Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-12-04
he same trade; they are classified in the same

! the same trade; they are classified in the SAINT
| list as the above"
! The Iouisyiile LEDGER saws: ssThe steam
ferry boat Shsllcross, in crossing the river last
| night about ten O'Clock, collided with q rail-
| OF logs aud shingles about midway the river.
| and sustained considerable damage. IN the
| collision she got her larboard wheel aioul oil
| the Tafr, aud became for the time unmanage-
| able Danger OF her drifting over the falls
| was i'm nninent, but she finally landed safely
| with the raft ST. II clingIng TO her. There was
no one on the raft, and 1t is supposed 10 have
been broken cose above by the RE"
New Orleans Bultetin, Thursday: "The
Thorn pson Dean, W. Miller, master, George
Milieuberger, clerk, leaves to-day without fsll
for NicRsburg and oil bend landings TO Mem
phis at five O'Clock. The Dean ia, and has
always been. very popular boat, not
alone because she is so truly fine,
GERS who know how TO make them
Ives and their boat popular with both ship
per and traveller. The leyiathan James How
ard is due TO arrive this morning with a load
that only such boat can carry, and will leave
10 morrow at five O'Clock for Memphis; cap
tain, B. h. Pegrsm; clerk, J. II. Chassa1ng, two
gentlemen who are well qualified, through
their merits, for such positions. The Thomp-
son Dean carries q Waterman who calls out
every hour during the night on the roof 10 the
pilots, and they answer HIM back.
The 1t. Louis Times, of Wednesday, fur
nishes the following items of interest: The
Le-met struck an obstruction on her way
floor timbers. She goes on The dock ard the
Colossal went to Alton in her place. The OBJ
ish's and Broomcorn's,' Just outside of the
government buoy. The steamer Mary Boyd,
IN attempting TO come through the bridge at
Naples, on the Illinois river, was badly dam
aged. The lights were all in place, and everS
thing looked If the draw was open. 1t
turned out, however, that the bridge was only
a quarter open, and the Boyd went against the
draw, lodng spars, chimneys and the cap
tain's room. The accident occurred about six
o'clock Monday evening The blidge-tender
claimed that train had Just passed over and
the turn table had been put out of gearing.
Captain Devenney was caught in the ruins,
stuck to his wheel all through. II the new
steamboat law passes next congress and goes
into effect, no man can be supervising in
spector unless he has been either a cap
tain, mate, pilot or engineer in one of
the trades he is called upon to preside
over, and he must have been licensed officer
for at least five years. The incumbent of the
office can only be removed by Impeachment
for incapRcity or corruption. local hull
inspector must also have served as licensed
captain, plot or mate for five years, and
boiler or machinery inspector must have
served as q hrst-clasS licensed engineer for
five years, as well as to be familiar with the
laws relating to steam vessels, and the rules
goveTIi ng the trades he is called upon to pre-
side over. The national chief engineer, Cen
eral Humphreys, has completed his annual
report and submitted it to the secretary of
war. Among other features he asks congress
to make the following appropriations to con-
ttDue Improvements during the next fiscal
year on the western rivers: Improvement of
the upper Missouri, $4,000; Improvement of
Des MOines. rapids, $1,000; Improvement of
Rock Island rapids, $4,000; improvement of
The Illinois river, Sl22 600; improvement of the
Mississippi river between the mouths of the
Hoel one of the oldest Cincinnati and New
Orleans pilots, has been appointed to the
command of the lighthouse tender, Lily, and
supercedes Captain o. B. Jolly. .