Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-22

business was very brisk at the landing
-Four arrivals from above and two from
below since last report. Most of the
packets are behind time. The river here
fell half an inch. White river is rising
and Red river coming up slowly. Ar
kansas River at last reports, wss falling
| az Fort Smith, after rise of nine feet.
Other streams are stationary.
ny Telegraph.
EVANSVILLE, Indiana, October 2l-
! Westher chiefly cloudy and warm, with
indications of rain. River falling & inch
per day.
VIcKsBURa, October 2l.-Passed up: Il.
O. Yaeger, at am; Silver Bow, 5 am. /:
Southwestern and Indiana, A pm. River
falling. Warm and clear.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For VIUKsBURe.- The Colorado, Cap
tain Mckee, leaves to-day at 10s.m for
Vicksburg and all way landings. Mr..
Disdrieh has charge of the office.
FoR THE MOUTH OF WHITE RIVER
The Sallie " leaves for Devall's Bluff on
the arrival of thsamorning train from this
city. for all,r3oints on White river to the
mouth.
q miscellaneous.
The Lewis came in from st. Louis with
1879 barrels of -four, l35 barrels of meal,
1872 barrels of apples, 56 bales of hsy, 6S5
/ IL
of miscellaneous freight. 81 added 700
bales of cotton for above.
The Belfast is hard aground at Helena
bar,
Durfee came in from New Orleans,
5 days out, and discharged here q bales
of cotton; 1873 sacks of seed; 159 cases of
wine; 10 barrels OF molasses; hhds OF
sngsr. .She.hss forty tons for st. Louis
and reports 5 feet at Reeves.
The Tom Jasper came in from st. Louis
| yesterday morning five and a-half
| days out. She was several hours
/ aground at Point Pleasant; and added IO4
bales of cotton and left for below, draw
| ing 5 feet with barge in tow.
The Celeste, Boyd and Cheek departed
with good trips.
The P. w. Stader arrived from ST.
Louis, s days out. She was IL hours hard
aground at Island %. She discharged
here 100 barrels of -four, 8 bales of cotton,
and 46 sacks of corn, and left for below
with good trip.
The Mary Boyd came in from White
river with 299 bales of cotton and good
trip of people.
The Lucy Be:tram departed yesterday
morning, after adding here good psssen-
/ ger trip, drawing feet.
| The Z. j. Lockwood arrived from above,
! 6 days out, and WIS 80 hours aground on
her way down. She discharged here 100
sacks of Eran, leo bales of hay, 393 sacks
of oats, 100 boxes of starch, 90 kegs of beer
and lot of sundries, and departed after
adding 20 tons of freight for below, draw
ing 4 feet.
A few days since negro on the Celeste
stabbed another negro named Midding-
| ton, after which he jumped overheard and
escaped.
The Legal Tender leaves this port nsxt
Wednesday for New Orleans.
| no is 1T.n I'D
will probably pass up during the night.
The new steamer Roseville, n0eoin con-
stFuction at Captain Walkers shipyard,
will be completed and ready for business
in about two weeks. She is intended for
the Arkansas packet line and will be
| tip-top business boat.
The Cleburne is the Arkansas river
| packet for to morrow.
Secretary Boutwell, decides that ferry
boats running in the nsvigable waters of
the United States, must take out proper
marine papers. Tugboats must carry GER
| tidcates of inspection as well as other
vessels, in accordance with the thirty first
section of the new steamboat law.
Memorandum of Steamer E. Il. DHrfee-
Left New Orleans October 10. Morning of
18th stopped at Baton Rouge, took in some
freight and coslsd; coal Is only 75c per
box. Met Legal Tender. Met Indiana
below Port Hudson. There were more
alligetors summing themselves above the
bayou than / ever saw before. counted
seven in half an hour. not one of which
was less than twelve feet long. On 18th
met City of Quincy below Cohn's landing;
met Nstchez at Rodney. On 18th, landed
at Vicksburg; met the Glasgow and Colos-
sal at Lake Providence, Andy Johnson
above. Met Susie Silver at Carolina land
ing, Rubicon at Maryland, Tidal Wave at
Greenville: Glencoe at foot of Island 50.
Lay by st Excelsior for fog at u "a. On
morning OF 10th, at am, started, the fog
clearing. Met tOwbOst Atlantic at foot of
Ozark island, City of Alton at Ilaoonis, II.
M. Sleeve at Island 60; passed Sioux
City foot of Island &c; met Belle Lse at
Island 63. On 2Ist, at 2 am, passed the
Belfast, bound down, aground on Helena
bar; met Tom Reese and barg6s IN the
Bourbon chute, R. P. Walt and A. ].
White at bead of 1t, met Lucy Bertram at
Desoto front. Found five feet st Reeves;
met Tom Jasper at Presidents island;
met R ]. Lockwood at Fort Pickering.
]. W. CHAMBERS, Clerk.
At a special meeting of the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce, held in thst city
last week, the subject OF the praetiosbility
! of constructing q canal from the Missis-
sippi to the Atlantic ocean was discussed.
The remerks below were made by Colonel
Frobell, who addressed the meeting. The
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remarks ss foliowsy
"The President then introduced Colouel
FrObell to the members, who commanded
the interest and attention of the large and
intelligent audiences to an elaborate and
remarkably interesting statement of the
praoticahilitY and Importance of the pro-
posed canal from the Mississippi to the
Atlantic, through the State of Georgia.
| To illustrate the Importance of this under
taking, he gave history of the origin,
progress and final c0mpletion.of the Erie
canal, connecting the city of New York
| with the great West, whose increase and
| growth we're the wonders of the age. But
| now they are looking out for other out
let's The aid of government has been
sought and obtained, surveys have been
made, plsnshave been suggested to CON-
meet the Ohio river with the great lakes;
but these being obstructed by ice from i've
to six months in the year, cannot satisfy
the demand of the growing commerce of
the West.
"A better route has been surveyed up
the Tennessee river; the distractions at
| the Muscle shoals were to b0 removed;
continued through Virginia to Lynch
but part of this route would require con-
siderable distance of railroad-a much
better, nearer route was found right
through Georgia, from the Tennessee river
to Rome, Georgia, and from there up the
valley of the Etowsh, Themes across the
Chettahoochee near Duluth, thence south
ward to Macon
"The summit level will be between the
Etowah and Chsttshooohee rivers; an
abundant supply of water can be had at
all seasons, the elevations are not so
great nor locks 81 numerous as on the
| New York and Erie canal. There Is every
reason to believe that Congress will give
all reasonable assistance. A bill is now
before that body, and has passed two
readings, for liberal aid to the great
national enterprise. The whole cost of a
canal in Georgia, seVenty-five feet wide
and five feet deep, will not probably eX-
ceed tsn million dollars. The cleaning
out Of the river may involve two or three
millions more. The Importance of this
enterprise, not only to Georgia, but to the
whole country, cannot be estimated.
The speaker contrasted tho cost of trans
portation by wagon, by rail and by water,
showing that by rell it is seven and one
half times dearer than by water, and
seventy times dearar by wagon,