Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-17

o'clock for New Orleans and all intermediate land
ngs John q Jones pTesldes III aea Tinc9 e; o,
natl with 500 bales cotton, $50 barrels OIL $50 bar
res soap Stock so bales rags and fair trip of pas
The Hattie Rowland. Captain j. ]. Darragh. ar
rived last evening IrSm ans river ana Will
The piIofs are kicking about their being no light
down at Moons landing, fifty miles below here.
They intimate that there Is some trouble about get
ting llght-keepeT.
Anchor line packet this morning at ten O'Clock for
yIcksburg and the bends. Thomas White and John
Cincinnati Enquirer. Tuesday: Colonel J. d.
Moore and vile Will return TO their home in Mem
state that Mrs. Moore's health has been improved
by her visit here"
rectors of the Cincinnati and New Orleans Southern
transportation line, arrived In the city from Hot
springs Yesterday, en- route home He lett on the
The Mary Houston, four days out from New Or
leans, passed for the Ohio liver at hafpaSt nine
O'Clock last Night with four hundrs tons freight,
ninety cabin passengers, and crowd on deck. she
discharged lot of sugar and molasses.
Captain Kaliaher, the steamboatmen are COM
planning OF the filthy condition OF the levee. WI
SS Pe F inc % T1 1 @ c
and urge that some provision be made for keeping
the harf In decent condition, and truly oblige the
only prompt payers OF revenue into the cyS Golfers.
That ct Louis Times Journal man is steadily win
ming his way into our affections. Lisen "Tbe fight
between steambOatmen and railroads Will not last
foveveT Our water ways will not wear out and when
railroads have spent all the money they can borrow
or rob stockholders out of, boatmen Will have an
easy time, Walt Tor the wagon, boys, and we'll all
take a ride"
There was man killed on the levee yesterday.
He was a marine. He shot, This was the
pTovocatiOn: Approaching this historian at in
oOporiune moment he asked: Can you tell me why
Henry Ward Bescher is like her maiesty's ship Pin
afore? We gave it up, as usual, and he answered
the conundruIn: Because he is AMMAN o. Worship"
We deliberately drew our machine, stabbed him to
the heart with bullet, and went In search of one of
BeeeheI's agents, upon whom we yearnedto perform
the same operation IN surgery.
st. Louis Times Journal, Tuesday: THE great
James Howard, the largest boat on the Mississippi
takes her departure for New orleans this evening.
number of prominent st. Louisans have engaged
rooms for the round trip while several parties from
the east Will join the boat here and at Cairo. Cap
tain James ONeal the Howard's commander, is
making a splendid record with this steamer, and
she is becoming famous the world over. O'Neal is
an accomplished boatman, Archie Woods Is chief
clerk"
The ST. Louis Republican, of Monday. contains an
Interview on the proposed fast mail service on the
Mississippi river from which extract the follow
Quintard iron works for the building of the boats.
study is being made of models If huls of class to
affOrd a high rate of speed combined with a good
carving power. and draughts have been received
fiom the iron works mentioned, from Portsmouth,
John Roach Co. Colonel Price Will go nom New
Yerk 60 Plttsour where ne VIII meet one OF the old
for consultation, and Will probably spend month in
that city She Intsntion now Is TO construct the mail
first intended. Upon consideration 1t has been de-
eldsd that VII not De advisable 70 soup the b9ats
durable and safe, and with the tubular boilers
abandoned heavier machinery will be neceSsitated
the boats must possess a little more breadth of
beam carrying power. The dimensions fixed
upon are: Length, $50 feet; beam, between 81 and
35 feet The general outline of the hull will be
cIgar-shaped. Besides passengers only through
freight aud mail and express will be carried the
boats, and the passenger business, with the fSSt
time made, WILL 1t Is expected, be large one. No
hesitation s shown In openly stating the fact that
1t is hoped to make the mall service eventually a
daily one In all six OF the boats not COM
pleted at the time agreed upon In the contract two
more fast steamers be bought to serve as re-
lays bat it Is not anticipated that there viii be any
delay In the work.