Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-07
GENERAL NEWS,
Business quiet.

Fly-time anticipates the summer season
somewhat.
Old Sol made himself felt on the wharf
yesterday afternoon.
The Rene Macready got away for st.
Francis river with good trip.
The City OF Greenville left for Vieksburg,
adding here about so tons freight.
The City of Vicksburg got a lot of pota-
toes and sundries, and left for st. Louis, hav-
ing fine passenger list.
Signal service report: River 81 feet IL
inches; rise, 8 inches during the "a hours
ending l :08 o'clock pm. yesterday.
The Future City and barges, from st.
Louis for New Orleans, passed down late
Monday night, dropping barge of grain
here.
The propeller Central City, which brought
a load of bulk corn down Saturday, returned
yesterday afternoon, having lumber engage
ments above.
A telegram from Evansville, printed else
where, reports quite a serious accident to
the steamer Evansville, near Greensboro,
Ky, early yesterday morning, resulting in
serious injury TO several OF the crew, two of
whom will die.
The james w. Gaff got away for Cincin-
natl last night with POI bales OF cotton, 400
10000 feet of lumber, so sacks of bones, IS
barrels of tallow, 100 empty barrels, lot Of
sundries and 50 passengers.
The "Blue-Eyed Deckhandn had vision
few days ago, which he relates. He says
he saw the City of Vicksburg leaving the
port of Vicksburg few days ago. and after
she had passed from view the Herald aquatic
genius made his way to the top of the court
house, having tin funnel in his mouth
Il il i
on, 30 that he might be able to keep up the
gush about the Jim Lees champion record
until another Anchor-liner got into port.
A Cairo dispatch to the St. Louis Globe
Democrat, of Sunday, says: "The prospect of
a line Of five sidewheel steamers between
Cairo and Louisville, to be placed in COM
mission in the near future, is strongly talked
of by the officials of several railroads cenIer-
ing here. The line will be inaugurated with
three sidewheel boats, fsst and perfectly
adapted to the trade, to make three trips per
week. A desire on the part of the railroads
to secure portion OF the south-bou1d BUSH
ness out of Louisville and important points
below, which il being deserted for want OF
steamboat facilities, is the foundation of the
project. Should arrangements now under
consideration be carried out, long felt want
will be supplied, and the good result to
Cairo can hardly be overestimated. The line
will be we'll backed and cannot help proving
a success"
When the Coahoma was in the vicinity of
Pecan Point, or about forty miles below
Plum Point, yesterday afternoon a man
named Gus Albrecht fell overheard and
drowned. When the alarm was given the
boats wheels were stopped and several min-
utes consumed in searching for the body, but
il never came to the surface. He had been
working with the government force at Plum
Point, and having been discharged was re-
turning to Memphis, where he has friends
living on Gayos0 street. Parties VINO
came down on the boat say he
"flled up" after he got aboard the
boat, and became quite boisterous, quar-
reiing with several parties, among them
the STRIKER" During his tantrums he dis
played some SIS or S14 in money. Twenty
minutes after his "bout" with the striker he
WAS seen to tumble over the guards as above
stated. A letter was found directed to be
mailed to Frederick Albrecht, Black City,
father, or near relative. His acquaintance
say he was a member of the St. Louis Car
penters' Union.
The st. Louis Globe Democrat, of Sund ay.
takes pains to explain the latest "coal oil.
regulations: "There seems to be a general
misrepresentation of Secretary Folger's cir
cular of May oath, and some of our ex-
changes are giving the matter attention un-
der display heads similar to the following
"A River Sensation-Stes mers Prohibited
from Using or Carrying Coai Oil-An Old
Law Hauled Up at Washington and Put
Into Force-The Steamboat Interests Much
Excited Now, the circular only prohibits
the use of coal oil or other similar fluids for
Illuminating purposes, and says nothing
about carrying oils as freight, as both Its
| title and text show on its face. Judge
Matthews, OF the United States Supreme
Court, decided some time ago, in case
where the present Memphis and Onio River
Packet Company was defendant, that
section 4472 ofithe statute must be construed
in a mercantile sense, and that the permits
sion granted by that section. TO passenger
steamers to "carry upon routes where there
is no other practicable mode of Transporting
it," does not mean any other possible mode
but any other mode as convenient aud cheap
OF course the secretary OF the treasury has
knowledge of that decision, and is as much
bound by it as anybody else. But the use Of
| such fluid on passenger steamers for illumi.
| mating purposes is a question that did moi
come up in the case mentioned, and has moi
| been passed upon by the courts. Until il ii
| decided, passenger steamers will act wisely
to burn lard oil in their Tampa, and carry
such burning fluids as they may desire, un
| der the regulations of the Board of Supervis
| ing Inspectors"