Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-09-20

turned yesterday on the Belle Memphis
from q trip North and East.
1t Is said that b deaths from yellow
fever In New Orleans amount to twenty
per day. 41
Bird Paris, an old and highly esteemed
pilot Is now on the st. Mary's. He
was famous before the war a. a Memphis
and New OaIeans pilot.
The steamer st. Joseph, Captain Cor
bett, leaves 9 the mail packet for Sc.
Louis at 5 pm. MI, Theodore Ziegler il
chief clerk.
The Legal Tender, Captain John D. Ell
lott, leaves for J~acksonport, Augusta,
Des Arc, DeVall's BLUFF and all points on
White river at 5 JPN. She Is an excel
lent packet and connects with the train
az DeFalPs Bluff and with the Petrolia
for Black river. Joe Elliott is chief clerk.
Our old friend Billy Miller is also in the
Office.
The Kate Kenney and the Common
wealth passed down with excellent trips.
The X. p. Walt goes out as usual on
Saturday next for White river. Her
cabin will be white as driven snow, and
she Will look handsomer than when first
launched.
The Mary Boyd, for White river, had a
splendid trip.
One hundred and forty bales of cotton
came In by river yesterdsy-neariy all Of
b new crop.
The E. Hensely is due for White river.
She enters that trade in connection with
the st. Louis packets, and will ply be-
tween the mouth and Jacksonport.
Nearly all the silverware stolen from
the Pat Cleburpe has been recovered. The
rumOr that it was taken by mackerels to
at up a magnificent restaurant is untrue.
A shooting affair came off on the leYee
yesterday. No one hurt. Two subordi-
nate officers Of the Legal Tender got into
a fight near the stage plank OF that steam
or, in which enc got badly beaten. He
rose and fired without effect at his oppo-
nent, when both left in opposite direc-
tions.
The MARITIME, Captain Andy Dearth,
leaves to-day for Oseeola and all way
landings.
The Southwestern, Captain Jacobs, leaves
to-day for Red river az 10 am. She goes
to Shreveport direct.
The Utah, Captain VOORHEES,, passes
down at 9 am, for Fort Smith and all
landings on the Arkansas.
The ThOs. II. Allen gets away tomorrow
for Little Rock. Clay Rice commands.
The new steamer A. j. White, Captain
Malone, leaves to-day as usual for Frisr's
POint and all way landings, carrying the
U. S. mail. The Granger brothers are
now on the White as second and bill
clerks. b
The Julia will pass down on Thursday
for Vicksburg.
General N. Ranney was the junior
member of d first firm that did a wbOles
sale business on the levee in St. Louis.
This was in 1878 1920 and 81. st. Louis
then contained a population Of about 5000
souls.
The New Orleans BGlletis says: "The
blockade established by the blockheads
of Galveston has benefited our Red riv-
er steamers to no inconsiderable extent,
as passengers bound to Houston, Austin,
Galveston and Texas interior towns are
now forced to go via Shreveport. Truly,
''tis an i'll wind that blows no good"
The elegant lOw-pressure packet Rich
mOnd, Capt. Nat. Green, viii be here to
leave tomorrow for New Orlrans and all
way landings.
Henry Brolaski, master of the w. R.
Arthur, quits that boat and will be sue
eeeded by Can't. Yore. We are not sd-
vised of any change in clerks.
The Belle Lee has new patent crate
bars, which are hollow, and through
whiehthe water passes before entering the
boilers. They are said to be fuel saving,
and should they work well viii be intro
duced generally.
The Belle of Alton will have her cabin
extension filed with rooms, and come
south In a short time.
The New Orleans Tunes says: 'Our
latest a%eeoun from Red and Ouachita
rivers are 10 the effect that both Of those
tributaries are still having a downward
tendency, and it may be many weeks
hence before there will be any improve
ment in either. Many of our Red river
packets experience great trouble at the
mouth of Red river in getting astride Of
the bar, there being but three feet water.
In view of trouble experienced in navigs-
ton, packets for Red river have advanced
the rates for the incoming to high water
card rates, with nothing of, or, in other
words, no rebate"