Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-06
GENERAL NEWS,

Business quiet.
They are ourn, cause we met 'em.
The Dean Adams left for Arkansas City
with fair trip.
The Oakland and barges passed up from
New Orleans for st. Louis yesterday.
Receipts by river yesterday los bales cot
ton, bags seed cotton and 400 sacks seed.
The marines feel good over the prospects
OF a continuance of good and honest govern
ment.
The marines all exercised their franchise
privileges yesterday according to the
"statoots."
Signal service report: River 80 feet 8
inches-decline irca during the "A hours
ending :OS pm. yesterday.
The Cons Millar, which arrived out Of the
Ohio Wednesday, had about 500 tons Of
freight and several passengers.
The gloomy weather made the wharf an
undesirable place of resort yesterday, and
nothing but urgent business could induce a
man to go down there.
The Ste. Genevieve arrived Wednesday
night with loco packages for Memphis, and
returned yesterday evening with 200 sacks
cotton-seed, Is hogsheads sugar and a lot of
way freight for the upper bends.
The r r. Springer, four and a-half days
natl yesterday morning early. She has 1900
tons for points on the Ohio, adding 1917
barrels cotton seed oil above Vicksburg.
A dispatch from Winona, Minnesota, last
night 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. The R.pubiioan
publishes a table showing the dates of the
closing OF navigation on the river for a series
Of twenty-five years, and at no time during
that period has it closed as late in the season
in 1869, when navigation closed December
18th. Last year it closed November 20th."
The Louisville Courier-Jounai, of Wednes-
day, says: 1.-The warrants against Captain
Albert Stien, his son Harry and Adam Way
land, mate the Charles Morgan, for being
accessory to murder which have been on the
docket of the City Court for some time, were
dismissed yesterday. They we're filed upon the
ground that these gentlemen, at the time
James Fontaine, second mate of the boat,
shot Gabe Morgan, a deck hand, concealed
Fontsine and prevented the officers from
arresting him. FontaiLe is now in Jail await
ing his trial on the charge of murder"
Captain A. Mcpherson, an old river man
and well-known citizen, died in Louisville
Tuesday. The Courier Journal SAYS of him:
captain Mcpherson YVES born in Scotland,
but came to ihis city when quite a Young
man. During the latter part of 1913 and
the early part Of 1850 he was actively en-
gagged in the river business, and was inter
ested in several boats He was captain of
the Georgetown, a noted boat in her day,
which piled between this city and New Or
leans. Quitting the river be took position
as book-keeper, ard about 1861 embarked in
the tobacco business, retiring IN 1867 with a
fortune amply sufficient to carry him through
this life. He was a man of wide informa-
ton and sound sense. Never having mar
ried he leaves no family, nor has he any rel
atives in this country. During the past few
years he made two trips to his native coun-
try. Since its organic alton he has been a
stakeholder in the German Bank. He was
sixty-two years of age"