Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-05-22
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st. Louis, and Capt. VIM. Ashford and
John Sullivan, of this city. The boSt
was valued az So. 600, and was insured,
we learn, Tor so, 900 in st. Louis and
Cincinnati offices. A dispatch was re-
ceived from the clerk, Mr.. John SUI
livan. stating that Capt. Ashford and
crew were safe. The boat aud cargo will
prove q total loss. Mr.. s. will be in this
city to-day, when full particulars of the
disaster viii be learned.
STEAMER SUNK-The steamboat Mat
tie, which piled ia Bayou Bartholomew,
Louisiana, struck a snag and sunk in 10
feet water a few days ago. She was
valued at $1,000, and with her cargo will
proves total loss. No insurance.
The Florence Traber, Capt. Hsines,
will 20 out for Arkansas river at 5 pm.
~ Belle st. Louis, Capt. Zeigler,
will Taave for st. Louis at 5 o'clock this
evening.
The Cora s., Capt. Meekin, will leave
for Cincinnati at 5 O'Clock tomorrow
evening.
The ]. D. Perry, for Louisville, will
leave at 8 pm. this day. Capt. Finney
commands.
The Darling, for Cincinnati, Capt.
EAaLEsf ENE0 DAN as % 10 k4NNA tAAiH evening"
The w. A. Caldwell, Capt. WOODBURY.,
leaves for Cincinnati this evening at
o'clock.
The Sam. J. Hale goes out for Cinein-
natl this day at 5 pm. Capt. Walker
commands.
The Centralia goes out for Arkansas
river this evening at 5 O'Clock. Capt.
Whitaker commands.
The Louisiana, Capt. HOlcrOft viii 90
out for New Orleans at 5 o'clock this
evening.
The towboat Alps arrived yesterday
from Louisville with a tow Of 225,O00
bushels of coal for Bigley, Mellersh & Co.
OF this city. She made the trip from
Louisville in four days three hours.
Capt. Bob Gibson, Of the city wharf
boat, has 60 gone away down to Georgy.n
The Welcome did not get away for st.
until Yesterday. She broke a pitt
man strap and laid yer for repairs.
The City of Alton had the horns which
she has calamity worn for so long re-
moved yesterday. Capt. McPheteens
turns them over to Capt. Richardson of
the Lee. Hereafter that steamer will
wear them.
We have several letters IN file from
citizens of the bends relative to the
Memphis and Vicksburg packet line, but
hayaapot the space to publish them in
WIS Eeue
The fue little packet Victor, Of which
Capt, House is master, and Messrs. Gre
han and Whitehead clerks, will leave
to-day at 3 pm. fer the bends above "a,
as far as Hale's Point. y
We regret that want Of space prevents
the publication to-day of a letter from
cur correspondent st DEVILS Elbow.
The magnificent steamer RObt. E. Lee,
viii be- 10 port TO leave to-day at SPIN.
for the Crescent City. The flag which
was voted 70 her al the late fair, will be
presented to-day, We learn, should the
weather permit. Capt. Richardson we
need not ~eulOgise, as he already stands
on the upper Fung Of everynOdy's good
will aud affection. Messrs. Smith, Nc
Fay and D%inwiddie are proper assistants
for such q commander and On such a
boat. SIR. Campbell, the getter up of all
that is epicurean, viii accept our best
BOW, for favOrs. We could not help
a poor fellow whom we met on
sunday last, when on our way up town
with that fish vino sat on a cotton bale
and sung ia measured numbers the u
great desire of his heart:
ia ike to be an editor.
You BET your lie / would
The lucky Cusses seem 10 get
The best OF al that's good.
They get the incest and the best
OfoverythinE that grows,
And 2lWays get % ticket Tree
To lectures % TO shows.
Atiadies' fairs they're almost Rugged
by pretty girls who know
That they viii praise up everything
The ladies have TO show.
At eoIored festivals again
YoullEee them tOted round,
Or sested 10y a niggeT weuch
Wherever one is found.
And SO they get ablow-outfre
OF everything they need
The reason is thev re paid TO write,
While we NUT pay to read.
We clip the following from the ST.
Louis Republican:
4" II has long been a source of complaint
among river men and shippers, that
conflicting local legislation in the west
proved seriously detrimental to all
in interest. The recent decision
u the q Ad. Hineu case by the supreme
.ourt Of the United States goes far to-
ward q full remedy. The points settled
re substantially: First-That by the
constitution Of the United States and
he act Of 1888, United States district
courts have exclusive original jurisdic-
ion in ell admiralty and maratime eases.
SeCOnd-That the various steamboat acts
passed by state legislatures, to give TO
tate courts jurisdiction directly against
loats and vessels on ~navigable rivers,
.re unconstitutional and void. Those
scts provide for aBeedings substantially
% rem, which are OF admiralty and not
common law ~eognizance. Third-phs
exclusive jurisdiction Of United States
courts extends TO ali rivers navigabIe
rom the sea by vessels Of ten tons bur-
hen. and Is determined solely by the
lavigabiiity of the river. It applies as
veil to a navigabie river wholly within
me state as 10 arivef separating or pass.
ng through several states. Fourth-That
he saving 60 state courts of their COM
non law Jurisdiction has reference solely
o suits brought against persons by
iame. A suit by attachment, or judg-
nent against an owner, for instance, will
authorize "a levy against his interest in 6
-essel, but the suit is conclusive only
the parties and their privies, and
levy and sale hereunder do not di-
maratime liens. In other words.
is reached but the defendanps
interest in the vessel, subject
o all the liens existing upon it. The
I~ractical effect Of this important decis-
Is to Dust state courts OF all authority
0 proceed directly against the vessel;
nd consequently it places the naviga.
ion of all western rivers under the gen.
raj rules Of naaratime law, instead Of
ubjecting i, as hitherto, to the conflict
ng and shifting e~ontrivanees, restraints !,
embaTrassments OF local legislation.
he supposed necessity for the steam
acts passed by the states sprang !
som the early and continued rulings Of
he UEitsd States suprems court concern
lg home supplies. These rulings were
4 accordance with the restricted doc
forced on British admiralty courts.
v prohibitions nom the king's bench.
oetrines spriuging from a Controversy :
English courts concerning their !
sspactive authority within the realm,
at doctrines wholly unknown, as thus J
sstr1eted, to the civil or general mari s
law. Although the recent decision
oes not state whether the former sdop.