Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-26


it over 0sceola bar, and is looked
for here this evening.
Henry Stein, chief clerk of the
Charles Morgan, returned yester-
day from New Orleans by rail and
left last evening on the 0sceola to
join his packet, which is aground
at 0sceola bar.
The st. Genevieye, Captain Yore,
arrived last evening from Cairo
with a FAIR cargo, and leaves this
evening at sharp five o'clock for
Yicksburg and the bends, carrying
the mail and attending to all way
business.
The Phil Allin, Capt. Stacker
Lee, came in with a good list of
cotton and other stuff, and owing
to the scarcity of labor and bad
weather lays over till tomorrow
evening, when she will positively
leave for Arkansas City and the
bends, carrying the mail and doing
all way business. Jimmy Thomp-
son is her clerk.
Captain Andrews, Of the 0sceola
Belle, has chartered the 0sceola to
attend to the way business in the
bends, and during the present bad
condition Of the river the 0sceola
Belle will extend her trips to New
Madrid. She leaves this evening
for the upper coast, going as high
as New Madrid. She viii give
prompt attention to all way bust
ness. Captain O. K. Joplin has
charge of the Office.
The Coahoma, Captain James
Lee, ST., being unable to get dis
charged yesterday of her big load
of cotton, laid over until to-day
and leaves this evening at sharp
five o'clock for Friar's Point and
the bends, carrying the mail and
attending to all way business. Mr..
Ed Thomas, a worthy and efficient
officer, controls the Office.
The Courier journal of Friday
last publishes the following inter
esting steamboat case:
In December, 1878, E. D. Cobb
& Co., steamboat agents at Mem
phis, executed and delivered to
Dickinson, Williams & Co. a bill Of
lading on behalf of the steamer
Andy Baum, stating that that
steamer had received FOR shipment
to Cincinnati, thence By rail to Bal
timore, lis bales of compressed cot
ton. Dickinson, Williams & Co.
made their first draft upon Pollard,
PETERS & Co. for $4,000, with the
above bill of lading attached. Pol
lard, Peters & Co. paid the draft
upon the faith of the bill Of lading.
About the same time Cobb g. Co.
gave another bill of lading for 15C
bales Of cotton. on behalf Of the
steamer Ben franklin to Dickin.
son, Williams & Co., who made theil
: draft upon Pollard, PETERS & Co
: for about $1,000, with bill of lading
attached. Pollard, PETERS & Co
paid that draft also, relying
upon the bill of lading. Wher
these two bills of lading were giyer
: Cobb g. Co. were agents o
the steamers Andy Baum and Ber
e Franklin, but in point Of fact NJ
Z cotton was delivered to Cobb & Co
by Dickinson, Williams & Co., ant
none was eyer received by either o
, the boats Pollard, PETERS & Co
q sued the owners of the boats t,
recover, the amounts they had ad
yanced upon the faith Of the bill
!. Of lading. The owners of tn
boats denied all liability, upon tn
3 ground that no cotton was eve
received by the boats, After a full
argument Of the cases by Bulitl
Bullitt & Harris, for the plaintiff,
and by Harlan q Wilson aud Hon
. B. II. Bristow for the defendants
Judge Ballard peremptorily in
structed the jury in each case t
find for the defendants. The Judg
said it was the settled law that til
owners Of a steamboat were nc
" liable upon a bill Of lading issue
D by the agents of the boat, for good
which were never, in fact, deliver
Y 10 the boat. These two cases 90 t
n the Supreme Court of the Unite
States.