Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-12-19
ARRIVALS.
DEPARTURES.
RIYeRs. wEATaEa ANp euslNsss.

MEMPHIS GAS WORKS December Is.
River declined s inches in past twenty
four hours. Below high water mark of
1867, 20 feet 1 inch this morning.
CHAS. GOODWIN.
Superintendent OF Gas Works.
The latest news from above viii be
found in our dispatches. The Arkansas
and White rivers are at a splendid stage.
with water enough for the largest class
boats. The weather was clear again last
night. Business on the Ieyee was quite
animated.
ST.. LOUIS, December 1S.-The river is
rising, with 90 feet TO Cairo. Weather
cloudy and cold. Departed: Minnie, H.
NJ. Shreve, Bismarck, Bee, Bell Memphis
and Rubicon.
LOUISVILLE, December IS.-The river is
rising, with eight feet four inches In the
canal, and falling at Pittsburg, with II
feet in thec channel. Weather cloudy and
cold. Down: ArmadillO and Louisville.
NEW ORLEANS, December S.-Arrived
Peytona and barges, from st. Louis. De-
parted: Silver Spray, Groesbeck and Mes
senger, for Cincinnati: Mary Houston. for
Louisville; and Kate Kinney, for St.
Louis.
CAIEO, December 1S.-Cp: Lady Gay,
: am; Alice Dean, 2 pm. Down: BOaz,
g AM; Henry Ames, . pm; Richmond
and Sallie, : PM The river rose seven
AAN-~7 " N1eLNA tAfA1Is @ANAN"Aer -
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Miuneola got away for Cincinnati
with 1900 bales Of cotton.
The Ida Reese, for Evansville, had 500
bales.
The GuidOn came in from the Arkansas
with 469 bales of cotton and 2,2l2 sacks OF
seed.
The Commercial leaves on Tuesday for
White river.
The Richmond viii pass down tO-mOr-
row for New Orleans.
The Mary Z. Forsythe, Capt. Luker,
leaves to-day at 10 am. for Vicksburg and
the bends. She is the regular L. 5. mail
packet.
The II. NJ. Shrevo viii pass down on
Tuesday en- route to Shreveport and all
way landings on Red river.
The GuidOu, Capt. Clay Rice, leaves on
Tuesday for Fort Smith and all way
points on the Arkansas.
The Belle Memphis is the regular Mon
dav Cairo and St. Louis packet.
The Rubicon viii pass down for Vicks-
burg tomorrow.
The St. Francis leaves on Tuesday for
St. Francis river.
The Gen. Anderson gets away as usual
tomorrow for Friar's ROint
The Des Arc leaves tomorrow for FRI
ar's Point and Beulah.
The Pretender, Capt. Les Ware, leaves
Lu-LlOFEON IDE 81. GEaLlClS river.
The tOw-boat Wild Duck arrived yester-
day.
The Alpha passed down. She left three
coal barges loaded with black diamonds
for Bigley. Millerish & Co.
Capt. Alex. Zeigier, of the Belle st.
Louis, presented TO the Fair a beautiful
and deliberately Ornamented cake, and one
of the biggest turkeys we have ever seen.
1t was q handsome present, and whoever
RgfG that fnrEnE to-day mf-hr EprW nrnn- ]
erly say, Through Thy bounty, o, Lord.
and that Of Thy servant, Capt. Zeigler, we
are permitted, =" etc., etc.
The magnificent Great Republic, Capt.
". B. Donaldson, VIII pass up to-day, snd
viii probably only 20 as far as Cairo.
The Magenta caves on Wednesday for
New Orleans, as usual.
In the case of the steamer Triumph,
formerly the Confederate ram Atlanta,
libelled At Philadelphia. the court deci4ed
it had no jurisdiction; that NJ vessel of
war can be held for wages due 10 q sailor.
The ship was accordingly discharged.
REORGANIZATION OF memphis
AND ARKANSAS RIVER PACKET COMPANY.
The Memphis and Arkansas River Packet
Company mas been r~eorgauized. A meet
ing of the stockholders took place yester-
day, at the Office of the company. on Madi-
son street, and a large m3jOrity of stock
was represented. The sudden rise in the
river, and the succossswhieh the line has
met with during the past month, enabled
Capt. Adams to decide that but little more
than half the stock at first spoken Of
would be required to place the line on a
sure basis; but true to his promise, he
permitted the Memphis stockholders,
though in the minority, TO have the con-
trolling influence in the line; or, in other
words, to elect three out of the five diree-
tors provided fOrby the charter. The gen
tlemen elected are all live business men
and prominent merchants of our city.
whose names are q sufficient guarantee
that the line win be managed with the
same energy which has so long character
lied it. n following is the official re-
port of the meeting;
OFFICE MEMPHIS ARK. RIv. P. CO..
STANTON BLOCK. MEMPHIS, Dec. Is. '6q.
At a meeting Of the stockholders ana
stock subscribers of the NJ. & A. r. P.
Co.,, held az their Office this day, the fol-
lowing gentlemen were present in person
or by proxy:
Messrs. Taylor, Radford & Co., Walker
Bros. q Co, Sutton Il Mann, A. Vaccaro
q Co, r. G. Briukley, w. b. & Z. b.
Chrisman, Thos. II. Allen 4 Co., McKin-
ney, Brysoa & Co, A. NJ. Boyd, Boyd &
Martin, Martin Walt Co, Brooks. NeeIv
q Coz Friedman Bros, Sehwab & Co,
John 3. Robinson, Scheduled & Hananr,
u. II. Blood 81 Co., 0rgin Bros. & Co.,
Goedbar & GiIhland, o. f. Prescott & Co,
r. z. Walt & Co., Nathan Adams, Partee,
BuIleson & Co., Randle & Heath, and
Maj. J. J. Murphy.
Maj. J.. J.. Murphy was called to the
Chair, and J. NJ. Ttbbetts appointed Sec
rotary. :
Mr.. Randle of the firm of Randle &
Heath, moved that the Memphis stock I
holders and stock subscribers proceed to
the election of three Directors for the city $
of Memphis, which motion prevailed. :
T~herenpOn the Chair appointed as teliers !
E. b. Chrisman, of the firm of W. B. & +. .
b. Chrisman, and o. F. Prescott, of O.. f,
Prescott & Co,
The telleTs having announced the re-
suit of the ballot. h Chair declared that
Thomas IL. Allen, III. Murphy, and r.
p. Walt were duly selected as Directors in
said company.
The stockholders also expressed their :
unanimous preference for Major John ID +.
Adams. the President of the Board. and !
for 5. II. Tucker, both of Arkansas, for
from that State for the ensuing
year. T