Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

EODS.
Our port list yesterday was q very re-
spectacle one, not only in point of num-
bers, but in the character of the boats
composing it. Business on the leves was
very fair, and the incoming packets had
excellent trips, when we consider the
weather they have had to encounter.
Our young friend, Edward Bourne,
Esq, so we'll and popularity known as
belonging to the firm OF Jas. /. Bourne x
| Co, steamboat agents, was married at
Mount Aventine, near Trenton, Ky, on
the 1lth inst to Miss Jennie @. McGsr-
vey, an accomplished and lovely young
lady, formerly OF this city. May the fu-
ture OF the young couple be IS pie .ssnt
snd happy as a dazzling ray of sunlight,
playing amid q garden Of roses. We
tender our congratulations to Ell. and
his lovely bride. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. r. A. Massey, and q
large number OF the friends and relations
Of IA now happy pair were present.
The Liberty, as usual, came in prompt
ly on time, with a large trip of people
and a good freight. She is the regular
u. s. mail packet, leaving to-day st five
pm for all points on White river, CON-
Meeting st Deyall's Bluff with the Little
Rock Rtilroat, and at Augusta with tae
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Liberty has no superior as far as speed
and comfort ate concerned. Capt. VIM.
COnley commands, with Messrs. James
Thompson, James Rowland and Charley
Sharpe, a trio of clever gentlemen and
attentive clerks, in charge of the office.
The elegant United States mai packet
Leni Leoti, Captain Tom Berry, backs
out to-day for Pine Bluff and Little tick.
Besides making every way landing Oh
the Arkansas, she connects with the
packets for Fort Smith and ether points
Oa the upper Arkansas, and is altogether
an elegant steamer. Messrs. Morrison
aud RObards are her gentlemanIy pur-
seIs.
Capt. Les. Ware will back out his good
steamer Linton to-day for Wittsburg
and all way points on the st. Francis, at
the usual hour. Ed. Dutton Is chief
clerk.
The Darling, Captain Carter, is the
| regular Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati
packet to-day. She makes all way land
ings, and has one of the best officers on
the river st the head OF her Office affairs
we mean our portly friend, Mr.. A. F.
Power.
TIE Geo. w. Cheek leaves for Oscsola
to-day at 5 pm. Frank Gonterman is
her clerk.
Capt. Frazier will back out the g. A.
Thompson for Cincinnati to-day at 5 p.
M. Geo. Ely is her clerk.
The magnificent Ruth, Capt. Pegram,
with Flanagan in the Office, will pass
down for New Orleans to-day. AS a
passenger packet, she has no superior on
the Western waters.
Business becoming light, the Belle Lee
will soon quit the New Orleans and
Vicksburg trade.
Capt. John Evans, 8 we'll known
steamboat master, died at Rochester,
Penn, a few days ego.
The Dexter passed down yesterday
with a good freight.
The Natoma, for Friar'5 Point, had her
usual complement OF passengers and a
fair cargo of merchandise.
The MOllie Able is due from below.
The gallant City Of Cairo, Capt. j. w.
Mslin, leaves to-day at her usual hour
fer Cairo and st. Louis. She conRects
with the trains North and f ,st, and Is a
suTefb steamer. E. H. g rbyn and
Glenn NOlte, are clerks.
The Luminary is the regular Vicksburg
United States mail packet to day. She
leaves at her advertised hour. Capt.
Conway is master, Lee FInney and Jas.
Carlis, are clerks.
Capt. Russell has resigned the SupGr-
in~tendeney of the Mississippi Valley
Transportation Company, and Cap
Greenleaf has been al p int to Eli Il 9
vacancy.
There are Is 900 tons CT rails en- rou 9
from ElRl&nd Ior the Burlington and
Missouri r yer Railroad, to be delivered
by steamer at Burlington. The st. Louis
aud New Orleans Barge Company has
engagements for all the freight it can
bring northward during the next three
or four months.