Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-11

pass down this morning for Vicksburg
and New Orleans. She is, in all respects,
a safe and elegant passenger packet, and
makes all way landings. Eugene Bowers,
one of the best clerks on the river, has
charge OF her office, and Captain Lew is a
host himself.
The Legal Tender, Captain John Edison,
leaves for VicIsburg, NatcheZ and New
Orleans, tomorrow evening without fail,
and will take cotton, passengers, etc.
The Mary Boyd is the regular Arkansas
packet tomorrow evening.
The Robert Burns, Captain Frank
Stein, leaves for Cincinnati tomorrow
evening. Captain A. +. Powers, a popU-
lar and affable gentleman, for many years
in the line between this city and Cincin-
natl, with which trade he is thoroughly
familiar, is the efficient purser ofthe Rob-
ert Burns.
The Lehingwell and his troupe went up
on the Mary Forsyth, which steamer
laid over until after the theater closed.
pocket-book while here. He wasn't ap-
preciated.
Captain J. @. MeManus returned home
from Louisville yesterday. Thompson
Dean, Esq, has been in the city for seve-
raj days.
The bluffs in front of the landing have
been a depository for filth, garbage, rub
bANA 1lAA bAAAl AOAE GAA1AAE1a
They should be graded without delay.
The following is a list of the Americans
cargo at the time she sunk near Danley's
Landing, thirty-five miles above Little
Rock: 1874 bbls flour, p do. oil. 140 half
bbls of whisky, a whole bbls, ST. boxes
merchandise, for b. Baer, Fort Smith; 81
kegs of molasses, IS bags coffee, so bDls
of sugar, so sacks of flour, Is kegs Of pigs
feet, 50 pkgs of sash and blinds, 90 dozen
tubs, so dozen buckets, 100 pkgs, for Ozark;
100 pkgs, FOR Dardanelle; S or 10 tons for
Van Buren,. Value of cargo about $4,000.
The Magenta went into New Orleans
Tuesday morning, with 1900 bales Of cot
ton.
The old teamer Warren Belle struck a
snag and sunk between New Iberia and
Brashear City, last Saturday night.
The NJ. J. Weeks and Mississippi left
New Orleans last Tuesday night, the Ma
genta Wednesday.
Captain Larry Harmstad gave bills of
lading Yesterday for 1000 bales of cotton,
at g per bale, to go forward by the Ma
genta next week. sits total value is a
quarter OF a million dollars.
Thieves went through the W. B. Dance,
at the st. Louis wharf, last Monday night,
and relieved Oscar Haynes of the best
portion OF his wardrobe.
The Richmond is still partially loaded
at Columbus, and boats are afraid to take
her freights, anticipating trouble with
owners and cOnsignees. Captain Charley
Shultz, of he Virginia, advises the Rich
mond S owners TO send a steamer to take
the load through, and thus save money
In the end.
The Van Buren, Press, Of 4 late date,
says the steamer Fort Smith is hard
aground twenty miles below Fort Gibson,
and in some danger Of breaking in two as
she lays on a lump. Navigation in upper
Arkansas is difficult, except for the
lightest draught steamers.
The st. Louis and KeOkuk packet COM
pany will start their regular packets in a
few days. The Harry Johnson is to be
commanded by Captain 4. Lee, the Rob
Roy by John W. Gum, the Andy John
son by Dave AsbUry, aud the Bayard by
Captain WIN. Howard.
The United States boarding officer ut
Pass-a-LOutre, mouth of the Mississippi,
in a letter TO the Collector at New Orleans,
writes that to settle a disputed question,
he reports a depth of thirteen feet water
on the bar through hat pass. The Gov
eminent dredge-bOat Essayous is dredg-
ing up from the outside Of the bar, and
leaving sixteen to seventeen feet Of water
behind her, but the length of time re-
guired to work through the crust Of the
bar cannot be coujecJUrd. He predicts
that in a few weeks the bar viii be open
to vessels of large draUght,