Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-09-26
RIVER NEWS.
ROATs LEAyING THIs DAY.
ARRIVALS.
DEPARTURES
RIVERS, WEATHER AND BUSINESS.

IN PORT.
Celeste, Pat Cleburne, General Anderson,
Sallle ". Edinburg, and Oil City.
RIVERS WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
The river at this point is about at a
stand-if anything, it is swelling, but
almost im~perceptibly. The Ohio is low
and getting worse daily, though it was
reported yesterday as at a stand at Cairo.
The Cumberland is falling, with less than
twenty inches on Harpeth shoals. At st.
Louis the river is declining slowly, with
good water out to Cairo and some rains
above that may improve the upper
streams, all of which are in bad condition.
The Arkansas Is declining, with five and
q half feet to Little Rock, and White
river has nearly five feet to Augusta.
Some indications of rain prevailed yester-
day morning, but it cleared oil bright and
warm.
BY TELEGRAPH.
CAIRO, September 25.-Port list: MOllie,
Rsgon to Evansville, packet, 8 am; Nor
man, Cairo to Memphis, IL am; Susie
Silver, st. Louis to New Orleans, 2 pm;
st. Joseph, st. Louis TO Memphis, Bpm;
Bismarck, Cairo to New Orleans, 2 pm;
Rubicon, st, Louis to Vicksburg, 5 PM;
Columbus, st. Louis to Arkansas River,
Z pm; City of Vicksburg, Vicksburg to
st. Louis, 7p.m. River stationary. Clear.
Mercury "A.
ST. LOUIS, September 25.-Arrived:
Olive Branch, from New Orleans; Belle
st. Louis, from Memphis. Departed:
Belle Lee, for New Orleans. River falling.
Weather cloudy and cool, with indications
of rain.
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE LAUNcH.-To-day at 3 pm. the
launch of Captain James Lees new Mem
phis n Friar's Point packet, Phil. T.
II A l1avN wusI1 nA-an nv NJ kk0 r,av,Nh nf NITn1f
river. A very large number of our citi-
zens will be present.
Our friend Charley Goodwin, who has
furnished us with the stage of the river at
| this point for many months back, is, we
are glad to say, recovering from an at
tack of sickness of several weeks dura-
ton. We hope to see him again at his
post in a very few days.
On Saturday morning q stranger arrived
at the residence of Major Mart Walt, in
this city, and, with remarkable audacity,
demanded the attention of all in the
house. Mart is rather pleased at the
young mans appearance, and will, we
believe, call him Mart Walt, jr.
Emmett Strange, clerk of the Magenta,
left yesterday for Cairo, where that YES
sci will load Immediately for New Or
leans. She will be here to leave on the
9th of October, as the regular Wednesday
| Memphis and New Orleans packet.
This splendid new side-wheel packet
Pat. Cleburne, Reese Pritchsrd, master,
will get away today for Little Rock and
all way landings on the Arkansas. She
makes close connection with packets for
Fort Smith. John n. Hardin is her pOpu-
lar chief clerk.
To-day the magnificent Indiana will
pass down for New Orleans. She is in
very elegant condition and will please
her old friends hugely. capt. Rube Neal
still pulls her bell-rope, and Charley Mil
Ter continues to occupy the office as gal
lsntly as ever. Bob. Wray, once the medi-
cine man of the Richmond, is now on
the Indiana.
The Norman, from Evansville, had a
fine trip and gets way at 4 pm. on her
return to that port, making all way land
ings. Capt. d. II. Kennedy, her master,
is building up a lucrative trade and we
rejoice in his success. Lon Morris is her
chief clerk.
The famous Belle Lee will be here
on Wednesday morning, and leaves at 5
pm. for Vicksburg and New Orleans.
She is cur own packet-a Memphis insti-
tuition and will stay with us during the
season. Capt. j. Frank Hicks is master,
n John Sullivan is secretary.
