Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-16
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IN IaNOr OF Lne ueIeQuaflL-
The Albert is working at the snags in
I Birds bend, and the DeRussey on Sat
urday was working at the head o.
/ Island No. Two.
A large weather map viii be placed in
the Exposition Building to-day, and
corrected twice daily by Professor
Rhode, the Observer.
Captain G.. e. Bailey, of the Katie p.
Kountz, was in New Orleans last Fri
day trying to get a boat TO take the
Katie's trip from Shaggy Point, where
she is laid up, to Shreveport.
Kendig q Company, who bought the
Tahlequah few days ago at New Or
leans, at marshaPs sale, offer her for
sale again,
Backenstose's circus, which came
down on the Tyrone and barge Cliff
Mine from Cairo, and exhibited here on
Monday, was attached yesterday by the
captain Of the Tyrone, and some of the
performers, and last evening the animal
cages, horses, canvas, ETC., were being
unlOaded OF the leyee.
The Thomas H. Allen went out last
night for White river, drawing two feet
forward and six inches more aft. She
had about two hundred tons. She was
loaded in the Elliott line.>
Local Inspector Clark returned on
Monday from Cairo, where he inspected
the Mary E. Forsyth, and found her
A in all respects. When she comes
out, as she will shortly, Captain
Greenough, Of the Dexter, will probably
be her commander, as t is said he has
purchased an interest in her.
The local packets Celeste, st. Francis,
and ClebuTne all got away for their re-
spective destinations last night, with
fair trips.
There are about fourteen handred
sacks of oil-cake and one hundred and
fifty bales of cotton piled up on the
levee, awaiting shipment to New Or
leans.
The John Kyle went down early yes
terday morning, drawing six feet of
water, and had barge in tow. She
added here thirteen bales of cotton and
several small lots of freight, and had
nine hundred tons for the South.
The Pauline Carroll, towing pair of
barges, passed south yesterday at noon,
after adding here nineteen bales of cot
ton, one hundred and thirty barrels of
apples and one hundred and ten boxes of
crackers. She left drawing six and
half feet.
The Capitol City came up from Vicks-
burg yesterday morning, and, after
discharging forty bales Of cotton, left
for st. Louis with light trip.
The William J. Lewis came down
from st. Louis yesterday afternoon with
four hundred tons of freight, and drawing
five feet four inches. Her hurricane
deck was covered with wagons and
light freight, but she managed to get on
board twenty tons here, which filled her
out, and she got away at dark for
Vicksburg.
The regular tri-weekly passenger
packet Phil Allin, Captain Stack Lee,
leaves this evening at five o'clock for
triars Point and all the usual way land
ings. Messrs. William P. Gray and
Wynne Cannon are her clerks.
The regular United States mail packet
G. w. Cheek leaves this afternoon at
five o'clock for Friars Point and all the
way landings. Captain G. W. Malone
commands, and Robert Wilderberger
and Charley Jackson are her clerks.
The City Of Quincy went up yesterday
with sixty tons of freight, discharging
here about forty tons.
The st. Joseph came down yesterday
morning with three hundred and fifty
tons of produce, and went back ct dark
with one hundred and fifty bales Of cot
ton fer reshipment at Cairo.
The John T. Tolle was reported hard
aground at Island t5, by boats that came
down yesterday.
The Belle Lee goes out tomorrow
evening for New Orleans.
The elegant steamer City of Alton will
be down to leave at nine o'clock this
for Vicksburg, Natchez and
New Orleans. Captain H. S. Bixby, a
popular officer, is in command.
The elevator is about half full of
freight.
The upper coast packets, when they
do not have sufficient cotton to bring
down, generally fill out with wood, and
net from fifty cents to one dollar per
cord for their labor.
Sundays Cincinnati Commercial has
the following: "The affairs of the old
Memphis Packet Company are about
being wound up, and they vacate their
long-established quarters at No. 4 Public
Landing. This company was incorpo-
rated under the laws OF the State of Ohio
in 1865, and the line comprised the fol-
lowing slde-Wheel steamers: Alice Dean,
Silver Moon, Robert Burns, Golden
Eagle, Clifton and Darling. The follow
ing gentlemen comprised the Board of
Directors: Thos. Sherlock, Jas. Bugher,
w. E. Gibson, Jas. w. Gaff, f. NJ. Da-
wilson, Henry GrOtenkemper and Theo.
Cook. Officers: Theo. Cook, President;
George ID. HOople, General Superin-
J. Wilson johnson, Secretary. |
The Board of Directors for IS71-72 were
as follows: Godfrey Holderhoff, Henry
GrOtenkemper, J. G. Isham, Thos. Sher-
lock, Jas. w. Gaff, Theo. Cook, w. E.
Gibson, H. A. Jones and James Bugher;
President, Fl. A. Jones; Secretary, Sam.
J. Hale. The Golden Eagle was sold
few years ago and dismantled, and her
is now on the Belfast. The
Clifton was burned at the wharf The
Alice Dean is now being wrecked for her
which goes into Captain H.
U. Harris new boat. The Silver Moon
was wrecked about a month ago, and
her machinery sold, and the Robert
Burns is offered for sale"