Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-05
GENERAL NEWS.
Business was quiet Yesterday,

Business was quiet yesterday.
Hays predicts Steamboat water" in the
Ohio in few days.
The Vint Shinkle has been fixed up
mighty fine, they say.
The Golden City's machinery, sold at Cairo
Thursday, brought $1,000.
The heads OF the marines are level on the
political issues of the day.
The Guiding Starr cabin is to be "lit up"
with incandescent electrics.
Signal Service report: River feet
iuches-decline inch yesterday.
Receipts by river yesterday, 1905 bales
cotton and 1914 sacks cotton-seed.
The Katie Hooper left for Arkansas river
with fine trip of freight yesterday afternoon.
The J. S. Neal has been libeled for $1,000
at Wheeling, and is TO be sold at marshars sale.
Go the whole hog, hair and all, is the way
the river men will vote the Democratic ticket
Tuesday.
The Ohio river steamer Granite State is
immortalized. she is called the "bullet-scarred
Granite State"
The Henry Frank was reported at Helena
day with engagements for all The cotton she can
champion load.
The Niobrs, with barge in tow, arrived
packages at The elevator, and left for Ouachita
ri yer in the afternoon.
The Josie Harry arrived from White river
White river till Monday.
The relatives Of Mrs. Monohau, one of the
victims OF the burned Golden City, have fully
identified the articles sent to Capt George Neare
from the wreck by Diver Hill.
The Shelby county Democratic ticket is
composed of representative men, and will be
credit to the county in the next Legislature. The
marines will vote il withoat scratch.
The City OF C,iro arrived from Vieksburg
at dark last night and went up TO the compress to
and will go to Sc. Louis to- morrow morning.
The river men are close observers, by pre-
cept and practice, of the golden rule, which con-
tains not word or sentiment that can be tortured
into Scratch the ticket, and they'll never do it.
The Josie Harry having been uuavoidably
detaiHed did not get here in time to leave yester
day, but will positively depart for White river
time to leave at her regular hour next Saturday.
1t is barely possible, says the Cincinnati
Commercial, that Capt. Tiehenor may take the new
and beautiful Kate Adams to Memphis, Maj.
John ID. Adams is anxious to introduce the new
high flyer on the Memphis and Arkansas City
race track. The Adams viii be magnificent clip
per.
The Clinton, which left st. Louis Mon
day night for Memphis. collided with barge in
tow of the government boat A. A. Humphreys,
sustained some slight damage. She went back TO
her arrival.
Capt D. RandalPs handsome packet Rena
Macready. will hereafter make three trips a week
from Memrhis TO Helena, one OF the trips going
far up St. Francis water and circumstances will
permit. Capt. o. X. Joplin will command as
usual, with A. L. Banning IN the office. See adver-
tisement for particulars
Parties negotiating with Cincinnati
builders for steamer, the duplicate in every par
ocular OF Capt. Leatherss famed Hatchez for the
New Orleans and bend trade, to take the place of
the burned R. E. Lee. She will be pool steamer,
Orleans - -1@N'@-9' -0O--' ''-''-' % -''"
| Louisville COurier-.Jo,TnaI, Friday: "There
is doubt about ii, the new Anchor-Line boat now
being built by the Towards at Jacksonville, is
| going to be unusually fast aud fine. The Anchor
Line folks have built some fine and fast boats but
| they own. Just keep your eye on her she pro-
gTesses and see ii we amt right about 1t"
| Col Joe ID. Moore, the only surviving rep
resenta.ive of the original +. F. ", comes out in
the Office of the James w. Gaff which left Cincin-
natl for Memphis yesterday. Joe Jout in the wah,
you know. There was no trouble getting him into
the difficulty, but it hell to get him of it.
70 argue the matter any further but Joe thinks
| yet that Bob was wrong.
Have, of the Courier Journal, and for whom
| celebrated new steamboat is named, is a remark
able genius He sees fun in everything, and never
hesiates to turn his batteries of wit loose when
occasion offers A terrible scene took place al
| Ashland, KY, recently, in which mob was only
board the Granite State by the prompt action OF
the Kentucky State militia, who fred on the as
saiisnts and killed and wounded several dIsiHter-
| ested parties on shore. Hays winds up the event
had taken possession of and were bearing down on
the Granite State TO get possession of the prisoners
tried to all the Granite State at Ashland some.
| body yelled 'Shoot the boat"