The splendid steamer Belle Memphis,
Captain John Crane, leaves to-day for
Cairo and st. Louis. She is an elegant
| Pho1OI6VA BoShObs ia a. - hOA
chief clerk, and is a popular officer.
TIT fine steamer Rubicon, with VIM.
Blake on the roof, passes down to-day for
Vicksburg and The bends. She has had
| several rooms added to her texas, and
been otherwise improved. All. Grissom
is her efficient secretary.
The Oil City, Captain j. D. Randall,
gets away this evening for Shawnee viii
lage. and all way landings. She is the
regular packet.
The Legal Tender is the regular Tues
day packet for White river. She carries
the United States mail. John Elliott is
master.
The Fanny Brandies, it is said, will come
to this port.
The Emelie La Barge is laid up at st.
Louis.
The st. Marys and Pauline Carroll are
on their way up from New Orleans.
The NatcheZ, On her last trip to New
Orleans, had 400 bales cotton.
Captain Gould will place some of his
steamers, lately In the Missouri trade, in
the trade between st. Louis and the Red
river ports.
I Steamboatmen at Cincinnati are consid-
erably exercised by the report thai the
bridge, piers and roadway of the Newport
and Cincinnati Bridge Company are being
constructed at a less elevation than is
warranted by the charter. A committee
has been appointed to investigate.
Captain VIM. P. Hight, of the Red
Wing, has been indicted for carrying a
pauper to that port. He gave bond in
| $500 to answer in October,
The Belle Lee will pass down on
| Wednesday for New Orleans.
A clerk will be found on the levee to-
day, to receive freight for the Columbia.
We regret to record the death of Jas.
Speed Moody, son of the late Captain Jas.
X. Moody, in the seventeenth year of his
age. He was the only child, and gave
promise of a bright future. For his
many good qualities he was en-
deared to all who knew him, and
his relatives nave our heartfelt sympathy.
A notice of the funeral will be found else
where.
The excellent steamer SaIlie V. leaves
this p. m. at 8 O'Clock, for Haile's Point
and intervening landings. 1t is only
necessary To say that G.. b. Miller is mas
ter n L. W. Libscomb is clerk.
The following is a condensation of Mr..
Justice Hilrs decision in the United
States District Court for the Southern
District of Mississippi, in the case of John
Janney vssteamer Belle Lee. Our steam
boatmen are interested in this decision:
In the District Court of the United
States, for the Southern District of Mis-
sissippi, june term, 1870. John Lanney
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cuted to recover the sum of S29lS Al, al
legged to be balance due libellant of a sum
advanced to the clerk of the Belle Lee to
prevent her seizure in the port of New
Orleans, the payment of a debt due the
former owners of the boat, for funds adj
vanced to find and furnish said boat when
she was launched. There is no contro-
versy as to the sun due, or the liability of
the boat when the advance was made, the
only question being whether or not it
created such a maritime lien on the boat
as entities the libellant to seizure and
sale for the satisfaction Of his demand.
It is admitted that the Belle Lee was at
the time this advance was made subject
to all the rules of a maritime law of a YES
sci in a foreign port. The master of a
vessel in a foreign port may create a lien
upon the vessel for necessary supplies or
repairs, or for any other purposes neces-
sary to enable him to continue and COM
plete his voyage, provided the same can
not be procured by other means within
the control of the master. Ordinarily his
can only be done by the master in CON-
mand, as he is the confidential agent of
the wners, but if some other officer is in
trusted with the financial affairs of the
vessel, / can see no reason why he may not
create a liability, and whatever con-
tract may be made by the clerk or other
officer, with the knowledge and consent
of the master, Ii must be held as his act,
and the owners are bound thereby. 1t is
insisted by the respondent that this ad-
vance, being made to the clerk and not to
the master, did not create a lien upOn the
vessel. The funds were procured by the
consent of the master, and so far as this
daTonoa 10 anuaarrsad II 10 not nall falran.