Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-10

give the latest news from above, as well
0s from Little Rock.
Weather clear and pleasant, with stiff
wind blowing.
Arrivals.
| Steamer w. R. Arthur, st. Louis.
City of Cairo,
r. E. Lee. Cincinnati.
Liberty, White river.
Marble City, Vicksburg.
Departures.
Steamer Marble City, s.. Louis.
{" Ben Campbell, Osceols.
4" G. W. Cheek, Friar's Point.
4" r. E. Lee, New Orleans.
In Port.
Steamers City of Cairo, Liberty, Leni
Leoti, Minpeols, Linton and w. R. Al
thur.
EISCELLAEEOUE.
The levee was rather qniet yesterday,
and freight was not abundant for any
point.
The r. E. Lee passed down last even
ing. She had a good passenger trip and
large freight. Among the latter was
900 hhds. of tobacco, and 1900 sacks Of
corn, besides q lot Of horses and mules
The Marble City passed up for st.
Louis.
The Legal Tender passed Evansville
last evening at 6 O'Clock. She will prob
ably take ths place Of the Des AIe on
Tuesday next. She has 8 splendsa trip
Of freight for this port and White river.
The Cheyenne is coming from Cincin-
natl, bound to the Arkansas.
The Nick LOngworth aud John Kill
gour ere at Cincinnati, loading for New
Orleans.
Tue towboat Alps came up yesterday,
after safely delivering in New Orleans
one of the largest lows of coal Of the
season. P. G. Bigley, Esq, of the firm
of Bjgley & MeIlersh, coal dealers of this
city, and family went to New Orleans
upon the Alps, on a pleasure trip. There
were also several young ladies and gen.
tlemen from Pittsburg in the party, and
we learn that everybody had a splendid
time.
A meeting of the directors of the Mis-
sissippi Navigation Company took place
at the compauy's office yesterday. Capt.
DeHaven, in consequence, did not get
away for New Orleans.
The elegant City Of Cairo, Capt. ]. w.
MaliD, with II. E. Corbyn and Glenn
Nolte in the office, backs out to-day for
Cairo and st. Louis. She is an elegant
passenger packet, and makes close con-
nation with the trains north and east.
The Linton, Capt Les Ware, backs out
at 5 p. M to-day, for all points on st.
Francis river. She goes to Wittsburg.
Ed Button has charge of her office.
The w. r. Arthur came in yesterday,
and laid over until to-day at noon, when
she will take her departure for New
Orleans. Passengers wishing an excel
lent steamer and one with every cOn-
v%enieBce for the comfort of travellers
should not fail to take the Arthur. CAPT.
Isaac Jones is master and Owen G.
Gates is clerk.
General Albert Pike was q passenger
on the R E. Lee yesterday. He goes to
Chicot county, Ark.
The fine United States mail packet
Lsni Lsoti, Capt. w. T. Berry, leaves
to-day at 5 pm. for Pine Buff and all
way points te Little Rock. She is one
Of our best LEGAL packets and connects
closely with the packets for Fort Smith.
Mr.. Morrison has charge Of her Office.
The Minueols, Capt. Miller, is the
regular Cairo, louisville and Cincinnati
packet to-day. She goes out at 5 pm.
Her officers are popular and careful,
DhHlUR bNEIH hltCuNlDf1 W NAO CDhllOlb VI
their guests. Her Office is in chargs OF
Vim. Hall, 8 competent clerk,
Tie splendid United States mail packet
Liberty, with Capt. Conley on the roof,
leaves TO. day for Augusta and all way
points on Write river. She connects at
DevaPs Bluff with the Little Rock train,
and with the Fairy Queen for Jackson
port and above. Jimmy Thompson,
Jim Rowland and Charley Sharpe are
clerks. +-
The Davenport Democrat says:
q seems to be almost a fixed fact
that the old Mississippi is a little too
large and long, runs through most too
rich and populous q cou0try, and is most
too extensive and important a highway
to be successfully mOnop0lized by one
transportation lice, for no sooner, is q
compromise or Consolidation Affected bs-
tween the two great rival lines Of last
season than another decides to enter the
field. This time it is the Peoples Line,
en- up river institution, reputed to have
enough backing TO make 60 of it.
They will run between st. Louis and st.
Paul, independent Of sill other lines and
all compaets, and will find they have
got q big thing. on their hands to COM
pete with the Northern Line and White
SJAthI CpLuOlhC0s
The Mary Houston, Capt. Durham.
will pass down to-day at 2 p. M, fer
Vicksburg and New Orleans. She is a
No. l s.esmer.
Capt. JOS G. McCulloch, OF the house
of Phelps, McCulloch d Co., OF New
Orleans, came up yesterday by rail, and
leaves to-day for Louisville. He reports
the Mayfower doing well in her new
trade.
Capt. John B. Davis, Superintendent
of the White River United S .ates mail
line, returned home yesterday from an
extended trip to Washington, and the
cities along the Ohio. Hi3 health has
much improved during his absence.
Cairo mas q population OF IL, 900.
The bill introduced In Congress by Mr..
Niblack, creating 8 board OF local in
spectors at Evansville, also provides for
the repeal OF the act of 1852, creating q
local board at Nashville,
The st. Louis Republican says: The
hotel business Of our city, it seems, is 10
De almost entirely monopoiized by re-
tired steamboatmen; and that their pre-
vtous experience is evidently OF material
benefit, is proved by the manner In
which the hotels they are connected
with succeed In attracting liberal patron
,Laveille, Warner & Co., have the
Southern Hotel, BfOlsski & Main
Laeiede. Cant. Isaac Glider ]