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


Another one of those nice days you read
about-in duck literature.
The Marlin Speed left for Arkansas river
yesterday evening with a fair showing.
The Fulton arrived from Hatchie river
yesterday morning, and returned in the even
ing.
Receipts by river yesterday: 1914 bales cot
ton, 8 bags seduction, and 1905 sacks cot
ton-seed.
Signal service report River 80 feet 3
incLes-decline, inch during the "a hours
ending l :OS pm. yesterday.
Colonel Robert Speed, the king coal man
ager, who has been ON a flying trip TO st.
Louis, returned yesterday by rail.
The heavy Jog has knocked everything
afioat out of tune, and boats over due are
struggling into port at unreasonable hours.
Notwithstanding the muddy condition of
the levee yesterday, there was considerable
business doing, and packets had good trips
put.
Captain Alexander Moses, the New o.
leans Underwriters agent, leaves by rail for
Vicksburg at noon, after a week spent in
this city on business for his association.
The Cons Millar got of for Cincinnati
with 1000 bales cotton, 400 barrels oil, 1000
sacks oil meal, 80 packages rags and bones,
$4,000 feet lumber, a lot Of sundries and sew
eral passengers.
The Josie Harry, having a good trip of
freight and cabins full of passengers. went
out for White river yesterday afternoon, the
Little Commodore" looking as spry as a
tomtit on a p~umphandle.
The Henry Frank arrived early yesterday
morning with a heavy load for Memphis,
the principal item being 1883 sacks cotton
seed. She departed last night with over
5000 sacks OF seed for New Orleans.
The Golden City was drawing u feet when
she passed south yesterday afternoon. She
lost two nights by fog between here and
Cairo. She discharged $50 packages, added
a small lot, and had a fair passenger trip.
The John b. Maude arrived yesterday az
ternOon with 1000 packages, aud returned for
St. Louis last night with the usual showing
OF way freight for the bends above. She was
considerably delayed coming down by the
fog.
Brownsville Democrat, Friday: at is said
that the steamer Fulton will ascend Hatcllie
river this week for the express purpose of
carrying out n boat-load of negroes. They
will seek green fields and pastures new in
the great State of Arkansas"
During the past season the Mississippi
river has been open from St. Paul TO the gulf
from April Both to January LIST, a period of
PA days, and the closing, which occurred
Sunday night at st. Paul, is the latest this
year ever known, with one exception-that OF
four years ago, when the closing was delayed
by mild weather until January 1, 1873.
st. Louis Globe Democrat, Friday: "The
ice is running very heavy in the river. and
unless a decided thaw sets in boats cut below
here coming this way will be turned back or
tie up temporarily. The Anchor Line, W tn
its usual carefulness, has held some Of its
boats until to dsy to note the change in the
weather. Last night a very material mod
Grafton set in, and at midnight a heavy thaw
was in progress"
The following steamers have laid up aud
gone into winter quarters at St. Louis, be-
tween Washington avenue and the arsenal:
Joe Kinney, Matte Belle, Red Cloud, Gin
ton, Belle of Shreveport, c. X. Peck, Red
Wing. Iron Mountain and .barges, Belle La
Crosse, Northwestern, War Eagle, Gem City,
White Esgle, Arkansas. Champion No. 8,
Deliver, Joseph Henry, Ivey, Dolphin, Bsa-
yer, Colorado, David Il. Powell and Jack
Frost. At Carondelet are the steamers Fan
ME Lewis and Lady Lee.
A dispatch from Winona, Minnesota, dated
Thursday, says: although the Mississippi
is closed at this point, and persons cross on
the ice, the winter thus far in Minnesota has
been comparatively mild. Til Republican
publishes a table showing the dates of the
OF twenty-five years, and at no time during
that period has it closed as late in the season
as this year. The nearest approach to it was
in 1869, when navigation closed December
18th. Last year it closed November 20th.'