Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-11-03

Ebert, for New Orleans, left Cincinnati
day before yesterday with good trips.
The Whale was tue advanced boat CT
the coal feet 10 arrive at Cincinnati.
The Pink VaFble has been chartered
by the Anchor Line, at least so says a
st. Louis exchange.
Three boats from Vicksburg and this
city went into St. Louis Friday with a
total Of but sixty-fye tons of freight.
That don't pay.
Captain Ed. Gray reports 8 new chan
mel at Powerz's Island-up past Jonesis,
and across the head of the middle bar.
St Louis collected seven thousand six
hundred and forty-six dollars and thirty
cents wharfage last month. Three hun
dred and thirty-six boats and barges
arrived and departed during the mouth.
A case has just been tried at Daven-
port, Iowa, in which Judge Tracy de-
cided that the courts of Iowa and Illi-
nois had concurrent jurisdiction over
the waters Of the Mississippi.
A series of accidents near Cairo is
given in a telegram from that point da-
ted the thirty-frst ultimo, as follows:
''The Julia ran over an obstruction at
ten O'Clock last night at the head Of the
middle bar, neir Captain Falls's house,
in Birds Bend, cracking about seventy
timbers, bursting up the deck in several
places from the boiler aft, and breaking
several cabin braces. Her pumps kept
the water below the dunnage, and no
fleight is damaged. She exchanged
cargo with the st. Joseph, and returns
to st. Louis for repairs. The Utah struck
the wreck Of the Brilliant, below here
yesterday, knocking 8 small hole in her
hull, and she took three feet of water
before the bulkhead could be completed.
She goes on her way to st. Louis for re-
pairs. The Evansville packet Florence
Lee struck log at GolcOnda breaking
hole in her stern fifteen feet long, yes
terday, but got it bulkheaded before the
freight was much damaged, and is at
PadEcah for repairs.'
At New Orleans, Pittsburg coal is
sold at 66e per bbl, and s. per hid, by
the boat load; 75ldS5c to boats and man
ufacturers, and 81 at retail. Anthracite
Sl2 5OGl3 per ton. American camel
81 10 per bushel.
Captain Robert Keer, clerk Of the
steamer Belfast, came down last night
on the E. II. Durfee, and reports that
on Friday noon, when his boat was at
the foot Of Island Twenty-six and at the
crossing Just below Williams's, she
struk a log or hidden obstruction and be-
gan to fill rapidly aud was headed for
the nearest bar, where she was beached
and settled down in seven feet Of water,
the guards being just covered with water
amidships. With her barge she had
about nine hundred tons of freight, and
Of that amount six hundred tons were
on the boat, but its character could not
be ascertained. OF her deck load there
IS but little damaged, but that which is
in the hold, principally -four and perish
able freight, will be lost The +. II.
Durfee was but short distance behind
her when she struck, and at once started
to her assistance, taking off about forty
passengers for New Orleans, but could
not get near enough to remove any
freight; in fact, the passengers were
transferred in yawl. The Belfast lies
perfectly straight and easy, there being
not over six inches in the water fore and
aft, and can easily be raised. Mr.. Kerr,
on arrival, Immediately telegraphed to
Captain Reese Dugan, OF the wrecker 7.
F. EckeTt, at Cairo, to come down at
once, and expects to hear from him this
morning, and thinks the Eckert can
raise the Belfast in few hours. She
was owned wholly by Captain Sedan,
aud was valued at thirty thousand dol
lars and insured in Cincinnati offices
for twenty-three thousand dollars. In
case the Eckert does not go to her a boat
will go from here and reno 6e her
freight.
Boats Going To-Day.
The Colorado, Captain j. F. Luker,
leaves this morning at ten o'clock for
Vicksburg and all the bend landings.
Mr.. H. Diedrich is chief clerk.
The Grand Tower, Captain Lennox,
leaves this afternoon at i've O'Clock for
Cairo and st. Louis. Mr.. White is pur-
ser.
The popular steamer Mary z. Poe will
be down to-day to leave at four O'Clock