Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-12
GENERAL NEWS.

Business was fair yesterday.
The weather conditions yesterday were de-
lightful.
The Jay Gould and barges passed down
for New Orleans Sunday evening.
Signal Service report: River feet 5
inches-decline 2 inches yesterday.
New ring-bolts, long needed, are being
placed on low-water line all along the
wharf.
Receipts by river yesterday, 1924 bales OF
cotton, 216 bags of seed-cottou and 1891
sacks OF cotton-seed.
The Commonwealth, for Cairo, and the
intop, for st. Louis, were the Anchor-Lire
departures Sunday morning.
Two mattresses, 40 feet long by 60 feet
wide, are being planted at the foot OF Court
street by the government force.
The Kate Adams, which left Pittsburg
Thursday evening, has not been heard from
since She is probably lodging the ice foes
in the upper Ohio.
Capt. james McMeen, of the City of Prov
idence clerical force, is in the city enjoying
| the society of old time acquaintance, pend
| ing the ice-block ade which has sent bis boat
/ to bank here.
The City of Baton Rouge, four and half
days out from New Orleans, passed up for
| ST. Louis early yesterday morning with 1000
tons, after discharging here a good lot OF
sugar and molasses.
New Orleans Democrat, Saturday:
| "The largest up-freight since she has been
| in the Memphis trade was what the Henry
Frank had yesterday, part of which was 500
| barrels Of melasses."
The Cons Millar left for Cincinnati yester-
day afternoon with 900 bales of cotton, 200
| sacks of wheat and rye, SS2 barrels of mo-
lasses, % barrels of oil, 100 barrels of tallowi
big lot of lumber and sundries.
The ST. Paul Pioneer Press says that the
season of steamboating on the Missouri river
above Bismarck, recently closed, has been 8
greater success than ever before, so lar al
trips and tonnage are concerned, but th'
owners of boats again claim balance on tbs
wrong side OF the ledger, and scan the fig
ures with anything but a satisfactory air. /
| il an omen secret that rates have been low
| The different lines have been willing 10 Civ
rates, which were as far possible iron
"liyinsD ones, if only they could beat rivs
line, and a war OF very respectable proper
tions has been on the tapis throughout tn
season. OF course shippers have prohteo
and the hearts of the far-of traders are gla
within them.
! There was rejoicing in the house OF th
equine historian of the APPEAL yesterda
, on the occasion of the return OF the prod
4 / gal Inc CullOue u1SdpPcdIhhCC
which was mentioned week or 30 ago. Th
c cutlery had been in better luck than its pr
decessor, the Maynard son, had been,
point Of general condition, therefore ii
ceremony of killing the tatted calf was dl
peused with 1t is said the return of Il
Incorporated property was dictated by
terribly dashed conscience Everything
touched was poison 10 every sensibiiity
the purloiner, and his dreams were one CO.
y la Of nj Hes
that made Life a torture.
ST. Louis Globe Den, ocrat, Friday: "CaI
John P. Keiser. superintendent OF the Al
chor-Line, sent the City OF Cairo and Emn
A Elliott to Bushburg yesterday and @
dered the City of Helena 10 lay up at Che
ter. Capt. Keiser says he has never had
boats 80 exceIientIy fixed before in his q
ministration. The boats above named
the only steamers in his line in the rIv
above Cairo, and they are all in safe qua
ters All New Orleans Anchor-Line boz
are out of the river. In the winter Of 1873
50 navigation was very slightly interior
WITH, but the winter of 1SS0-Sl was OF gre
severity and caused the Ancbor-lines to 81
b pend operations on the 18th day OF Move
Der for over two months. The Anchor-Li
is always me last 10 give in, but the JUG
ment of the officers OF this company is g
orally taken a criterion to go by"
Z St. Louis Items Globe. Democrat, Ssturds
" "Capt. Thorwegan's Helena was detsir
until about 9 o'clock yesterday morni
q when she got eff. Later in The day it '
reported that she hsd gone in behind Z
roiPs Island, ten miles below here, to
u away from the ice. The Silver was last hes
NJ from at Cape Girsrieau on Thursday ait
ne noos. She was still coming 10 ST. Louis, s
y | probably met the ice at Chester. Ii 90,
N is doubtless laid up at or near that POI
OF The whariboats now in the harbor will
rs main. There are two of the st. Louis 1
p St. Paul, three Anchor Line, one Misso
n river, one of the TWO of the barge line
= eral prominent captains are discussing
N starting of a SIesmboatnen's Insura
o Company. They think after paying
az losses OF year, a handsome SUM is left
- divide out which they pay, which may
=; well, ave better, go IN their pockets, as
~ those OF others"