Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-03-09

tons adding here 742 bales cotton 34OO sacks oil
Z cake, 100 boxes soap, wagons ana a lOt OF sun
dries. She got lot OF stuff at hopeneld, also.
The large number OF local packets departing, and
several outsiders passing. yesterday, made business
rather brisk down about the leVee
Monday receiving for a return trip'tO New Orleans
wednesday evening. her regular day.
The Mary Houston, captain Charles Miller Is due
doan for New Orleans to-day. Elliott Miller is her
CLERK she leaves on Monday at ten o'clock.
Ire John B. Maude, OF the Anchor line, pAsse d
down for Vicksbur on time yesterday afternoon adj
ding lot OF way freight and stock for the bends
Captain W. S Jones, or the PariSot line. who has
been spending a few days among relatives IN this
CITY LETT for home yesterday on the Ed Richardson.
The Andy Baum had on, when she left yesterday,
lot sundries, % cabin passengers and 20 on deck
The upper bends Will be visited, usual to-mor-
row AFTERNOON, by the Osceola Belle Captain J. &.
Andrews. B. o. Michel still presideS I'm tie Office.
Shoe-mouth deep was the dust on the Ievee yester-
day and the atmosphere was so thick with the same
ingredient that you could cut 1t up into tenacre lots
The Commonwealth had big trip for New
Orleans as she passed down last night. She added
four hundred and ten bales cotton for New orleans
The Jos.s Harry lett for Waite rver yesterday after
noon, with nice trip of freight and people. she
makes the trip through TO Jacksonpot this load oil
poles.
points tomorrow afternoon. Captain John B.
Davis commands, with John Gwathmey and Marlin
The Greyhound with one or two berges in tow,
came In from below yesterday. IL Is probable she
Will make up a full tow here, and leave during the
The Coahoma spreads her sails for Friars Point
tain Henry cooper commands win Billy Smlthers'
Frank Ellison and Plat Rhoades in the Office.
The legislature can repeat 4 good day work Low
by reopening FoTked Deer to navigation. There is a
fair pening for couple or more OF thousand-oale
steamers. Jackson people would appreciate II;
Journal, valuable journal devoted exclusively TO
marine interests, published at CINCINNATI Is In the
CITY, route home from an extended tour down the
river. ,,..,,
and half out from New Orleans. She took on 77S
bales cotton here and 10000 feet walnut lumber.
She had 400 tons freight, 40 cabin and go deck
Tne city editor of the EceniEg Ledger calls Cap
tain BOyntOn that diOtlc wateT-on the brain char
acter " We hope the inventor OF that outrageous
epthet may never have occasion to want one OF Paul
Boyntons life saving suits.
Business is letting down in White river notWtth-
standing there IS good age OF water. We learn,
however, that the trade Will be Kept up throughout
the summer between the Josie Harry and Hard Cash,
which our White river friends cannot fall TO apprec-
In the claim before the United States court OF
Stacey for the loss of the small steamer Berthe, In
January. 1871, while in tow Of the steamer Coal
in favor OF the Coal Hill. The amount claimed was
about two thousand dollars.
St. Louis EteHtgg Post and Dispatch, Thursday:
"The Aft Stevens was overloaded with lumber and
the Nab and barge relieved her of portion of said
cargo. tightening her up to about four and half
feet The last boats IN passed her half mile above
Commerce with tarpsulin over her bow; She had
struck a rock at Beaver Dam, but the damage in
fIcted was slight She will soon aIrive.''
Colonel j. ID. Moore, we regret to announce, has
Colonel Moore has made many warm friends with
Memphis shippers and with the Inhabitants of the
White river valley, who regret the sudden change In
his future movements. No matter where Moore goes
everybody is his friend. Walker Outlaw Will here
after WELD the business quill of the Josie Harry He
is well known, and needs no hyperbOlics from US.
on the last TIP or the Josie Harry up Black river
Ga tributary of WIiltel, when approaching Poca-
course of people on shore. When the boat landed
loud calls were made for captain Mit Harry the
stepped bravey out on the hurricane roof of his boat
and tried to satisfy the crowd with few graceful
waves of his hat ana series OF Chesteheldian tor
lures of his cOTporOsity, but II go. speech
was wanted, and he had to make it. The captain is
wanting fos anything. and he was equal to the
emergency. He opened with thanks for the very
expected and, he feared, undeserved demonstration,
and he progressed his enthusiasm was manifest
In the burning words of eloduence which flowed from
his lips like molasses from a hot jug. The band
made havoc of his perorat1on however by striking
tune in the wrong place, and his speech closed like
this: "TheeeOO asssenub lmmnhhOO arrrr mule,
don't you know [applausel. Weemoanrst toena oar
oaray, don't you know Applause Foraritys abina
1t is hardly necessary to say that the ovation
success.
down for New Orleans at ten O'Clock this morning,
built at Louisville for the ST. Louis and New Or
tain W. P. Halliday, of Halliday Brothers. Cairo Hi
nOis. Her dimensions and power are as follows.
Hull 290 feet in length, Al feet beam, feet
the main cabin and twenty-sx in the texas. Many
OF those In the main cabin unusually large, and
are furnished with bedsteadS, dressing bureaus cur
tains and all the appointments Of nice bed cham
Der. Those in the ladies' cabin are connected by
door from into the adjoining room. for the &C
commOdatl of families The finish of the cabin is
novelty, and entirely original with Captain Could
far as It's application TO steamboats, is concerned.
The furniture is plain, but substantial carpets bed
ding, etc, all that need be desired firstclass
boat The machinery is all new, and of the follow
10 feet stroke She is said to be OF two thousand
tons capacity Captain E. W. Gould will command,
she will be visited to-day by all the lovers of marine
fine arts.