Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-19
GENERAL NJ EWS.


| Business quiet-confiued TO local boats,
There was not boat in port at dark last
night
The weather is off now, but general
| clear-up is threatened.
Signal Service report: River feet 4
| inches-decline inches yesterday.
| The Katie Hooper left for Arkansas river
yesterday evening with nice trip of freight.
The u. P Schenck was the first boat to
be let through the new locks at Louisville yester-
The Lee-liners James Lee, for below, and
Coahoma for above, left with good trips yesterday
evening
Receipts by river yesterday, 343 bales of
cotton IS bags of seed cotton and 2l3 sacks of cot
ton seed.
Capt. Sam Hildrefh, an old OHIO river
commander, was reported dying at Madison, Ind
Monday
There was boat over on the point at
Hopeheid after dark last night-supposed to be
the Rene MacTeady.
The Josie Harry will arrive out Of White
river at noon tomorrow, and returns as usual
Saturday evening
Capt. Ed Doonslly was severely. but not
seriously, hurt Sunday. in Cincinnati while prac-
uclng on bicycle, by colliding with buggy
propeller, "A feet long, is being built at
Ashland for Capt. Moses Pickles, OF New Orleans.
IL VIII be used Tor barber purposes at New Orleans.
Charles Owens and Charles Nichols 90 az
pilots on the new L. H Parisot which is supposed
10 have left Louisville for Vieksburg yesterday
evening.
St. Louis items, Monday: "Tbe Fannie
Fuller is loading for Helena, independent. Jen-
kins & Sass have sold the steamer H ]. Dickey 20
Capts; Cameau and Gauthfeau. OF New Orleans,
c cYs rdr @ & dney VIII Rut ~ st
New Orleans next week"
10 view of the low and dangerous charac-
ter of the river in the vicinity of Presidents
Island, commanders of steamers want to get over
that Locality b7fore dark, and Capt Hardin
nounees elsewhere that freight will not be received
Tor the Ar anSas river packets after O'Clock in
the afternoon. The same rule should govern with
all the packets.
Snerih Athy has got good one in charge
of the jail now in the person of Absalom Boyd-an
old river man, well aud favorably known in the
river service If he don't stick 1t win be useless
force a long time, and always did his duty. He
Will treat his prisoners kindly, but they will be
wasting time trying to fool with him.
St Louis Republican: "Since her purchase
by the st. Louis and New Orleans Achor-L1ne, the
steamer Belle of Shreveport has received thor
ough ovsrhauling: and has been much improved.
being now even better boat than when first built
she is all r, ady to enter the line when the water
gets so low as 70 neeesstate the withdrawal of
greater dTaught. 1t Is rumored that when she
does come out the command OF her will be given
TO Capt. William Mason, at present the very eff
Gent ana CAREFUL chef mate OF the City OF Alien.
Cairo item, Monday: "Wa,chman Lang
trim, of she Arkansas City, is getting well. Pilot
Tom Semore is still alive at the hospital but cam
not last UGH longer; he has consumption. Mr..
CLARK, president of the singer Sewing Machine
Company died in New York this morning. Capt.
Dunlap passed to st. Louis yesterday. Frank Will
throwing rocks into a Republican meeting at
Tenth street last Saturday evening. he Rene
Granite State has GOOD trip for Cincinnati The
Paris c. Brown got off the bar above Iiptonvile."
Vicksburg telegram Monday: There is
an endless demand for laborers in this portion of
the country. Since the beginning of fall the de-
mand has steadily increased, until 1t has become
greater than the supply. This is the busy season
in the cotton States and, in addition to the in
creased quantity needed here. there are many
other calls for lsborers. There is more building
more TailIoad work, more levee work and more
steamboat work than ever before. Common Ia
borers demand stiff prices and get them without
any trouble. Already some of the steamboats,
although they always paw the very best wages are
The RAILROAD and levee contractors cry for more
borers, and this article is published to inform
and big wages for it,"