Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-11-14
H. NJ. LUDWIG, Observer.

H. NJ. LUDWIG, Observer.
Movement OF Boats.
The Frank Forrest, from Osceola,
came in yesterday morning with 70
bales cotton and $50 sacks seed. The
Illinois came in at three O'Clock Thurs
day morning from Napoleon with 1913
bales cotton and 1875 sacks seed. The
| G.. w. Cheek, from OsceOla, arrived
yesterday morning with IS bales cotton
and 450 sacks seed. The Phil Allin,
from Frisrs Point yesterday morning,
brought in ISL bales cotton and 7S2
sacks seed. The Fannie Tatum arrived
from Reeves's bar, and reports scant six
and one-haf feet there. The steamer
Mary Boyd has only laid up for repairs,
and will resume her trips in White river
as soon as water permits. The Mary
Alice and bsrges, drawing five feet,
passed down at five o'clock in the after
noon without stopping.
News Drift.
Quite q number of river men attend
ed the funeral of the late,sTip Fields
Yesterday, and accompanied the remains
to the depot. The steamers in port dis
played their cOlors at half mast in re-
speet to his memory ......Csptain Martin
Waits residence on Adams street was
burned yesterday morning. ........T The Ty.
rome is banking for the season at st.
Louis. The Shippers Own is banking
at Cincinnati, and the Eddyville has
taken h,,r place in the Evansville trade.
...... VIM. L, Msddy, of Cincinnati, has
purchase from Dorothy Barrett one-half
interest of the ATgosy for seventeen hun
dred dollars and other considerations. .....
The Illinois and Phil Allin backed out
together at twilight yesterday afternoon.
The Illinois had the start of the Phil,
and both boats were lost to sight be-
cause of the dark smoke before they
rounded the point at Presidents island.
They doubtless had a good run together.
The Cheek moved out yesterday at
railroad speed. 1.-The General Anderson
and barges have gone to st. Louis. She
was very fast boat, and was built for
the Cumberland river trade in 1850. She
is probably the oldest steamboat run
ming on the western waters; was origin
ally owned at Na.hville by A. Hamil-
ton, James Miller, B. NJ, Runyan and
George Stacker. During her first sea-
son (1S60) her financial affairs were
managed by the following clerks: A. J.
Gilbert, Fred r. Huston, John G. Glenn,
Ben. F. Egsn, VIM. Smithwick, r. S.
Miller, and w. r. Bell. The Western
IRON boatbuilding company, with Engi-
neer Allen ct the head, is putting up
the necessary buildings at Carondelet,
and will soon be prepared to build yes
sells for river and ocean. The yards adj
join the Marine railway ......The Great
Republic and Thompson Dean, with an
excursion party Of Knights Templar,
will leave Cairo on the twenty-sixth for
New Orleans. ...,. The John Kyle leaves
st. Lsuis to-day for New Orleans. .........
The Mayflower will be locked at st.
Louis and converted into a barge. ........
New Orleans local packets have been
befogged.
clippings
A st. Louis paper of Thursday says:
yesterday afternoon about half-past
two O'Clock flames were discovered ris-
ing from the rear upper deck OF the
Dells, q small and neat steamer, Of
which Captain De Haven had control.
The whole Of her upper works above
boiler decks, with cabin, outfit, ETC.,
were DESTROYED. The loss is about one
thousand five hundred dollars to two
thousand dollars, on which there is no
insurance. We much regret this loss to
our old friend De Haven, but his indOm-
liable perseverance will soon have his
boat out" Cincinnati Enquirer:
1.-THE Cincinnati and Memphis pilots
have reduced wages TO seventy-five dol
lars per trip, or one hundred and fifty
dollars per month. They first established
the wages at one hundred dollars per
trip, or two hundred dollars per month,
but held meeting yesterday afternoon,
and reduced the scale mentioned. -.
Cincinnati Enquirer of Thursday:
"Robert BsbcOek, brother-in-law Of
Colonel Gus. Simmons, and a we'll
known bar-keeper on the river, died Of
consumption at his home in Newport
Yesterday, having been sufferer from
the dread disease for q long time. De-
ceased was about thirty-five years old,
and leaves 8 wife and one child" -.
New Orleans Times, twelfth instant:
1.-THE upper landing, yesterday, was al
most clear of freight, and it appeared
that one might wen hsveimagined HIM
self in the midst Of 3 dreary summer
season. The fact of the matter is, the
entire situation was Auguet-like, strik-
ingly after the fashion Of that on which
the gay and festive wet-end genius of
the period expends 80 much Of bis tai