Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-04

afternoon looking at the shipping and enjoying the
beautiful picture of a Memphis sunset. Several OF
our finest packets lay azily at their moorngs while
the clear sky presented a splendid view of the sun
set las 1t gave Its last warm purple to the waye,''
The Golden Crown. Captain Eugene l., Sninkle
Chant v Shinkle in the office, is billed to pass this
port at ten o'clock this morning. She Is new, fast
pleasant excursion south. no boat afioat affords
superior Inducements One of the rigid rules aboard
the Crown Is pulctually, which travellers by 'sea
CaptsinsA. Green, who was one of the clerks OF
make the trip from Memphis 70 81. Johns river, in
Florida, by way of the Gulf of Mexico and the At
lantic ocean. arrived home yesterday. II gives a
graphic description of the thrilling career of the
Belle on that eyentiul TIP captain Green looks
we'll for who WithStOod the terrible pTtYatlOns
endured on that voyage.
Several important changes are taking place In the
river below, the most marked of which the change
In the channel between Boards Point and hhoon s
Landing where the best route BOW Will be found Oh
the right OF the middle bar. Boards Point, which
has hitherto been troublesome to pilots, is now one
of the best way landings on tue river. Our local
packet pilots report many such changes taking
place. but the one above mentioned Is OF most inter
est to the pilots generally.
special telegram to the Cincinnati Enquirer,
dated Manchester, Ohio February 2Sth has the fol
lowing, announcing the sinking of the John Kyle:
THE steamer John Kyle was sunk last night at
with the steamer Handy on the outside of her, when
the steamer Telegraph came down, and in landing
The banks and rocks, sinking her in six feet water
AS the river Is rising, she Is In danger of being
The Cairo correspondent of the Natchez Democrat
writes that paper as follows lit is rumored on the
streets that the KountZ-lne is about to be bought
out by the barge company and AnchOr-line. The re
port is generally believed 1t is known that negO
tatOns pending last fall lCokIOg to this result
and only failed because the barge company were not
willing to put up more than onethird OF the pur-
equally divided Kountz is IepTesenIed as anxious
t. sell out and II Is more than likely that If the
transfer is not already made 1t will be SOON"
One thing accomplished Oy the legislature will be
apprtctate by our marine friends and that Is the
opening OF Big Hatchle river TO navigation. We do
no NAT ~ TVlrn Nan n
navigation as high as Pocahontas. We remember
about tue year 1851 or 1892, Captaln Nat Roberts
BARELY got Dacs ~ Bolivar with her, aud II then
thought navigation that high ny was not feasible
ton as high Bolivar both feasible and prOn-
able, and we believe IL can be MADE so again. Our
railway interests may not think so, however.
The head of thu editor of the GreeUvllle miss }
Times Is very level when 1t says: The Adams line
has since 1t perfected its arrangements, delivered
the mails promptly without single failure. IL is
rapid becoming popular, and Is, we hope, building
up permanent and profitable trade There Is no
question but that 1t is more TO our convenience to
have mall service rendered by VIcksbuTg and Nj EN-
phis line of boats than st. Louis line. And now
that lIne of good and reliable packets have been
placed in the trade It is to the interest of the
pie of the intermediate counties 10 patrenze them"
We had Just as soon been behind as before that
pistol whose musical notes rang so clearly on the
quiet night air, about half past nine O'Clock last
night. It was cr0Wder.
The Charles Morgan isl the boss bridal tower
boat on the river. Harry Stem knows fresh couple
as quick as they strike the stage-plank and has
fund rich jokes growing out of the dOngS of this
class of travellers. He related to US the 70 lowing
good transpiTing the last trip up of the Nor
gan. They got aboard at one of the bend landings
below, and we're very fresh. But they didn't seem to
care, long they loved each other; and they did
love each other Tor 1t kept bubbling over all the
time like new mOlasses in a coTked jug. The lady
passengers were the principal Witnesses to these
little OVepassages, and they enjoyed 1t prOfusey.
One day they noticed the two innocent doves looking
was in his eyes, ana all her heart was in hers,
and they gaZed and gaZeG till 1t seemed IL they
would look their faces clear off but no words as yet
At last there simultaneous sigh of pleasure,
and her head tumbled down on his shirt-front
she said, 20 DOOR and he answered by profound
"Um-m M and then they left the cabin.