Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-01-25

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| Steamer W. r. Arthur, New Orleans.
" Indiana, New Orleans.
a. J. H. Groesbeck, Cincinnati.
" Thompson Dean, st. Louis.
" Sam Hale, Cincinnati.
80 Legal Tender, Louisville.
" Geo. Cheek, Osceola'
g 81. Francis, st. Francis river.
Departures.
Steamer ". r. Arthur, St. Louis.
- Indiana, Louisville.
a. Groesbeck, Cincinnati.
T. Dean, New Orleans.
- Legal Tender, New Orleans.
" MARITIME, Haile's Point.
In Port.
Cooss, Sam Hale, Mayftower, Mollie
Hambleton, Geo. w. Cheek, St. Francis
nIsCELLANEOUs.
The levee wore a quiet appearance yes
ferdsv. The only animation displayed
was In front of the Sam Hale's gsngwsys.
Cant. John ID. Adams will be in town
today. He no d3ubt came ia last night
on tne Le0ti.
The Thompson Dean passed down yes
terdav. She had over 200O tons freight,
which at the rate of twenty-five cents
Der barrel for pork, will leave her short
on the round trip.
The City of Alton will pass down for
Vicksburg tomorrow morning. }. b.
Archer commands.
THE Mollie Hambleton, Capt. Henry
HAMPTON, leaves to-day for Randolph,
OsceOla, Hickman and Cairo. She will
make regular trips in the trade. w. z.
Paul is her chief clerk.
The hne United States mail steamer
Leni LsOti will get away to day for Pine
Bluff and Little Rock, making close con-
nection with the Fort Smith packets,
and making all way landings.
The Guidon, Capt. Clay Rice, will be
in port TO leave on Wednesday for Pine
Bluff.
Tine good steamer Sam Hale, Capt.
Walker, leaves on Wednesday for Cairo,
Evansville and Cincinnati, She is an
elegant passenger packet.
The Nstoma, Capt. Jim Lee, will back
out on Tuesday for Friar's Point. She
makes sll intermediate landings. Fields
is clerk.
The Mayfower, Capt. 10 Mccullough,
lesves on Tuesday for NIcksburg and
New Orleans. She enters some trade
below.
The Gem is coming from st. Louis, on
her way to the Arkansas.
The Geo. ". Cheek, Capt. Malone,
with Frank GontermRn ia the office,
leaves tO-morrcw for O,ceola.
The MOllie Able il due from below to-
day.
The wreck of the Emperor, sunk by
the caving Of the bank below Natch6zI
hss entirely disappeared.
REPRESENTATIVES of the Northern Line,
Northwestern Union, and keokuk Lines
have been in consultation at st. Louis
r - -. a, NTH n UfnUT nt hEInU
a basis Of agreement for the transaction
of business between that city and st.
Paul next season. The prospects are
that there will be no opposition between
these companies, and that rates which
will avert the ruinous competition of last
wear will he established. The party TAX
ing the initiative in this matter has not
t~EaLspired.
The elegant Des Arc, Capt. John FL
lott in the office, Is the regular Tuesday
packet for White river. She leaves
promptly at 5 pm, and connects with
the Little Rock train, and the Argos for
points on upper White river.
On the Mississippi, above Cairo, and
on the Missouri u Illinois rivers, last
year, there were 2I4 steamers inspected,
with $500 SOC tonnage.
The Vieksburg Herald says The snag-
boat r. Z. DeRussey is now working in
the vicinity of Island IS. Owing to the
high water she is not doing much il the
way of snsgging. Her crew is hard at
work cutting timber from caVing banks,
thus preventing the formation OF many
dangerous enEg5. These trees, II let
alone, would eventually cave in and be a
great impediment to the navigation of
river. Below Is g summary Of her
operations since she left here, December
%, up to January l6, 1863 Total number
of snags pulled and Destroyer CA total
Of trees cut down, 1913. o. these
sUags AZ of them were 100 feet long. The
united length of the "a snsgs was $685.
fest.
The st. Louis Times ssys Of the lar
ceny OF q steamboat:
About twenty days ago an order OF
sale was issGed against the steamer
NstrOna on various mariners bills, to
take place on January 10th. She was
placed In custody of II. +. Sweeney,
where she was lying on the Black river,
near Poplar Bluff. Deputy Marshal
Thomas went down with orders to make
the sale, and when be reached the spot
indi Gated in the order, the boat was not
hand, Sweeney and others having
hauled her out and run her down the
river under full head Of steam, in the in
terest of somebody, for the purpose Of
avoiding sale. Thomas Immediately
in pursuit, and Overhsuled her in
Arkansas, where he seize her and put
Sweeney under arrest. Not being pos
sessed with the necessary warrant, OF
course he could not be held, and Thomas
was compelled to release him. The boat
was placed in custody OF an officer, and
Tn0mas returned for further orders from
Court. 1t is probable that criminal