Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-04-10


IA feet on the shoals. Departed: j.. ".
Phillips, tow-boat, to go On the docks at
Evansville. Arrived: MOilie Regain
from Evansville, with full trip.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Dick Fulton No. 3 passed down
Thursday with a tow Of coal. She LEFT
Sc, 900 bushels at this port, divided be-
tween II. B. Packer, G.. f.. Peterson and
Phillips q st. John. She goes with the
balance of the tow-I60,OO0 bushels-tO
Island 80, where Riddle, Coleman & Co.,
owners Of that boat, are establishing a
coal depot on an extensive scale. They
go into operation Immediately. Steam
bOatmen will take notice.
We are very sorry to announce the death
Of Capt. Joe Kirkland, a river man, who
died last evening at No. 1862 Main street.
(Provine block. He leaves a wife and
three little children, in a most needy CON
ditiOn. Mr.. Beattie, Of the firm Of Ames,
Beattie & Co., 3g6 Main street, viii receive
any donations that may be volunteered.
We appeal 10 the prOyerbially kind-heariS
ed river men, and others, 10 assist in this
work.
The towboat Tom Rees passed up with
a tow Of empty barges.
Captains Geo. W. Cheek and Geo. Ma
AkAA1 NENAaANA1I IVA ~ nv
The Mary Forsyth, Captain James f.
Luker, will pass up his evening for Cairo
and St. Louis. Charles HOugh is herchief
clerk.
STEkMBOATMEN WILL PLEASE TAKE
NOTICE.-B. LOwenstein 4 Bros, 242
Main street, are prepared at one days no.
tice to furnish steamboats, with any num-
Der of ready-made sheets, pillow cases,
table covers, towels, napkins and cur
tains, at as low prices as any house in
Louisville or st. Louis.
We learn that the summer session Of
the Owl Club has opened, with headquar-
tiers at Kinney's shed as usual. Several
Of the old members put in an appearance
yesterday. The chief of the mackersls
was there with a box Of buttons and q
prayer book.
See "a list of boats leaving Tomorrow.
We give place 10 the following explana-
ton from Squire Foley. Our info anatiOn
came from Captain j. NJ. White, of the
Belle Lee, in person, and though ne used
the wsrd d INK instead Of " i~ndispOsed,"
the statement he made to US is substan-
TALLY the same as that given in our issue
Of yesterday aud reprinted below:
"MEMPHIs, Tenn, April 9, 1870.
Editors Appedt :W your river column
Of this morning 1 find the following:
/" Among the deck hands employed on
the Belle Lee when she left New Orleans
Ol 10 AD IMP NGLt a nan QOLcn GdIklcH
who lived in this city. They hired for
the round trip, but intended, of course,
to jump the boat here, which they did.
Not satisfied with a free ride home, they
SUED the boat before Squire Foley for
wages. When the case came up the
Squire, it is said, was in~dispOsed, but a
depdty constable put on his honor's wig
and gown, occupied the seat Of justice,
heard the case, awarded the negroes
wages, made out an attachment against
the boat, dOnned his hat. went to the
river, forced the officers of the boat TO pay
rather d be compelled TO lay over, etc,
all in about the time We take to tell it.
That the deputy is a useful officer no one
can doubt Now, sir, there is not one
word of truth in the above statement. as
/ am able to prove by respectable gentle
men who were in my Office at the time,
and who were in no way connected with
the matter. The facts are as follows:
These negroes came TO my office
and represented to me tha they
had shipped at New Orleans on the
Belle Lee, without anything having been
said about round trip or how long thew
were to remain on said boat. Some said
they were being turned OF without their
pay; one had his hand severely hurt in
unloading freight here, and said that they
refused to pay him because he would not
work, which he was clearly unable to do.
vi L4tAI AAdh4lE TIE UFNnEE AEluaNlIS. L
myself issued WritS of attachment, as the
law makes it my duty TO do, and the Off
Ger went TO the river and served them,
and the matter was settled. / was not
'indisposed, as your informant states, but
at the time the negroes came in. l was is
suing a writ OF attachment in another
case, the attorney in which kindly assisted
me IN writing the afidavits and writs in
these cases against said boat. The cases
were settled without trial. Such a batch
of gross f~alsehOOds could certainly be of
no benefit to the Belle Lee. and / cannot
see how it could benefit anv 1ne else. J.
r. Robertson and J. II. Cherry, attorneys,
were both present at the time, as well as
others, who know that the facts are as [
have herein stated. viii YOU 10 me the
justice to publish this.
MICHAEL FOLEY"
Editors appeal: 1 was present at the
time these attachments were issued
against the Belle Lee, and know that the
facts are rs above stated by Squire Foley.
The Squire was not indisposed but was
busy at the time, vet he examined the
afidavits prepared, swore the parties to
them, and issued the writs in due form of
law. JOHN II. CHERRY"
Captain A. McDaniels, late of the
steamer Emperor, recently purchased the
small steamer Bette Gilbert, at the
United States Marshal's sale at Parkers-
UllEa AOI rLo-Ds llb UOAL Is eULlreIK new.
aed cost 5000.
The Belle Lee got away for New Orleans
last evening. She added some cotton and
a lot of passengers here.
The Sam Hale for Cincinnati had about
900 bales cotton.
The Louisville Courier Y ga few
days since Deputy United States Marshal
Wharton was sent from this city to
Cairo, Ill, TO seize the steamer Grand Era,
built at this port last tall for Captain Geo.
Kouns, for the New Orleans and Red river
trade. Upon his arrival at Cairo he got
on board Of the ste tmer. and as soon as
she swung out from the wharf to go down
the river, IN Kentucky waters. he served
the attachment and proceeded, as required
by law, to post a copy of the writ in the
office. The clerk tore down the notice,
threw it upon the floor and stamped upon
it. Wharton appealed TO the captain. who
him to go TO hell. The boat was then
landed at Cairo, out of the jurisdiction of
the Marshal of Kentucky, where she re-
mains, the Marshal being unable to axe
cute the writ. Wharton Yesterday de-
tailed the facts to General Murray and
will await his instructions at Cairo. The
attachment was Issued for a debt of Sl2.-
600, but at whose instance las not tran
spired."
We have occasion to-day to report
not the sinking of another tug, but the
Lu5 Nho. AZ doOut Ten CLOCK yes
terday morning the tug Little Giant, re-
brought here by Brown & Jones,
bringing a barge of coal TO the steamer
Colorado, got caught against the barge
and across the current, the force of which
wasgradually eareening the tug under the
barge, and she commenced filling. After
attempts to relieve her with
capstan bars, etc, she signaled for the
tug Laurel, owned by Philips & st. John,
of the Mount Carbon Coal Co and com-
manded by Capt. Ed. c.. Postal, which
Immediately to her assistance, and
although the water was thea running
freely into her hold, and she might have
lost in avery short time, the efforts
Of Capt Postal with his tug relieved the
Little Giant from her danger, and we are
relieved from the necessity Of reporting
another serious accident in our harbor.