Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-05-06

embarked in the insurance busi-
ness. At Nashville these ancient mari
ners represent the North Missouri, a
company of high and honorable stand
ing. The steamer Mallie Ragon has
been purchased and taken the place of
the New State in the Wheeling and
Cincinnati trade 1.-The machinery OF
the Kate Kinney will be sold at Louis
vile on tbefifteenth instant. The Emf
lie La Barge has taken advantage Of the
rise In the Arkansas and gone to Fort
Smith after load of cotton. n.....The tow
boat John Gilmore has the contract for
towing UP Captain Campbel's three
monitors from Mound City to st. LOui'.
away ...."Fair View,p under date of
the twenty-ninth ultimO, writes from
Vicksburg to the st. Louis Republican,
as follows: '"Ehe preliminary arrange
ments for the coming trial of speed be-
tween the Robert L. Lee and NatcheZ
have not yet been cOnsummated,
although being made. Captain Eeath-
ers stopped in New Orleans last trip to
make his arrangements, Andy Panley
coming up in charge. As fast as any
thing Of interest transpires concerning
the race, / will let you know" The
Repu6Licdn says, "This sets to rest the
rumors here that Captain Cannon had
Wagered twenty thousand dollars that
the Lee could beat the Natchez from
| New Orleans to NatcheZ, both boats to
start out from New Orleans lashed to-
gether, and then cut asunder while
under way, which wager had been ac-
! cepted by theNatehez, and the race was to
come Off on the fourth of June, the
Natchez continuing her trip to this city
! t. beat the Lees time, while the Lee
would come here from Natchez on a
| business trip......A Louisville telegram
says: The railroads have advanced the
rates five cents, which has caused freight
to seek river transportation. IA let
ter from Captain A. Pauley of the Match
ez says she viii make trip and fast
one to St. Louis some time this month.
THE Nick L0ngworth is due up this
morning on her way to Cincinnati.
The following from the Helena World of
| Saturday, if true, shows gross carelessness
on the part Of the pilot on duty ON the
City of Alton when the accident oc-
cured: "The steamer City Of Alton,
! several days since, so we learn, ran over
a skiff, some distance down the river,
containing three colored men, killing
/ two of them. The third escaped to the
| Arkansas Shore, after receiving several
terrible blows from the steamers wheel
on the head and shoulders. The time of
the occurrence, we learn, was midday,
and the skiR was very near the bank, the
unfortunate men rowing with all their
might for the ark of safety. Monsters,
| indeed, must be the officers of the Alton
if this be true, which we doubt not, as
our information is of the best. Men who
would be guilty Of such an action as
this. whether occasioned by derelectiOn
of duty or direct desire to do murder,
should have meted out to them the
severest penalty of the law" The same
paper furnishes the following. item
Frank Bemas, q railroad contractor,
known to many, it is feared jumped
into the Mississippi river, off of che
steamer City of Laconia, and was
drowned. The steamer was stopped
and diligent search made, but nothing
could be ascertained. Mr.. Bemas was,
at the time, in a startling condition,
having deiiTitMl trenlenS of the most
extreme type. We regret his un-
timely departure-a man of many
good qualities, but his own worst
enemy.......In getting to the wharf
boat, last evening, the Kyle caved in
the gable-end of one of Brown
Jones's centurial coalfats, lying along.
side the Kitty Hiegler, and caused it t.
ship several feet of water CROUCH t
sink it had not the tug caught aud and
ed it in time . Major John d. Adam:
4 came home last night from Little Rock