Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-12-05

the packet this evening at five o'clock for Eriar'
Point walker Outlaw is In charge or her ON q; ,
! TIE magnificent steamer U. z. Shenek, tptS IN >
! Lawrence Carter. leaves Glenn's wharbOat thi:
evening at five O'Clock for Louisville and Cinc!nnal
! The Cons hiliaT, Captain Wm Tlehenor; leit las
evening with 1903 bales OF cotton, 100 barrels OF
| OIL large amount of way freight, twenty caolr
T6a Phi Aiin. Captain Geo Malone in command
IS the packet this evening at nye CLOCK LOT
and al way landings; J0nn a. Idiat her
The Katie Hooper arrived last evening with faiI
trip from Arkansas river captain Inomas "a, ragn
was a passenger on the Hooper, and reports the
Maumeile due to day with S73 bales OF cotton
The Ouachita Bale, Captain Marx X Cheex n
cNmma1d Is the regular pacFet this evening AT 1--WE
oc Ock for Arkansas City and all intermediate points
A. L. Cummings is her clerk, assisted by Lee Cum
The produN towsoat Hope, Captain BaldSin,
came In yesterday from Amsterdam, NIFTY miles be
potatoes and apples. One of the boats Is owned by
Joseph woodland. one by Trotter, and one by Bran
denburg The bulk OF the fleet is consigned TO J. X.
Speed Co The boats contain total OF over
10000 packages
The great Henry frank, Captain Frank Hicks, de-
parted for New Orleans last evening with 100
bales Of cotton. She has the following engagements
at the bends below: At Helena, 1000 bales; Friars
Point. 300 bales; Carson's, 400 bales; RlveFton,
300 bales; Arkopolis, 1000 bales; GreenWlle, 600
bales. She expects to have 1000 bales cotton aud
10000 sacks cotton-sesd down to New Orleans this
Trip. . ,,,-. -,
last night and will leave this morning at daylight.
The following changes In lights between Cairo ILL
nois. and Memphis, was kindly furnished Us by Cap
tain r. K. Wallace commander United States navy
and lighthouse inspector fifteenth dlstr Light on
two hundred yards below Hardln's avenue; light at
Fort Pillow moved down hair Iaile Inc tights De:
tween here and VickSburg Will be visited, dnd IT
necessary changed: the light-keeper5 Will be paid
and oil for the lamps furnished
life by the sinking OF the Inflated steamer Cotton
Valley, together with the names of the lost and
saved will be found be Of interest to our readers
Five passengers, four gentlemen and one lady, are
known to be lost II is supposed that about dozen
roustabouts we're drowned: The names OF the pas
Lost n
Gehr Henry Levy, Mr.. j. T. Sugden and Miss Sam
ford Mr. Meyer Mr.. Gerh. and Mr.. Levy were mer-
chants I'm Alexandria, louisiana, and were on th-ir
way home. Miss Sanford was young lady little
more than sixteen years OF age. She was from Lou
relatives in Rspides parish. TIE officers OF the Cot
ton Valley we're: NJ. b. KOuDs, captain; Sam
G"sgEtnsy first clerk j. org second H,EG. elsTk
Duke, mate. The following list Of officers
and passengers of the Cotton VALLEY
Morgan, C. A. PhlllppI. A. G. Swain. pilot; VIM.
Swain, Mrs. C. A. Phillppi Mrs W; 1. Sanford,
steward; d. Z. Nugent p. C. Cooley. John W. Olg,
clerk steamer Cotton Valley; Gus Bill. barkeeper
steamer Cotton Valley; Tom T. Crawford. pilot; Jos.
SchaIf Lehman, +. Luckini. W. 81. Case. The
N. H. Kouns and W. T. ScoYeI for the Red river
trade and had just come out OF the dry dock where
she had general overhauling; which cost her own
eTs about eighteen thousand dollars. She was
valued at ftse en- thousand dollars by Ethe underwri
teTs or this city. The boat built some two years
New Orleans offices.
Below we give the dimensions of the new steamer
Guiding Star, her cabin appointments and her crew:
Her length of keel is three hundred feet length
over all, three hundred and seven feet breadth OF
beam, forytwo feet; floor, forty feet; depth OF hold
seven and half feet; "a sheer of four and half
feet gives her depth OF twelve feet at the forward
fet b eG IT ~ man SsSI az IND Saneg 6
is creditable piece OF work. She only draws thir
eighteen hnRdred' The mscSi6ery is from the ce
ebrate1 works OF G. T. Dumont, and consists oil two
tWenty-thres inch cylinders. seven and half feet
stroke. She has five boilers, forty two inches IN
diameter, twenty-eight feet long, with two return
tues in each. Attached to the furnace is Fishers
saving of twenty per cent IN fuel Tine cabin is
two hundred and twenty five feet in length, sixteen
The boiler deck is sixty feet in length. with wide
promenade guards the entire length of the cabin,
which will be kept clear for the of guests.
The cabin is painted and furnished in an entirely
rev design for western steamers. The columns.
doors and panels are finished in black walnut and
bird s-eye maple, the columns having two bands of
gilt The ceiling is of pure white The CEN
ter pendant and two tiOs OF the side brack-
cts are gtlded, and taken as whole the
effect Is not only pleasing to the eye, but very
extend the entire length of the saloon and transom
lights over every room. Richly-colored glass orna-
ments the forward skylights and the after Goos of
the saloon. Her chandeliers are of new design,
and are of Furnished brass, with straight arms. Tha
carpet and French plate-glass mirror adorn either
END or the cabin. Forward on the staTboard side,
walnut desks and every convenience, and opposite.
on The laIboard side. is the har also finished in
walnut both Ofwhich are lighted by cOlored dome.
Captain W. r. Miller, the builder, owner and COM
wander. is we'll and fayoFably known in the trade.
lie Is q thorough steamboatman ana a clever G. n
teman. While a strict discipiinarian, ne COM
mands the respect and love of all who have ever
steamboated wi him, as Is evidenced ~ the fact
that nearly every man on the boat has previously
been under his employ. The chief clerk Is John S.
Jones, VINO makes a friand of every man that mees
him. The rest of her Off .ers will be: Second clerk
WIN. WneIry; third clerk, Don Miller; chief mate,
John Harrison: chief engineer. Thomas Henry;
steward, JAG. Lemon " She will arrive at noon to-
day, ana Will doubtless be the attraction at the leyee
She is said 10 be perfe ct beauty.