Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-12

a good crowd. and, of course, everybody en-.
| joyed themselves. The officers of the CAT
won't have it any other way.
The Hard Cash was towed to the upper
landing yesterday morning, where she will
be overhauled and repainted for the fall and
| winter season.
| The Ruth, Captain w. C. Harry. leaves to-
morrow evening for all points on White river,
| gong through to Jacksonport. Ed Crowell
| and Billy Turney are her clerks.
Catfish, ct id 0mne genus, had the river
pretty much to themselves yesterday, as the
| Gaff was the only boat that disturbed the
| placidity of the surface of Big Muddy.
The Coahoma, Captain Stack Lee on the
roof, is the packet this evening at FIVE clock
for Helena, Friars Point and all way land
lngs. Ed Thomas is her clerk, assisted by
Platt Rhoades and Billy Smithers.
The Vint Shlnkle having completed her
repairs, Is now loading at Cincinnati to re-
sumo her trips to Memphis. Captain Ster-
ling M'Intyre will command her, with Cap
tain J. A Lindsay in the office-a couple of
gentlemen whose popularity will place the
Shinkle equal to any of the packets of that
line.
A St Louis dispatch of Wednesday night
says: "The towboat Grand Lake and barges,
with one hundred thousand bushels of corn
for this city, arrived here this afternoon.
This is the first attempt to use barges in the
Missouri river for the transportion of grain
in bulk Whether it will be continued has
not yet been determined
Ed Crowell and Billy Turney have arrived
from their summer trip to the middle part of
the State, and will resume their places on the
Ruth. Poor fellows, they have got to go to
work. 1t goes hard with them, but it's hon.
est, you know, and we know of no persons more
equal to the emergency. When the sprIng-
time comes, Gentle Annie, aglin, you may
take another vacation, until which time your
little affairs can be conducted by correspond
ence.
The Grand Tower is the lower bend packet
this morning at ten o'clock, as far as Vicks-
burg, in command of that genial gentleman
and thorough steam boatman, Captain George
Lennox. Her business department is pre-
sided over by Thomas White, assisted by
John Crane, two gentlemen whose popularity
is rroverbial from one end of the line TO the
other. Travellers will be especially pleased
with the systematic manner in which the
cabin is managed. especially the culinary de-
partment, which is engineered by the prince
OF caterers, Charley Northup. Everything
about the Grand Tower is in applepie order
safe, swift, reliable and accommodating.
The James w. Gaff is on the bills to de-
part at five o'clock this evening for Cincin-
matt, and shippers are respectfully requested
to have their freight down In time as she will
not remain in port later than five o'clock.
She is a safe and comfortable boat to travel
on, and tickets passengers through to New
York city and other points cheaper than by
any other route, transferring passengers and
baggage to the railroad depots free of charge.
Colonel J. D. Moore, a clever gentleman, will
be found in the office ever ready to register
all wishing a pleasant trip up the river.
Messrs. Wheeler and Russell, two clever and
accommodating clerks, have charge of the
freight department, while Billy Collins and
Parson Byers entertain and look after the
comfort of the guests.