Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-22

Elliott, is the regular Tuesday White
this morning to receive. Ed. Postal, Ar
thur Fields and Dan Sullivan are her
gentlemanlY clerks.
N. y. Hawthorn, formerly Watchman
on the tug Bigler, accidentally shot him
self in the leg while hunting in Arkansas,
and died on the 4th from the effects Of the
wound &c Benefits river, Fulton county,
Arkansas. The deceased had q brother
here, who was connected with the coal
firm of MesgTs. Phillips q st. Johns.
The Mary Houston will pass down this
evening from Louisville for New Or
leans.
The Robert Mitchell, for New Orleans,
had fuu cargo Of Western products,
The MARITIME, Captain Sands, is the
Monday OceOla packet, leaving at D m.
The p. W. Strader passed up for Louis
vile with fair manifest Of miscellaneous
freight.
The st. Francis, Captain Bowman, came
in from st. Francis river, with 1O3 bales
Of cotton, and 295 sacks of seed. Her re-
pairs will be made ia time to leave to-
morrow evening with a return trip for all
points on st. Francis river. The St.
Francis was damaged to the amount Of
two thousand dollars. The statements Of
All Smith, pilot OF the St. Francis,
Mr.. Rells, pilot Of the Potomac. We re-
publish the statement of ALT. Smith, Of
the st. Francis, which is as follows:
When within eight hundred yards dis
tance, the Potomac sounded the steam
whistle once, which is the signal to keep
to the right, which was Immediately
answered by the st. Francis by one blast
also. As they nesred, the Potomac
blOWed again, tiDO blasts, and made across
frsrf a cid =
by the Francis with one blow Of the Whis-
tie, which meant that ALI. Smith, who
"turns the Wheel''O theFranCis was not to
be caught mapping, for he saw that a Coliis-
sion was imminent and preferred to keep
on the first side selected; for the descend
ing steamer according to the law govern
ing pilOts) always has choice of sides; and
by insisting on his right, he thereby
cleared his skirts Of responsibility Of the
collision. Immediately after this, he re-
versed the engines Of the St. Francis, and
rang the bells to back her strong;"
when Jim Game, who is the knight of the
throttle on there, hearing the enthusiastic
jerk Of those bell-Wires, and knowing
that something was the matter ahead,
" opened her wide out which checked
her headway. About this time the POtO-
macs Prov struck the larbOard guard of
the st. Francis, at the forward chocks,
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outrlggers, breaking several stanchiOns,
and making sad havoc with a stack of
freight on the guards, some of which was
knocked overheard and lost, and carried
away her guards nearly back to the wheel
house. The crash was so terrific that
everybody on the vessel were on their feet
In an instant, and there was dressing In
hot haste, while Sam Paine and Berry
were looking after their books and money
in the iveliest kind of manner. After the
and the Potomac had backed
out, the mate called on the Potomac to
come " "slOngside;" as, for aught he knew,
the Francis might be In q sinking cOndi-
tion. But, by some mismsnagement, she
Potomac came ahead again and ran into
her the second time, striking her amid
ship, smashing the pantry in a frightful
manner, and scattering pies and tarts
around promiscuously. The mate called
q second time for the Potomac to come
" alongside" but she paid no attention to
the request, and went flying on her way
up the river.