Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-08

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Great Republic. Mississippi, Anna, Lib
erty No. 4 and barges. and Thompson
Dean. Departed: N. J. Wicks, for Louis
vile.
CAIRn. February Up: Lorena, 10
d. m; Ida Stockdaie, II pm. yesterday;
Amelia Lsbarge, 8 am; Alice Dean, 4
m. Down: Nick Wall, 3 am; Marble
City, Z AN; Clara, 3 p m. The river fell
eighteen inches. IL has been raining
steadily since 8 am, with the mercury At
Lhirty-six.
LOUISVILLE, February Up, Night
ingale, Silver Noon. Le0nidas, z. w.
STR der and j. II. Groesbeck. Down. Car
RE v. Kountz. II Is showing tonight.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Celeste, which arrived Saturday
night from below, where she has been
under charter for tho past eighteen
months, wil probably enter the Arkansas
river trade. She is owned in this city by
Z. P. Walt and Captain Lane.
The Liberty brought in 43 bales cotton
and was full OF people.
The Des Arc came up With 2Ge bales
cotton.
The Guidon came in with 400 bales from
the Arkansas.
The General Anderson, from Frisr's
Point, had ZS9 bales cotton.
The Sallie departed Tor Pittsburg with
$50 bales.
The Gallatin came in on her first trip
from New Madrid with I52 bales cotton
10 sacks seed, % packages snndries. SO
head hogs, u head cattle and loo passen-
gers. Pretty fair for a maiden trio. She
leaves to-day for all points above, making
all way landings to New Madrid. Mark
Cheek is master and Messrs. Tom. Col
Iier and Frank GOnterman are her clerks.
The splendid passenger packet GuidOn,
Ih9HH Mo Pic HEnHL
in the Office gets away to-day for Little
Rock and all way landings on the Arkan-
sas. h Is the regular U. $. mail packet,
and Is a popular and pleasant packet TO
travel on. Sne leaves promptly at i've
pm.
The splendid Z. S. mail packet Liberty,
Czpt. Pat Wheat, will, as usual, get away
to-day for all landings on White river TO
Augusta. She connects with the Little
Rock train, and with packets for points
above. DR.. Green has charge OF the office.
nd is assisted by Charley Sharpe. The
Liberty is a popular and swift packet.
The Des Arc. Capt. JOHN D. Elliott.
leaves to-day for JacksOnport and wav
landings on White river. She CONNECT
with tie Fairy Queen, Capt. Milt ffsrrv I
for all landings on Black river. TIP Field
IS clerk of the Des Arc, In our local
a complimentary card to CAM
Elliott will be found.
The elegant ST. Francis. the gav. dash
ing st, Francis, leaves this afternoon az )
for Wittshurg, Madison. Mariana.
Helena anu every stopping point on the
Mississippi and st. Francis rivers. She car
ries all the fashionable people, and all the
pretty girls, and of course, where they an
90, men are bound to follow. They al
ways enjoy themselves, and have the
incest kind of times. Under the watch
and aNWnwfmwo ~ - H. L-.-u Z
kUnty o man, everything goes smoOrh- I
and pleasant, and everyone goes of the (
boat IN good hEmor wiEh themselves and
every body Captain Bowman, aSsiSi ed
Oy MeSsrs. Paine, COn4ug and Berry nav
the h2It carefully, and attend to
business properly.
The elegant : Gamer Marble CITY. Cap
tain Dan. Conway, and Mr.. Powers iD the
omse, Is the regular packet Tor ST. Louis
his afternoon.
The G.. W. Cheek, Captain Geo. Malone
n command and Barney Barinds ana Geo.
Jaokson IN the office, leaves for Friar's
Delta, Helena and way landings
his afternoon at tive O'Clock.
Ihe Messenger goes TO New Orleans this |
morning az ten O'Clock.
The Mollie GratZ, Captain ANDY Dsarth. |
leaves promptly this afternoon at five
for O>ceols and all points along
~ CA AtNAAA 4lAG Up {
The Wauanils leaves this evening AZ
} O'Clock for Cincinnati. She is certain TO I
20 as advertised.
The NatrQQa WI reshiD her trip heraon
bur regular packets. She will take a load 4
for some point above,
The length OF ths Susz Canal 10 miles.
il through a sandy desert almost the
nitro distance. IL Is 12D feet wide. and
about q feet deep. Il was commenced In
.Sos n completed IN lSt9, a. u cost Of
about $50, 600, 0G0.
The Pretender arrived at New Orleans
Friday. The Bismarck and Alaska
started up the same evening.
h Fanny 8ranieis is coming to this
BORT. She passed Paducah last SATURDAY.
with a light trip.
Two inches of o. fell at Little Rock
asst Friday morning.
The Silver Bow, c. II. DurFee and Olive
Branch left New Orleans last Saturday for
Louis. and the Argosy for Cincinnati.
Freights in Red river are very low
Dry barrels are carried through 10 Shreva-
port at hity cents per barrel. This Is
hardly enough to pay for handling.
The anxiety 10 ship cotton southwark
s on the increase Strenuous efforts
we're made TO send off a load or tyyo
7esterday, and 81 so per bale was freely
'Hered. by shippers. There was some
ak Of the Celeste taking a cargo and
a couple Of b8Tges, but il ended
n talk. There is no prospect Of steamers
above being able to take cotton for
everal days, and the chances are freight
will be still further advanced. There ia
about 1000 bales awaiting shipment
outward, and most OF 10 has been paid
or by the banks, and their supply Of cur
ency has dwindied low on account Of IL
Bankers rs well rs buyers are particular
y DESTROYS ofgetting It adoat.
The VI. j. Wicks reached New Orleans
ast Saturday noon, IN three and a-baIf
lays from this port, having made eleven
apdings between this and Vicksburg. put
ut heavy freights, took on cotton in its
lace, and doing other way business.
This was fast time. The Wicks expected
o leave New Orleans last night for st.
4ouis.
BY a private dispatch from Carroll.
'reen q Co, received by us last evening.
re are Informed that passengers leaving
ere this afternoon By the White and Ar
-ansas river packets will arrive at the
1Outh IN time to connect with the Belle
iee for New Orleans, that elegant steamer
aving agreed to extend her trip to White
liver.
Captain Sam Hambleton, the expert
need and successful boat builder. of
lound City, has been on a visit to this
lutf for several days past Captain Sam
hearty, gay and festive.