Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-11
OFFICE OBS, SIG. SER. u. g. A. I
NOvaf11 her. IN 1874 4
." Oeh0h mf III M. LUDWIG. ohserrer.


Movement OF Boats.
The GAINESVILLE came in yesterday
morning from Arkansas river with
I89 bales of cotton; she reshipped at the
mouth of the river So bales for New Or
leans. The City of Quincy, from New
Orleans, arrived with a barge yesterday
morning. She discharged $50 packages
of sugar, mOlasses and salt, anu left for
st. Louis with 500 tons. The Tom Jas
per, from st. Louis, came in well laden.
She had a barge in tow and experienced
much trouble on the bars. The Port
Gibson, from Arkansas river, came in
before light with 23G bales OF cotton,
having reshipped at the mouth 1856 bales
to New Orleans. The Illinois, from
Napoleon, came in yesterday morning
with l40 bales of cotton, 10 bags OF cot
ton and 426 sacks of c0ttOn-seed. The
w. J. Lewis arrived at five o'clock from
St. Louis. She had 20 lay out until the
Julia left the elevator. The Julia, after
adding 10 tons left for Vicksburg late in
the evening drawing 81 feet The
Grand Tower, from 81. Louis, brought
in 400 tons Of miscellaneous freight for
this port and went back light The
John F. TOlle was expected from above
last night. The Belle of Memphis came
in late yesterday from st. Louis.
Esws Drift.
Billy Henderson, q well-knOwn river
clerk, and recently in the office of the
B. ii. Hurt, died at WarrentOn last Sat
urday. The Bee and barges, and the
Belle of Shreveport left st. Louis yes
terday .The Bismarck will be tied up
some time in order to be repaired. .......
The Pauline Carroll will be sold at pub
lie auction Oh Tuesday, the seventeenth
of November at st. Louis, at twelve
o'clock, meridian. The object of the
sale of this boat is to satisfy the de-
mands of the Dix estate, which is being
adjusted. The following dispatch from
Cairo explains itself: "The steamer Joe
Kinney was raised at daylight by the
steamer Eckert. Damage to the boat
slight, but all of the hull cargo and part
of deck freight slightly damaged. -.
The Fannie Tatum reships her corps on
the Belle Lee, and will load here for
New Orleans......A rise is anticipated in
the upper rivers. ..... The Belle of Texas
has concluded not TO enter the New
Madrid trade. In view Of the expected
rise, she will re-enter her regular trade
between this city and Pine Bluff at the
earliest rise..The GAINESVILLE goes out
to-day in place of the Mary Boyd for
the Arkansas river. The Mary Boyd
will go out when the water rises.A
negro rGustabOut named George Hunter
fell overheard from the steamer Fort
Gibson at Old Town Monday morning,
aud was drowned. The unfortunate
shipped on the boat here, and is supposed
to have a family residing in the CITY,.
The freight by the Julia, Grand Tower
and w. J. Lewis is now ready for deliv-
cry at the elevator, and cOnsignees are
notified to remove the same to make
room for other arrivals. Late yester-
day afternoon Loues De We're, a deck
hand on the Grand Tower, had a fit,
while rolling out freight at the elevator,
fell backward and crushed his head,
from the effects of which he soon died.
Clippings.
Vickspurg Herald, Saturday: 'The
captain of the John Howard is regarded
by steamboatmen as a thoroughbred.
He refused to cut under the packet rates,
and declined LOT of cotton seed which
was offered him at Delta, and which the
Paragon afCerward took at fifteen cents
per sack. SteambOatmen say there is
very little 20 be made in carrying cotton
seed at the prevailing rates as long rs
cotton is plentiful, and they are not eager
for it anyhow" New Orleans Times,
Saturday: 1.-THE Mobile and Ohio rail-
road has taken recently several heavy
cargoes of coffee direct to st. Louis that
has Just been received at Mobile from
Rio de Janeiro. On the tWenty-ninth a
cargo of nearly five hundred thousand
pounds Of HAVANA sugar, just received,
was shipped on train Of twenty-five
cars in bond direct to st. Louis" ......St.
Louis Republican, Monday: "There was
no business transacted yesterday, boat
men in general Temem bering to keep
the seventh day holy. To-day there
will be few steamboat departures, and
duh day is looked for. Rates will ODen
this week at the old figures. To New
Orleans foIty-ive cents per barrel on
-four aud twenty-five and half cents
per hundred on pound freight" .......St
Louis Republican: "The knights Tenn
plar of Cairo are busy preparing for their
New Orleans excursion upon the
Thompson Dean. They are 10 number
one hundred and fifty or over, and have
engaged band of twenty-eight instru-
ments. - SUNDAYS st. Louis Globe:
"Mr. George c. Wolfe was reported
better yesterday noon, but is still dam
gerously ill...The Lob Roy will be re-
| tired from the Keokuk trade on her ar
rival. 80. Navigation hence to Keokuk is
becoming very toublesome......T The Bis
marck did not arrive until yesterday
morning.. She will be repaired as soon
as possible, and viii no Goubt be ready
to follow the Glencoe. Captain
Charley Ebaugh is putting the Maggie
P. in tip-top order, and proposes to stay
/ In the Illinois river for the benefit OF
shippers until it freezes over three
| inches thick. This is reliable.n