Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-30

the farmers are in good spirits over the
prospect that the danger is past.
The Ruth, Captain Milt Harry, will
leave promptly Saturday evening for
White river and all points through to
Jacks 1nport, carrying the mail and at
tending to all way business. Captain
Ed Postal and Ed Crowell have charge
of the office. Freight will be received
for her at all times st the whsrfoOst.
Captain Wise, to guard against all
accidents on the excursion of last
night, purchased two hundred cork
shoppers for as many Muskingum stone
iUg,, which he brought down from Gin
cinDRti. Judge Kelsoe examined each
Jug to see If they contained spirits, but
pronounced them all right. They make
good life-pTeservers, better indeed than
full Jugs do to the land tortoise, who love
the ardent.
A Britisher, resident Of Memphis,
and who formerly was connected with
steamship lines in London, tackled one
OF our Memphis marines few days
ago, and undertook to teach him q thing
or two pertinent to the prOfession-par-
ticuariy how and where to do the
CLOUDS" The result was the Britisher
got so "blarsted" drunk that he had to
be done up in package and sent home,
while the Memphis expert went on
about his business IS dry as powder
mill.
Captain Lewis G. Wood; Of the st.
Bernard coal association of this city,
leaves this morning for the Ohio river,
where he will purchase for his company
a whariboGt to be placed at the mouth
Of White river for the purpose Of doing
a coal ard freight business there. We
are informed that the cOmpaUy have
two boats in vieW-One at Evansville,
200 feet long, 45 fest beam, and feet
hold; and one at Cars landing, l75 feet
long, IS feet beam, and 5 feet hold.
Both boats nave upper works for office
and sleeping apartments. We also learn
that the upper part OF the Wharfboat
will be leased for hotel.
The owners OF the steamer Forest City
have contracted for q new hull for their
boat, to be completed by The middle OF
September. She viii be made some
larger, and will have fine model. The
engines of the old Forest City (Which
are No. u with new boilers of larger d.
mensions, will be placed in the new
boat. Captain a. O'Neal, Of the steam
tr Forest City, hes been running boat
between Wheeling and SteubenVille for
nearly twenty-five years.
The excursion on the Parker last night
was enjoyed by large party of the
bellies and beaux Of the bluffs-the elite
Of Memphis society. The preparations
for the occasion by the committee in
charge, aided by Captain Bob Wise and
his staff, were fiTst.clsss in every partlcu'
lar, so copspicuousIy so that the Parker
and her officers received many compli-
ments from all participating. The
| ladies particularly expressed delight, and
evidently enjoyed the excursion. We
were there, and were in better condition
to die than ever before, or, perhaps, ever
! will be again-iust as near heaven as we
ever expect to be without the privilege
| Of stepping in. The hour of closing the
| festivities was sad one, indeed. Our
heart spontaneously gave out the follow
ing sentiment, which we have stolen for
this occasion;
Something is gone that made life sweet,
| Dead and buried beyond recall;
| Out of the sky where sunlight smiled
| Only the twilight shadows fall.
He was a handsome marine, and one
| OF the guests of the happy party on
board the Parker last night. He became
| infatuated with one of the bellies of the
valley, and gave vent to his feelings,
which appeared to lay with crushing
weight upon his stricken heart, thusly
"She is as handsome a craft as ever
cleared from a millinery dry-dOck; is
clipper-buiIt, and with a figure-head in
exact proportion to her tonnage. Her
length of keel is five feet eight inches;
6isplaces twenty-seVen feet Of air; OF
light draught, which adds to her speed
in a ball room; full amidships; spare and
trim at her bow. When 1 hailed her
she was newly rugged fore-and-aft, with
studding sails of lace and flowers, main
sail part silk, with whalebone stanch.
ions. She looked as if she could run
down the street before the wind, answer
her helm beautifully, and turn about in
her own length, if another craft as gaily
rugged passed her" He broke down,
"the force Of thought crushing the power
Of PRESTON" and was seen few min.
utes after pulling at a bottle.