Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-05-15

are rsceding with good steam boat stage
in both The wharf presented an active
appearance yesterday there being several
transient steamboats, in port receiving and
discharging.
BY TELEGRAPH.
LOUISVILLE, May I4.-The river is
receding and has fallen inches, with IA
feet s inches in the chute, and I6 feet
inches in the canal. The weather is clear
and warm. Business is very dull. Ar
rived: Belfast, Lawrence, from Cincin-
natl; Glasgow from Arkansas river. De.
parted: Lawrence, Memphis; Belfast
leaves for New Orleans tomorrow; tow
boats Dick and fulton lett for Nstchez
with 276 600 bushels Of coal; Eagle for
White river with heavy tow. The n. J.
Bigley brought the remainder Of J. H.
Bigley's tow for below.
VICKsBURG, May 18.-DOwn; Susie
Silver, 6 am; Olive Branch, am. Mary
Miller, IL am Up: R. J. Lockwood, 10
a NJ Belle st. Louis, 2 pm; Arkansas,
noon. Weather warm and clear. River
stationary.
CAIRO, May l4-DepErted: Belle Mem
phis, St. Louis 20 Memphis, m; Viz
ginis, Louisville to New Orleans, pm;
Colorado, Vicksburg 10 St Louis, 10 D. m.
ATgOsy, Cincinnati to New Orleans, 9
pm Charles B. Church, Cairo to N-W
Orleans, 8 pm; Lady Lee, st. Louis to
Red river, noon; Sallie, st. Louis to Ar
kansas river, noon; City of Cairo, st.
Louis to Vieksburg, 2 pm; Common
wsaIth, New Orleans to st. Louis. D %.
Grand Tower, Memphis to st. Louis, 6
pm; Tigress No. 2, Louisville to Cairo,
z pm. River rose 3 inches. Weather
clear. Mercury So
CINCINNATI. May IA River, thirty-six
feet in the channel; and falling; sixty-six
feet under the bridge. Arrived-Kste
Putnam, Pittsburg; Messenger, st. Louis.
Messenger; PittsbUrg; Kate
Putnam, Nashville,
ST. LOUIS, May 14.-ArrIved-City of
Chester, Memphis; Anna, Cincinnati De-
parted-AtlantiC, New Orleans. River
falling. Weather clear and warm.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Belle Lee made S5I, 600 this season
in the Memphis and New Orleans trade.
The IRON propeller Baton Rouge Belle
descended the falls on Saturday.
The Pauline Carroll, from st. Louis for
New Orleans, discharged here 400 barrels
-four, and added to her freight lists for
New Orleans 600 bales Of cotton and 1900
sacks oil cake.
The Glencoe, after dischsrging here so
sacks coffee and 70 barrels ale, cleared for
the Ohio river with 400 tons of misoels-
neoUs freight.
The julia, for st. Louis, discharged here
q bales Of cotton and 300 sacks sssd.
The Belle Memphis, Capt. Crane, with
Bill BIeuksr in the office, Is the Monday
St. Louis packet, leaving at 5 I'm.
TtsSJ. Francis, Capt. Bowman, brought
IN 260 bales of cotton and 394 sacks seed
She is the regular Tuesday St. Francis
river packet. 5. G. Paine is her purser.
The elegant steamer A. J. White, Capt.
Geo. Malone, is the regular Monday Ma
pOleon and bends mail packet, leaving
~
gentleman and accommodating clerk, pre-
sides at the desk.
The Oil City, Captain Randall, leaves at
pm. for Shawnee Village and the bends,
The Sam. J. Hale, Captain Miller, came
in from Cinciunsti with cargo of Wes-
tern products, and leaves on Wednesday
with return trip. Mr.. Spencer is her
purser.
The Virginia put of here 80 bales Of
hay and added 81 bales of cotton.
