Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-01
GENERAL NEWS.

Business fair.
Signal service report; River IL feet inch
decline 10 inches yesterday.
The steady shrinkage of the river is max
ing business for the mud-washers.
Receipts by river since Saturday, SO bales
cotton, 8 bags seduction and 316 sacks cot
ton-seed.
The Cincinnati Commercial regards it az a
certainty that a marine hospital will be
erected in that city.
The Cons Millar arrived from Cincinnati
early yesterday morning with 300 tons of
freight and several passengers.
The mother of Captain NJ. M. Deem, the
popular chief clerk OF the Andy Baum, died
at Charleston, w. Va, last Friday.
A Louisville dispatch says ihat bar has
formed at the foot of the canal, 30 that q
boat drawing over feet cannot get over.
Captain John Chamberlain, the travelling
railway passenger agent, was q passenger
down on the City of Greenville yesterday.
The w. P. Halliday passed down for New
Orleans early Sunday morning with good
trip of freight, adding lot of oil and lime.
The City of Helena got in from st. Louis
yesterday morning with 1902 packages, and
returned in the evening with the usual up
stream way trip.
We haven't heard anything more about
the proposition to convert the Chick saw
parade ground into park, and the removal
Of the unsightly remnants of the bluffs.
At meeting of the Pittsburg Chamber of
Commerce yesterday rule l Of the naviga-
ton laws was strongly condemned, and a
resolution asking its repeal was unanimously
adopted.
The United States snagboat G. W. Howell,
-bsch has hoov, in, rafirauaort down ar Al a
poin. for some time, came up to the wharf
yesterday, probably to prepare TO go into
commission.
The New Orleans Times Democrat earnestly
seconds the APPEALS nomination OF Captain
P. G. Montgomery for the vacant local in
spectorship, caused by the promotion of Cap
tain q. s. Garrett.
Lloyd whitlow, first clerk OF the James
Lee, lie off on pleasure trip OF fortnight
or So He will spend most of the time in
st. Louis. Arthur Brown will WELD the boss
goose-quill of the Lee during Captain Whit
lows absence.
About an hour after the City of Green.
vile left ST. Louis Saturday afternoon, when
down about the Vulcan Ironworke, she en-
countered fearful storm while under way,
during which bolt of lightning struck her
jackstsff, but glanced off without doing any
material damage. The marks of the light
ming are plainly visible.
Practical beatmen who advocated river
improvement, thinking they would be en-
ployed in the work, are beginning to find out
that they will cut email figure in the
premises. The truth is that the depart
ments are all to be in charge of army officers,
and those who serve under them will be
recognised simply as privates and paid only
little better.
ST. Louis special to the Cincinnati CONNER
eial, Sunday: "The silver wedding of Cap
tain and Mrs. I. K. VOORHEES, was celebrated
last night at their residence, HOS Leonard
avenue. Captain VOORHEES, is an old resident
of 81. Louis, having been known as river
man here for over thirty years. Mira. Voor-
hees was formerly Miss Mary Gibbins, of
Cincinnati"
st. Louis Republican, Sunday: alt is un-
derstood here in insurance circles that Cap-
tain AL Burriss left New Orleans Wednesday
to make a survey of the sunken John Wilson
in the Atchafalsya. She is reported as lying
straight on the bank in full IS feet of water,
but with one guard out of water. 1t is sup
posed that her boilers have gone overheard,
as also the safe with $500 money in it.
Captain Rurriss will make his report to the
underwriters here in few days."
The City of Greenville arrived from st.
Louis yesterday afternoon, having a good
crowd of passengers, most of them making
the round trip. Mrs. John E. MassengaIe
and child, family of the chief clerk; MRS..
s. Knox and children, family of the super
intendent of the st. Louis division of the
Louisville and Nashville railway; Mira.
pickle. and Miss Rebecca Massengale, niece
of Captain John Massengale. The Green
vile has q fair trip for below, after discharg-
ing here 2478 packages.
New Orleans Pcayrne, Sunday: "Mr.
Dave o. Harkins, who was 30 severely scalded
in the explosion on the Fanchon Wednesday
evening, breathed his last at 8 o'clock yes
terday morning at Hotel Dieu. Mr.. Harkins
was the son Of Captain Harkins, an old
time upper Mississippi river steamboatman,
now living in one of the Territories, and was
a native Of Parkersburg, Va. He was about
fifty year, of age and stezmboated about
thirty.two years. BE was aelerk on different
boats IN the Ouachita trade for about fifteen
years, and during the past two years was
connected with boats of the Opelousas Packet
Company, being second clerk on the John
Wilson at the lime she sunk, He took an