Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-07-07

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small list OF cotton.
The Phil Allin, Captain James Lee,
is the regular Friar's Point and bends
packet, leaving at 5 pm. Stack Lee,
a prince Of good fellows, has charge
Of the office.
The Julia, for Vicksburg, was we'll
ladened.
The Fort Smith, Captain Cooper,
will come OFF the docks to-day in
complete repair. She leaves for Little
Rock and Fort Smith direct and will
ply regularly between Little Rock
and Fort Smith.
The A. j. White, Captain George
Malone, came in from Napoleon with
nineteen bales OF cotton and 500 sacks
of seed. She leaves this evening at
5 O'Clock with a return trip for Napo-
leon and ali intermediate landings.
Barney Barinds, a clever gentleman,
does the hOnOrs of the Office.
The Mary Miller left New Orleans
Monday evening for Louisville, with
a load of railroad iron, for the Louis
vile and Nashville railroad.
The Shannon is due from Louisville
en- route to New Orleans.
There was a big run on Eugene
Leidy's hat store yesterday, for his
new style of summer hats.
The Fort Gibson will ply between
here and Little Rock during low
water.
The Usage, Captain John B. Davis,
leaves Duvall's Bluff this evening, on
arrival of the train from Memphis,
for Jacksonport, and all way points
on Upper White river, attending to
all way business. Charley Smithers,
a clever gentleman, presides in the
office.
The unsightly bluffs from Court to
Monroe street will be graded, if the
Council does not rescind the re5olu-
ton passed on Wednesday.
The Sallie ", Captain James Rice,
leaves DuvalPs Bluff this evening, on
arrival of the train from Memphis, for
the mouth Of White river and all
intermediate landings between the
mouth of White river and Devall's
Bluff. She makes semi-Weekly trips,
leaving DuvalPs Bluff Tuesdays ana
Fridays. Charley Sharpe is her eff
Gent clerk.
Memphis will probably at some
future day have an elevator.
The Belle st. Louis is the Satur-
day Vicksburg packet.
Capt. Peppers ThOmp-
son Dean, was successfully launched
at Cincinnati on Tuesday.
The Thomas II. Allen, Capt. VIM.
Ashford, is the regular SaturdayWhite
river packet. She will be in port to-
day to receive.
The Dardanelle left Little Rock
yesterday for Memphis.
Cora Walters, steward of the ThOs.
II. Allen, left yesterday for Iowa.
Captain Milt Harry returned yes
terday from the Arkansas river.
The Grand Tower is the Saturday
st. Louis packet.
Captain Dick English left for Ra-
leigh Springs yesterday to rusticate.
Messrs. Spike Marley and Thomas
Sheridan, two W~ell-knoWn river men,
have leased the Magnolia Garden.
They will refit the establishment and
stock the bar with the finest brands
of wines and liquors, and run the gar
den in first class style.
Captain Frank James, formerly of
the APPEAL, wa in the city yester-
day.
Captain Pat Wheat had his interest
in the Welcome, which was burned at
New Orleans, insured for 5000. Cap
tain Pat has bad luck with steamboat
stock.
At an adjourned meeting of the
Board, last evening, an ordinance reg
ulating the wharfage tax prepared by
the Wharf-master and Ordinance
Committee passed both Boards. A.
O. Belts, of the Ninth ward; and
Thos. F. Mccall of the Third, were
the only two of the Board that OPP
posed the ordinance. These gentle
men belong to the old school, conse-
quently they could not vote for any
progressive movement. The Ordi-
nance as regards the rates are as fol-
lows: 5 cents per ton custOm-hOuse
measurement; for 0Ver six horses, I'M
der the Fsix hOuI rule or less, from
100 to 200 tons, Sc; 200 to 300 tons, 81;
400 to 500 tons, $40; 500 to 700 tons,
S12; from zoo to 800 tons, $14; 800 to
800 tons, $16; 900 to 1000 tons, S18;
over 1000 tons, $50.
Councilman Amis, of the Third
ward, labored very hard for the reduc-
ton of the wharfage, and made quite
a little speech in support OF the Ordi-
nance.
The JacksOnport (Ark.) Statesmen
says as follows: captain James o.
Durff, for many years river editor of
the Memphis Avalanche, now occupies
the same position on the APPEAL,
Durtf is a good fellow, and q general
favOrite with printers and river men,
We make our bow to our friend Of the
Statesman, and trust we will always
retain his good opinion.
The little steamer ArgOsy is tied up
at Batesville, and will be sold on the
18th inst.
The Virginia hes gone to Paducah
to be taken on the ways. She passed
Evansville yesterday.