Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-07

Business vas active on the lsyse yea.
terday, and cur lOesl packets mad good
trips cut.
The Minneol@ for Cincinnati got 500
bales Of cotton and 3 good passenger trip.
The Coosa for Evansville left with leo
bales OF cotton.
The City OF Cairo, Lumiuary, Lizzie
Gill and Gerald 3. Alien al departed for
St. Louis yesterday. The latter BOAT ID
on her return trip from Shreveport sd
had her decks crowded with cattle. Sn8
sls0 had 500 tieFcss Of beef.
The Mississippi passed down Er New
Orleans and the RnbicOn FOR Yieks5gTg.
Col. Sid. Jones, Of tae L~Ouisvills and
Cincinnati Mail Line, was in Our city
yesterday. He il N his way % Jack
son.
The Thos. Il. Allen, Capt. Reese Patch
ard, viii ne il port 20 leave On Taasday
for Little Rock. She is Inc g. :. Mat
Packet.
The gallant DIS Arc, Capt, John FL
Loot, leaves en- Tuesday for ali points on
White River.
Capt. BOWman's ST. Francis viz De
In port to-day and leaves also OF Tues-
dsv for Wittsburg anu all wsy landings.
Tle Lsura, Capt. MOrg. BaJemaB, win
gee away tomorrow for Jseksonp0rf,
POcohOntas, and PJWhatau. She Is the
regular Packet for all points on White
River.
Mart Walt & Co., the well known mer-
chants Of Front street, have now on hand
of the largest stocks eve brought 70
Memphis. Every article OF merchandise
ia Of the very best description. They
have, besides an extensive stock Of-hOat
and bar stores, q large supply of old GJg-
eminent Java.
Capt. Dan Able, It is said, viii go into
business at New Orleans, ard it IL also
TumOred that Capt. ID. n. Greenleaf will
have command OF the MOilie Able.
Some one reports 70 Secretary MCCnl-
Tough that, with the sanction OF the Do
parsment, ne can recover several lots OF
whisky sunk In the Arkansas and other
rivers, q Of which amounts in vaiue TO
$40, COO.
The New State, being rebuilt at Park
ersburg, is rapidly assuming the form
aud substance OF q steamer again. Her
new engines are partially set, and ne
framework OF the cabin Is nearly in
closed.
The Mountsineer is the name OF anew
and elegant sideWheei steamer last COM
pleted at PToUt0r, Owsley county, Ky
the present head of navigation on the
Kentucky river. She viii ply between
L EOCtOI anu SlAJS EeEtys
The Nick LongwOrth, Cornelia and
Commonwealth are due to-day from be-
low.
A steamboat hand, named James Bat
tie, had his throat cut at Shreveport on
the 25sh ult. The pOlies arrested four
persons on suspicion of the foul act.
The Vieks6Urg Times says Capt. D.
Lanohan, commander Of the Agnes, vas
in the city yesterday, and from whom
we learn some further particulars OF the
sinking Of the steamer Agnes, which Oe-
CURED, as published yesterday, opposite
WarTentoD, Wednesday morning. The
boats cargo consisted Of sugar, salt, eof-
fee, and a general miscellaneous freight
(sbcut I00 tonsG, very little of whieh was
got ashore, she sinking In ten minutes
after striking the obstruction. The bag
gsge OF the passengers, also the money
packages amounting 70 about Sl9, 0O0)
were saved. The boat was insured In
st. Louis Offices for $500: valued &C
about $l2, 600. Freight list insured IN
New Orleans Offices. Mr.. Alex. Moses,
agent OF the Board Of Underwriters OF
New Orleans, arrived yesterday morn
.ng, to look after the interests Of the
companies Interested"