Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-12-11

She brought down thres coal-boats, two 6arges
loaded with railroad iron and the barge Mar Hous-
ton, loaded with hay for New Orleans. She put on
fifteen tons OF freight here.
Captain p r. Upton. with his floating shop. has
arrived. To oUr friends In the bends below We
heartily recommend Captain Upton as Pleasant
ge tleman and having hts boat we'll stocked with
rne assortment Of tinware.
The elegant passenger packet Charles Morgan,
Captain AFT Stein In command pass up this even
as far as Cincinnati Harry W. stein is her CLERK,
assisted By Adam Way land and Lew Brennan.
Superintendent Ad Storm, at the Lee wharfbOat.
respectfully soiciis eOnsgnees to move their mer-
chandise brought here b. the steamers Belle st.
Louis Fannie Lewis, Colorado, John B. Maude,
James Howard AID Centennial, the same being
ready for delivery.
on deck Is the regular packet this evening at five
o'clock for for all points the Onto river far
Chclnnt u one gives the cnea pest rates Poln's
north. Robert MCoy is he stten I've clerk, assisted
BY H. NJ; Mllar and Wm. wheeler.
Ine Hard Cash, Captain I'd C. Postal having
morning receiving for her return trip all points
White river. She leaves this evening at five o'clock
is her clerk, assisted By e, Wycof.
point. T1esdsy night Of last week WiIitaR r Rust
one or the pilots. well known in the st Louis and
Arkansas river trade, died Of asthma His body was
buried by the New Orleans steamboatmen's relief
association. he leaves a wife. who resides in st.
Louis.
vicssburg Herald December 9Th: Major W, H
Fl. BeDyaurd, United States engineer In charge OF
river and harbor improvements, and Captain
Thomas Dabney, engineer in charge OF the works at
at this post took tour OF observation OH the yell
lOwstons yesterday down the far as Warren
ton and up into old river above Paw-Paw island.
The object was 10 view the river Inspect the work
now in progress, and locate camp for the willow
choppers
The M.igs county Republic n says: Captain S.
p Coe is TO take charge OF the steamer Rapid Tran
sit, mail boat, to carry the mall between Memphis
and VicksbuTg. The company owning the boat al
low Captain Coe the privilege OF selecting his own
crew. He will take from here the following persons:
l.. .. Cooper clerk; William Thompson, mate;
Thomas D. Scott, steward; George K. Evans, assist
ant steward; Oliver Peters, cook also, Leroy Denny
Joseph White, and perhaps others, IN various ca
pacities."
The Waterman on the John u. Chambers, while
she her relief trip, died OF fever day or SO
and he left wife and two children Very little has
been said of either him or his family, and yet lie
was one of this true heroes of the time. Why not
start bale OF cotton rolling for their benefit,
well as the widow OF Lieutenant Benner p Courier
Journal. Salter's widow and orphans reside St
Louis and no better point could be selected 20 start
the "blle" thaniright here The feeling on change
Is favorable TO the project and If some one could be
found to hand the list around the money could be
obtained easily enough. Globe Democrat. Why so
much Ginning? Give US tune set in silver, and
Will believe you are In earnest about the matter
ST. Louis Tin1eS-sJOuT711I: Smarba says: 1.-The
Horse-tail dixie when built extended seven hundred
feet into the river from the Shore The has
carried away one hundred feet by eight feet six
inches deep from the top line of the dixie. The dixie
which is located two squares below, extending about
three hundred feet out from shore, has also break
of from sixty to eighty feet, and of the depth
This measurement was taken officially about two
months SINCE and, Of course, the breach In each
dixie is larger at present The current Is busy day
and night and WILL If not prevented, wipe out the
entire nuisance, ard give us clear sweep OF chan
mel was previr usly."