The tow boat, J. L. HYATT, left for the
Ohio with 3 tow of-empty barges
The Lady Lse, Captain Rsa, viii be at
the wharf this morning to receive for al
points on Red river, through TO Shreve-
port, leaving at y 10
The Phil Allin, CsDtsin James Lee,
sails at p II. for Frisr's Point and the
bends, attending TO all way business.
Stack Lee does the honOrs of the office.
The Belfast is due to morrow from Gin
cinnsti en- route for New Orleans.
The r. c. Gray viii be down tomorrow
sn route for Arkansas river
The City Of Cairo, Captain Luker, is the
regular Monday Vicksburg and bends
packet, leaving al pm.
The Lawrence will arrive tO-mOrrO "
evening from Cincinnati.
The Kate Kinney has laid up at Louis
vile.
Capt Flem Calvert LEFT yesterday, per
rail, for st. Louis. From thence he goes out
to bis farm TO spend few days
The MARITIME leaves to-day at D. IN. for
OceOls and the bends.
The Mary Houston, Captain Dunham,
leaves this morning at 8 O'Clock for Louis |
Vile and Cincinnati. Harry Walker is
her prige minister
The Salhe, Captain johnson, leaves at 5 |
pm. for Arkansas river and way points
through to Fort Smith.
The Legal Tender, Captain VIM Elliott, |
is the regular Tuesday White river mail
packet. She will be st the wharf this
morning TO receive. Ed. Postal is her
hnRncier.
The fine steamer Thomas II. Allen, |
Captain Tom. Berry, is the Monday mail |
packet for Arkansas river, leaving st |
pm, going through to Little Rock in |
forty hours. The Allen has superior pas |
senger accommodations. Mr.. O'Neil is /
her gentleman purser.
The c. b. Church will pass down this |
merning for New Orleans.
The Potomac will be up tomorrow from /
New Orleans tor Cincinnati.
The Bismarck, Captain Pat. YOre, will |
leave today at pm. for New Orleans |
and the bends.
The ArgOsy and bsrges will pass down /
this morning for New Orleans.
The Celeste dropped down to the wharf /
last evening to load tor Arkansas river.
The Mary Alice and Alaska are due |
this morning from New Orleans.
The Great Republic will be down to- |
morrow for New Orleans
Reduce the wharfage tax and steam boat !
men viii be happy yet.
The Louisville Ledger, in referring to /
the wharfage tax, has the following;
In the case OF railroads, all managed by prt- |
vats corporations, out Of which individuals ]
are becoming immensely wealthy, LOUISVILLE |
has pursued a policy eminently liberal and /
far-seeing, and 10 is upon the contrast which 1
the facts present between railroad and river |
commerce that the conclusion Is forced upon /
all who have given the subject their attention. |
that the policy Of the city toward steamboats, /
In the matter under consideration, is unwise /
and illiberal But there is another aspect CT 1
the subject which we desire TO present for the |
consideration Of our readers. II the present /
tax is equitable, which we do not admit, ought |
il not to be divided between the steamer and |
the consignee and shipper Those who receive |
freight and ship uetght use the wharf far more /
who know anything Of the subject at all, and !
this fact being established beyond controversy, /
would not the policy be in consODance with i
Justice and prudence to impose a portion of the /
burden Of the wharf tax in that dlrectiOn2
We give case IN point, which should at /
once attract attention. 4he Louisville and /
Cincinnati Mali Line Company pay 70 Louis /
VILE SIS per day for their wharf privileges, /
while at Cincinnati for double the space and /
two wharf boats this company pays GO per
day This state of facts is, we are inclined to /
believe, sufficient to arouse the attention Of /
this entire community, and should influence /
those who control the matter 70 modify the /
wharf tax Of the city. The difference between /
the tax imposed at Cincinnati and Louisville /
cannot fail to impress every reader with the 1
Injustice OF the Louisville tax, and 4
the effect upon Louisville Interests cannot be /
a matter Of oonj jeCture-
Quite recently the steamer AllsgnAny Belle
stopped at the landing and put on four tons Of 4
marble, for which she charged $50 freight, and /