Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-07-24

COUNCIL CoMNIrTEEs-The Standing Com
mittess Of Council for the present corporate
year were not cOmPkted until the present week,
and the list has H0t yet been published the
following will be found full and accurate
Finanes-DOlgIsss, Street, Elder, Copeland,
Jefferson, Forrest.
ImProvemsafs-Copeland, Drew, Hamilton,
Finnie, Street, Forrest, Neal, Townsend.
AeeOunts-strest, KortTeeht, Robinson.
Eiglanos-FiRnis, Forrest, Street, Town
send.
Ordinasee-Fouts Eortrecht, Finnls, Rob
%inson, Douglass.
Fire Department. Townsend, Copeland,
Drew, Neal, Kortreeht,
RiVsr-Hamilton, Townsend, Drew, Morgan,
KortTseht.
Observation-Disclosures, Douglass, Foute, Fin
ME, Neal, Morgan, Drew, Kortrecht.
Ha'ket'-DreW, Morgan, Forrest, Elder,
Hamilton, Townsend, Copeland, Jefferson.
COETt Hose aad Jail-Jefersou, Hamilton,
Finnie, Robinson, Forrest.
Navy YarS-Eldsr, Street, Hamilton.
For the Memphis LPpeal.l
Who Is CORREcT 2-Messrs McDavitt,
Jones and Brinklsy, in their card OF the 10th
inst, say:
We advise those gentlemen Turner and
Walker) TO proceed at once to ascertain the
true condition OF the Bank, its liabilities and
assets, and as soon as aseertained, the result
should be given to the country. The assets
then to be placed in the hands Of a competent
person, under bond and security for its faithful
application to the liquidation Of the liabilities
Of the Bank. These gentlemen readily aeceed-
ed to the suggestion, and, accordingly, on yes
terday morning, M. Jack proceeded to discharge
this duty.
The following paragraph appeared in the AP-
PEAL Of YESTERDAY:
CoRREcTIoE.-We are requested by Mr..
Jack to state that be has not undertaken to in
vestigste the Affairs OF the Citizens Bank.
The time spent part Of two days) in exsmin-
ing and rectifyiag sundry accounts upon the
books, were devoted as an act Of personal
friendship to the Cashier, and at his request.
Does this not COX very much like the parties
had got into deel water, and rather than pass
over " Jordan" hey would retire with little
cTsSit-ss President and ex- President of banks,
sx-G Governor and ex- United States Senator-in
undertaking a business which they knew moth
ing Of. We admire their courage, but can say
nothing in favor Il their discretion. W.
The PENEsTIvANIA.-Capt DAVIS EN-
BREE, Supervising Inspector, has furnished =
report of the burning Of the steamer Pennsyl-
BaAiG. 10 regard % the loss Of life be says:
"The boat had pne hundred and forty-two
passenger berths some fifteen or sixteen were
empty, or vacated by passengers going to
shore four were occupied by officers OF the
boat. have set town one hundred andtwenty
cabin passengers. The deck passengers set
down by The clerk as two hundred persons
one hundred Of thee were directly from Ger
many. There wee a number Of Germans
from Texas and New Orleans. There were
other deck Passengers from New tOrleans,
hatcher, YicksburE and Napoleon, that zane
on board. There Eers a number Of coal boat
men that left the beat at Napoleon, 90 that the
number left on boaid at the time Of the disas-
ter is set down, asbefore stated, at two hun
dred. From difeTut accounts, the officers and
crew amounted to eighty-making four hun
dred souls on board at the time Of the explo-
sion.
"Of these one Kindred and eigbty-ons were
saved on the aatboa as gathered from three
different seeOunts. There were forty or fifty
said to be taken uHby skifs and yswls, the
life-boat, from hnses on shore, and from
fences, BY the Diaai and Eafe FTisbes, and ten
or twelve had got 10 the town Of Austin BY
different means beflre the arrival of the fat
boats, say sixty, DakiBg two hundred and forty
one persons saved, leaving a loss Of one hun
DIRE and sixty soua.