Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-24

ted to thet trade. Capt. Geo. Aalene com
mands. and Barney Bzrinds is her ehief
clerk. Dick L1ghtburns has been APP
pointed her local agent.
The 8. g. Day, owing 10 q failure 70 got
soue heavy freight aboard, viii not leave
for the st. Francis TIL this evening.
Daniel g. Miller, engineer OF thesteam-
er F4irt, died Of apoplexy, 81 Shreveport,
on the 18th inst. Ho was 6orty-hvs years
of age, and q native Of Pittsburg.
Captain Alphonss Barbotf who com
mandsd q gunboGt at Columbus and In
front OF this city early in the wal, died In
New York 9 few days agO. He was nA-
The Thompson Dean passed Gown yes
terday. She lay nearly all day &c cur
levse, and added considerable freight and
some people.
A messing OF the stockholders OF the
Memphis and st. Louis Transportation
Co. was held yesterday, at which Q. w.
Cover. ESQ. and Captain A. L. Cummtns
were authorized to sell the T. b. Cnurch
ito the best advantage
Captain A. L. Cummins, formerly Sec
Rotary of b Memphis and ~. Ioas
TRANSPORTATION Co., and lately Captain Of
the Geo. w. Cheek, las entered into a
business connection with ths house OF
Tocf, Phillips & Co., of this city, and viii
commence operations on tins lst proximo.
Captain Cummins has an extensive ae-
duafntance, and Is highly esteemed by all
who know him. His friends along the
upper and lower rivers should note this
paragraph.
The many friends Of Captain r. L. Nc
| Chico will regret to learn Of bis death,
which occurred yesterday at Montgomery,
Mo, after an illness of some weeks. Cap
tain Bob McGhee was known along the
whole length Of the Mississippi a. q
genial, warm-hearted, upright gentle
man, and bis death leaves a void not
easily filed. His funeral takes place to-
day. Peace to his ashes.
The Anna, Captain Shinkie, gets away
tomorrow for Cincinnati and all way
The Pat. C1eburne is fhe regular Friday
packet for the Arkansas.
The following note, received by US last
night from Msssrs. Mackey and Hamilton,
clerks of the s. G. Day, explaiLs itself:
lowing to extreme low water in The
st. Francis river, We cannot get higher
than the Cutoff, and orders for freights
being scarce, we are compelled to lay over
one day longer in each week in order TO
get q trip. We viii go out Wednesday
evening at 5 o'clock positively"
The Courier says: "Some months since
a warrant from the United States Court
was issued for the seizure Of the steamer
Grand Era, and placed in the hands of
Deputy Marshal Wharton for execution.
Mr.. Wharton proceed to Cairo, where
the boat then was, and served the order,
but this Captain Kouns disregarded, and
moved out with his boat, taking Mr..
| Wharton with him to Memphis. When
the Marshal returned to this city, 9 war
rant was issued for the arrest Of Captain
Kouns, but not until Saturday last was it
served. Hearing, on that day, that he
was in the city, Deputy Marshal Devin ar
rested and took him before Commissioners
Beattie, who held him in 5000 bond to
answer to the charge OF resisting an OH
Ger of the Government"
A late Cincinnati paper says: "For
some time it has been known by q few
outside of those most Interested IN the
matter, that the various packet companies
of this city and Louisville, whose lines
extend South, were trying to agree upon
some scheme by which TO regulate the
business of b transportation Of freight
between themselves and the various rail-
road companies with which they wers
likely to do business. A written contract
1 has been drawn up, and has received the
signature Of an authorized representative
of every Southern line having its ter
minus here, except n Captain John A.
WiIliamsOn's st. Louis Express Linel,
and is also signed by two Southern
The following signatures are al
ready attached: @. G.. Pearce, President
Cincinnati and Louisville United States
Mail Line; II. A. Jones, President Mem
phis and Cincinnati Packet Company; j.
D. Parker, Secretary Nashville and Gin
einnati Packet Company; James ). Wise,
Superintendent Cincinnati and New Or
leans Packet Company; John Kyle, of the
Cincinnati and Arkansas River Packet
Company, and r. @. Levi, Of the Lodis-
Vile and New Orleans Packet Company.
Under the terms of the agreement the as
sociation will continue In force five years
from the date of the instrument, unless
sooner dissolved al the request of q
majority of its members. The prin-
cipal office will be at Cincinnati,
but there will be subordinate offices at
other prominent points, to be under the
control of the main Office. The Associa-
ton will be called the Southwestern
Transportation Co., and its officers will
consist of a President, Secretary and
Manager. the latter officer to receive a
salary, the two former to receive no sal
ary, Officers will be elected annually.
The agreement reads: The object OF the
association shall be the regulation of the
business of transportation of freight be-
tween the several companies above
named, and the various railroad com
panies with which they connect, or with
which they may have business. Yester-
day, at the wharfboat Office of the Louis
vile Mail Line, the following officers
were chosen to serve for the ensuing
year: President, Captain H.. 4. Jones
Secretary, J. d. Parker; Manager, W. G..
Mccoy. Mr.. Mccoy left for New York
last night to set the ball in motion for
through receipts and shipments"