Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-20

arrived with thirty-fve bales of cotton
and a lot Of sundries to order. She re-
shipped thirty-One bales Of cotton at the
mouth for New Orleans.
The Richmond, from st. Louis, came
in at noon, put off forty barrels Of whis-
Ky, added one hundred and thiFty-three
bales of cotton, forty tons Of sUndries,
and departed for New Orleans, loaded
to the guards.
The Utah, from the Arkansas, brought
In five bales Of cotton, coaled here and
left for st. Louis with light trip.
The Pink Varble, from Little Rock,
.came in with a good trip of cOtton-seed.
The Robert Mitchell left New Orleans
last Saturday, with one thousand bars of
railroad iron for the Ohio; also, the Su-
sic Silver for St. Louis with three thou
sand bars Of railroad iron.
The Bismarck and Robert y. Lee are
due from below at an early hour this
morning.
The towboat Mohawk and barges
passed down early this morning.
The Robert Z. Lee, from New Orleans,
three days out, dischargedstWO hundred
packages of sundTies here and had three
hundred tons Of freight for Louisville.
She made the run from Vicksburg to
this point in thirty-sixh hours and thirty
five minutes.
The st. Francis, from Vieksb1rg,
brought in sixty-ive bales of cotton,
nine hundred and twelve sacks Of seed,
and a lot of sundries to order.
The elegant and feet passengersteam-
er, Belle St. Louis, Captain William
Blake, leaves hisevening at five o'clOck
for Vicksburg and all the usual way
landings. She has superior accOmmO-
dations FOR PASSENGERS Captain ALT.
GrissOm holds forth at the desk.
The coast packet Phil Allin, in COM
mand Of Captain James Lee, leaves at
five O'Clock for FTiars Point and all
way-landings. Stack Lee and Billy
Gray are her clerks.
The fleet passenger steamer, Thomas
II. Allen, in command Of Captain Eu-
gene Smith, leaves this evening at five
o'clock for Pine Bluff, Little Rock, and
all the usual way landings. Colonel Pat
Morrison and Billy Willis are her
| clerks.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane,
leaves at five o'clock this evening for
Cairo and st. Louis. Billy Blenker is
clerk.
The Tom Jasper has withdrawn from
the New Orleans trade, and goes to st.
Paul to-day as the regular packet.
The st. Louis Democrat Of the
eighteenth says: - captain Sedan,
of the Commonwealth, approach
es Captain Pepper, Of the ThOmp-
son Dean, and addresses him in a seri-
Gus tone: Captain Pepper, having con-
suited with the other owners Of my
steamer, and got their consent, / pro
u noaa ia soil fu Won NV frrrn 70 1OaI 2
! Captain P.-tAu right; how much do
you want for it%' Captain S.-Three
dollars Captain Pepper offered him
six bits. We did not hear the answer
owing to a rapping Of the a~uctioneer's
hammer, which we c~onsidereda strange
coincidence. We had visions of steam
ers flying the red flag, and going Off IN
der the ~auctiOneer's hammer.
The St. Louis Republican Of the
eighteenth says: "By a private letter
received here yesterday we learn that
LaBarge of the Nellie Peck, and Massey,
Of the Esperanza, two Of the most re-
nOwned Missouri river pilots, have bet a
thousand dollars a side ON which will
touch the bow Ofhis boat first at the Fort
Benton bar. BOthare experienced pilots,
and men of iron viii and untiring ener-
gy, and the contest promises to be u of
the most exciting that has ever occurred
on the turbulent bosom Ofthe Big Mud
dy.' The Belle St. Louis was having a
new hange put ia last night, and viii be
repaired and ready to leave ON time this
evening. Captain Haarstick has teIe-
graphed to New Orleans to have the
body of James Connolly sent up as far as
Cairo by boat, thence to this city by rail,
when it VIII be taken in charge by his
brother, who VIII proceed with it to Dav-
export, where he viii be interred.n
The Cincinnati Commercial of the
eighteenth says it is understood that the
Cincinnati and Memphis Packet Compa-
ny have decided TO close the business of
the old organization, and will offer their
boats for sale. The object is to re-Organ-
ize and build long boats suitable to the
new canal.