Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-09

LOUISVILLE, January 8.-The weather
IL cloudy and growing colder. Mercury
90. River is stationary, with 2 feet ia
chute and 4 feet 10 canal.
CINClNNATI, January 8-Rivsr 9 feet
| g inches; risen 8 inches No arrivals or
departures. Mercury 25o. The weather
is cloudy and splitting snow during the
day. The Underwriters held a meeting
Saturday, to devise means for the separa-
ton of boats lying at wharfs, so as to
lessen risk in the event Of IRE.
PIrrsBURe, January ST has been
showing since Saturday at midnight, and
thfrs is about 4 inches on the ground.
Weather mild,
CAIRO, January s.-Port list: Mary
Mcdonald, Cairo to Nicksburg, 9 pm;
Fannie Brandeis, Memphis and return,
10 2 M. MOllis Ebert, New Orleans 20
Cincinnati, IL pm; Geo. W, Thomas,
to Evansville and return, Z am; Falls
Pilot, Memphis to Cairo, 10 PM; Sam.
Brown, Memphis to Cairo, 10 pm r.. J.,
Lockwood, Cairo to Shreveport 3 pm.
Bismarck, Cairo to New Orleans, 4 pm, f;
John Lumsden, Cairo to Memphis, g pm.
River ieN 5 inches. Weather clear. Mer-
curry 36'.
MISCELLANEOUS.
TIE Phil. ALMA MAGNIFICENT
PACKET-We have through b columns
of the APPEAL frequently spoken Of The
new side-wheel steamer Phil Allin, be-
ing built by Captain James Lee, ST., for
the Memphis and Frlar's Point trade.
Boat building at Memphis is as yet in its
infancy, yet of the few steamers built
here two at least have neve been eXcelled
anywhere. 1hs Altoona, built at this port
before the war, was the fastest steamer
which ever turned q wheel on Western
waters, and the Phil. AlIin nov just COM
pletsd, uOJ only bids fair to be fast but is
complete il every essential. Her cimen-
siOns are are a. follows: Length, two
hundred and sixteen feet; beam, thirty
three feet; width over all, f0rty-nve feet;
hold, SIX isst. She has four boilers forty
inches diameter and Uwenty-six feet long.
Her engines are twenty-five inch
cylinders, seven feet stroke;
wheels tweuty-eigh5 feet diameter with
twelve feet buckets. Her cabin contains
fOrty-twO staterOoms, besides office and
bar, and is furnished elegantly with the
hnssJ carpets, furniture, etc, and her
sLaJer0Oms are large, pleasant, and ntJed
up with the very latest and best style of
spring beds, etc. She has ample accom-
mOdagiOns for COlOred passengers in her
texas, which is larger than usual, and in
all respects the Alliu Is a packet Of which
Memphis may well be proud. She leaves
to-day on her first trip to Friar's Point.
Her officers ars as follows: Master, Jas.
Lee, sr. Clerks, Stacker Lee, JAS. o. Har-
ris, ". H. ShackeIfOrd and Neil Booker;
Pilots, Marsh Miller and is. Cummings;
Engineers, Dave Armstrong and l.. h.
Tyree; Mate, John j.. Edison; Steward,
Jas. H. MahOney; h~e0iglne-men, Wash
Trgnary and VIM. Ryker. Her hull was
built by Prince Emerson, and her
cabin by j. 2. Stone, who is an ex-
csilsnt workman. Her engines and ma
chiEsry are by Randall q Heath,
and boilers by Peter LaWlsss. Messrs.
Mckinney, BrysOn q Co. supplied the
furniture, carpets and upholstery gener-
ally. The china and slIvsrwsrs came
from the wsu-knOwn house CT William
Jack; plumbing, etc, by Kennedy IL
oerrioks rigging, etc, by I. S.
Johnson: painting by Tom Demons d
Co.; stained glass by Hughes, Of Fort
Pickering; and Jinwars, stoves, ETC., by
RubsCh & busch.
The bsrEss system Of transportation upon
Western rivers has proved a complete
success; and with each succeeding year
additional improvements are made in the
style of boats used and the mode of pro-
the same. The Mississippi Val
ey transportation Company, during the
year, have made seveuty-JWO
,oUud trips, carrying down 2,073, 557 pack
igss, amounting to l72,5OO tons, and
7alusd at S5.ZZ7 ,50Z; while on their up
rips they have carried 395, 4lO packages,
mounting to 50. los tons, and valued at
2, us, $40. Tonnage Of all barges, 1885,;
# JoWDOats, 1850 tons.
The Mary Mcdonald viii pass down at
o am. for ViCksDurg and the bends. She
8 the regular packet.
The Commonwealth and Emilio La
passed down last evening.
There is but FIVE feet eight inches with
be stick at Shoe Fly. The W. r. Arthur
8 aground there, and the Geo. W. Cheek
eft last night to assist her.
The Walt came in with 5O7 bales Of cot
)n. She broke a shaft and plumber
lock, but wiz go out as usual on SaJur-
ay next.
The tow-boab Wilson passed down yes
srdsy with five bargss Of coal for Nicks-
urg.
The A J. White gets Always to-day as
sual for Friar's Point and al way land
She is an elegant passenger packet.
Malone is master, and her clerks are
has. SmiJher, 3. z. Field and Chas. {
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The A. J. White came in with a good :
Up from Friar's Point. 7
The u. s. NJ. packet, D8rdenelle, Cap 4
in Ed. Rowland, leaves to-day tor Little g
Ock and all way landings on the Arkau- I
IS. She connects with the packet for -
Jrt Smith, and is a comfortable passen- 6
sr steamer. Walter Outlaw and Tom y
rashear do the Office hOnors in their own
Apply way.
Tie Legal Tender goes out tomorrow
r White River, .
The St. Francis leaves tomorrow for
..arianna.
The Il. S. Turner, it is reported, has .
sappesrsd from sight, and proves a :
tai loss. She was insured for $4,000.