Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-12-19
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Capt. E. @. Morton is in town, await
ing the arrival of the Liberty.
Aduel Is on the taps, we learn, be-
tween two well known railroad men o
this city. The matter is at present il
the hands of their respective friends, Mr.
Patterson and Capt. Sam. Shock. It i
hoped that these gentlemen will bring
about q reconciliation without ~resortiDl
to more deadly weapons than " gin
sings"
Capt. Dye has purchssedthe 81. Mary
for the New Orleans and UaAchita trade
The Leonidas, Messenger, Ohampi0f
and Liberty Nc. 4. are no doubt on theil
way up the Ohio from Cairo.
One dollar per 100 is now given at St
Louis on freights to this port.
The wreckfng steamer Northwest wa
sDaVged and sunk in Arkansas river
forty miles above Little Rock on Sunday
morning. Loss, 5000, covered by in.
suranee in Cincinnati, where she WA
owned. No lives lost.
The Mayfiower. Capt. Josh Troop, Twill
be in port to-day with q cargo OF hay snd
general produce. She leaves to-mol COW
evening for Evansville, and will remain
permanently in the trade.
The Bart Able, Capt. Harrison, with
Mr.. CuIbertson in the ONCE, is the regu-
lar New Orleans packet for Saturday.
We have no boat for st. Louis OF Ar
kansas river to-day.
The Des Arc, Capt. Elliot, viii be in
port, to leave for White river on Satur-
day
The Liberty viii be the regular mail
packet for White river on Saturday.
Capt. John B. Davis is master, and Capt.
Morton goes in the Office. ~
The Julia, Capt. Souslsy, leaves to-day
at 5 pm. for New Orleans.
The lie Claire, which sunk on Sunday
near Brandenbarg, will prove a total
loss. She was partly owned by Capt.
Saint, her master, and was valued st
about $4,000. Her barge, together with
all the passengers and crew and baggage
wss saved, as she sunk in shOal water
with the bow high up . Of water, and
the stern and all the hull aft Of the boil
ers sunk in water over the main deck.
The boat has the appearance Of being
badly broken.
= The Tennessee departed for Cairo with
200 bales of cotton.
aThe Olive Branch, for New Orleans,
had the biggest trip leaving here this
season. 1t consisted of $500 bales OF cot
ton, AUU LleEcGs VI lhAAi 5GFClAA hNuuAEA
barrels Of -four and other freight.
The st. Patrick got away for Evans
Vile late in the day with 600 bales o.
cotton.
The Emperor had 500 bales for Cincin-
natl, besides 100 tons Of rags, old iron, etc.
Capt Lhu Boinger departed, by rail,
last night for Cairo and St. Louis.
Large shipments OF corn viii come out
from Nashville as soon as the river rises.
The Tyrone was to leave that port fol
Cairo on Tuesday evening.
The Captains Association Of Louisville
held a meeting on Monday. The rates
TO New Orleans and way places were
established a. heretofore, with the fol-
lowing exceptions Beef t~ierees, each,
5Oct corn per bag, SOC through and 60C
for way lots; oats, T5c and S5e per sack
chickens. per dozen, 81 so, and turkies,
per dozen, S.. A resolution introduced
bv Capt. HOllcroft, was adopted, that nc
agent, acting a. such, should receive
freishts or continue TO work for any boa
after the day OF her advertised departure
This, if enforced, Is calculated to insure
regularity and praetieability in the
movements Of steamboats,. 1t would b
3 good thing" if Memphis agent
! would do the same thing.