Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-17

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J.. s. DUNHAM SUNK-BoAT AND CAR
| GO TOTAL Loss.-From Major John D.
| Adams. we learn that the steamer J. S.
! Durham, plying betwesn'Little Rock and
| New Orleans, struck a sna on Saturday
morning at . O'Clock, just below and ia
| sight of Little Rock, and sunk in Is feet
of water. She was on her way TO the
latter port from New Orleans and had a
| full load of sugar, mOlasses, railroad iron,
salt and miscellaneous merchandise. The
! Durham was less han a year old, having
been built here last season under the di-
I reCtiOn Of Captain Bill Rowland, Who
also built the Judge Wheeler, on which he
| lost his life, when that unfortunate YES
sci exploded above aNicksburg q few
weeks ago. The Wheeler and the Dun
ham were in all respects alike, and were
probably the best low water boats ever
built. Their career, however, has been
short. The Insurance. on the Durham
amounts to $4,000, all in Cincinnati Off
oes, She was worth Sl5, 900 and belonged
to the Memphis and Arkansas River
Packet Company,
The st. Francis will be in complete Or
der to leave to morrow for st Francis
river. Captain Tom Bowman commands
The Legal Tender, Captain Elliott, leaves
on Tuesday for J~aCksOnpOrt and all land
ings on White river.
The A. J. White, Captain Geo. Malone.
gets of this evening for Helena, Friar's
Point, Napoleon and all way landings.
She goes out on time. Barney Barinds.
Charley Jackson and Sterling Whitehead
are her clerks.
The P. ". Strader passed up light for
the Ohio. She was i've days out from
New Orleans.
Manas McClosky, a well known coal
operator Of Pittsburg, died a day or two
ego.
Pink and VIM. Varble, Chris. Damon.
George Musselmsn and Fred. Stumps,
were elected falls pilots at Louisville a
day or two ago.
We are instructed by Captain George
W. Cheek to state that the steamer A. J.
White viii attend to her business exclu-
sively, and has not time, therefore. to
crafty such of our citizens as wanted To
see a race, When fly time comes she may
make a quick trip but at present her bus
mess is TOO large to attempt ib.
The gay little OIL City, Captain Randell,
goes out this evening for all landings to
Shawnee Village. She goes at pm.
The United States mail packet Darden-
ellie, Csptsin Tom Berry, with Sam.
HaIues in the Othce caves TODAY for
Pine Bluff, Little Rock and all landings
on the Arkansas river. She connects with
the packet for Fort Smith, and is q good
and,cOmfOrtable passenger steamer.
The Minueola came in from above with
a good trip. She leaves on Wednesday |
for Cincinnati.
The Belle Memphis gets away this
evening for Cairo and St. Louis. She is
an elegant passenger packet, and her OIL
GERS are 1.-THE best in the world" Captain
John Crane commands, and Billy Blenker
S chief clerk.
The swift steamer Phil ATin, Captain
Jim Lee, with Stacker Lee in the Office,
gets away this evening for Helena, Friar's 1
Don't aud all nav narnaF.na En- ]
as q clock, and goes on tire.
The GlencOW passed down vester-
day. She put of here 30 barrels meal. q /
bundles paper, and added III bales cot
ton, and still wanted 500 tons to fill out. /
The Dsrdsnelle came in wirh}l76 bales I
of cotton. She reshipped as bales Of cot
ton and SO sacks seed at the mouth for
New Orleans.
The City Of Cairo passed up. She nut
OF q bales of cotton, and added $50 sacks
Of seed for st. Louis.
The Bismarck passed down. She added
400 bales of cotton here and a few people.
The hne passenger steamer st. Mary
leaves to-day At 8 pm. for Vicksburg and
New Orleans. John WOOdburn Is her
commander, snd Andy Robinson is her
clerk.
The fast and fleet passenger steamer
Belle st. Louis leaves to-day at 5 pm. for
Nicksburg and all way landings. John
Blake Is master, and Ale Grissom and
Joe Blake are her secretaries.
The beautiful little MARITIME leaves to-
day, as advertised, for Randolph. Fulton.
OsceOla n al way landings ~. G.. Sands
is master. and NJ, ". Mason Is her chief
clerk.
The fine steamer Columbia leaves to-
day at 5 pm. for the Arkansas river and
way landings. A. T. Irwin is her master.
and Tom Withldge is her purssr.
The Nicksburg Herald learns that nine
ty odd steamboats, have been indicted at
that place for carrying uncovered cotton.
Each boat, also, has been informed on
from three TO twenty-five times.
The st. Louis and Arkansas river pack
ct COlumbis will pass down on Monday
for all points on the Arkansas.
The MinneOla goes out on Wednesday
next for the Ohio river.
The popular steamer St. Mary's. Cap
tain WOODBURY. in command. will leave
a. noon on Monday for New Orleans and
the. bends.
The James Howard, Captain Pegram,
will pass down on Tuesday at 5 pm. for
Vicksburg and New Orleans.
The Legal Tender has 500 bales Of cotton
and q big trip Of people; so says 8 tele-
gram to Elliott and Miller, agents.
The Edinburg carried TO Cincinnati q
few days since part of the machinery Of
the old ST. Nicholas, sunk at the falls at
AlexsDdris.
A man named birmingham, who had
taken passage on the r. P. Walt, was ar
rested last evening just previous to the
departure Of that boat. He is charged
with having committed several murders /
In this and other States.
The officers Of the KilgOUr report the
Henry Ames coming up on one wheel, she
having broker g shaft below Vicksburg.
Saturdays Louisville LEDGER saws
" Capt. LOckhart, Superintendent of the
canal, yesterday notified the cOalbOat
owners that no more ~cOslbOats would be
permitted to pass through the canal after
this date, owing to the low stage of water.
Several boats that were ready to enter the
canal had to back out. The Cowan. one
Of the boats ready TO drop her tow through
the canal, vent over the falls. Barges
will be passed through the canal until
further notice.
One Of the barges stuck on the reef at
Louisville by the n. J. Bigley was got of
Friday, and taken to tbs wharf in a sink
ing condition. The other two barges on
the reef are so badly damaged that thew
cannot get of, though the greater portion
Of the coal viii be saved.
The chief engineer Of the city Of New