Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-07
GENERAL AND PERSONAL.

New chimney-tops on the Charles Morgan.
Henry Partee, late pilot on the Henry
Frank, is now on the City of Alton.
The Commonwealth passed down Sunday
morning for Nicksburg. She added here 50
tons freight.
Receipts by river since last report III
bales cotton, bags seed-cotton and 81 sacks
cotton-seed.
The Gold Dust passed up Sunday evening
for St. Louis. She added here 52S bales
Eastern-bound cotton.
Signal service report: River So feet l inch
stationary. The report yesterday also in
dictates a general decline in rivers at all
points.
d. P. Davis, formerly a well-known steam
boat clerk, is in the city. Mr.. Davis is now
clerk OF the Supreme Court, at Jackson,
Tennessee.
The City OF Alien passed down Sunday
evening for New Orleans with 1900 tons of
freight. She added below Cairo 1900 sacks
corn and here rs tons freight
The falling river enables work at the boat
yards to be resumed. The wreck of the Hop
kins will be taken out on the Cincinnati ways
Tuesday and the VIII Kyle will probably go
on the docks.
The Charles Morgan passed down yester-
day afternoon for New Orleans with 1900
tons freight and 20 cabin passengers. She
put off here 800 packages merchandise, and
added 100 barrels meal.
The X. Il. Springer, on her fourth day out
from New Orleans, passed up Sunday even
ing for Cincinnati with 500 tons freight, and
fair list OF people, She lost twelve hours
above Vicksburg by wind and bad weather
She added here Sl5 barrels oil.
Cincinnati IT,Res-Stai: "Some OF our steam
h.. a..
project has been started with the object OF
establishing home for decsved members
of the profession. 1t does not seem to meet
with much encouragement, however, with a
majority OF those who have thus far been
talked to on the subject"
New Orleans Times Demoerut Saturday.
During this season the Henry Frank has
made eight trips, and brought to this city
AZ ,249 bales cotton, y, l9l sacks cotton-seed
and / l 1868 sacks oil cake. In addition she
has taken to Memphis 1879 sacks cotton
seed The Henry Frank has made altogether
As trips, and brought to this port 256,046
bales cotton, 248,76 sacks cotton seed, 55,
S2l sacks oil cake, and p ,S95 sacks cotton
seed meal. This season the Frank was laid
up on January 18th; last season she ran till
April Dist, made 10 trips, and on April ID,
last, landed here with her unparalleled trip
of 1926 bales"
Mrs. i. d. Moore, Of keokuk, Iowa, writes
Captain r. G. Shinkle secretary OF the
Pilots Association, of Cincinnati, as follows:
81 write to make inquiry after one Henry
Sheppess, my uncle. who, some 20 years ago,
was running as pilot on some boat in the
Southern trade. For a number of years j
have heard nothing from or OF him, and pre-
sumo likely he is dead. II such is the case,
! would like to know where and when he
died. Any information you can give, my
dear sir, concerning him, at your earliest
possible convenience, will be most thankfully
received, or perhaps you can assist me in
getting some clew to him. ! am, my dear
sir, yours most respectfully"
The attention of steamboat masters and
owners Is called to the following extract from
the law relative TO reporting accidents and
disasters to steamboats,: Section 10. That
from and after the LIST day of July, 1874,
whenever any vessel of the United States has
sustained or caused any accident, involving
the loss of life, the mater ial loss OF property,
or any serious injury to any person, or has
received any material damage affecting her
seaworthiness her efficiency, the managing
owner, sgent, or master of such vessel shall,
| within 5 days after the happening of such
| accident or damage, or as soon thereafter as
| possible, send by letter to the collector OF
customs of the district wherein such vessel
| belongs, or of that within which such acct
Gent or damage occurred, report thereof
| signed by the owner, agent or master stating
the name and official number (if any OF the
vessel, the port to which she belongs, the
place where she was, the nature and probable
! occasion OF the casualty, the number and
names OF those lost, and the estimated
amount OF loss or damage 10 the vessel OF
cargo; and shall furnish, upon the request Of
either of such collectors OF CUSTOMS such
| other information concerning the vessel, her
fts.s, h., LII
| and if he neglect or refuse to comply with
| the foregoing requirements, after reason,
| able time, he shall incur penalty OF $780,.
| The printed forms for the above reports will
be furnished upon application at the custom:
house.