Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-23
GENERAL NEWS.

SLOPPY weather on the wharf.
CAPT. Will REEs left for Pittsburg by
rail last night.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River feet T.
decline inches yesterday.
The James w. Gaff broke her shaft some
where above Paducah Wednesday.
THE City of Greenville passed up at 4
O'Clock yesterday morning, on her way to st.
Louis.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday were 574
bales of cotton, 101 bags of seed-cotton, and
| l16S sacks OF cotton.
The Andy Baum arrived from Cincinnati
| yesterday afternoon with $50 ions. She dis
| charged at the elevator.
THE Jim Lee left for Helena and the
| bends yesterday evening with rousing big
trip of freight and passengers.
The Charles p. Cbouteau left for New
Orleans with 250 bales OF cotton, and has
engagements below for big trip.
NOTHING more was heard from the Brans.
ford yesterday, but it is presumed she will
be lowed up by the Josie Harry this morning.
CAPT. JAMES MAUMUs and James Collins,
the well-known mate, who have been in the
government service on Beuf river, arrived
in the city by rail yesterday.
THE Charles Morgan passed down for New
season. She has 1900 tonr, So cabin passen-
gers and crowd of deckers. She discharged
| 275 packages, and added 500 packages.
The Thomas Sherlock. with barge in tow,
arrived from Cincinnati yesterday afternoon.
| She discharged l50 packages and added lot
of sundries. She took on 400 bales of cotton
at Fulton. She has been repainted during
her lay-up in the Ohio.
New ORLEANS Iimes- Democrat, Thursday:
"The Central City, reported few days ago
as having burned at Logtown with 900 bales
OF cotton, arrived yesterday and will leave
in few days for Memphis. The captain
Gays a few bales were damaged by fire in
Bayou Bartholomew, but how the report of
| the burning, several days after and many
miles below, originated is more than he can
| imagine"
MADISON (La.) journal: at ia astonishing
how appearances are exaggerated into So
called facts. A pilot passing the Delta
point and seeing a lot of refuse willows
| floating in the river near The work will at
| once jump at the conclusion they are mat
| tresses forced out of position. He'll Tell his
story-it will be added to, and the next
thing we see is long editorial from some
goose about the useless work at Delta and
the squandering of government funds, etc"
ST. LOUIS Globe Democrat, Thursday: "The
continual rain during the past "a hours is
beginning to show its effect on the rivers.
Private advices from the Usage and Gascon-
ade rivers say that both streams are rising
| rapidly, and from there down the Missouri
is advancing fast. Capt. Hunter Ben Jen.
kiDs, of the steamboat agency of Jenkins &
Sass, predicts that within days there will
be rise here of fully 10 feet, and other
prominent steamboatmen are of the same
opinion
al - oil
yIne, Monday: "Messrs. Peter Seilly and
John F. Daley, submarine divers, went down
in Cross bayou yesterday to examine the
bull of the Kate Kinney. The hull is sound,
except hole made in her side TO scuttle her.
The deck burned off and the boilers have
fallen in the hold. The boat is now lying on
the bank in 20 feet of water, but there is
danger of its slipping off into water 40 or so
feet, where there will be no chance TO save
anything. There is some compressed cotton
in the hold, but in bad condition, as the oil
cake melted over it,"
MADISON (Ind) Star, Monday: "Mr.
Joseph S. Neal sank peacefully to rest yes
terday morning. His death was as q falling
10 sleep. We knew Joe Neal as a playmate.
youth and man, and in all these phases of
life he possessed the same characteristics.
He was truthful, loving kind and honest,
snd enjoyed the esteem of his companions
and the confidence of his employers and the
community. Mr.. Neal was in the 18th year
| Of his age. He graduated with the highest
honors at Elizabethtown, KY, on the 10th
of June, 1870. He Immediately after, as he
had done some time before, took up posi-
ton with Swormstedt & Co., druggists, and
by his carefulness as pharmacist won more
than local reputation. 1t has not been
many months since he happily married Miss
Lizzie, daughter of Mr.. A. B Wood. The
young wife, now so sadly bereaved. will have
the sincere and heartfelt sympathies of all.
The remains will be laid away Tomorrow
| afternoon. The deceased was a son of Capt.
j. S. Neal, formerly of the steamer Rich
mondn