Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-22
GENERAL NEWS.

Business fair yesterday.
Lew Braunon was out on the street yester
day.
Receipts yesterday. "A bales cotton anc
629 sacks cotton seed.
Lew Schragg is at the wheel of the Gaff
in the place made vacant by the death o.
William Pendleton.
Signal service report: River SO feet | incl
"a decline of 3 inches during the "a hour,
ending los pm. yesterday.
The Josie Harry had a fair trip up for
White river yesterday, as did also the Mar.
lin Speed for Arkansas river.
The bright Sunshine tonel up appearances
on the wharf yesterday. The sunny side oil
a freight pile was the ambition of the ~loafers
Captain w. c. Hardwick, who has been
up to Evansville supervising the sailing OF
his corn fleet, arrived home by rail yester-
day.
The rumors which gained credence in New
Orleans that the John w. Cannon had been
or was about to be sold are positively contra
dicted by the papers OF that city,
Captain Reese Pritchard, the retired Mem.
phis and Arkansas river steamboatmau, came
around oil the Marlin Speed last trip, and was
yesterday renewing old acquaintance.
The River Commission steamer J.. G.
Chapman left yesterday for Plum Point with
a barge loaded with lumber for use in the
river improvement work going on up there.
The James w. Gaff left for Cincinnati
Yesterday with 5000 sacks oil-meal, 400
bales cotton, $50 barrels, So head cattle, good
lot of sundries, and a fair trip of passengers.
The Golden City, over six days out from
New Orleans, passed up for Cincinnati early
yesterday morning, after discharging a good
pile of freight here. She has a big trip for
Ohio river points.
The John Overtop, the Mound City ferry
boat, commenced yesterday making tri-daily
voyages over to Marion-a pleasant trip for
those who can afford to spare a few hours
away from business.
The New Mary Houston passed south yes
terday evening, loaded flat with freight, and
70 passengers IN the cabin, besides n large
number on deck. She refused offerings Of
freight, but added several passengers.
A correspondent writing from New Or.
leans, says: The times here are very blue;
really nothing doing. Boats beginning to
lay up in January was never heard OF in
this locality before. The town appears to
be stagnated, and everybody grumbling
about business. Things look blue"
Captain II. L. Hart, of the Springer, has
received the sa1 intelligence OF the death of
the esteemed vile oil his DrOther, Major T..
S. Hart, who died in Winchester, Virginia,
on the 9TH i%nstaat, leaving a disconsolate
husband and four daughters 10 mourn her
loss. Major Hart is engaged in the hotel
and livery business in Winchester, and will
be remembered as the clerk of the steamers
NJ. ]. Wicks and C.. b. Church, in the St.
Louis and Memphis trade, and clerk of the
Lawrence and Kenton, with Captain II. L.
Hart. He YVES also a railroad agent a while
at Memphis. He is a native OF Marietta,
Ohio.
Captain j. T. Washington, agent OF the
Memphis and New Orleans Cotton Packet
Line, informed the APPEAL yesterday that
the Charles z. Chouteau leaves New Orleans
this evening for Memphis, and will continue
in the trade as long as business will Justify.
Captain VIM. Thorweigan, her commander,
does not propose to desert his friends. As a
friend remarked yesterday, it is something
very mysterious that a regular packet line
between Memphis and New Orleans cannot
be sustained the year round, as was done be-
fore the wal, when four to six palatial steam
ers found plenty to do from one years end to
another. Captain Thorweigan has the pluck
to stay with US, and should be encouraged.