Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-13
GENERAL NEWS.

| DuBlHetS ldlT.
The local packets departed last evening
with fair trips.
There seems to be an epidemic of shaft
breaking prevailing.
Receipts by river yesterday were Ga bales
| cotton and 21S sacks seed.
| The mamie" Macready has discontinued
her Saturday trips up St. Francis river.
| The City of Providence got away last
evening for st, Louis with a fair passenger
list
Captains Garrett and Ralston leave to-day
on grand circuit of inspection up Arkansas
| rivers.
The w. w. O'NeiI, with the balance Of
her tow of coal, departed yesterday morning
| for Natchez.
The Daniel Kane, and Harry Brown with
| big tows of coal passed down, at noon yes
terday for New Orleans.
Signal service report: River go feet s
inches-rise l foot during the "a hours end
ing :0S pm. yesterday.
How does yesterdays weather 1ayout"
compare with the pretty poetic creation
"Merry month of May"
The Belle Memphis passed down yesterday
morning for Vicksburg with big trip. She
added thirty tons freight here.
The towboat Hotspur arrived yesterday
LuOIulnS lIOlu tuS Oll1O one LAKES
tow of stave boats to New Orleans.
The Katie Hooper's new shaft was placed
in position yesterday, and she will be ready
to go out on her regular trip next Wednes-
day.
The new Mary Houston, from Cincinnati,
passed down for New Olleans yesterday
morning loaded fiat. She added here 1900
sacks cotton-seed.
A sternwheel cotton boat, $50 feet long, and
with the machinery of the famous Frank
Pargoud to drive her, for the bends trade, is
about TO be contracted for.
The linen-duster element were confined to
their sky parlors yesterday, and will remain
there until Thermometers indicate a more
comfortable atmospheric condition.
A dispatch from Cairo states that the
Vint Shinkle broke her reck-shaft about
three miles above that port yesterday morn
ing, which detained her about eight hours.
The Cons Millar left for Cincinnati yes
terday evening with 200 bales cotton, 425
barrels oil, 1l60 sacks oil meal, 40 bales
paper stock, 900 bundles box material
$4,000 feet lumber, big lot sundries and fair
trip of passengers.
Charles H. Pearse, clerk of the Silver
Wave, on the upper Mississippi, has been
missing since Friday, and the Davenport Ga
ze.te thinks he was murdered or drowned.
mother resides in Kansas City.
Captain John j. Darragh will leave to-day
or to- morrow for up the country, and while
absent will take soundings among the steam
boat factories with the view to the construc-
ton, at an early day, of new steamer for
the Arkansas river trade, in which the ma
chinery OF the Marlin Speed will perhaps be
used.
Louisville Courier Journal Wednesday:
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steamboat passenger agent, died at the resi-
dence of his son-In-law, Mr.. Hale, on the
corner of Sixth and Oak streets, Tuesday,
and was buried yesterday. Mr.. Maxwell
was sober, industrious, clever man, and
was highly esteemed by all who knew him.
About ten days ago he accidentally cut the
palm of his hand with penknife, and very
little was thought of it at the time. In
few days his hand and arm began to swell;
he was finally Frustrated with lock-jaw, and
died Tuesday morning. Sometimes the
most trivial causes will produce the most
serious results lit was q sad death -