Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-23

tons, parsed up night before last on he
way 10 the Ohio. She put off few
| packages here.
| The showers yesterday evening coole,
the atmosphere to a comfortable condi
| tor, sill OF which was duly appreciated
by the marine fraternity.
| Toe Eekert having completed the
work Of unloading the sunken barge be-
| low this point, left at noon yesterday
! for Cairo, where she is open for another
Job.
The Hopef9ld ssndbsr is crowded
every evening with bathers, the locality
| affJrding excellent accommodat obs as
well for those who can't as for those who
cen swim. The boys cross over in sklffs
the bar.
The Hard Cash, Captain Ed Postaps
; eW While river steamer building at
littsburg, was launched last Thursday,
and will be ready for business inside OF
four weeks.
The Rosa Miller, Captain Thos. Oar
Tagh in command, will leave this even
ing for Pine Bluff, Little r ,ck, aud all
points on Arkansas river. Billy Butler
attends TO the affairs q the office.
The City of Augusta, now running in
place of the Poll AlliD, in the Memphis
aud Chicot trade, will be found in port
this morning, and returns to CnlcOt
again this evening. Jimmy Thompson
holds forth in the Office.
Captain Frank Hicks will have 8
small cabin put on the CarOndelet, and
run her between this port and New Or
leans. She will leave Mem phis on her
first trip on September 4th. The CaTon-
delet is 3 seveu-thOu5and- bale boat.
10, ole
nouncing the Thompson Deans pro-
gramme for the season Of 1875 u. She
will enter the Memphis and New Or.
leans trade on October h, in command
of Captain w. B. Miller, who made
hosts of friends in this tIade last season
in command OF the same steamer. Tne
Dean Is known to be first class freight
and passeng r carrier.
A private letter received in this city
yesterday from Captain Wise announces
that the ]. W. Gaff will arrive here
early tomorrow morning. The Captain
says she is all he wants her to be, and
that he wants to see all his old friends
aboard while she lays here. The G fl
wi return to Cincinnati Friday eve.
my, and the extraordinary Inducements
Captain Wi offers to those C-ntenni-
ally inclined should fill her cabin to its
utmost capacity. Sc Captain Dick
Lightburn for particulars.
We learn from passenger, that on
the last trip Of the steamer Grand
Tower, from Vieksburg, the Dandy
Frank PargOud, it SCENE, prepared her.
self to pass the Tower in sight OF the
city. Bat pine knots dipped Ia oil did
not prove successful. Maybe few kegs
of powder tJr Dandy Frank would have
the desired effect. Nothing short OF
powder or lightning will ever pass the
Tower. The Tower on this occasion had
nothing but nut coil! With q few
Jumps of Pittsburg for the Tower, where
would you be, Dan ~ Frank2
The Riverside base- bali club, OF this
city, the crack amateur association of
the south, were passengers up to S..
Louis on the Grand Tower last night.
This club will begin a campaign in that
city the latter part of this week, and
will play matches at st. Charles, Mis-"
souri,; Bellevi.le and B bennington, Illi-
nois; and at Jacksonville, Indianapolis
aud Evansville, Indiana. Vice-PTesi-
dent n. G. Eukes and Secretary Nick
CunDy accompanied the club, from
whom we expect to hear bright record.
The following are the names Of the nine:
John Mall ugOny, captain; James Carr,
the oDe-armfd pitcher; William Ma
loughny, John Colbut, G. j. Psarsa!l,
Walter Burke, f. J. Bannon, w. H.
Jackson, Jake Levy and J. Cassidy.
They are clever young gentlemen, whom
we recommend to our river friends up
the country.