Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-11
GENERAL NEWS,

DuSlut6o ldiT.
Pilots report feet by the stick at Island "a
Maj. John d. Adams left for Little Rock
by rail yesterday evening.
Signal Service report: River feet 9
inches-rise inch yesterday.
Receipts by river yesterday 10 bales of
cotton and 35 sacks OF cotton seed.
The Emma E heridge did not get away
for above until after the fog cleared up yes
terday morning.
The Rene Mscready il coming out Of the
Ohio with load for the Memphis and Ohio
River Packet Company.
The City of Vicksburg left on time for 81.
Louis yesterday morning. She brought all
the cotton received by river yesterday.
Heavy fogs are giving steamers considera-
BILE trouble, added 10 the difficulties attend
ing navigation in the present low stage OF
water.
The Cons Millar arrived from Cincinnati
yesterday evening with 400 tons OF freight,
and is receiving for her return this after
noon.
The City OF Helena arrived late night be-
fore last with 309S packages OF freight, and
returned at daylight yesterday morning with
a'light load for st. Louis.
The Henry Frank left for Memphis last
Friday with Capt. ALI Grissom in command,
Henry Seaman second clerk, Bob Kirkpat-
rick and JEFF Hicks pilots, Peter Pepper and
Ed Cummings mates.
The Paducah and Dyersburg packet E. E.
Lewis, while landing at Paducah Saturday
night, sprung leak and sunk, and now lies
20 feet from shore with 8 feet of water in
her cabin. No lives lost. She can be raised.
No insurance. -
Surgeon Hatton, OF the Revenue Marine
Hospital Service, has been ordered to Louis.
vile, XIV, to relieve Surgeon w. 81. Long.
DIR. L. Gibson has been appointed an acting
assistant surgeon in the Marine Hospital
Service at Little Rock, Ark.
A considerable portion OF valuable space
on the wharf is taken up by salt piles. Capt.
Kallaher should rustic the owners up TO get
il out of the way, there will be no end to
the big loads of freight packets will want
room 10 discharge in a few days.
The independent St. Louis and New Or
leans packet Centennial arrived in port yes
terday with a good trip, 32l0 packages of
which were for rhis port. She will remain
here until 9 O'Clock this morning, and among
other things will take ON Ill bales of cotton
for New Orleans.
The Kate Adams, Will S. Hays, Commo-
dore Psrisot and the City of Natchez will be
imp rtant additions to the tonnage of our
Western rivers. Probably few wears in the
past can eAUlDll eucD an aggregate OIL new
tonnage rs has been put out this year. Rees,
of Pittsburg, is building the former boats,
and Howard, OF Jefersonville, the two latter.
The channel OF the river between here and
Helena is very unreliable. The pilots OF the
tug Vanderburg thought they were posted,
but experienced considerable difficulty going
down last week. She grounded her tow of
slaves at Benefits, but got of. At Bnrdesux
log was found which slightly damaged one
of her bsrges. The damage was repaired
aud boat and barges were all ght when last
heard from.
Capt. Hegler deserves credit for his good
taste IN Quitting and keeping up his beauti-
ful Guiding Star. He has recently added
6 ventilators leading into the hold, for
ward, 2 amidships on the guards and 2 aft.
He has also pair of stairs forward Heading
from the pilothouse to the texas deck in case
of FIRE. Capt. Hegler is an old experienced
seaman, and knows how TO prepare in peace
for war.
New York Graphic: Com ressmen who
insisted The last session cutting down
the appropriations for the Sigaal Ser
vice Bureau because, in their gross igno-
rance they CoulG not appreciate the work
done by that bureau, will perhaps alter their
opinion somewhat when they read what it
did in saving property from the cyclone that
recently swept the Gulf and Atlantic ports.
Despite the TACT that anything Ike 1uil re-
turns have not yet and probably never will
be received, enough is known to warrant the
statement that the vessels that were saved
from destruction by the display of caution1ry
signals aggregate in value the cost of the
Signal Service for Ten year,. There is probs-
bly, not smother branch Of the government
service that gives as large return for the
money expended on it SIS this does.s
Cincinnati Commercial, Monday: tCap,
James Miller-old Gibraltar-built in 1858
at this city, the 3. NJ. Runyan, (named after
the president OF the st. Louis Boatmen's Saw
ings Institution, who committed suicide in
1861. This fine Nashville and St. Louis
packet introduced sieaR music on the West
ern waters. Frank Bissicks, then clerk of the
boat, now secretary OF the Jockey Club al
Lexington, KY, manipulated the machine,
and discoursed eloquent music for the natives
OF Cumberland river. She used in going
down, 10 land at Cantonevery Sunday morn
ing, and the arrival of the new boat, to-
geiher with the playing of the organ, al
ways interfered with the religious service at
church up town. Not being able to make
his congregation stand the racket, the
preacher man finally announced, Hereafter
there will be preaching in this church d.
rectIy after the Runyan passes down."
WEATHER AND RIVERS.