Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-06

to this place, with 300 tons freight so cabin pas
seDgers, and good many on deck she ADDED her
THE James D. Parker departed last evening for
Cincinnati, with 1900 bales cotton, 20 tons scrap
ron 80 barrels oil, lot OF rags ana 1alr trip o
The City OF vicHsburg, Captain Robert K. Riley fl
me EN- Pae6 sed @ bends Ghrsg al TEL
| is her clerk.
| New Orleans with coed trip. She added here 81
bales cotton, 2515 sacks oil-cake, 179 barrels OF
| A dispatch from Cairo last night announces thf
arrival at that port Of Captain Paul Boynton at fou
o'clock In the afternoon. He may be looked for here
J ; he Osceoia Belle. Captain j. g. Andrews Is the
packet Monday evening at five O'Clock for OscsOa
assisted by Cyrus Fay and Al Speers
The Coahoma, Captain Henry Cooper, is the
PACKET MONDAY evening at five O'Clock for Helena
and Friars Point. VIM. Sinithers IS her clerk as
sisted By Frank Ellison and Plat Rohades.
cincinnati Marine Journal: The dimensions of
the steamers that are % to form daily maiI-line
between ST. Louis and New Orleans are as follows:
Length, 100 feet; breadth of beam rs feet; depth,
feet. Three boilers 40 inches In diameter and 8
feet long; two compound engines; sidewheeI, vii h
IA Ieet length OF buckets the steamer are to
M Ike twelve miles per hour up stream and eighteen
miles down; to have accommodations TOR eighty
passengers; draw three and half feet light, and
pulled that the daily running expenses OF each boat
Will be about two hundred dollars, and tits IN. nded
to establish eoaling stations at cert , mail land
ingS, with arrangements to deliver coal on deck in
bulk expedittousy. These steamers, 1t Is said. will
be built In New York or Philadelphia Why not build
them In England2''
The following article from the Rail,cay Record
the chairs Of the APPEAI editorial spaTtineSt and nd
was finally consigned to the river bureau Perhaps
Men are always going to extremes Formerly.
people did not battle enough Many persons who
mao g0tten beyond swimming as pasume, we're
equally beyond all thought of a thorough bath
Then the shOwer-bath came into use. and the steam
any amount of mi-selentic preaching on the vital
Importance OF keeping the skin clean. The cnnse-
harmful practice. Not a few weak women must
have their bath once, and in some cases. twice a
day through the year, and the habit has become SO
strong that they are uneasy if they do not in
dulge it. Some persons have an idea that the
they didn't daily scrub off the dead skim The
TACT Is the pores are so numerOusneary three thou
average-sized body~that the PRESENTATION pass a
tnrough any ordinary dirt, as water does through
coarse sand Moreover. thee is a force behind it
which brings t out, as water I'm spring forced up
through the earth. Some of the tribes OF Africa who
haoitualy smear themselves with grease and utterly
avoid water, are at Least healthy as We are The
late Dr. HalS Journal contains MANY sensible att
eles In recett number is one against this over
u0lng with wafer twice week. 1t says, IS enough.
Too frequent bathing removes the oil with which
nature covers the BODY. and which is essential 10
nedllh, ana wears away the scaIfskin, and thus ex-
poses too much the network OF nerves which ter
minate Just below it. Let one keep decently clean,
aud nature VIII look after the rest. A frequent
change or the underclothing is as Important as
bathing. Where there is bad Odor from the body
II Is often the case that some of the internal organs
are not doing their work and that medical advice Is
needed
The City of Greenville the new Anchor-liner said
be the prettiest steamer afOat, will be here Mon
day. In this connection we quote from the Cinen-
that II any of our harbortugs feel disposed 10 pay
ger that honor, we will take pleasure In adding |
nStre 70 the occasion by accompanying the expedf-
ton; 1T has been the custom upon the arrival of
new boats at st. Louis to be met five miles from
That city by tugb 0at to test the speed or the new
crafts. The tugbOat has never been beaten until |
she tackled the City Of Greenvlle when she was left
with the work Of Howard d Co. The City of Green
vile Is the new BOAT Just completed for the New Or
leans Anchor-line OF st. LOUIS
The Anchor-line flags will fly high tomorrow in |
honor OF the arrival of their new and beautiful |
steamer City OF GTeenville recently built for the SER
Vice or course. having never seen her, we are net
prepared to say what place she occupies in our |
archltecutal estimatton therefore, must content
oursef with what others say. The following are ex
eerpts from the description of her by the Louisville
Vile built at LOUISVILLE under the eagle eve and
special supervision of Captain John r. Keser
superintendent OF the line at st. Louis, and is ali
hat constitutes speed, comfort and safety eegancs
md beauty. She is. take her all in ALL par erceI-
eee The hull of the City of GTeenvlle is 200 feet
n length As feet beam, and feet inches depth of
lold she will carry 1900 tons with ease and her
hing that goes to st. Louis. Her machinery is Of
modern style, with all the Improvements Tire
ylinders OF her main engines are each rs inches in
diameter. and 10 feet stroke working wateT-Wheel
u "a feet in diameter with feet length OF buckets
inches In diameter. with two fines In each. She has
III the auxiliary engines donkeys doc ors, pumps |
tic. to supply water freight elevators sWiI gine
tageS, etc. She is built pretty much after the st,Ie
II the famous City of Helena with increased capacty
nq power, and II Is expected she will surpass the
Helena In every particular The City OF Helena is TO
his day the pet of the Anchor line' and has had
most remarkable career. she has been running |
constantly for eight years. and has never been re-
JARED yet The cabin Is beauty, and the texas adds
. us graceful proportions, while the handsome
llothouse gives the finishing touch TO ALL The |
olier deck Is 239 feet long, 75 feet wide ov sr an
nd % feet high between decks. There are 26 !
engths or rooms on each side of the main cabin. |
III the rooms aft grow in size as you approach the
tern OF the boat and the bridal chambers in The
aides cabin are palaces in and outfit On the
iroOaId side Is the large barber-shop and other
ooms, while on the starboard is a magnificent
lnlng-rOom and pantry. The dining-rOOm contains
80 square feet, and has inlaid flooring of walnut
nd sugar-tree as are also the flo In The forward
aloon and at the main entrances on the boat |
throughout. Time and space forbid such notice as
his beautiful cabin deserves, but suffice il to say il
certainly original, beautiful and durable, The