Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-12
BY Telegraph.

NEW ORLEANS, October u.-Arrfved: Louis
Vile and John Kyle, st. Louis. Departed Ru-
LITTLE Rock, October u-Weather clear
and pleasant. Arrived Fort Smith, from be-
CINCINNATI, October u.-River 2 feet q
inches in the channel, and falling. Weather
clear and cool
LOUISVILLE, October u-POrtland bar has q
little PeIterSCser, owing tS the cutting out.
Captain X. ). YerkeS to-day secured tie r. D..
Gray for the Arkansas river trade. Licenses
have been issued In the Sixth district during
the quarter ending September 30th, TO nine
masters, thirteen mates, stxty-nine drst-class
pilots, Sixty-Cwo drst-class engineers ana three
special, rhirty-seVen steam vessels were in
spected with a tonnage Of SS4,060. The new
steamer City of Helena, built for the st. Louis
and Memphis Packet company made a salts
factory trial to-oay, and was received by the
company.
Miscellaneous.
Ed. CroweIl, formerly with Larry Harmstad.
has returned from a trip out wesI, and looks
fresh and hearty.
The Legal Tender came in from Vicksbuu
yesterday afternoon with 7 bales OF cotton, and
3e sacks of seed. She picked up a snag near
Choctaw Bend, tearing away portion Of her
cOok-house, and upseJting a coal-oil lamp,
which came near setting IRE TO the boat.
The was several hours aground
at Reeves.
The Utah, st. Joe and Indiana are due from
above; also the Colorado, Mary Mcdonald and
1891 SNL
Thset Joseph had to leave at st, Louis 400
tons of freight.
The Glasgow is the vicksburg packet for to-
The Alice LETT st, Louis Tuesday under the
auspices of the Memphis packet company.
The st. Louis Republican of Tuesday says
that the last City OF Alton follows the Susie
Silver In the New Orleans line, in command
OF Captain Btxby, formerly OF the Oceanus.
The Cincinnati committee are hard at WORK
in W aShlngton with the supervising inspectors,
trying TO see what good hey can effect, but
they want assistance.
In our report yesterday we noticed the ank-
ing OF the steamer Virginia We give further
particulars: "The steamer Virginia sunk in y
feet OF water, Sunday night at 9 o'clock, at
island No. Is, near Hickman, Kentucky. She
was built at JetiersonYille, Indiana, by How
ard q Co., In December, 1855, at a cost of ss5,-
co.,
The New Albany Ledger says: aThe channel
at portland bar has changed in the last two
days, for the better, however. The upper and
lower ann have nearly filed 40. and
boats are now running a new channel, from
the upper Jerry hill direct 70 the lowe end OF
the Portland wharf, on 3 feet water. The
launch OF the Charles ID. Bowler, Captain
Barnes new boat, at DOwerman's ship yard,
was successfully made yesterday afternoon, in
the presence OF a large cOncOurse Of people,
Ia McHarry towed the hui up to the wharf
The ST Lonis Times says that j. j. Sylves-
ter, superintendent OF the 81. Louts ana Ar
beat Of the line VIII leave during the week for
JaeksOnport direct.
h 81. Louis Republican says Captain
Alfred Armstrong, one Of the best known
steamboaLmtn on the western rivers, died on
board the steamer Susie Silver on Friday last.
Captain Armstrong has been for many years
engaged in steamDOating, was on the Henry
Ames last spring, and changed 10 the susie
Silver some Tune during the summer. A Large
of steamboatmen and former ass0ei-
ates followed his remain to their last
re~sting-place in BelIefontaine cemetery,
At the keystone coal works, near Pittsburg
owned by W.. h Brown, probably the largest
amount of coal Was loaded In barges on Thurs
day ever before accomplished In Oneday, either
in this country or Europe. In thirteen work
ing hoars, $3.50 bushels were placed in two
barges. The cars, each holding twenty-five
bushels, averaged nearly tWoa minute. Four
teen years ago JOhn O'Neill loaded 1888 ush
els In eleven. hours, and has ever since carried
on his tipple q pair OF horns then presented TO
him.. He VIII present the horns to Mr.. Brown,
but expresses his determination 10 retaze them.
The Peoria Qll-) Review says: "rhs mighty
Illinois has sunk within its bed 50 that IL 10 now
lower by three inches than il ever was before.
The low water marks of 1884 and Is, thai have
been matters OF history, now show
their heads above the water, after nearly forty
years submerging, and have four good inches
TO spare them. When the south wind blows,
the water in the lake piles back and show ali
of the zanzibar next the channel, clearu TO
where the dredging was done. The water Is al
a owe ebb now than it will be again, perhaps,
for a century"
Captain Dugan, of the w~reekingboat 7. f.
after years OF thought has perfected
an apparatus for hoisting coal from sunkeu
which, 1t Is believed, will be OF pracii-
cal utility and inc6lculahle value. Its MOTH
ing more nor less than a coal pump, or rather
a machine which, being attached TO a pump
such as is used upon the Eckert for raising
steamers, Will draw the coal nom beneath the
water and deposit it in areceiyer, rom which
is removed by sliding valves. In its removal
The vacuum is never lost, and the pump may
be constantly Kept in motion while the supply
coal lasts. The proper steps have been
A delegation of steamboat officers nom Lou
sville, st. Louis, P1ttsDurg, Detroit and Gin
,iDnal, have presented TO the board OF super-
wishing inspectors a statement re-
luestdng certain changes to be made In the
regulations TO rende them more practicable for
navigation. They had an interview
with the secretary OF b treasury MOnday:both
The board and The secretary showed a disposi-
ion 70 meet their views within the limits of
There are however, Objectionable fea-
5ures In the Law; but an effort VIII be made al
ne next session OF Congress 70 modify them.
b Phil Anin viii hereafter make two
rips q week, leaving Mondays and Fridays.
Boats EeaVtng To-Day.
For FREAR's PouSr-The lively George w. 7
yheeks Captain Mark Cheek, Leaves to-day at
} pm. f0r frlars Point and all way landings.
/. 3 1onterman has charge Of the office.
o 4 LegalTender, Cap
ain John Elliott, leaves to-day at 4 pm, as
o ST. LoUIz-The Colorado, Captain Mo
kee, leaves to-day at Il m. for Cairo and ST. !
Mr.. Diedrich Is clerk.
FoR NBW O~RLEANS.-The fine and feet pas |
steamer Indiana leaves to-day at 10 /
for Vicksburg, New Orleans and ali the /
hands, and Mr.. Slut Neal is her popular
Jerk. |
FoR NEW oRLEANs.-The city OF Quincy,
]. t. West, leaves to-day at Q an. as