Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-10-27
MtsceIIalleOus

In consequence Of fog and extreme
low water, steamer Clarksville has been
| delayed. viii leave for Arkansas river
Sunday, twenty at five o'clock.
The United States mail packet Joseph
Kinney, Captain Rider, leaves this
morning at ten o'clock for Nicksburg
and all bend landings below here.
The City of Quincy, with Captain
West on the roof, leaves this morning
at ten o'clock for New Orleans. Dan
Garin holds forth at the desk.
A very heavy fog prevailed on the
river until late yesterday morning.
The Ohio rose four feet six inches at
Pittsburg yesterday, and something in
the neighborhOOd Of six million bushels
Of coal will be let out; there will be as
much more ready to come.
The Clarksville had not arrived from
the Arkansas up to slate hour last night,
but is expected to-day, from White river.
--The Batesville was detained by dark
and foggy nights. She goes out to-mor-
row evening.
The freight squa5ble over cotton rates
sonth from Nicksburg is not settled yet.
The Lee, Natehez, Allen and Pargoud
charge one dollar bale TO New Orleans
from VicksbuTg, but from points above
and below they charge from twenty-five
TO fifty cents more, and at this one OF
the Nieksburg papers grows wrathy,
boils over, humps itself, and would
break down all the Lees, the Natchezes,
and even goes so far as to say that the
Anchor Line will carry freight from st.
Louis to Milikenis Bend, or any other
point dboUe Vicks6itrg, as cheap as they
take il TO Nicksburg. How terrible
The idea is prepOsterOus, and the "An-
chor Line as well as all other boats,
are forever to be damned ~ the COM
mereial editor Of the paper referred to.
So mote il bel
Captain William LamOthe, ST., of
the Glasgow, announces his intention of
Withdrawing from active life next Feb
ruary, then being ON the river twenty
nine years, having commenced as COM
mander in lS43 and retiring as COM
mander in 1872, through which time
there has been no loss Of life or accident
to or on the boats in his care through
the negligence Of himself or the officers
under bis charge. He will transfer all
Of his steamboat stock end property over
10 his sou when he quits the river.
We learn from Captain Washington
that the st. Louis and New Orleans
Packet Company's steamer, Susie Sill
yer, Captain Shields, viii be found at
the landing this morning to leave at
nine o'clock for Vieksburg and New Or
leans. She has excellent passenger ae-
commodations.
The A No. steamer Robert Mitchell,
Captain Fowler, will arrive from above
in time TO leave at noon to-day for
Vicksburg, Natehez and New Orleans.
I She is not overloaded, and will so
! through without detention.
The Robert Mitchell blew out the
valve Of her larOoaFd engine at Cairo
"Wednesday while dropping down to the
| landing. The Fisk went to her relief
I and tOwed her to the wharf.
John Maldridge and George Barber
are pilots Of the La Belle.
The Nick Bongworth, Captain Lew
/ Kates, was TO have left Cairo last night,
/ for New Orleans; Captain Eugene Bow
ers, chief clerk, and George Maloney
and Reese Jamison pilots.
I The Crescent City took fire in the
hold at New Orleans last Monday and
was damaged TO the amount Of two
1 hundred dollars before extiDguished.
Halliday 4 Bro, Of Cairo, send the
/ following dispatch to st. Louis: ''No.
/ tify pilots TO look out for a break be-
tween the lower graTels at Powers