Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-22

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Nick LOngworth, n. Orleans.
" Alice Dean, New Orleans.
Henry Ames, New Orleans.
In Port.
Steamers Ben. Campbell, Leni Leoti,
Natoma, Cooss, ST. Francis, n u. w.
Cheek.
EISCELJAREO U8.
We had several packets In port earlier
thsn usual yesterday, and there was
more thar the ordinary Sabbath activity
upon the levee.
The letter which we published yester-
day from CGddo Parish, La, relative to
the unfortunate family lost upon the
Mittie Stevens, has ELECTED q reply from
at least one party who knew Mr.. Lewis
and wife.
Capt John D. Adams, the popular, en-
ergetic and widely known Superintend-
eut Of the Memphis and Arkansas River
u. S. Mail Packet Company, returned
Yesterday from the Arkansas on the
Leni Lsoti. The people of Arkansas, as
well as the merchants of Memphis, are
indebted to Capt. Adams for q Of the
best and most reliable steamboat lines
ever running to this port. "Spesd, safe
ty and reliability" are the watchwOrds
Of the company, and we are glad TO re-
cord its success.
Lest the friends of Capt. E. A. Levy,
our well-knOwn steamboat agent, should
not know why his face has been Lit up
with a smile for the past Gay or two, We
will inform them that he had an arrival
at his house recently, not before an
nounced in print. He is therefore as
happy as q big suufiower. The only ad-
diti0nal information that we can give is
~ 81 =r.1, nrfzu 7 wv Ia a. to-, 1uyanEpsA
child in Memphis"
The fine steamer Des Arc, Capt. Matt
Glass, leaves IS usual tomorrow for Au-
gusta and ali points OF White rivsr. Sac
connects with the Little Rsck train and
with the Argos for JscksonpOrt. Joe
Elliott and Alex. Waddell, sre clerks
tbs magnificent passenger steamer
w. r Arthur, with Capt. Isasc Jones
on the roof, will back OUT to-day at 10 s.
m. for Vicksburg and New Orleans.
Travellers Bound South could find no bet
ter steamer than THE one,-the pride of
the a. and M s. S. line. Owen G. Gates
is her clerk.
The handsome Natoma, Capt. Jim
Lee, will get away tomorrow for Friar's
Point and intermediate landings on the
Mississippi. Fields and Lee are clerks.
Clay ,Rics's GOiion is the regular
Wednesdays Pine Bluff packet.
VIII 5. Visscher, editor of the Rich
monG's Headlight, left for Louisville yes.
terday By train. His stay in Memphis
was, we hope, , pleasant, aud may prove
= profitable one, as we learn hat he has
engaged the Csn.Cau troupe, and will
exhibit on the Richmond,i on her down
trip, to edify COlfsx and Old Ben Wade.
The New Orleans leyee must be in S
horrible condition, il we may Judge from
the incesssnt c~omplainings OF the press Of
that city. Accidents (almOsL) occur dali
~. They should send for L0wdon, and
gel their ways mended.
The Rubicon passed down last night.
Boo Riley was in commend.
The st. Francis came in early yester-
day With s good trip. She leaves again
tomorrow for all points on st. Francis
river. Tom Bowman is master, and Sam
Paine is clerk.
The Geo. w. Cheek gets away to-
morrow FOR OsceOla aud all way points.
The Minneols, Capt. Walker, will get
away on Wednesday for Cairo and Cln-
c~iunsti, making all way landings.
To day. at i've p. M, the good steamer
Ben Campbell, Capt. Weller, will get
away for OsceOis and all way points on
the big drink. Jim Hall has charge Of
her Office.
The Swallow, Capt Frank Bachelor,
leaves at one p. no. to-day for Cairo,
Louisville and Cincinnati. Capt. Frank
would not object to a few hundred bales
OF cotton.
Tne elegant passenger packet LenOi
Leoti, Capt. Tom Berry, with Mr.. Nor
rison In the Office, came in yesterday
from Little Rcck, and leaves again to-
morrow for all points on the Arkansas.
She connects with the Fort Smith
packets.
Don't forget that the Legal Tender
leaves Cincinnati for White river on
Saturday next. Send on your orders.
The good steamer Julia of the Packet
Company leaves to day at 5 pm. for
Cairo and st. Louis. She connects with
the Northern and Eastern trains. Capt.
Callahan is Master and Andy Isascs is
Clerk.
Billy Dill is about to trade off old
g cream +" for a veiocipede.
The Thompson Dean is due from
bslow.
The Magenta was due last night, and
no doubt passed up.
The r. D Lee las inside her last trip
for the season in the VIcksburg trade.
She will fix up a little in New Orleans,
and then com mence regular trips to
Cairo or Louisville. The .Nicksburg
Times says in this connection : "The
Pargoud, in connection with her Bend
trade, will do the business of the Lee,
and running on the time OF the latter"
TheShreveport Southwestern of the 10Th
= The officers OF the steamer Right
way, the last boat out from above the
raft, reports a rise Of fifteen feet at Full
t)n. Tae rise was out Of both Little and
the main rivers. She went up the main
river as high as Lsnesport, Ark. The
steamers George and Childs were above
that point. The sinking Of the Cuba
No. 9, in "Alban's Gut" rather iR-
Droved its navigation. The steamer
caroline had just arrived at the wreck
when the Right Way passed down. The
Cuba's cotton was scattered al over the
lake. at least one half OF which will be
lost or stolen.
The Western Union Railroad Com
pany has sufficient occasion to bewail
the lease of the steamer Lansing in the
summer of 1867. They have paid one
Judgment OF s1I goo. settled another suit
for SlI 600, and judgment has just been
rendered against them in the United
States District Court, in Chicago, for a
third Sll 600, the latter in the suit bTougtt
by Thos. Stewart, for the recovery Of the :