Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-16

public is to be converted into an ice
blrge at St Louis
Captain Boyion makes another cham
pi0n swim with bis improved life-savine
suit nesr Louisville to-day.
The John A. Scudder passed down
yesterday, sitter adding here 500 bales
cotton and 300 b lrrels potatoes.
Thermometers were sll on bender
| yesterday, CONSEQUENTLY we cannot give
The condation'o OF the temperature.
| The copious rains viii improve navi-
CATION in the side streams, and ttsamers
with hind-wheel attachments will be
happy. ~
| The passengers of the Golden Rule
enjoyed a woodworking on her recent
| trip up. A correspondent paints the pic.
| tire with an experienced faber.
The official river repDrt says that Big
Muddy rose three feet ia the past twen-
ty-four hours. At that rate 1t would not
take longTto get up another food.
An Evansville dispatch-wTiter says
that the Susie Silver was blown out on
le rocks at Ciementsburg Sunday, and
had to be pulled of by the Pat Cleburne.
She was not damaged.
The souR Of the Insect known in com.
mon psrlance as the spring-frog-tecf.
nically rama foipiens-is again heard in
the land, ana delights the esr Of those
who long for the advent Of the verDsl
season with its enrapturing beauties. o,
gi' me some more song Of the SPRING
frog!
Now the VlckstuTg pirates will cuss:
Captain John HsrpmaD, agent of the
board Of underwriters, has eDi1ined the
VieksburgeTs FROM selling the wreck of
the Mary Bell. There are about one
thousand b1les of cotton in the hold
that belong to the insurance companies
here.
Mr.. Blaine will shortly introduce into
the house OF representatives bill fixing
the liability for owners Of steamboats, at
the amount of stock owned by each,
and making the inspectors certificate
pYinld fdcie evidence in all courts OF the
vessel being in good condition at the
time of accident or injury.
Notwithstanding the wetness over-
head and the condition OF substitute I'M
der foot yesterday, the Thompson Dean
received very literally OF cotton, oil
meal, etc, and the probabilities are IA
vorsble to her going into New Orleans
with the banner trip Of the season. She
merits all OF 1t, and every trip, she does.
The Charles Morgan passes down to-
dsy. Among her passengers are DR.. E.
M. Wood, E J. Webster aud family,
and daughter, Mr.. Morgan, wife aud
three children and servant, d M. Has
kell and family, Mrs. Turner, J. G. E.
Ssney, @. w. BachmaD, Mr.. James T.
Gibson and family.
Tho Mardi. Eraa avoIlraiOniafa m the
Charles Morgan presented Captain ALI.
Stein aud Harry w. Stein tokens OF APP
probation. Mr.. GlIsham gave to Cap
tain Stein his elegant pair OF field
ga 'ses, the same he carried through |
Egypt and the Holy Land. Harry Stein
was made the recipient of an elegant
and costly compass, which will serve to |
lead him in some foreign places.
The New York Bulletin says of the |
{ fleet of Eads's jetties: 1.-The success Of |
the work will doubtless add to the COM |
merce of the Mississippi valley. New |
Orleans will undoubtedly be to larger |
extent than heretofore the port Of ship. |
ment for inland foreign trade; and, be- |
sides contributing to the we1lth Of west. |
ern cities, the improved navigation IA
cilities, if they do not create new COM
merce, will at least revive somewhat the |
old trade in southern cities having direct !
railroad or coastwise transportation con-
nections."
A Memphis marine abroad is thus
by the St Louis Repu6H
can, OF Tuesday: "Admiral Milt. Harry,
OF White liver, was on 'change, his agent
and friend Drown leading him around
and describing the beauties OF the cham
Der, with which Mlt. is very much
pleased, like everybody else. Admiral
Harry has had determined struggle for
the steamboat trade of White river, and
bis herCulesn effcrts and undaunted
courage have met with complete success.
He is triumphant. Welt meaning friends
advised him to abandon the liver and
the contest, but he would not yield. He
wasn't that sort Cfa cOrnstalk. He would
do or die, and he has done effectually,
and is very lively. The admiral left for
the east last night, and may take look
at the cuTiosities Of Warrington, which
are usual at the present time"
A New Law Governing Surveyors Of
Ports.
Senator Frelinghuysen, OF New Jer-
sey, has introduced and proposes to push
to pa, sage by congress bill OF great i'm
portance to the shipping interest, rels-
ting to maritime liens.
Section o! the bill says that the col
lector of every pert of the United s ates,
or, where there IS no collector, the sur
veyor thereof shall Gauss to De kept
docket for the entry of all liens, to De
filed in his Office as Aforesaid, in which
shall be entered, in tabu ar form, the
names and character CT the several ves-
sells against which liens shall be SO filed,
the names of the claimants, the dates of
filing, and the respective amounts
claimed, leaving opposite each entry 8
blank space for q memorandum Of sstis-
faction OF the lien.
Sections. Tnst whenever applied to by
any person, the collector or surveyor o.
any port shall certify whether any, and
if any, what liens have been filed in his
Office against any particular vessel or
vessels which have not expired nor heen
or satisfied; aud for every such
certificate he shall be entitled to charge
the sum of fifty cent?.