Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-11-30

Anchpr-lIne packet this morning at ten O'Clock for
yieksburg. George Walton Is her clerk.
terday, two weeks out from ST. Louis, bound for New
Orleans. She put of here $50 barrels -four.
The Golden Crown Captain VIM y. Walker,
passes mp this morning at nine o'clock fof CineiH-
natl, Eugene Shinke VIII be found In charge OF her
office.
The Batesville, Captain j. D. Randall, is the
packet this evening a. FIVE O'Clock for St Francis
river ID. B: Abrahams is he- clerk, assisted by
The large and elegant passenger packet thomas
Sherlock, Captain Lew Hates on deck passes down
this evening at three O'Clock for New Orleans. NJ L.
The Geo ". Cheek. Captain Stack Lee on deck, is
the regula. packet shis evening at i've o'clock for
Friars Point and all way landings. Walker Outlaw
is her clerk. assisted by Platt Hhoades.
The New Orleans Democrat, or Wednesday, says;
1.-THE steamer Henry Frank, from Memphis, arrived
last evening with large cargo, consisting OF !5OU
bales Of cotton 2224 sacks of cotton seed and 319
The Hattie Nowland. Captain MIt. R. Harry in
command Is The regular packet TINS evening al Iiye
to Jaeksonport. Colonel j. D. Moore will be found
in charge Of her office
TO steamers early Ia the day. and not walt until the
nor are they imbued with electricity.
The Andy Baum, Captain II. j. Vinton In COM
for her return trip to Cincinnati She leaves this
eTenng at five O'Clock giving the cheapest rates to
That cabbage pile on the levee is nuisance, and
no mistake. The wharfmaster should put the
arising from that heap Of deeayed vegetable matter
is very offensive TO our fastd0us olfactorles. Yes,
we have diploma. and don't forget Ii.
The Illinois during the late epidemic and since,
has been In the hands of competent workmen ana
trely new, and in fact she has been thoroughly re-
paired from stem to stern, and from kelS0n 10
chimney-top. She leaves Tuesday for Vlcsburg on
Billy Pension. of the C. X. Peck. now loading at
Glenn's wharf6oat is one of the 'g2dace1 clerks
comes OF steamboat family Is an ar5Ist Is his line
se ban saks IN hs aSnpg calculator In
receiving and distributing freight
home in Cincinnati; he has been here but two OF
three days, yet In that time he has gained many
new friends and his old ones are more In loVe with
him than ever. Come again, good and true frienG,
and our people will use you kindly. They an never
forget your wh0le-hearted generosity to MemphiAns
abroad and at home during the late epidemic.
The United States boat Octavia passed up yester-
day morning with party of United states engtn-
tween Cairo and Lake Providence. The names OF
the gentlemen who compose this party are General
Wright, General ComStOck, General Leach, General
Bernard, Major Suter and Major Hamburg Con-
gress is expected at its next session to make an ap
preparation looking to the Improvement OF the chan
mel of the Mississippi, and these gentlemen
bosses thought it best to examine the river them
New Orleans De1eocrat: The Henry Frank is the
largest sternwheel boat on the river, and pilots in
handling her have to exert considerable muscular
power ard in order to assist of the roustabouts
is selected to stand watch at the wheel. On one
occasion, during her last trip big, braWny fellow
black as ink was at the Wheel and as she was max
ing crossing he was told TO hold her hard and was
asked If he could do 1t. Yes. boss. was his confident
reply, 'Pll hold her pull out of desc handles.
Just at that moment her rudders getting off the CEN
ter the wheel got the best of the sable steersman
and though holding on to it as II be had posSum
by the tail, he was thrown up against the sash,
breaking several panes of glass. The thing was
done suddenly that 1t was several moments before
he could recover hiRself and his eyes fairly buged
out of their sockets he asked, stutterngy, Boss
what did she hit? Is anybody kilt?' When he re-
turped below he was heard to say: L kin tote seed
roll cotton and git away wild woodpe, and git rest
but dat wheel up Gar. it do make niger work. fuI
shot, The cargo of the Frank amounted to nineteen
hundred tons, and she was drawing nine feet for
ward and seven feet aft; her guards were hNeen
inches from the water in the deepest place. With
her cOttOn-Seed oil-cake and six thousand bales OF
cotton aboard she let Greenville drawing seven and
half feet wonderful boat, surely"