Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-18
GENERAL NEWS


Receipts by river yesterday, 242 bales
cotton.
The John A. Wood, with big tow Of
| coal, passed down yesterday evening for New
| Orleans.
The Lady Lee, from Ouschita river, passed
up early yesterday morning for st. Louis.
The City of Providence passed mp yester-
day evening for ST. Louis and added here a
ut miscellaneous freights.
The railroad packet Rene Macready failed
to arrive yesterday on time, having bten
detained by fog, bat Lett during the night for
Madison.
The Kentucky river is so high that Il e
Hornet was compelled TO remove her pilot
house in order to pass under the Short Line
/ railroad bridge.
On account of the fog prevailing the lat
/ ter part of Thursday night the Guiding Star
did not get away for Cincinnati until early
yesterday morning.
The weather yesterday was about half and
half sunshine aud clouds, with q tempera-
ture that would have been an ornament TO
the middle of May.
The APPEAL yesterday sent a representa-
live down the river as far as Helena from
whom reliable details oil the conditions OF
the farms, etc, may be expected on his re-
turn.
A river man named Kelleher kicked and
beat his wife to death in Cincinnati Wednes-
day because she refused TO give him money,
that being her own statement few hours
before she died.
Citizens OF Laconis, and in the vicinity,
urge that steamers hug the Mississippi shore
in passing that point, as the leYees there are
in dangerously weak condition, and disaster
may be ayerted by attention to this request.
Several persons in INDECENT circumstances
have recently come to this city, driven from
their homes in the lowlands by the overflow.
Their wants should be looked after and COM
fortably provided for. Much distress will
result to this class
A small Maltese cat ON board of the James
d. Parker, belonging to one OF the lady pas.
sepgers, which she supposed was lost, was
found by the steward of the boat locked up
in a bureau drawer, The cat was confined
in the drawer three days without food or
anything to sustain life.
Signal Service report: River, So feet l
inch, decline of l inch during the "a hours
ending :08 D m. yesterday. The Ohio rose
8 feet II inches at Cincinnati, but was fall
ing at Pittsburg and Louisville. Nearly .
feet rise in the Cumberland is reported at
Nashville. The Arkansas river is falling
rapidly at Little Rock. The changes at
other points are generally declines of light
character.
Pine Bluff will celebrate Mardi Gras in
good style, JUDI ing from the extensive prep
srations of the committee. Parties who
have not the time TO spare to go further, and
perhaps see less, can avail themselves of the
Pine Bluff festival, for which an excursion
on the Marlin Speed, Captain J. j. Darragh,
leaving at o'clock this evening" would be
most enjoyable. She is good boat and will
take you through in good order.
No further tidings from Helena, other than
cophrmatory OF what was printed in the
APPEAL yesterday morning. By siren
uous efforts the citizens have succeeded in
throwing up temporary levee which pro-
tects the business part of the town. The
break reported at Williamson's Landing, five
miles below Helena, is fifty yards wide,
through which the water is pouring in de-
vastaling currents, flooding the country Tor
miles around. 4 fresh break is also reported
at Westover (the Apperson place., opposite
Friars Point; and another at Stockner's
Landing, from which as yet very little dam
age has resulted.