Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-06-18

| inches IN the canal Rain 20 day; clea
and pleasant this afternoon. BOsts sdver
tised TO leave tomorrow: Nashville, 20
| Memphis; Belle Vernon, for New Or
| leans. Jacob Miller sold the steame
Mary Miller today to Captain jane
Paul Tor Sl2, ,000-Sl0,0 600 cash. She will b
| brought up Immediately, repaired, anC
put in the Louisville and Cairo trade unit
tall, when she goes into the Louisville anC
Arkansas river trade. A number O.
ooats are busily occupied with picni,
| parties. ll;25 p ma heavy storm Il
coming up from the northwest. A Courier
| journal special says that Captain Harry
| Walker, late clerk of the Mary Houston.
| died OF consumption at New Albany, this
evening.
ST. LOUIS, June H.-ArriVed: Kellogg
and bsrges, New Orlesus. Departed
Olive Branch, James Howard aud Katie
New Orleans; City of Cairo. Vicksburr.
SSllie, Arkansas river; Oeeanus, Red
river. River still falling. Weather al
ternately cloudy and clear, and warm.
MIsCELLAEEoUs.
There is still dearth Of business in
river circles.
The Nightingale, which was expected
last night, rom Arkansas river for Cincin-
clnnati, gets 200 bales OF cotton here.
The Sallie will be down tomorrow.
bound for Arkansas river.
The Susie Silver discharged here ss bbls
molsssess and added here q lot Of scrap
iron.
The Robert Mitchell discharged here l6l
bbls nolasses, 20 boxes lemons. 28 bbls
nee, 10 sacks coffee, and added here LOG
bales cotton.
The Thomas H. Allen. for White river,
had fair trip.
The A. ]. White is the Monday
Napoleon packet, leaving at 5 q IN.
Inc Oceanus leaves tomorrow at pm.
for Red river.
The James Howard, Olive Branch snd
Katie will be down tomorrow for New
Orleans.
Tae oil City and MARITIME are the Bends
packets, leaving tomorrow; the former
goes to Randolph, and the latter TO Full
ton.
The Nashville left Cincinnati last night
for Memphis.
The City of Vicksburg, Captain A. J.,
Carter leaves this morning for VickEburp
and the bends. Captain Garrett Huls. a
clever gentleman, has charge Of the Office.
The MinHeOls backed out for Cincinnati
with 526 bales of cotton, 100 bales rags, I5O
barrels.
The Julis, Captain Tow nsend, leaves to-
day at pm, for st. Louis. Jimmy
Thompson Is her purser.
The Grand Tower, for st. Louis, had 81
bales Of cotton and fair list of passen-
gers.
The Mary Alice and barges passed down.
The Richmond, from New Orleans.
added here 200 head Of sheep, q cotton
presses, 200 boxes soap and bales cotton.
The Indiana passed up, 81 days out
from New Orleans. She had a fair trip.
Among her passengers was Captain Slut
Neal, late of the Magenta and Richmond
The Celeste, Captain Tom Berry, is the
regular Monday Arkansas river mail
packet. leaving tomorrow at pm.
The Belle Memphis is the Monday St.
Louis packet.
The Il. s. Turner will be down to-mor-
rOW for New Orleans. The Turner left
Louisville with 500 bedsteads, 500 barrels
Of cement, 500 boxes starch, $50 tisrces of
hams, II tons of stoves and 40 barrels of
whisky.
The Legal Tender is the Tuesday White
river mail packet.
The st. Louis boats tor New Orleans.
though they 20 into that city with large
osrgOes, at the present rates of freights
and high price of fuel and supplies, are un-
able to make any money.
The docks still remain in a sinking con- |
ditiOn. All hopes of raisin & the two aft /
sections are abandoned, though Captain /
Walker, with his force OF employees, has |
been untiring in his efforts to raise them. /
A Washington telegram of the 10th |
isys: "The Board of Supervisory IRspec-
.Ors spent the most of last session in ex-
'mlning different ife-saving apparatus,
submitted by inventors. At their request,
4 committee, appointed by the board to
.epOrt upon the merits of the various in
7entiOns offered, viii for a time devote
heir entire attention 20 hearing explana-
ions from the inventors. The board has
evised the rules and regulations govern
nR pilots on the Western rivers and lakes,
which will be forwarded to the Secretary
# the Treasury to-day, for his approval,
md Immediately thereafter will be pro-
for the Information Of al con-
erned."
The Louisville and Arkansas river pack
t r. @. Gray. which knocked a hole ia her
Iull st Scuffietown bar has entered
protest at Evansville. The principal
Dart of her cargo is for Memphis,
The Belfast and ArgOsy viii pass down
o-day from the Ohio river, bound for New
orleans.
The City of Alton viii pass up to-day
or st. Louis.
The FL, NJ. shrevs is due from Red river,
n route to st. Louis.
The Natchez left New Orleans last night
or st. Louis on her quick trip, The Mary
iOustOn left with her. and at last accounts
Tss ahead Of her, The Commonwealth,
'hlch left at the same time, at Thirty
lile Point was in sighs of both boats.
The Katie beat the Natchez' time from /
ere to Cairo one hour.
A later dispatch says the Natchez Is on I
business trip-that is, If she don't make
le time she expects. b. Hughes will give
full account Of her trip. He has a special
lrrespOndent on board.
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