Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-16

Pittsburg to Cairo, with 81 feet in the
canal. The Arkansas is &C high tide,
with 25 feet water in the channel. White
river is on the rampage bank full and
still rising when the Des Arc came out.
Arrivals
Steamer Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
&" Lizzie Gill,
G. w. Cheek, Osceola.
4" Virginia, Louisville.
Cora S., Cincinnati.
4" Des Arc, White river.
4" City OF Alton, Vicksburg.
&" LeOnidss, New Orleans.
Julia, st. Louis.
Departures.
Steamer City of Alton, st. L uis.
Ben Campbell, OsceoIa.
Leonidss, P~ittsburg.
Cora s., Arkansas river.
Lizzie Gill, New Orleans.
Virginia, +"
In Port.
Belle Memphis, Natoma, Cousa, Silver
Moon, Ozark, ST. Francis, Dss Arc, @.
w. Cheek, Julia.
EISCELLANEOUB.
Business on the wharf yesterday was
quiet, with little movements in freights.
The Virginia passed down last night
for New Orleans heavily ladened.
The fine steamer Dss Arc, Capt. Matt
Glass, came in from White river with
32I bales of cotton and her cabin full of
people. she is the regular Tuesday
white river U. s. mail packet, leaving
to-day at 5 pm. for all points on White
river through to JRcksonpOrt, connecting
at that point with the Argos for head
waters. and at Devall's Bluff with the
Little Rock Railroad. The Des Arc has
no superior in fare, speed and comfort,
while her officers are careful and eff
Client. Messrs. Joe Elliott, Alec Waddell
and Mr.. Ely, s trio of clever and accom-
modating gentlemen, have charge Of the
Office.
Capt. John Elliott returned home from
Louisville on Sunday. His new White
river packet, the Legal Tender, will be
ready to leave Louisville on Saturday
week.
The City of Alton passed up for st.
Louis last night.
The Cora s left for Arkansas river at
noon with $50 tons OF freight.
The Bismarck, Louisiana and Missis-
sippi are due from New Orleans.
Tho Magenta was to have left New
Orleans last night for st. Louis with a
fine trip, including q regiment of soldiers
for Leavenworth.
The good steamer Nstoms, Capt. Jas.
Lee, is the regular Tuesday Ffisr's Point
aud Bends packet, leaving at 5 p. N.
MessFs. 3. p. Fields and Stack Lee are
the g~entlemsnly clerks.
The Lizzie Gill, loaded down to the
guards, passed down at noon for New
Orleans.
The Nick Longworth and P. w. Stra-
der are due from the Ohio. The Com
monwe8lth is due from st. Louis.
The Silver Moon, Of which Capt. Ben.
MerFilles is master, arrived Sunday
morning, from Cincinnati, with 8 full
cargo of miscellaneous freight, and
leaves on Wednesday with q return trip.
Mr.. Higgins is her obIiging and polite
purssr.
Capt. John B. Davis, Superintendent
Of the Whits River Packet Company, left
on Sunday for Louisville, to look after
the Interests of his lins.
The ArgoDaut is loading ct Cincinnati
for Arkansas river.
Parties at Louisville have purchased q
one half interest 10 the Lady Grace, and
will place her in the Cincinnati and Ar
kansas river trade.
The splendid passenger packet Ozark,
Capt. Harrison Blssdel is the regular
Tuesday Arkansas river United States
mail packet, leaving to-day at 5 p. no
for sl points on the Arkansas, through
to Fort Smith. Capt. Al. Storm, a very
popular and efficient officer, has charge
OF the office, assisted by James Salisbury.
The Le9ni3as passed up for Pittsburg.
The Belle Memphis, Capt. Crane, ar
rived last evening from St. Louis. and
this evening at five p. N. with a
return trip for Cairo and st. Louis. Bill
UI1nbar Anaa tho hnnnra 81 fha Cfffa "a
The s.. Francis, Captain Bowman, Is
the regular st Francis river packet, lesv-
log to-day at i've p. N. Messrs Paine &
Clark are her gentlemsnly clerks.
Toe Geo. w. Cheek sails at five p. m.
for Osceola and the bends.
The Guidon, Capt. Clay Rice, is the
Wednesday Pine Bluff packet.
Sne will be in port to-day to receive.
The New Orleans Crescent of Saturday
has the following: A suit Wss instituted
yesterday, in the Fourth District Court,
which promises an interest frCm the sim
gular circumstances connected with it
which is owned by few legsl causes. 1t
seems, according to the petition of the
plaintiff, Mr.. VIM. s. Pike, of Pike, La
peyre q Brother, that some Tina in
1867, HAYES 81 Bowen, of this
city, made an assignment Of their effects
to their creditor who chose Mr.. Pike ss
assignee. Amongst the effects then
transferred to Mr.. Pike, for the benefit of
the creditors, was the steamer William
This steamer Mr.. Pike fitted I'D
and sent to Galveston, there to load with
for New York. March Is, 1867,
be insured the vessel in the Merchants
Mutual Insurance Company for 500, coo
la April, 1857, the Tatee left Galveston
for New York. On her voyage, the pc
tition states, while near Key West, the
Captain, VIM. Stanton, having made an
agreement with certain Florida wreck
ers, first bored a hole in the boat
and then ran her upon the rocks.
rhe wTeckers got her of the rocks
and took her to Key West, where they
Instituted suit against the boat for
salvage, which salvage was allowed by
the admiralty court, though some Of the
sailors were excepted, they having been
proved to have agreed with the captain
Tor the destruction Of the vessel. The
VIM. Tatee then pursued her voyage to
New York, but had hardly arrived there
before the owners OF the cotton caused
Der TO be seq d and sold to pay the dam
age done the cotton. Mr.. Pike then
states that one of the perils insured
by the insurance company is
of the master and mariners OF
he vessel, and that as the seizure and
Iale of the boat ia New York vas caused
originally by the barratrous conduct of
ne captain in running the beat on the
-ocks and thereby damaging the cotton,
o pay for which damage Las boat was
Iold, the insurance company is answers
Die to him for the fun amount OF the
policy affected, which was $40, 900.
This petition was fled yesterday. The '
answer of the insurance company is to !
i1me. The case will be a very interest
ag one when it comes up for trial. Hays