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

| RIvEETos-IlliEols, George Malone master.
pm.
NEw ORLEANS Colleen BUle. o. P. shinkle mas
NEW Commonwealth, George Corvell
| master, 10 y IN.
oscEoLA-osceola Belle. J. Il. Andrews master,
| . pm.
Receipts Yesterday.
| Golden City-143 bales cotton.
Coahoma-+04 bales cotton, bsgs seed cotton,
Hard Cash Brought out OF white nYer 592 bales
| eotton, bags seed-cott2n, 1913 pigs sundres,
| city Il vicksburg-2OO brls and half brls -four,
| 400 brs potttoes, l56 bales cotton, bags seed
cUttOn, AZ s-cks eoiton-seed. 81 pkgs sundriss.
Levee Paragraphs.
| Business good.
| Weather clear and Plea ant.
| The levee Is crowded with freight
The packets departing yesterday had fair trips out.
The II 'rd Cash departed last evening for White
\ river wi h a good TIP.
| yesterday morning for New Orleans
Tie subscription list for the benefit of Waterman
| SalteI family Is open at l Neiderer's.
The river Iecsded two inches at this point IN the
past twenty four hours. Look out, wharfboa's:
The receipts by river yesterday were 1897 bales Of
cotton; 4 bags seed cotton, and $50 sacks cotton
The Commonwealth, With the new Anchor line
wharboat, the Capitol City, In tow, will arrive this
| morning.
New Or cans with 1900 bales OF cotton and 25 cabin
The Commonwealth, Captain Geo. Corveli. passes
Owen Gates Is her clerk.
The sam Roberts and barges arrived yesterday
morning fiomI New OTleans, and will get here for
Evansville 1000 bales cotton.
The OS NeI la Belle, Captain j. g. Andrews. Is the
packet this evening at five o'clock for Osceola and
| all way points. B. o. Mitchell Is her clerk.
The V1nt Sbinkle, Captain Sterling M'IDtyre on
deck, is due to-day fIom Cincinnati. and returns Sat-
| urday evening, ]. A. Lindsay Is In the Office.
The Illinois, Captain George Malone In command,
is the packet this evening at five O'Clock fer River
| ton and all way landings Marlin Jones is her
Tie James D. Parker departed Yesterday evening
for Cincinnati with 1850 bales cotton, 80 bales rags
12O brlS U 20 tons oil meal, lot OF Scrapiron and
It's reported that Tom Dauragh of the Memphis
me lle VIII soon lead to the halter accomplished
young lady of Little Rock.
The elegant passenger packet Golden Rule, Cap
tain o. z. Shinkle in command, passes down this
evening at five o'clock for New Orleans and the
bends. W. R Shaw has charge of her Office
roof ia he nacket This eyenina at five o'coc for
FTlars Point and all intermediate points. Walker
Outlaw Is her clerk, assisted by Plat Rhoades.
command. Is the packet this evening at five O'Clock
for Arkansas City and all way landings. A. L. Cum
mings is her clerk, assisted by Lee Cummings and
Neil Booker.
The st. Louis Tinaes-Journal says: For the past
several weeks large force OF mechanics have been
employed transforming the hull OF the burned
steamer Capitol City into a mammoth wharfboat, to
be moOred at Memphis for the accommodation of
the two Anchor lines. The boat is the property of
the Memphis and st. Louis packet company, and
the work, which has involved outlay of some ten
thousand dollars, was done under the immediate
supervise OF Captain John P Keiser. She Is 2:}S
feet long by 43 feet beam and feet depth of hold
and has storage capacity OF 1900 tons. In case Of
bad weather, and when the necessities are urgent.
fully three thousand barrels OF flour can be placed
In the hold, leaving the main deck clear for lighter
goods Communication with the shore Will be made
by means of three mammoth stages fiity-two feet
long by twelve feet broad The Office is situated
the stern of the boat and is one of the most
convenient and handsome to be found on the Mis-