Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-08

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justifes the opinion that the coming
season will make st. Francis river one
OF the most important fields for good
lire Of steamers..Th msil service be-
tween Vicksburg and New Orleans has
been discontinued, greatly to the incon-
venience Of the denizens of that local.
ty. From what we gather from our
lower river exchanges, this is one OF the
instances OF letting mail contracts to
parties who have no mesnE 10 carry it,
and should be condemned in stronger
terms than simple words......Arksusas
river is showing up her bars in proper
lions and numbers that are sickening to
pilots and steamboat owners. When
Captain Woodburn gets into the trade
with his little Rosa Miller, he will sup
ply his friends regardless of bars or
water THE wharfboat trouble is set
tied at last. The wharf and landing
committee yesterday recommended that
Glenn's WhaTfbOat be allowed to remain
where she is, and that seventy dollars Of
the one hundred dollars month wharf
age taxes be RENTED, conditioned shat
merchants be not charged commissions
and storage for shipping and receiving
freight over his decks. They further
recommended the passage Of aresolutiOn
declaring any other wharfboat from Oc-
cupying space in 'front.' OF the city. We
do not agree with the gentlemen as 10
tle wisdom OF the latter recommend
8. iOa, but inasmuch as it is settler OF
the present troubles, we accept the sit
uatiOn without murnur. We are pretty
much of the free trades nC- ailOrs'-rights
persuasion, and in the matter Of wharf
boats, the more the merrier, etc., and
regarding them as in great degree
protection to our levee front, we think
all the wnarfbOsts that can be induced
to come here should be allowed
to do go without let or hind.
rance...St. Louis Times, Thursday:
"The board of supervising inspectors of
steamboats, have decided to advertise for
all working models for all kinds of
steam safety-valves, to be placed in pos
session Of the committee of the board by
the first of September for testing. The
matter has been one of prolonged inter-
est by the board, and new machinery
has been devised and perfected to make
the tests such as to sOIYe, if possible, all
undecided questions y regard to these
attachments. Notice will be given the
inventors in about ten days. Mr.. M'Kin-
ney, one of cur oldest river engineers
and a most excellent man, died in Lou
isville on Thursday and was buried Fri
day afternoon IA Pittsburg telegram
says: SIT is understood that additional
suits will be brought against Commodore
KOuntZ, for libel here in connection
with the government transportation
contracts" ...... Work on Captain Hicks's
new bOat is progressing rapidly. A Cairo
OF the Cincinnati papers
says that she looks larger than all out OF
doors, and that she certainly will be q
monster. n Nashville Banner, Wedness
day: "The steamboat Sallie L. Carney,
being built by W. T. Woodland & Bros,
will be launched to-day. She will be a
splendid little craft Of one hundred and
fifty tons, and destined chiefly for the
upper Cumberland. Success to the Sal
lje.n
The James ID. Parker.
The Louisville Courier Journal, of
Monday, has the following additional
particulars of the accident to this one of
our iayorite Cincinnati packets: "The
Cincinnati and Memphis sternwheeI
packet J. d. Parker, Captain r. w. Wise,
which started for Memphis from this
port yesterday about noon, heavily laden
with freight, met with an accident while
to cross the falls near
ByTne's cement mills, just above Ship
pingpOrt. The accident occurred between |
one and two O'clock in the afternoon,
just after the passengers had been served !
with dinner. The boat was in charge of
Pink Marble, pilot, who, according TO the |
statement, in trying to get over
the falls, got out of the channel, and the |
bOst shortly afterward struck the rocks.
The leak made was a very large one, and
the hold soon filed with about three feet
Of water, the boat sinking but little.
The le8E was made IN the forward part
Of the staTbOaId side OF the boat. AS it
was near shore, all hands went to work
to first land the passengers, who num-
bered about thirty, on terra JirnaG, and
then to get the freight on shore. There
were about four hundred tons of freight,
consisting principally Of bagg1ng and
bulk meat, besides small quantity of
whisky, beer, and other articles, all
consigned 10 the southern market.
There were about one thousand bales
Of bsgging and one hundred and fifty
tons OF meat, consisting OF shoulders
and hams, ou board. Fully three hun
dred tons of the freight was in the hold,
all OF which was damaged to some ex-
hC4bs / AAC AlC4t5Lil OtA uSCH " as LOG UGIlIl-
aged. Most of the damaged freight was
placed on shore, and two policemen put
TO guard it. Captain Wise thinks that
the total damage to the freight will not
fall short of ten thousand dollars. The
boat is valued at thirty thousand dol
lars, owned by Captain r. w. and Jas.
s. Wise, Jas. D. Pa,ker and Jas. w.
Gaff, and insured for two-thirds its
value in Cincinnati insurance compa-
MES. The damage to the boat is esti-
mated at between two and three thou |
sand dollars. The ferryboat Frank |
which runs between New Al
bsny aud Portland, under the superin-
tendence OfCaptain Irwin, was brought |
into requisitiOn to pump out the water |
and raise the steamer. At half-past |
twelve O'clock this morning the water |
was all pumped out, but the pumps |
we're kept going until the leak could be |
entirely stepped. Captain Wise expects |
10 get off some time this morning. Some |
Of the passengers returned afterward to |
The boat; the others came back to the |
city and left for their destinations on |
The evening trains.n