Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-02-23


left Little Rock for this city with five
hundred and seven bales Of cotton, hides
and sundries, and full cabin list.
The Arlington's crew dropped bale
Of cotton overheard last night, about
eight O'Clock, and came near losing 1t.
The Idlewild, from Evansville, Andy
Baum, from Cincinnati, and all our
local boats will come crowded with
Mardi Gras excursionists. There will
hardly be standing-room On the streets
on Tuesday.
The Arlington cleared for Cincinnati
last night with four hundred bales Of
| cotton, OF which amount two hundred
bales are for CarroltOn. Che also took
six tons Of peltry and the machinery Of
the Chsrokee. The latter goes 70 Lou
| lsville.
Major John d. Adams, President Of
the Arkansas River Company, offered
Captain Bob. Wise seventy-hve dollars
day for the Parker, but Captain Wise
| thought there was more money in the
Memphis and Cincinnati trade than
that, and declined the proposition.
The wreck Of the r. P. Walt, above
the foot Of Jefferson street, has been
buoyed.
An accurate description Of the cog
tunes that will adorn the different river
personages on Tuesday and Tuesday
night viii appear In Wednesdays paper.
| We had first-clsss coal-oil sensation
| last night, but our columns were 30
crowded 1t had 20 be laid up for the pres
ent.
1t is estimated that our local packets
and other boats will bring ten thousand
strangers here to see Mardi GrRs on
Tuesday.
Thursdays Knoxville Press and Rsr-
aid, referring to the second rise In the
| Holston, says: 1.-THE heavy storm,
yesterday morning, caused the Holston
! to rise somewhat, and the river was ful
and the current strong. A number oi
boats arrived from above, and business
at the levee was correspondingly brisk.
| Any number Of produce boats came
down, and more are on the way; rome
Of which will arrive to-day. The river
was rising slowly, last night, and good
boating tide is sure for some time te
come"
Judging from q paragraph in the
TfnIes, the river fraternity at New Or
leans are preparing for grand time
Tuesday. The Times says, in alluding
to the carnival: We noticed In course
Of erection in the rear Of the freight
office Of the Mississippi Valley Trans-
portation Company, a dimunitive barge
which will bear the No. 80 Of that well
known and popular line, to be used in
navigating the principal thorough
fares OF this city on Mardl
Grss. Captain J. 7. Burdeau,
no doubt, hearing Of the general
order from Rex, commanding all boat
men TO have a hand in the grand fes-
tivities Of the Carnival, concluded to bt
in keeping with the occasion. The
barge will contain a saloon, within
which the Captain proposes to have
some Of the produce brought to this
port by bis bargss, regenerated 30 as tc
render IL very pRlAtsble TO the taste Of
those who choose to pay him q visit. d
That is ali very nice, and ''MOmus" al
New Orleans viii only be exceeded By
"Momus" here. We yesterday learned
that the entire fleet OF boats, owned 10y
the boat-clubs Of this city, are to bt
decorated and fully manned, aud viii
be mounted on wheels to form part d
the procession. In addition to this w
learn that shell-boat sixty feet long Il
to be rugged with masts and paraded OF
wheels Just In the rear Of the tug y. M
, Jones, which is to be taken out OF tht
, water for the purpose OF adding 70 thu
many curiosities Of the procession.
The coal property so FAR reported a
known to DO lost by the recent flood q
Pittsburg rOots up twelve coalboats
thirteen barges, twelve fuelbORts RnC
fats, containing about four hundred Rn(
: thirty-six thousand bushels.
The Continental left st. Louis 70
New Orleans, drawing eight feet eigh
! inches. James Allen and Charlie
; Durfee sre her pilots.
The Joe Kinney passed down yester
r day without landing. She left st. Loui
/ with one thousand one hundred tons
| aud was drawing seven feet and half
| Henry Hunt and William Gallaghe
. pilots.
| One week ago, Thursday, Captain
. two-horse team, broke through the 10
3 at Clsrksville, Missouri, and received
, ducking. One Of the horses wa
r drowned.
A Ksnswha dispatch says that 5trean
: reached hight Of forty-6ve feet, and
/ now falling.
Reese Jsmison and George Malone,
I will stand watch at the Nick LOngworth
u .
Of the Andy Baum.
, The other day, at Cincinnati, one c
r the clerks Of prominent Wharfboa
8 met In conflict on the landing with
drayman. The rules Of the P. r. wer
carefully observed, and resulted in th
D complete Disagreement Of the archi
! tectural beauty of the latter. Our wharf
!. boat, elevator and levee clerks (Ton
1 pY1rr,a for 1pafanoaA ara vuaIl Uarqp
in the manly art that the draymen Civ
r no 'tback tRlk.u Should such thin
!, occur, it would result in the entire an
/: inhalation of the epreaumptuOus drsymR
who offered the first word.
r River men will find it to their interef
!. to advertise in the APPEAL Of Wednef
J, day, Of which we will issue ten thou
= sand copies.
Lieutenant Woodruff, who has charg
+ Of the removal Of the Red River raj
: has two Government boats at work b'
!; sides a good force Of men, and think
(: be will open the main river Rs high 9
= Red Bayou by May or June. Clearin
up that far creates good navigation.
r Captain Jim DRmeroD, late pilot 0
q the Quickstep, has been elected capital
= Of the Rose Hite by the Directors Of th
/, Evansville, Cairo and Memphis Steal
}; Packet Company.
The st. Louis Republican says: an
" gotiations are pending for the consOl
y dation Of the three Upper Miseissipl
q lines. but there Is q possibility that onl
u two of the lines will consummRte II
d arrangement"
e The Tennessee river at JohnsonviL
" rose within thirteen feet Of the big
It water mark Of 1887. The country b
o tween Johnsonville and Camden is sti
d inundated. AS that section is not muC
|: populated, no damage has been done.
e The Alice Brown, with big tow
K coal, passed Evansville last Wedne
t, day.
5, Captain sam. Houston, the Supervi
, ing Inspector Of the Sixth District, vii
his family, arrived yesterday, 80 runs
sr says, on the Mary Miller, and inten,
Y In the future to make this place
80 headquarters and home.
u While the Davage was attempting
sr land at PeckenpRughs, sixty-fve mil
3 below Louisville, Thursday night, du
B. ing heavy gale, her Captain, John '
sr AnsWalt, fell overheard and vi
ts drowned. The efforts OF the crew
G. recover his body were uHRvailing. III
boat was blown under the trees, and
sr Is supposed that Captain AnRwalt vi
es knocked overheard by limb.
r. A Nashville telegram announced tn
z, Captain Tom Ryman, OF the steam
le Eddyville, and G. II. Arthur, stean
&c boat agent, had an alteration in tn
r city Yesterday. Arthur WAS badly q
and hurt in the head aud RVman vi