Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-20
MIsCKLLANKoUs.

clear q pleasant River falling,
MISCELLANEOUS,
The George W. Cheek departed fol
Friar's Point with a good trip.
The Clsrkaville left for St. Louis with
a light trip.
The st. Joseph left for st. Louis with
a good trip of people and freight
The st. Joseph came in from st. Loui.
with a good cargo Of freight and produce
and reported ths Emile La Barge hard
aground at Liberty bar. She passed the
Indiana taking on corr at New Madrid.
The Ocesnus passed up without land.
ing.
The Tom Jasper, Minnie and South.
western are due from above.
The St. Joseph added 80 bales Of cotton
Inc rs bbls of molAsses from the wreck OF
the W. r. Arthur.
Captain J. B. Archer, well known 10
river circles, is now secretary Of the Patent
Pressed Metallic Heel Company, in Bos-
ton, Massachusetts.
The st. Louis PRcket Company received
at St. Louis on the 18th inst. more freight
than they were able to carry; in conss
quencs they transferred to The Minnie les
tons Of freight for this port.
The st. Louis and New Orleans Packet
Company expect to start business next
year with at least nineteen steamers, as
1AAIa A0N GAoAAnAGhs 0G139
Republic, Pauline Carroll, Dexter, Com
~mOnwealth, Thompson Dean, susie Sill
yer, Virginia, Continental, Richmond,
John Kyle, City Of Quincy, Tom Jasper,
NJ. ]. Wicks, Glencoe, City of Alton, Cap
ital City, Henry Ames. This ID not far
behind the list of twenty-five steamers
with which the famous Atlantic and Mia
sissiPpi Steamship Company started, and
we believe q larger amount of tonnage Is
represented.
We are informed that Captain John N.
Boingsr has contracted with ALI. Cutting,
the bOstbuilder, of Metropolis, for g stern
wheel boat suited for the New Orleans
trade. It is to be $50 feet long-our re
liable informant says-60(S) feet beam,
with a capacity of 2500 tons. II il. TO re-
semble in general the Henry Q. .Xeager.
but will have the customary machinery
IN use.
The Evansville Courier Of the 18th inst.
says: THE Ada Heilman goes out to
Memphis on her first trip on Monday.
She has a nice trip engaged. Captain
Joh B. Hall goes out in command this
trip to introduce the boat In the new
trade"
The Colorado arrived late last night
and left early this morning for Vicksburg.
For the information OF all parties inter
ested, we call particular attention to the
Act Of Congress;
ACT OF CONGRESS RRLATINs TO STEAM
VESSELS, APPROVED FEBRUARY 2s, 1871.
SBcTIoN 4. And Do &c further enacted,
nj loose hay, loose cotton or loose
hemp, camphine, nitro Rlycerine, benzine,
.benzole, coal oil, crude or refined p~etrole-
um, or other like explosive burning fluids,
or like dangerous articles, shall be carried
rs freight or used as stores on any steamer
passengers; nor shall aGted cotton
hemp be garfield on such steamer unless
bales are c0mpdcay pressed and tSOT-
covered VITA 6a0gia0, or similar
fabric, and secured with good rope or
ron bandsi and every bale Of cotton or
hemp that shall be shipped or carried on !
any passenger steamer, without conform
ng to the provisions Of this section, shall
subject to q penalty of ave dollars; 1
which bales shall be liable to seizure and
'ale to secure the payment Of such
A Vicksburg correspondent writes:
With the opening Of the cotton season
,ur big boats are wheeling into line, and
he smaller boats which have been SUBJ
tituted during the summer are being
The W. 8. Pike has made
leF last trip, and In her place the Matches
anne booming to the wharf yesterday.
many the Matches ID looked upon a.
he best bost eve built tor the cotton
rade. The NRtche2 will be followed by
be Katie, leaving New Orleans next
thursday. It Is rnmored that the Ouch
"a Belle will take q day in the Vicks-
urg trade, sfter being repaired
Captain Hought0n of the steamer EIiaa-
eth was arrested last Thursday at Pitts
urg, on the charge of causing, through
egligence, the death OF q little boy, who
Tas drowned OF that boat In the Monon-
ahela river last week. he entered bail !
i the sum Of 5000.
The boilers, machinery and outfit OF the
lnksn Antelope have been raised In
order and will be sold in Cairo
q the 2lst. /,
Reats Leaving To-Day. j
FoR HELENA AND FRIAR's PoIHT-The !
hill. Allin, Captain Lee, viii leave as {
Dove this evening at 5 O'Clock. Stack {
90 and Jimmy Harris, clerks. Z
FoR CAIRo III 81. LoUH.-Tha Bell +.
Saptain John D 9San0, WI