lives lost. Boat a
total loss.
Young Eagle, a small ferryboat, sunk
at Columbus, KY.
Leoni LeOti, sunk in Arkansas river,
May 18th. Boat a total loss.
Cora S., sunk in Arkansas river. Boat
raised.
Steamers Linton and Van Buren,, sunk
in Arkansas river. Both boats a total
loss.
Yours, ETC..
JOHN ". WASHINGTON.