Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-12-06
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H. NJ. LUDWIG. Observer.
Movement Of Boats.

H. NJ. LUDWIG, Observer.
Movement Of Boats.
The Bismarck, after receiving 1900
bales of cotton and lot of passengers,
cleared for New Orleans late yesterday
afternoon. The James d. Parker cleared
for Cincinnati iD the afternoon with $50
bales cotton, 80 bales rags and cabin
full OF passengers. The Fort Gibson ar
rived yesterday from Arkansas river
with 617 bales cotton for this port, hav-
ing reshipped 29S bales at the mouth.
She lays up few days to be reprinted
and receive repairs. The st. Francis,
from Helena, arrived at noon yesterday
with good trip of cotton and people.
The Kittie Hegier added a lot Of freight
at this port and left yesterday afternoon
for Pine Bluff. The Ella leaves for
White river Tuesday, in place Of the
Quickstep. The Mollie Boyd went out
in place of the Fort Gibson yesterday
afternoon.
News britt.
The Great Republic made an excur-
sion at New Orleans, Thursday. There
were six hundred persons on board .
The James Howard, now coming up
from New Orleans, has one thousand
tons Of freight, sugar and molasses being
the principal bulk. The City Of Alton
has two thousand three hundred sacks
and two hundred and fifty hogsheads of
sugar, two hundred an6 twenty-five bar
rels OF mOlasses and fifty tons Of miscel-
laneous freight......E. J. Smith and Os-
car Jolly are plotting the Andy Baum
to this port. Upon leaving Cincinnati
she had two hundred tons of freight and
twenty passengers. She will be follow
ed by the Arlington, under command
of Captain Dan. Moore, with A. G.. NJ
COnnell and Sam. Williamson in the Of
fice....A Pittsburg coal merchant thinks
that fifty barges of the late feet struck
or sunk between that port and Louis
Vile. KeOkuk the river closed in
1871 on December 4th. 1t opened on
March IA, 1872, being closed one hun
bred and two days. The folio wing win
ter the river closed December II, 1872,
at eight ia the forenoon, and broke up
March S, 1873, at noon, having been
closed eighty-seven days. Coolest day,
January 10Th, twenty-seven degrees be-
low Vicksburg Herald Of Thurs
day: Captain Sam. Montgomery, an
Old-time steamboatman, and once owner
of the steamer Dexter and other well
known boats of former times, was in
the city yesterday. He looks hale and
hearty and good for many more years of
active life and industry" .St. Louis
Republican, of Friday: The situation
looks brighter for steamboatmen at the
present writing than it has for some few
days since. The boats confined below
Kimmswick gorge are all in port.
There, however, has been aTapid decline
in the river. which must have the effect
to lower the navigable water in the
channel aud bring il down TO a five ami
half-foot sounding. The changes
which have taken place in river and
weather have not affected rates in the
least" .... The Paragon is hard aground at
kimmswick, her hog-chaiDs are broken
and considerably sprung amidship, while
her bow and stern are in deep water
The st. Louis Republican, of Friday,
says "thst at last accounts she was still
hard aground at the head of the chan
ne! near Kimmswick. The Bon Accord
has been sent for, and will help her off
IL possible, although it will be no easy
job, as the river is falling about herr
The sternwheel steamer Saline, GnTOttte
from Shreveport to New Orleans, has
sunk in twenty feet Of water, at Creole
Bend, and will doubtless be a total
loss. She was valued at fifteen hundred
dollars, and is insured in New Orleans.