Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-06-03

/ which was shiPped oy her direct TO San
! Francisco, Cal.
The Pat. Clsburns, for Arkansas river,
| backed out with splendid trip.
The Grand Tower, Capt. Lennox, sails
/ to-day at pm. for Cairo and st. Louis.
Arkansas river fell Is inches yesterday.
The Great Republic, Capt, ThorWegian,
viii pass up to-day FOR St.. Louis.
The Richmend viii pass up tomorrow
for St. Louis.
The MolHe Ebert will be up Sunday for
Cincinnati.
The City Of Cairo put on here 81 bales
cotton and 277 sacks seed, and added 81
bales of cotton.
The MARITIME brought in 3O4 sacks seed
from Presidents Island.
The Geo. ". Cheek, Capt. Mark Cheek.
is the regular Saturday Friar's Point and
bends packet, leaving at pm. Frank
GOnterman presides at the desk.
The Nick LongWorth came In from New
Orleans, less than fonr days out, and she
put OF here 25 barrels salt, 20 barrels mo
lasses. and a large lot Of old scrap iron,
and added $50 bales of cotton for New Al
bany. She has 200 tons for the Ohio
river.
Captain Eugene Bowers, clerk Of the
Nick LOngworth, stopped OF here, and
goes to Louisville this morning per rail.
The Thomas Il. Allen, from White
river, had "a bales Of cotton, and reshipped
at the mouth So bales.
The Pauline Carroll discharged here 80
head of cattle and 80 barrels OF -four, and
got of for New Orleans at 7 pm, well
laden.
The Kanswha No. arrived from the
Ohio river with a tow of salt, and returned
with tow of empty barges.
The splendid steamer Virginia, Captain
Charley Schultz, will leave the wharf this
morning at 10 am. for New Orleans and
the bends Mr.. Miller, a clever gentle
man, has charge of the ONCE.
The Sam. J. Hale, Captain Miller, lost
thirty-six hours by grounding in the
lower Ohio. She came into port last night
with a full cargo OF Western products,
and leaves this evening at 8 O'Clock with
q return trip for Cincinnati. Mr.. Walker
is her prime minister.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. Ed. CObb's
son, who was so severely cut with knife,
is improving.
The Mary Houston, Captain Dunham,
will pass up this morning for Louisville.
Harry Walker is her clerk.
Tbs Colorado will pass up to morrow
for st. Louis.
The Nightingale left Louisville last
evening for Arkansas river.
The famous steamer Indiana, Captain
Rube Neaie, viii pass down this evening
for New Orleans
The John KYLE will pass down this
morning FOR n ~ Orleans.
The Susie Silver viii be down tO-mor-
row for New Orleans.
The Belle st. Louis, Captain William
Blake, is the regular Saturday Vicksburg
and bends packet, leaving at pm. All
Grissome, clever gentleman, does the
honOrs Of the office.
The Mary Boyd, Captain Rube Hsines,
is the regular Monday Arkansas river
mail steamer.
A deck passenger on the Thomas h.
Allen, named Gustsvus Esrhsrt, in at
tempting 70 draw a bucket OF water from
the river, fell overheard and was drowned,
at 8 O'Clock yesterday morning, as the
steamer was nearing Presidents Island.
Every effort was made By Captain Ash
ford and his officers to rescue the unfor-
tunate man, but he sank to rise no more. |
The Allen yaWl was lowered and went to
his assistance, but of no avail. Captain
Ashford then backed down the river q
considerable distance, thinking to recover
the body, but could find no trace Of it. /
The deceased was a German, and resided
at DevalPs Bluff, where, 1t said, he leaves
a family to mourn his loss.
The elegant steamer ThOs. II. Allen,
Captain VIM, Ashford, is the regular Sat
urday White river mail packet, leaving
to-day at 5 pm. for all points on White
river, through to JaCksOnport, and con-
Meeting at Devslps Bluff with the Little
Rock railroad. Messrs. E. ". Outlaw
and Johnny Smithers, two clever gentle
men, have charge Of the ofice.
Captain John Benson, late OF the John
KilgoUr, is in st. Louis with a view Of
negotiating for the purchase Of a fine
steamer. He wants the PsrgOUd or the
Belle Lee.
The snsgbost s, 8. Tbsysr, goes to
Ouachlta river to remove snags and OBJ
strUCtiOns in that stream.
Wharfage collections at this port for the
month Of May, were $1,000.
The Dexter will be down on Monday for
New Orleans.
BarmOre's ship-yard, at Jacksonville,
has suspended operations.
The Lawrence leaves Cincinnati to-day
for Memphis, and the Alaska and Shan
non for New Orleans.
A large warehouse Is to be erected at
Craig's Landing, Ark. It will be made a
regular shipping point.
A man calling himself J. N. G. Coleman
has been passing himself OF as Captain
Miller, of the Minnesota, buying goods
and having them credited to that gentle
man.
The Evansville Courier, Of Thursday,
says the case of McCslIister vs. Captain e.
7. Dexter, of the Quickstep, was yester-
day decided by the jury returning a YER
vict in favor Of Captain Dexter. This was
J suit for damages in the drowning Of
wife and child in the eOlli-
sion between the QUickstsp and the Ollie
Sullivan. The jury held that Captain DeX-
ter was not in the fault.