Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-08

Point Geo. W Cheek Frars Polnl Ouach..a Bale.
NCksbuTg; Gold Dust. NickSbug, Kate Hooper,
Arkansas river Dyersburg. byersbuF-; Citf If
OSceOd Belle, OsceO3.
DEPARTURES.
Commonwealth, st. Louis; GOLD Dust. St Louis:
Gen CITY Me SeW Sy o. segE N
OSceOla; Coahoma, Friars Point.
IN PORT.
Katie Hooper, ouachita Belle. Batesvlle Geo. ".
Cheek, Andy Baum, DyeTsburg.
BOATS DUE.
Do,c0.- Belle Of Shreveport,
Ip.-HIrd Cash, Paris c. Brown.
BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
FIIARs POINr-G W. Cheek, Stack Lee master,
VICKsBURG- Ouachita Belle Max r.. Check mas
ter, , pm.
ST. FRANCIS RIvER-BateSVille, j. D. Randall
master, pm
ARKANSAS RIVER Katie Hooper, Ed Ncw,sad
master, = pm.
DYERsBURG -Dyersburg c. J. Berry master, J Pm.
Receipts Yesterday.
Gold Dust-}7 bales cotton. 4 bags seed cotton.
DOersb urgl72 bales cotton, go sacks cotton.
seed. Ii sacks corn, lot sunddes
City OF Greenville-2lQ bdls hOop-poeS, ;}4S SACKS
osce0la Belle-:}9 bales cotton, 526 sacks cottoa-
seed, 81 head stock 81 pigs SundlieS.
C5ahOma-li0 bales cotton, 3 bags seed cotton,
2'S sacks c3ttQn-seed, L pkgs sundrieS
Luachiia Rslle-2+S bales cotton, II bags seed
cotton, Il sacks cCt-oI-seed, az pkgs sundries.
City OF NickS3urg-l1:} bIlS flour and meal. 81
sacks grain, l5l tcS and casks meat 1873 pkSs sU'i
dds.
Commonwealth hhds sugar, % bis molasses
10 sacks coffee 80 brls potatoes, casks wine. lot
sundrieS
Katie Hooper brought out of Arkansas river :SS
bales cotton, I09 Sac1s cOlton-seed so bTIs Oil -
rkIs SundTieS.
Geo. W. Cheok-65 bales cotton, = bags seeG-cot-
ton. POI sacks c0tton-seed, brS oil, head cit
Tie, lot suldr,eS.
Andy Baum--ISO brls meal, $50 brls -four, 5'i5
brS potatoes, 90 sacks potatoes 20 brls apples, 81
bTS whisky, 100 nails 2tDD brlS .IlHEl
sacks corn $50 pkgs paper ri 8 pkgs suadrles zoe
Aevee. Paragraphs.
Business fair.
Yes, the atmosphere IS somewhat more chilly.
The Gold Dust added 800 bales Cairo cotton On her
way no for st. Louis yesterday.
The Hard Cash arrives out OF White river to day,
and returns Wednesday evening.
The Golden City did no business here Sunday
night, as she passed down for New Orleans.
Receipts by the river yesterday were 1922 bales
cotton. IA bags Seed-cottOn, 1888 sacks cOtton-se-d
The Dyersburg, O. J. BerIy master, sails for Dyers
cleTl.
The to.boat Charles I'Donadwith several oarsas
loaded with stone for Eads's ietties, passed south
Tne City of v,cksburg discharged 1888 pls;s
freight and added fifteen tons WAY freight, a. she
passed south yesterday.
The Dick Fulton dropped nine pieces o. her coal
tow at this point as she . used do@L Sunday. She
mas also six pieces for Natchez
,AtsIegram from New on ans says that on Su1atS
a steamship lying at MCalls flats, twenty-five
below the { ty, and Spnk.
Ht utN Sl6dItt Olly VI NItSllN4llt iudI> 81 ~
6lt ut our landing yesterday, adding $50 iklS
freight, and discharging 1000 SKIS oil-meal. 100
br!s lime and lot of Sundlies.
The Katie hooper. with Ed No8land In command,
and the genial Jimmy thompson IN the Office, aided
the usual hour this afternoon
The Ouachita Belle is the Adams mail line for
Mark Che k commPnds, with A l.. Cummins, Mil
Booker and Lee Cumm rs in the Office.
Stack Lee came ashore yesterday GOT another
square meal, and is ready 10 take the Cheek out
Tor trldrS Point as usual at iVe clock thus eve.
ciiIce. --'''7''-'
The Batesvlle represents st. Francis river with
her uSusl clock work regua, y this terh0ul. Cap
tain j. D. Randall, who won't have things any OTHER
way, IS on the roof with the oblIslng D. B. Abrams III
The City Of GTecnyte was the csnter of attraction
yesterday, and was visited by large number OF cur
people, Gh5 expression of admiration was general
all pIoDouncng her IA beauty end evely way adapted
TO our trade.
announce that Captain Darfagh has retired from the
river, and gone into business partnership with Mr.
NlemeyeT, under the firm-name OF Niemeyer Oar
the Maunelle
steamboats, which may pass him in the river 10 re-
port his condition and progress The navigator can
lying close to the wafer. When red flash light
Is burn d, it is an invitation for the steamer to
pTOach the captain ami receive whatever messag2-nc
may communicate.
The Andy Baum had 500 tons freight in from
Cincinnati yesterday. She returns 10 that pOint-Ned
neSday afternoon at the usual hour. The Memphis
and Ohio packets offer seductive inducements to
giving special rates to Cincinnati and free trans!
ta;i7n from the boat TO the various railway dePots
The Baum is commanded 10y Captain Hiram j. Vim
ton, with the Office In charge of clever and o5liging
gentlemen.
New lights, Changes. etc. Between
New Orleans and Memphis.
AIEMPHiS, April Z, 1879.
New light In Davis bend.
Upper light at Waterproof moved down 800 yards
to high ground
Light at Delta crossing, Mississippi side, moved
down nearly mile
Light at lO2 moved dOWh 300 yards.
New light IN Mathews bend moved half mile to
high ground on account of high water.
Light at Lake Washington moved down 30! yards.
New light at Cypress bend opposite Catfish point
Light tiat above tn mouth of the st. Francis
river moved Gown one mile TO the point below the
mouth of ST. Francis.
Light at Shoofy moved down half mile to upper
end of the high ground
Light at Hunts avenue moved down 100 yards.
Light in Walnut bend novel down TO Rodgers
point.
Light at Fox B mss moved down half mile to the
old cotton gin.
Light at Reeves moved up half mile on account of
keeper. r. R. WALLACE,
Commander u. S. N, Lighthouse Inspector.