Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-06-13

it does now to keep en- the shady side OF
creation. .....T The ChsTles Morgan Of Gin
cinuati, at seven O'Clock forenoon, and
! the City OF Helena for st. Louis at ten
! O'Clock, forenoon, are the packets leav-
ing this port to-day. Monday
! packets are the Phil Aiiin, for Friar' s
! POin'; the Belle Memphis, for st. Louis /;
the City Of Vicks burg, for Nicksburg;
and the Frank Forrest, for the upper
coastal leaving at five o'clock after
! uCon.....We believe We touched ten
/ der cord when we limited that Captain
! StlcG Lees career as skipper of
| the Aliin would terminate in a
matrimOgisl affair. He denies,
but little flo is always in order in love
affairs All right, cap, We stick to our
promise when the time cOmes-we'Il
| hold your beaver. All we've got to say
about 1t is that an heIress might go
I farther and DO much wOrss......St. Louis
| Times, Thursday: "a man by the name
Of sam Dix walked leisureIy on board
the Great Republic st two o'clock yes
teTday, and taking off his boots and
coat, took plunge bath IN the Missis-
sipYl. A labOTeT seeing the condition
CT things, threw over Dix 8 stick of
wood which he grasped with consider
able punciualIty, and froze to it, until
| rescued. His wife and child witnessed
tue feat. At first the woman made
| light Of his threats, but when he put
them into execution she changed her
tune. They finally all went home to-
gether satisfied. "...... Helena World
THE OTOie, which ran in our local
trades last winter, has been sold to a
party OF French gentlemen at New Or
4 L., H. Il
lars cash. They are doing a fine bust
ness, making daily trips from New Or
leans TO point forty miles below ......
Henry Partee, the Well-known pilot of
the Capitol City. says the river bank is
cavlDg at Lake Providence very badly
He says the river has cut into the bank
near graveyard, and in one place he
saw coffin completely exposed, the
river having washed the earth entirely
away from the top and sides. The chan
mel Of the river has also changed, and
now runs directly in front OF the town,
instead Of striking in below the town as
formerly .......GOOd news from the rural
districts continue to come III from all
quarters, especially from the river farm
els, and the marines rejoice in the hope
Of an active business the coming season. !
...... y sgOti2tiOns are still on the tapis for
the steamer Thomas Sherlock. II the
purchase Is made as proposed, Captain |
Abe Hutchinson will command her,.
Pilot Gus Shinkle has quit the river aud |
gone into the painting business at Gin |
cinnati...... Captain Bly, Weaver is now |
plotting the l tah...... We learn that sew |
erai of the city cOuncilmen have |
changed their tactics on the wh6rfbOat |
question, acknowledging that they were
labOriDg under mistaken notions about |
the matter. We hope that such is the |
case, and that Captain Glenn, or Cap. |
tain AnybOdy-el else will be allowed to |
moor their whSrfbOats all along the le- |
wee front, a. least until the city is able |
to build and repair the wharf so that |
Steamboat en- will have no cause for
complaint. Instead of driving away the |
one already here let's have whole fleet |
of wharfboats. ...... New Orleans Times,
Friday: We are pleased to state that |
Billy Brown is improving rapidly. He |
is able to take 3 snort walk every even
ing, and unless something unforeseen |
takes place, will be able the latter part |
OF next week to take his departure for
the home OF his childhood. When un-
der the kind care of devoted kinfOlks,
we hope he will soon be restored to per-
feet heaith.......The st. Louis Globe.
Democrat issued q whole papsr-mill,
warehouse and ali, Friday morning
being a sheet Of sixteen pages We
have got through thirteen pages Of the
concern, but have as yet not arrived at |
the marine department. We will spend |
the whole of to-day looking for it