Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-02

Stesmer Belle St. Louis, st. Louis.
R1bt. E Lee, Louisville.
@. w. Cheek, Osceols.
Lsni LsOti, Arkansas river.
4" Argosy, White river.
/" Olive Branch New Orleans.
I'm Port.
Ben Campbell, Nstoma, Luminary,
Ozark, Linton, Silver Moon.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Business was active on the levee yes
terdsy.
The r. E. Lee passed up before day
light yesterday. She was two days and
seventeen hours out from New Orleans,
and had q good trip. She has 300 tons
for Cincinnati, and wiz 90 through TO
that port.
The Argosy got away FOR White river
with an excellent trip Of freight and
people.
river CLERK, is now a partner in the Cres-
cent saloon of this city, one door north
of the Overtsn. Sam Shock and Char
ley King, prOprietors.
The Olive Branch passed down SbossH
day. She took 900 bales Of cotton, leEv-
ing 400 bales still in tie hands Of Dick
Ljghtburne 10 ship.
The fine steamer Mary Houston, Capt.
Durham, will pass up at 6 am. to-day
for Louisville. She makes all landings
along the Ohio.
Capt. Lew Hates. will pass up in the
morning at s O'Clock, with the Nick
Longworth. She goes to Cairo and
Louisville.
The Norman, Capt. ]. B. Hall, leaves
on Saturday, at 5 pm, for Cairo and
Evansville. Cotton shippers, make q
note Of this. Hewstt ana May are clerks.
The dashing Natoma, Capt. Jim Lee,
will get away to-day, at her usual hour,
for Friar's Point and all landings inter-
mediate. She Is regular as q clock. B.
2. Field and Stack Lac are her popular
secretaries.
The United States msil packet Ozark,
Capt. Harrison Blasdel, anne in yester-
day from the Arkansas with a fair
freight and good passenger trip. She
leaves tomorrow for Little Rock and all
way points. AID Storm is her chief clerk.
We learn that Maj. John D.. Adams
left for Little Rock, last evening, on the
Leni LeOti.
The bright Silver Moon will guide
passengers on their way to Ohio river
ports, and will leave for that purpose to-
morrow. She is q splendid packet aud
one that we are proud Of Capt. Ben
Merrielees is also proud Of his ice king
and champion cotton carrier. George
Higgins is her clerk.
The Marble City, Capt. A. Jack Car
ter, will pass down for Vicksburg and the
bends to morrow evening. This is her
first tIip 10 the new line. She makes ali
way landings.
The Luninsry, with Dan Conway on
tho roof lGaunl fn-nnu aa thu rGrnlEr
Cairo and st. Louis packet. She con-
meets with the trains North and East.
Lee Finney and Jim Carlin are asso-
cisted in the office.
The Argonsut Nc. 2, Capt. Gus Ever
hart, will pass up for Louisville and Gin
cinnali TO day 81 5 pm. She wsnts cot
ton, say 500 or 1000 bales, and will take
it through 0n time.
The splendid U. S. mail packet Lib
erty, Capt. Conley, with Thompson,
Rowland and Sharpe in the office, gets
away tomorrow for Augusta and ali
way points on White river. She cot
meets with the Little Rock train ut De.
valPs Buff.
The Ben Campbell, an independent,
indomitable little packet, walks off this
evening for Osceola and way landings.
Weller ia master and Jim Hall purser.
The Geo. w. Cheek leaves on Saturday
for Osceola.
The gay steamer Linton, Capt. Hay
ward, leaves tomorrow for Wittsburg
and ell points on st. Francis river. She
is the only packet this week. Les Ware
is secretary.
The r. E. Lee made the run from New
Orleans to Vicksburg this trip in %
hours 35 minutes. This, says the Vicks-
brxu Ho~ofd ia doubflooo The focFosf fipoa
on record, II we make allowances for the
lack Of pine knots furnished by relays as
were the Eclipse and Shotwell. The
Eclipse made the time to this place in
20 hours and IL minutes, and had a
steamer with q load of pine knots in the
bend just above here waiting for her, rs
were other boats below here, which
cracked on sll the steam she could carry
when the Eclipse came up alongside of
her. The Lee had on board q regiment
OF soldiers.
Red river was rising rapidly az last re-
port. All the loWlands between Shreve-
port ard Alexandria are under waiert
Pittsburg Offices lose SIC, 900 by the
late steamboa fire inst. Louis.
The rstes are 81 per bale on cetton
from this pert to New Orleans by river.
Capt. J.. LibbeDs Frisbee died st the
residence of his father IN New Albany,
on Monday, OF consumption. The Led
ger says "Cspt Frisbee was q well
known clerk On the river; was second
clerk on tina John Raine and other boats
in the Louisville and New Orleans trade
before the war. He was at one time
chief clerk and part owner Of the Liberty
No. 2 in the Louisville and Memphis
trade, and was ever recognized as one Of
the most polite and courteous Of officers,
winning friends st every point. After
he disposed of his interest in the Liberty
No. 2, he purchased an interest in the
steamer Idaho, and was her commander
in the New Orleans and Oaachita river
trade two years. Failing health about q
year ago compelled hin 70 sell out and
return to his home, where he remained
up to the hsur Of his death.