Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-09-21
q inehs. in the channel, and is rising


city to-day, to lake action in regard to the
amendments to the new steamboat laws.
These laws are distastsful ia many re-
spects to river men, and a ready action,
and q united one, viii readily secure
amendments more In accord with their
views
The Phil Allen arrived, yesterday
morning, with As bales of new cotton, 500
sacks OF cotton seed, q good trip OF pas
seugers, among whom was Governor
CLAYTON, Of Arkansas, and left again il
the evening with q fair trip Of freight.
The Utah, from Vicksburg for st. Louis.
put of here % barrels Of cottOu-seed oil,
800 sacks Of cotton seed, 5 bales OF cotton
and $50 barrels OF damaged -four from The
sunken wharfboat at Vieksburg.
The Mary Miller, from New Orlaaua, Is
putting of here, for the Louisville and
Nashville railroad, $50 bars Of iron, 5I5
bundles OF iron ties and a large lot Of gro
ceries, etc
The Minnie, from-st. Louis, a off here
I35 tons OF freight for the Memphis ard
st. Louis packet company.
The r. P. Walt, from Vicksburg for st.
Louis, put of here 500 sacks Of cotton
seed and 8 bales OF cotton.
The Legal Tender arrived from Padu-
cab with $50 tons OF freight-2OO tons for
this city and so tons for White river. She
viii resbip her whole trip of freight that
he's been received here to the Celeste. The
Legal Tender viii lay up till her regular
day, Tuesday next.
The Celeste wiz go put in the place Of
the Legal Tender this evening ct 5 0. m.
The Southwestern, Mohawk, Tom JAS
per, Emile La Barge and @. B. Church are
still due from above, and Henry Ames
from below,
The New Orleans Bulletin says: "The
dags Of the steamers in port yesterday
we're at half-mRst, out of respect to the
memory of j. J. Brown, a son OF Captain
Brown, of the ". s. Pike. He was acct
dentallY drowned on last Thursday, and
his body was recovered on Saturday, and
he was Euried on yesterday morning"
A DECISION FOR STEAMBOATNRN-The
question having been raised, whether
bailers on river steamers shall bsrequired
to remove the mud and sediment from al
parts OF boilers when they are under pres
sure of steam, under provisions Of sec
ton II, act of February %, 1871, the Jress-
ury department decides that the section
Of the law referred TO applies 10 the boil
ers OF all steamers, and nothing occur in
subsequent portions OF the Law exempt
ing any steamers from its operations, X
cepting foreign vessels, public vessels of
the United States, and bOats propelled in
whole or in part by steam FOR navigatin 2
canals. Inspectors Of steamboats,, will,
therefore, govern themselves accordingly.
1t Cincinnati, last Saturday, Captain
K, Booth sold q one-sighth interest
in the John W. Garrett TO Nelson Davis,
for $28I4; also, One-eighth interest in each
Of the bsrges Raehael and Ruth, psying
81 80 a share, making a total of S5sl2 re-
ceived by Captain Booth.
The Nashville Banner Of Tuesday SAYS:
Colonel Albert returned from Harpeth
Shoals yesterday. He says that 920 cubic
yards of the dam have 30 far been built
by Mr.. Maddox, a8d that the work iz bs-
ing rapidly pushed onward. Work on
.he old bridge pier, the Nashville Island
Covers Island, has been completed.
At Covers Island hr. Maddox was DOM
to take out six cribs, firmly bOlted
and connected together by means of
which had been placed partially
ACROSS the channel. The surveying party
are now near Granville, some distance
above. Carthage"
The st. Louis Republican, of the 18th
Captain Keissr. Of she Memphis
packet company, was on Change yester-
lay, having Just returned from Louisville.
de informs US that the City Of Helena is
being rapidly completed, and will make a
trip next Saturday. The q. S. Tur-
1ercsme up Sunday ana landed at the
locks so have some repairs done to her.
John N. BOinger has contracted
or a new stern-Whselsr at one of the
on the Ohio. She will be one
# the large class. At 3 O'Clock yesterday
morning the steamer Commonwealth, "
ng near the foot OF Christy avenue, East
Louis, undergoing some slight repairs, |
vas discovered by the Waterman to be on /
ire in the texas. The flames were rolling
,Ut in 3 great volume from one Of the /
iOOrs in that part Of the boat. The alarm
vas Immediately given, and two of the
Virgins ferryoOats, lying just below with
team up, came Immediately to suppress
he fire on the endangered steamer, Their
lose were rugged, and they Immediately |
throwing a perfect deluge Of water, /
md soon had the IRE extinguished. So /
apidly, however, had the flames spread
a great part of the texas and the pilot
were consumed, The loss on the
will probably amount to about
500. The coat had fire policies for SI5, 600.
he was valued at S25, 600. The hull of the
commonwealth was built at ShOusetOWn,
'enn., in 1854, and is 255 feet long, AZ feet
The Commonwealth Is owned as
blows: Stillwell, Powell & Co, one half;
s. s. Sedan, O~n6-fourth, and
John n. Bo1nger, One-fourth.
ne will be speedily repaired"
The New Orleans Times of the 18th saws
nat navigation is suspended between
hreveport and Jefferson, on account Of
wv Wster.
The Cincinnati Enquirer SAYS that Can't.
Merrieiees reports the repairs on the
about complete, and that she
ill leave for New Orleans the present
eek, Also, that Mr.. John Taylor. g well
nOwn mate and Watchm2n on the river.
led Saturday night, at the residence OF
Is parents, in that city.
BOats Leaving To-Day.
FoH HELENA AND FRIAR's PoIyT-m,e
sndsome steamer, Geo. ". Cheek, Capt,
Z r. Cheek, will leave this evening at
O'Clock. Frank GOntsrmsn is the
clerk.
FoR WHITE RIVER The elegant
Gamer Celeste, Captain 4 ". Outlaw. ]
III eavat this evening at 5 O'Clock. She
the freight from the Legal Tender.
accommodations on this steamer are I
for passengers, and every atten- :
IN will be shown Dy those in command, B
id every effort made to make the trip
sasant to all on board.
FOR CAIRO AND ST.. LOUIs.-The CITY of
lester, Captain Ajax Zsigler, will leave
Is evening at 5 O'Clock. J. W. Baskette
the gent. emanly clerk.
Foe NEW ORLEANs.-1he Indiana. Cant.
lbe Neal, will leave this morning at 10
block. J. Slut Neal, the ever aeoommo- Z
ting clerk, will be found to do the
nors Of the Office.
For CAIRO AND LoUIsvILLE.-The
lendid steamer Mary Miller, Captain c
leaves to-day at II N. Mr.. Parmele :
the office. :