Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-03

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MISCELLANEOUS.
The U. S. mail packet Liberty, Capt
John EisOn, leaves on Tuesday FOR Au
gust3 aud al points on White river, max
iGg al connections.
Che Des Arc, Capt. John Elliott, leaves
on Tuesday for Wsits river. Sac makes
ell way landings.
The u. mail packet ". a. Caldwell,
Capt. Rubs Haynes, is the regular Ar
kansas river packet Tor to morrow.
Jack Chambers and Bob Shields are
clerks.
TIE Ozark did not burn her b0iierz, as
reported oy 8 cctemporsry. We learn
that her kettles literally gave cut, snd
parted in several places above the wafer
line. An entire new battery viii be 70
quired before the boat is again ready fJr
duty. She is o lying above ths cut
OF, ia the Arkansas.
The Submarine Is on her Wsy from
Cairo 70 Z d river t. wreck tee Monsoon
aid St Nicholas.
The good steamer N-0uStaineeT, Capt.
&siin, with Monroe Cunningham in Cae
office, leaves 10. day at I pm. for Cairo
AID s.. Louis. She t = good passenger
boat and has choice spirits On the roof
and ia the office.
Toe Mi ). Hays, Capt. Bsasly, with
Mr. Mott a in the Office, leaves today
for Fort smith and way points o. the
Arkansas.
The Continentsl Capt. Y5re, leaves
'or New Orleans tAis evening. Sic Is 2
fine packet.
TIE M4gents, Capt. Hicks, is tae regu
lar New Orleans pscSet 70. WsG1estsy -.
Tho Thomas Fl. 44an let on New
Tesr's, with Isl isfpr4 9dh fT tie rs
zaus3s.
Tas 81 Francis vinkave on her rsru
Tar day for ST. Fr&rCs river. H-r new
SHAH yin be ia place before hat tire.
Capt. Bowman commands.
The bright Silver Moon, Capt. Ben
Merrielees, viii get sSay0n Monday DE
Cairo, Louisville ald Cincinnati she
tbFaug1 On time. Mr.. Hunter il
her CLERK.
The Cooss got sway last night, with s
fair trip Of Gotten, for Evansville.
The Msyh)Eer came in With coed
and left again last night. Size
mashed s. wheel il White riv,r and re-
here.
BY q diapstch from Capt. Nat. Green
learn that the great steamer. II ssj5-
-ABpA " ~ H'AG ~ AE%HE AOA -N@~F
Orleans to day a. noon. She Possesses
superior advantages as q passenger pack
Ell. Ia her Ctice Creighton, Fenssick
and LIrgiOis pr5siie, and will ba found
prompt, obligiDg and s. cable gentlsmeo.
o. the man with the "trsss collar"
Nal, we need not say q word
he never talks sbLut any body snd
we, therefore, win not. Ccuris and
Murray control affairs On deck, while ye
immortal HsIiery is still mixing things
for the thirsiies.
The Magenta aud MolIie Able left New /
OJisans Thursdsy evening, and will be
due tomorrow. The Lady Gay LETT that
port last night.
The John KUgour snd Westmorelsnd
viii DO due from below tonight or to-
morrow.
The Lumsden is The name of Capt.
ven w. Davis new steamer just COM
fJT tue C~iLc-nnsC and Nashville
.rade.
the Mississippi is closed at Port Byron,
lboYe the Rapids.
Tnere is being built ct PorteI's ship
gard, Shouse10Wl, Penn, a 6ns slsamer
or Capt. Milf k=lGedy, for the Texas
.rade.
Capt. Thompson will command The
Pauline Carroll Ia the Atlantis and Mis-
Steamship Line.
The number of arrivals lsst year az st.
Louis vas 3ll2, and ths tonnage 9i3 2t6.
Ihs s. Lotus Msri8e Association has
.uspended the rates Uf freight from Cairo,
leaves il With the Captains 10 take
Tor what they please, on EecOUnt
# outside b3sls euttiug down.
Ia the matter Of the burning of the
title steamer MinnoE, Eh'ch occurred
It New Orleans last month, the Board OF
Local Inspectors, Gf,eF "a most thorough
INVESTIGATION, have come TO the colcig-
ion that it was the work Of al inceu-
The Memphis and St. Louis packet
,Osts have taken to st. Louis, during the
'esr 1865. IS Sjl bales CT cotton.
The Louisville under writers, who had
isks on the America, bsld 8 meeting =
ew days ago and unanimously resolved
o settle the claims Of the Mail Company
D far as regards the loss o. the United
Some OF the sane Insurance
ompsuies, however, viii BE- governed By
action Of the Cincinnati under writer's
7itb reference to tie United States, SIS
hey have Net he'd : view OF the wreck,
nd DO not know the amount OF damage
us,si16d.
The report Of the committee appointed
& st. Louis 10 investigate the question
5 to what constitutes \ proper boat for
be Missoufi river trade, have made are
ia which they show that there have
cen more than tg'O huCdsed auG fifty
Oyages 10 the Missouri river accom- I
lisoed last year by sideTheel boats,
the loss Of a Dollar to either tue
Government ar private parties. On the
Their bsnd tae following sterngtheelers
7are suDi tFiGesss, Lilly, Helena, Ara
Ca sis, BridgepCr5, Amelia Poe,
ieut LeotL ali Of which were total losses,
'ith taeir cargOes, except the last nsmsd,
ihieh was raised, and nsF cargo was
IA 2 damaged condition.
The Nstc6ez Democrat Of Monday last
/: The steamer r e Lss srrived last
vening With shout 1000 bales OF cotton.
ne hsd been detained much above her
sual time by the dense fog Of Saturday
and Sunday. AooaS SEQ bales
eaited her arrival, which WeFa duly
Much excitsmsat was created,
hen Il wss known That Ga1. Dudley,
ith, some oficers OF MS command, were
q board, with = squad OF soldiers sta
onsd a6cu5 the pilot houss, engines and
eRt lines, presenting the appearances ct
Of a military seizure of 3 steamer
aFfying the q. 5. mills. 1t seems that
p. J. Meade, eollscsoF Of the part, had !
emanced Of Capt. Cannon the sBrrsn-
or of the steamers papers; scd
is presumed the military power
present to back him. Why the
smand was made, vas not ex olaiaed.
apt. Cannon OF course refused COM
lance, IS D slrTtn :er OF his papers +,
outi rave visistsd insurance on boat !
al Cargo; nor wss Mr. Meade a u. S. 8
to execute wriis never issued. :
We foroear comment Upon this singa- Z
r proceeding, except to say that Che
,at was released after Jour hour, deten- I
ID, and went on her way rejoicing. 3