Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-15
GENERAL NEWS.

The Ohio Is reported rising at last.
The Fannie Tatum is loading at St. Louis
for Arkansas river.
Ice lie running in the upper Missouri, and
navigation is suspended.
The frost yesterday morning was but little
short of snow-storm.
Sinai Service report: River Z feet inches
rise inches yesterday.
Capt lack Smith ia Pilot John Carroll's
partner on the Andy Baum.
Receipts by river yesterday, HI bales OF
cotton and 1859 sacks of cotton-seed.
The John Dippold is here patching boilers,
and may get away this morning for St. Louis.
The City of Greenville left at daylight
yesterday morning. having added 60 tons for be-
low.
The r. r. Springer, with 600 tons of
freight passed up for Cincinnati yesterday after
noon.
The D. c. Fogel, with couple of bargea,
destined to Yazoo river, passed south yesterday
morning.
The City of Vicksburg added about Is tons
of way freight, and left for Vicksburg yesterday
morning.
The Arkansas City added 1000 bales of
Esstern-bound cotton when she passed up for st.
Louis yesterday afternoon.
The Guiding Star, with the Congressional
River Investigating Committee aboard, will ar
rive here tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Charles Espey, the well-known agent
pany, has returned to the city.
The transfer boat Missouri, from st. Louis,
passed down yesterday to some point below,where
She goes into commission as transfer
Cant. Charles B. Woodbury. writes from
Newport, Ark, he is doing brisk business on up
per White river with the steamer Whitewater.
The Elevator Company are going TO move
the Anchor-Line wharfboat up to the elevator. to
be used for receiving freights for reshipment
The Will S. Hays will be ready to raise
in, oI1A he iu
spare from the channel of the Ohio to fill her
boilers up.
The New Albany Forge Works is making
new shaft fer the Harry Frank. 1t will be 80 feet
inches long and 10 inches in diameter. and will
weigh q, goo pounds without crank or hanges.
The Vicksburg aud Greenville packet Is
| saquena broke her starboard shaft and blew out
| a cylinder head short distance above Vieksburg
| Monday night. She returned to Vicksburg for re-
pairs.
Thomas Butler, a well-known mate on
Infirmary, New Orleans, last "Wednesday, aged %
| years. He a native of Brooklyn, N. Y, and
| was last employed on the Clara 8.
The Kate Adams may be looked for on
the present swell in the Ohio She's higher up the
Ohio than is good for her owner. and her builders
| wait her to get out of the upper Ohio to make
| room enough TO launch another new boat.
The Josie Harry now sports The blue
streaners, having brought in the biggest load o.
cotton this season. She came out of White rlvel
with 1872 bales pa bales OF which were reshippee
| evening at the usual hour.
1t is reported that Capt. Frank Maratts
| will bring the Clinton around to the Ohio as sooT
T will p put her into the Cincinnati and Memphis
| trade. If the Coulson Line and the Hutchinson
| Line go into that trade, there will be an aoun
dance Of tonnage between Evansville and Mem
phis-
| One of the most active workers and retia
BILE contractors is James the dye s5 WHO'S
Jim has the contract for removing the stumps o
piles left on the site OF the old elevator Dy IN IN
do it in the shortest, quickest and most ehectiy
way-raise 'em up with dynamite, and will begi
| as soon as he receives stock OF the material.
Capt. G. Wash Thompson has accepte
the position of chief clerk in the Office OF tn
| Memphis and Ohio river packet Andy Baum
taken command of the vint Shinkle in the sam
line. Capt. Wash Thompson, on The roof or in tn
gentleman, and his many friends along the shor
win be just as glad to see him in the once OF N
! the Vint Shinkle.
A Louisville writer tells the followin
story about the late Nose Gibbs, recently killed
New Orleans: HE began his river life on the c. J
shipped on this boat as deck sweeper, was SOC
promoted to deck hand Waterman, mate and ca
will now tell the following incidentin his hstor.
In the spring of 1862 Capt VIM. Kountz was ma
mighty busy at Paducah organizing the fleet fl
Pitisbnrg Landing. The steamer Hillman W
| quickly as possible to Com. KountZ. In 10 hours
| the fastest run ever made between the 2 ports-u
Hillman landed alongside the flagship of the flee
| in the bay of McCracken- The loyal admiral sal
| out Il don't want any Seeesh in my command,
| take your d-n old boat back to Nashville Cal
Gibbs had heard enough, waited for no further c
| ders. but backed his boat out ind waved his hs
! saying, AID right, pard, 1 don't want to work
: you d-n Yankees, nohow'e
! The Bescon-light steamer Joseph Hem
= passed Cairo coming south Saturday, making q
| following changes from st. Louis to that poin
Fort Charles Landing, moved down 200 yard
. Cambridge Hollow, moved up to the hollol
mouth CT Saline, light discontinued; Liber
= | Island, new light placed; Hamilton, new iigh
10 | Jones's Point, discontinued; Ryan's, disco
t, tiuued; light on Little Rock Island changed to
Q light Garaghty's, re-established; above Theb'
re-established; Mollie Able Slough, discontinue
: GreeDheld's towhead, new light Speaking
the complaint of pilot made some time sin
a that beacon lights had been changed between
!. Louis and Cairo without notifying pilots, Cal
Crapster said that no such thing had beea dor
. He had made a "trip from ST. Louis to Ca
Girardeau and back to make some changes
lights at the earnest request of pilots; but betC
, starting he had notified ell parties interested
ST. Louis of the proposed trip, as he usually DO
and if any one was ignorant OF his movements
\ | was not his fault. Had he come tn rough TO Cal
= | he would have reported the changes made, but
v | he did not he had to wait until he arrived at
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