Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-11-02

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City, st. Louis to New Orleans, 5 pm; Z. d.
Durfee, st. Louis to New Orleans, : pm. The
river has fallen l inch. Weather cloudy and
cool. Mercury 81.
miscellaneous.
The Lucy Bertram came in from New Or.
leans, four and q half days ont. with thirty
passengers and $50 tons of freight for this
port. and, after discharging her cargo, de-
parted for st Louis with go Ions of freight,
including lH0 sacks of oats. She reports the
Mohawk and bsrges aground at Helena bar;
also, the Nd Wicks AT Grand Gulf, the place
where the Colossal struck on her last trip
going down. There is six feet of water at
The R. P. Walt leaves next Saturday for
The Belle Lee departed for New Orleans with
SOB bales of cotton and q good trip of pas
Sengers.
The new Arkansas river packet RoseviIle Is
nearly completed, and will probably make her
trial trip in the early part OF next week.
The Alice left last night withs63 bales of cot
The Phil Anln leaves tomorrow evening for
Friars Point.
river with 40 bales of cotton, 3i7 bales of which
she got from the wreck of the Fort Smith.
The X +. Walt came in from Arkansas river
list.
The Indiana passed down yesterday at
noon with two barges in tow drawing i've
feet.
The Cleburne leaves tomorrow for the
Arkansas.
Inc LtRhA Ituue departed LOT White river
with a good trip OF freight and people
The Commonwealth, s. s. Merrill and st.
Joseph are due from above.
bismarck viii follow the Henry Ames
IN the New Orleans Hue.
The Belle Lee viii leave this port every
alternate Thursday for New Orleans and the
bends.
Boats are taking freight from st. Louis TO
New Orleans. Round shipments at 81 for
Hour and SOC. per 100 for pound freight. This
is lower than the published rates.
The citizens of New Orleans held a meeting
recently, and concluded that 100000 was sniff
Gle { to organize an iron barge transportation
company They are going at the matter in
earnest, and propose that this amount and no
less must be subscribed, or not a dollar will be
collected.
The Cincinnati Commercial -pronounee
Captain StOry's new Friction boat" a marine
sensation, tits p feet long.
The St Louis Times says: "The Huntsville,
up lor Wh1teT river in the Sylvester line, was
posted yesterday on change as follows: NO
risks taken by the st Louis board Of under
winters on points below on steamer Hunts
vile, etc. On seeing the above Captain Harry
Brolaski, secretary OF the Peoria packet Com
pany, ana one OF the boats owners, inquired
VINO was the author of IL. Receiving no an
swer, he turned the black board over and It
remained in that pOsit on during change
hours captain Broiaskt claims that no man
mas a right 70 publish his boats in any such
manner without signing his name to it. The
affair gave rise 70 considerable discussion, and
Is not yet ended. Captain Broask1 yesterday,
ON behaifofth the Peoria packet coA1nany, closed
the contract with Howard & Co., = 5fson. In
diana, for q new hull to receive thNCtty OF
Pektn machinery. IL will be 1876 feet bng by
y feet beam, and 81 feet depth Of hold. The
hull is TO De ready by the 10th of January, n
lowed here for completion"
The steamer Flirt is loading at st. Louis for
New Iberia, and Will leave that port on the 5th
instant.
The Padueah hentuckian says: The Tennes.
see is throwing out a pretty good volume OF
water which renders navigation between this
point aud Cairo pretty easy. The river is still
rising above, having risen sour 10 nve feet at
JohnSonville.
Shall the steamboat intereS % tuis port be
represented at the Louisville convention on
the 9Th or not2 Thatsthe question.
FOR 81 LOUIs.-TheS st Joseph, Captain Cor
bett; leaves to-day at . pm. for Cairo and st.
Louis.
FoR FRIAR's~ POISr,-The q. W. Cheek, Cap
tain Mark Cheek, leaves to-day at 5 pm, for
Frlars Point and all way landings.
FOR NEW The hDe and fleet pas
sengeFs steamer andy johnson, Captain Luther
7. Woods, leaves to-day at 3 p.D.. for Vicks-
burg, New Orleans and all way landings. ReeH
Powell Is her prime minister.
FOR NEW ORLEANs.-The elegant Messenger
steamer s.. 3. Merrill, Captain j. Il. Burke,
leaYesto-day at u M. for New Orleans and all
wss landings. Jack Chambers is her popular
secretary.