Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-29

feet 6 inches; falling, Arrived: Night
fngale. from Arkansas river; Kate "a Z
uqn. from Nashville. Departed: Kate
Putnam, for Pittsburgi Alaska, for New
Orleans: Kate Robinson, for st. Louis,
weather partially cloudy and cool. husi-
ness moderate.
MIsoELLANEoUs.
The Merry Boyd is the regular Arkansas
river p 7ozot 70 leave on Monday.
The Pat Cleburne got away 81 dark lest
niebt Tor the Arkansas with a splendid
trip and rs many people as she could con-
venisntly accomn0date-
Tba splendid Grand Tower, Captain
Teunox. with Tom White In the office,
leaves this evening for Cairo and st.
Louis She il the regular packet, and
makes all railroad connection.
The r =. Walt came IN nom " bite
river Yesterday with 245 bales Of cotton
and a fair list of people, and reshipped
IA bales st the mouth Of White river.
She returns at 5 p. m. to-day going
through to JscksonpOrt connecting with
the train at Little Rock, and making all
way landings. Captain Ashford com
msnds, and Mr.. Z. ". Outlaw Presides at
the desk.
The elegant steamer Sam. J. Hale Is
now in port receiving, and viii get away
st p. m. today for Cairo, Louisville,
Cincinnati and all landings on the Ohio.
The palstisl steamer Indiana, Reub.
Neal, master, and Charles Miller, clerk,
will pass down to-day at pm. for New
Orleans and the bends,
The Belle st. Louis, Wm. Blake, mas
ter. auda Messrs. GrissOm and Blake,
clerks, viii be down At noon to-day, and
departs At pm. for Yicksburg and the
bends.
The Phil. AIlin came in yesterday with
4s bales of cotton, 256 sacks seed and So
barrels whisky.
The City Of Cairo passed up with
light trip.
pairs completed In time to leave on Tues
day,
The Bismarck passed up, Eve days out,
from New Orleans. She put OF 95 bar
reIs Of m0lasses, 80 boxes Of oranges, 20
bunches Of bananas, and has 1900 tons for
st Louis, including 340O bars railroad iron,
and has the Cattle Comic Troupe aboard
for st. Louis.
The Belle Lee passed down last night,
adding here $50 bales of cotton.
The John q. Grossback passed down
Yesterday from the Ohio, with good trip.
The Louisville Ledger, of Friday, says:
'iThe work Of clearing the rocks ef the
wrecks Of coal bargss was progressing
yesterday. The tug boat ", ]. May was
engaged"
The same paper says: "The Charles
BOdmsnu has got Ch the rocks, and is
now ia q position of comparative safety"
A deck hand named John Rump, fell
overheard from tie st. Johns, Monday
night, near the mouth Of the North river,
was drowned. He belonged in st. Louis.
The rumOrs Of a crevasse at Blue Stone
in Point COupee and Bayou Sara are Un-
founded. The levees from Red river to
those points are intact and the river fall
ing.
An enterprising steamboat captain at
New Orleans, has placed his boat in the
excursion trade, between New Orleans
and Bonnet Care crevssss, taking passeu-
gers st one dollar for the round trip.
The Natchez Is to make semi-wsekly
trips between New Orleans and Nicks-
burg.
The Continental, James Howard, Mollie
Ebert and Atlantic and barges are due
from below. The Continental has $500
bars ilroad iron, and the Ebert 964 bars.
The Howard has 5000 sacks Of salt besides
other freight.
C15ton rates from Shreveport to New
Orleans are Ons dollar per bale.
TIE Richmond will pass up tomorrow
evening for st. Louis.
The following are the names Of the Off
GERS of the different branches of the
Pilots Association of Cincinnati: st.
L0uis-Presideut, James B. HOmaus: Sec
rstsry, A ndrsw r. Harris. Cincinnati
T. +. McLane, President; R. q. Shinkle.
Secretary Pittsburg-Mr Horton, Presi-
dent; Vim. II. Dorsey, Secretary. Louis
viils-Mr. Montgomery, President; Lon
Harrington, Secretary. Cincinnati and
New Orleans-JOs. Purcell, President;
Robert whitney, Secretary. Report-sts-
tiuns are located at Louisville, Cairo,
Memphis, White river, Vicksburg and
NatcheZ; also ct the rooms of the AssOcia-
ton and branches.
The UlEion and american, Of Nashville,
has the following:
"Ths United States Local Inspectors
haye notified steamboat ownes here that
III they take out excursion parties thsv
viii be required to get an extra outfit for
AL boats so chartered, such as cork
Jackets, d)sJs and and life boats. Super
iutsndsut Dix, of the Upper Cumberland
Fl iset, gives notice that his line Is not in
the excursion business hereafter and If any
of bis boats have been chartered for that
purpose, the contract is hereby declared
void. because these outfits will cost more
than they viii psy."
The Evansville Courier ofthe 18th says:
4 The river continues to recsde gradually
here, although iG is lower than we recOl-
l6CG TO have ever known It at this time OF
year. There is but scant seven teet at
French Island, and not much more than
that, if any, hence to Cairo. The Silver
Moon from Memphis to Cincinnati, passed
up in the morning. She was drawing six
feet, and grounded against the Wharf-bOst
of Messrs. Humphrey, Lewis & Sinzick.
The river Ii already down to q summer
stage"