Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-18
MISCELLANEOUS.

The Marble City passed up yesterday.
She added l44 bales of cotton here.
The City of Chester left for st. Louis
with 600 bales Of cotton for r~sshipmsnt at
Cairo.
The Pauline Carroll passed M. She mt
of here 40 bbls molasses, 65 hhds, Is bales
cotton and 100 SKIS seed. She then crossed
over to HOpeheld and discharged 1912 bars
railroad iron for the Little Rock road.
John Hendy, first engineer Of the i'll
tated Judge Wheeler, arrived yesterday
from New Orleans.
The Walt came in from White river
with S95 bales cotton and a good passen-
ger trip.
All river men know Leidy and all wear
his hats. His new styles are very elegant
and recherche. Call and see them.
h Grand Tower, Captain Lennon.
with Mr.. White in the office, leaves to-
day for Cairo and st. Louis. She is tia
regular United States mail packet.
The Geo. w. Cheek, Captain Mark
Cheek, leaves to-day for Friar's Point
and all way landings. She goes out
promptly, and is No. 1 packet. Frank
GOntsrmsn is clerk.
The r. P. Walt, Captain VIVA. Ashford.
will get away to-day for JacksOnpOrG and
all way landings on White river. She
connects with the train for Deval's Bluff
and with the Fort Smith for upper White
river. Ed w. Outlaw is chief clerk, as
sisted by VIM. Butler and John Smither.
The cOnvicts of the penitentiary at
Nashville unload steamers at the rate of
10 cents per hour.
"Steam, - said DR.. Lardner, sis the
great annihilatOr-it annihilates time and
Eyes" said another, "and mui-
Of passengers, too" See late rail-
road and steamboat disasters.
The towboaJ Bigiey passed up yester-
day.
The shannon and Nightingale were due
up last night.
The Rubicpn and Mary Forsyth were
due last evening from above.
The New Orleans Times says: eve IN
that several packets which have
lately refused to pay wharfage, On the
Of there being no accommodations
Tor their freight, etc, have again resumed
payment of the M How his came
about we were unable to learn, but pre-
3ume that our authorities have arranged
,he matter satisfactorily with those of our
ooa5men whosWiJhheld their wharfage
The Shreveport Southeastern says: eve i
layea letter from DR.. II. z. HOtchkiss, OF
place, who is now in Washington CITY
business connected with the raft, He
writes under date Of January 20, and ex-
himself quite hopeful of the pas
age Of a bill by Congress incorporating
10 oIAgFcBOAb 1I4 gNBtE H5Q river ]
Navigation Company, for the purpose Of
'emOVing the raft. Mr.. w. d. Wylfe was
a Washington, using his best endeavors
o secure the passage OF the bill, and had
been successful in getting it
trough two readings. Colonel G. M,
had not arrived at the date OF the
etters but has been there some days. No
but the Representations which
hese three gentlemen viii be prepared to
make, from accurate knowledge of the
acts, will satisfy All fair-minded and in
elligent members Of the vast Importance
I the work proposed 20 be accomplished.
ne charter is spoken Of as a very liberal
and It's workings viii no doubt eff
actually and permanently remove this
bstrnction to the navigation of q stream
those alluVial lands are surpassed by
one in b world for the production Of
great staple upon which even our ma
prosperity SO largely depends"