Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-04-10
MISCELLANEOUS.

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The Usage came in from Madison yes
terday, with 1876 bales Of cotton. She is
now nj in connection with the Little
Rock railroad, the transfer being made at
Madison.
The Nary Boyd arrived yesterday from
the Arkansas, with lSS bales of cotton,
$50 sacks Of seed, and a fair list Of miscel-
lansOus freight, as well as q good trip of
people. Major Adams line is the favOrits
in that stream, and shippers know it. The
Boyd was but five and a half days making
the round trip, intending 3 stay OF nearly
thirty hours at Little Rock.
The Phil. Ailin came up yesterday from
Friar's Point, with a good trip, including
So bales of cotton and $50 sacks OF seed.
The Indiana passed down yesterday,
adding here 40 bales Of cotton.
The St. Francis arrived from Wittsburg
yesterday, bringing 1876 bales Of cotton and
I5S sacks Of seed. Her officers contradict
the statement that all the cotton has been
shipped from points on the st. Francis
river, and her trip corroborates their state
ment.
Tho Belle Lee left at 9 o'clock last night
for New Orleans with a full cargo, She
added here q few passengers and ADJ bales
OF cotton.
The MARITIME came in yesterday with a
good trip.
Charley Morris, the genial host Of
Pacific place, is in the city. He went to
hear Train last night and p-r0nounces him
a wonder.
Tie line steamer a. j. White, Captain
George Malone, with Barney Barinds in
the office, gets away this evening for Ma
pOle0u and all way landings. Matt. Glass
Is assistant secretary.
The St. Francis leaves tomorrow at o
pm. for Wittsburg n Madison, and all
points on the 81. Francis river.
The Sam J. Hale leaves on Wednesday
for all points on the Ohio,
The Legal Tender gets away on Tuesday
for all ports on White river 10 Jackson
The steamer Oil City, the regular packet
for Shawnee Village, will leave this alter
noon ct 8 o'clock.
The splendid passenger steamer Belle
Memphis, Captain John Crane, will cave
today for Cairo and st. Louis. She Is one
of the most popular boats On the river.
Billy BIsnker is her oblging clerk.
The u. S. n. packet Dardanelle, Cap
tain Berry, will bsck out to-day for Little
Rock and way points on the Arkansas.
She connects with the packet for Fort
smith.
Tbe regular L.. s.. Mail steamer Phil
AIlin departs at . p 10. today, for Helena,
Friar's Point and all way landings. esp
tain James Lee Is in command, and Mr..
stack Lee James T. haIIi5 eAu NoA
Booker are clerks.
Tbe Ctv Of Cairo Is due from above and
will depart to-day, at 8 pm, for Nlcks-
burg and the bends. Truly a better packet
does not float in Western waters. Captain
Luker Is on the roof and Charles HOugh
In the office.
The elegant little packet MARITIME, Capt.
j.. G.. Sands, is the regular packet, leaving
at 5 pm. to-day for Randolph and Full
ton.
Captain Frank Hicks, of the Belle Lee,
was visited by Charley Morris yesterday,
when those two gentlemen talked over
their early steambOsting days. Twenty
five wears ago Captain Hicks was the en-
ginesr and Morris clerk of the Lieutenant
Maury, a small side-Wheel steamer, the
hrst ever constructed here. Prime Em-
merson WAS, we believe, the builder, and
Judging from the conversation of the gen
tlemen, she was, In point Of speed, not
FAR behind some Of b boats OF the pres
emit day.
The ssllie and Thomas H. Allen @ill.
probably arrive to-day from the Arkan-
sas.
The following, from u Of our Cincin-
natl exchanges, will give Our Vicksburg
contemporaries ma opportunity to get up
another $500 gold robbery sensation:
LAST evening, while the Ohio Nc. 4 was
lying in port, some q entered the state
room Of a Mr. k6mpe, aud breaking open
his sa-chel, puTioin6d is contents"
The III. ~. Shreve, Captain Carter,
bound for Red river, passes down this
evening. Passengers bound for Texas
should note the fact.
one day last week, while the Big sun
flower was lying at the Nicksnurg wharf,
some miscreants set ire 20 the boat and
cut the headline. Fortunately the fire
was discovered by Capt. Stevens, the COM
mander, who, with the assistance Of the
crew Of q tug near by, succeeded ia ex-
tinguishing il. About forty bales Of cot
tob were thrown overheard, but alter
vvard recovered. although in a damaged
condition. Ths officers entered protest.
s~aturday's st. Louis Republican has the
following: The river here has at last
reached q stationary point. The Illinois
bowaver. continues 70 fall though slowly.
TntelIigence from st. Paul reports q rising
river al that port. Lake Pepin Is at last
reported TO be OPEN
Tho Pine Blum ARK Journal says
ssThe continued heavy rains ia TINS
oeigbborbood and 10 the westward, dur
ing the past week, have caused the river
70 rise rapidly, and it promises water
enough to hoat the Great Republic, "or
any other steamer April Of 1869 az
/ fordsd splendid navigation for al classes
] OF boats the same month in 1870 was
~chronicled by a low stage Of water during
the entire month. The present month
bids fair TO offer good navigation. There
is no living man can proFnosticate the
rise and fall of the Arkansas river-it is
without 5 parallel.
The steamer Pat. Cleburne on her last
trfp made the run from Memphis to this
I port in % hours, trausaetiBg All way busi-
| ness and making q multitude OF landings
| bsine by far the quickest time on record /.
The Cleburne can make it in 20 hours,
with good fuel. For speed, safety and
| comfort. the Pat is justly entitled 70 wear
tie horns over all predecessors
River men and others win find the fol-
lowing interesting and useful IL is a list
| OF the steamers that arrived at the port Of
/ Little Rock from the first Of March, 1870
10 the thirty-hrst Of March, 1874, We are