Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-28
Levee Paragraphs.
Business moderate.

Business moderate.
The towboat Panther passed up Sunday,
bound for the Ohio.
The Future City and barges, for st. Louis,
passed this port Sunday.
Tue new Mary Hoaston is due up from
New Orleans tomorrow, en- route to the Ohio.
The Hard Cash will be in trim to 60 out for
White river tomorrow evening without fail.
The OHIO river packet days will hereafter
be Tuesdays and Fridays, the Parker leaving
this afternoon, and the Gait on Friday OF this
week.
There were number of packets in port
yesterday, and the boys were sitting round
looking anxiously for something to fill out
cargo with.
The towooat Joe Williams passed up for
| the OHIO river with the towboat j. S. Mercer
and number of empty barges, trading crafts,
etc., in tow.
The Hattie Rowland arrived from Arkan-
| sas river yesterday with good trip of freight
and passengers. She returns at the usual
hour this afternoon.
The James d. Parker arrived from Clncin-
natl yesterday afternoon with $50 tons of
freight. and registered 70 cabin passengers
and "a deckers on the down trip.
The Mark Twain broke a wrist on her way
up from the st. Francis river. Her repairs
will be completed so as to allow her to return
to st. Francis river to- morrow evening.
Captain r. W. Lightburn, the Memphis
packet company, has arrived home from
brief business visit to the upper end of the
line.
The City of Vicksburg arrived from below
yesterday and lays over till five o'clock this
afternoon, when she sails for st. Louis. The
Capital City sails for Vicksburg at ten o clock
this morning.
The J. Sharp M'Donald had the old st.
John and number of empty barges in tow
when she passed Up Sunday, bound for the
Ohio. The st. John Is to be dismantled at
Jeffersonville, Indiana.
The James D. Parker is on the bills for
Cincinnati at FIVE o'clock this afternoon, Civ
five dollars, including an elegant trip up the
Ohio, with meals and statcrooms to CIncn-
natl, and free transfer to the railways at that
point.
The John B. Maude, for Vicksburg; the
Colorado. for st. Louis, and John A. Scud-
der, for New Orleans, were the Anchor-liners
passing this port Sunday-all doing a good
business in discharging and receiving at the
elevator.
The Thomas Sherlock telegraphs her agent
here, Captain Washington, that she will pass
down for New Orleans at ten o'clock this
morning. She is a good boat, affords COM
Portable accommodations to passengers, and
gives dispatch to business.
A correspondent writes from Walnut Bend,
Arkansas, under date of the twentyffth,
as follows: while out surveying to-day we
found the body of dead man in the river,
about two miles below this place. He is
probably one of the victims of the Warner
disaster, as his left leg was torn from the
body. He is tall, middle-aged man-over
SIX feet-with full suit of sandy hair and
whlskers, the latter very heavy. He had On
pair Of red flannel drawers, red undershrrt
and plaid wooden overshirt, lined with cotton
cloth. On his left little finger he wore a sill
yer and small, plain gold ring. From this
description some of his friends may be able
to identify him. A coroner's inquest was
held, after which he was buried -
Captain Ed r. Thomas, chief clerk of the
Coahoma, returned home yesterday from Ev-
ansvllle after months absence among old
friends, refreshing old and pleasant associa-
tons, taking In, as he went along. a big rest
from the past season. overwoek. His friends
hardly recognize him since he has grown so
hale and hearty. His packet, which is now
undergoing repairs, will soon resume her
place In the Memphis and Friars Point trade,
when he will take his place behind the desk,
and work OH considerable amount of his
surplus corporosity. No young man on the
river has won to himself such a large circle
of friends, In so short time, as has Captain
Ed Thomas during his few months connec-
ton with the Coahoma-in a word, everybody
who comes in contact with him becomes his
friend, and everybody will be delighted to
know that he has become a permanent fixture
in the lower bend trade.