Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-11-17

from above, and laid over tin DAYLIGHT
this morning, when she nodonbt departed
for below.
The Silver Bow, Capt. Tom Rsa. will
pass down to-day for Shreveport and way
landings on Red River. Passengers bound
to Texas could get no better chance than
the one now offered.
The Geo. w. Cheek will run to Mound
q until saturday next, when she en-
tess the Friar's Point trade.
the Des Arc, on her way upfrom Friar's
Point last trip. picked up "A snag behind
ship Island, which cleaned out her cook
house and would have disabled her wheel
had the engineer not shut of steam a. the
first crash was heard. The passengers
were considerably alarmed for a moment.
There are several fiatboats lying at
Rising sun, Ind, waiting for wafer TO get
out. They are loaded with pork, hay,
apples. etc. 10000 barrels OF potatoes are
aboard the boats, and a freeze wiz ruin
them.
The DeRussy Is removing the o~lstrue-
tion at DEVILS Island which sunk the
Louisville.
The Louisville Is at st. louis and goes
on the docks.
The fine steamer Mary Houston, Capt.
Dunham, with Henry Walker in the Of
fee. passes down to-day for New Orleans.
The Pauline Carroll, Capt. Ed. Dicks,
leaves tomorrow for Vieksburg and New
Orleans.
A st. Louis exchange says: " We are
often asked the question by shippers,
why the Memphis Packet Company do
not run out a boat to Memphis daily, and
independent Of the Fieksbur2 Hno? We
are surprised, ourselves, that they do not
form a daily line, but, Judging from the
new boats they have contracted for, we
hav no doubt that the coming spring
will witness the much desired daily ar
rangement, and thHs give the company
an additional prestige to their already
w~ell-earned popularity"
The Cairo Journal says: "Within the
last few days a movement has been inaa-
guFaied In this city which is OF vital i'm
portance 70 tho commerce OF our city, 1t
Is nc less than an attempt to Fe-establish
a line Of packets between this city and
White river. In days gone by the White
river trade was a rich and lucrative one,
and annually brought thousands OF dol
lars 10 our merchants. OF late il has been
( neglected, and tho trade has been absorbed
by rival cities. Our merchants are at last
awakening to their T interests, and We
are assured that ample means will BE-
raised 20 place the White river line on a
sure footing"
The Louisville EHsass1 AsRs says:
The steamer AfgORaHt No. 2. by her
oWueFz, brought suit in the Court or COM
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Nashville Railroad Company in the sum
I ofthres thousand dollars, damages for in
| iurieE TO that boat, caused by a collision
with the bridge over tina Cumberland
river at Nashville. The trial has been
continued to the February term"
The steamer Louisa is 10 be sold ar auc-
ton AT Cairo on the 23d instant.
Steam was raised on the new kstchez
yesterday.
Capt. J. II, PaFtaF, recently OF the Ar
I kansas river trade, has, or Is about to on
tEaet for a light draft boat TO run in the
market trade between PittsbuTg and
S~ewickley and ShonstOwn.
The owners of steamers Silver Bow, Ii.
y, ahreVe and Mountaineer rave entered
into an arrangement, which they wish to
be permanent, TO turn those steamers into
a regular st. Louis and Red river packet
line.
In the suit against the Louisville Mail
Line Company, by those who lost rela-
tives by the collision between the United
States and America, in December last, the
Judge Of the Jefferson county, Kentucky,
/ Common Ploas, decided that the case was
not one Of admiralty jurisdiction. The
suit will be argued next February. The
damages claimed amount to over SO, COZ
Should the decision OF the Court 10 adj
verse to The company, additional suits
will be brought against i.
u lHeNiphi5 ana hopeueAO ArrFyuOat
Excelsior is lying at J~etfersOnville await
ing water 10 get over the falls.
The New Orleans Bulletin saws: About
Gam. Saturday morning the Rose Franks,
descending, when some ten miles Eelaw
the Red River WhsrfhQat, struck the Lu-
Ia D., ascending last hack OF the ring
kait, aAq so damaged her huh as to com
pei the Lula D., alteT landing her freight
safety on the bank, to return to the city
for repairs. There was, fortunately, no
one injured. The collision was caused,
we understand, by a mutual misinterpret-
alton of whistles"
The first new boat OF tho MemphiS aBd
81. Louis Transportation CsnapIGy will
be launched ct New albany on Saturday,
/ she IS sam,ed the Moses J. Wioka, in hon
( 81 81 Col. Nieksr President OF the Mem
/ phls aad Charleston Railroad, which road
L - large siockhOlder in the line. The
boat will be ready 10 leave New Albany
in about ten days after launching, and
will, we learn, be commanded by that
! popular and veteran master, Cant. JOha
3. Newell. The cgews CT all the boats OF
the liRe will % Memphians, aud the line
, VII 6e in reality q Memphis Institution.
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