Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-30
GENERAL NEWS.

Another delightful day, from weather
standpoint.
The Rene Macready had all she could
handle out for ST. Francis river yesterday.
Signal service report: River "a feet 5
inches-rise inches during the "a hours
ending l :0S pm. yesterday.
The Josie Harry went ont yesterday for
White river, loaded fat and crowded with
people.
Captain Haarstick, of the Mississippi
Valley Transportation Company, has gone
to Europe on pleasure excursion.
ECaptain C. M. Espey will soon open per-
manent Office for the Mississippi Valley
transportation Company in this city.
The City OF Cairo is in from st. Louie,
and will pass down for Vicksburg at IL
o'clock this morning. She has big trip on.
The Granite State left for Cincinnati yes
terday afternoon, with 544 bales of cotton,
60 tons of railway iron, big lot of sundries
and several passengers.
The City os Baton Rouge, about ten hours
ahead of time, passed down for New Orleans
yesterday morning with 2l00 tons of freight
and liberal showing of passengers.
The John B. Maude, in from st. Louis
yesterday morning, had 4744 packages Of
freight, and returned in the evening with a
good lot of way freight and passengers.
During the month Local Inspectors Gar
rett and Ralston issued licenses to 80 masters
mates, first pilots, second pilots, 10 first
engineers and II second engineers-alI COM
ing under the 50cent clause.
Captain MiIt Harry, of the Josie Harry
yesterday presented a handsomely wrought
cake to the Leath Orphan Asylum, which
will be one of the attractive features at the
| fair for the benefit of that institution this
week. Milt is always in when a charitable
movement is on foot.
Inspectors Garrett and Ralston have re.
| voked the license of ]. n. Bondurant, late
and Benton Hewitt, first pilot-the first fol
negligence, resulting in the destruction Of
| the steamer Golden City, and the latter fol
| drunkenness. They have also refused tc
grant licenses TO c. c. Galloway, John w
| Cook, +. Hitchcock and Gus Hopkins, al
second engineers, for want of experience.
Cincinnati Commercial, Friday: "Messrs
Alex. Sevecke and Antoine Kouchelovsky
of Russia, interested in the navigation of tn,
Volga river, who have been examining oul
| light draught steamers and system OF boating
| leave by rail tonight for New Orleans
returning by river in few days. They
visited many of our steamers, shipyards
| and Dumont's foundry while here, and wer,
warmly greeted on Change"
Pittsburg special to the Cincinnati Com
merciai, of Friday: James Rees & Sol
closed contract to-day with the Pittsbur,
Boatyard Company for the hull of the new
sidewheeler for Major John d. Adams. 1
is to be 245 feet long, 81 feet be am, SO fe,
floor and u feet hold. Engines "a inches il
| inches in diameter, % feet long; full length
cabin and texas, ard electric lights. 1t i
the intention to make her very fast, and sh
will cost $4,000"
The Cincinnati Gazette is working on tn
| problem as to who is the Oldest steamboat
man alive: "The Gazette, of the oath instant
printed the statement that Captain Johi
Swager, of Louisville, is the oldest steam
boatman now living. His age may be tn
greatest, but David Dunbar, OF Manchester
Ohio, who was, when twelve years of age,
passenger on the FAIRY Queen, fifty year
| ago, writes us that Captain James Little
aged eighty-nine years, and now residing il
| Manchester, was a pilot on the sidewhee
Fairy Queen, owned and commanded by Car
tain Will Cummings fifty years ago. Captain
William Wade, aged eighty years, no,
living four miles from Manchester, was tn
medical dispenser on the Fairy Queen a
that time David Dunbar was passenge
on the Fairy Queen at the time mentioned
| in company with his father, Hamilto
Dunbar"
| captain VIII .. nays, river editor oil IN
Louisville Courier Journal, and author of tn
remark that "the Reeses, of Pittsburg, bull
steamers by the mile and cut them off i
lengths TO cult purchasers" has at last tn
promise of his reward, as indicated in tn
following from Fridays edition of that paper
'The following letter from Pittsburg shows
handsome recognition OF the brilliant ser
vices of our marine editor: Friend Will
| have contracted for my new Cincinnati
and New Orleans boat, and propose to cal
her the VIII S. Hays. l don't know an
better way to compliment you, or to pa
tribute 10 one SO deserving, and who ha
been so earnest and constant in his labor
with that mighty weapon, the pen, in tn
interest of the river fraternity. This is off
cial; and, if you have no objection, so shall
be recorded. Your friend, Jim Rees.' TIL
VIII S. Hays is to cost S100, 900, and be one c
the finest and fastest boats that ever wake
The waters of the Ohio and the Mississippi
Here's that she may take all the horns sh
can stand underp 1t is hoped now that th
Louisville girls may be allowed to "chaw
| Wax in peace.