Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-17
GENERAL NEWS.
Business quiet.


Not packet in port last night.
Receipts BY river yesterday, bale cotton
cotton and 80 sacks of seed.
Colonel N. NJ. Jones has returned home
after an absence of several weeks North.
This Katie Hooper cleared on time last
evening for Arkansas river with fair trip.
DON'T forget the excursion on the James
w. Gait Friday for the Ohio river and return.
The Plow Boy departed last evening for
White river with good trip of freight and
passengers.
The City OF Alton passed down at an early
hour yesterday morning for New Orleans
with good trip. She added here so bales
of cotton for Natchez and lot OF sundries.
The City of New Orleans arrived yester-
day evening from New Orleans, on her
fourth day out TO this place, with 500 tons
of freight and good trip of people. She
cleaned out here and left last night for ST.
Louis.
A dispatch from Cairo says: ''The follow
ing persons wounded, from the steamer
Gold Dust. were brought to this city from
Hickman, KY, by the steamer City of Vicks-
burg, and placed in the Marine Hospital:
Henry Hays, roustabout; George Washing
ton, roustabout; Tom Gibson, roustabout,
and Mr.. Day, deckpassenger. All are doing
well.
The st. Louis Republican, of Tuesday, says:
dad Durham, second mate of the Gold
Dust, is on the street and improving fast.
Clerk John Langlois, of the Gold Dust, was
reported slightly improved, bot still IN
dangerous condition. Captain Frank Liebke,
lately injured on the Gold Dust, arrived on
the Belle Memphis last night, and is doing
WE'LL"
The Cincinnati Commercial of Tuesday,
says: captain John J. Darragh was here
yesterday looking after the interests of the
new Arkansas river packet he is building at
Madison, and which will be ready to launch
September LIST. Captain Darragh has almost
recovered from the injuries he received by
being thrown out of a buggy several weeks
SINCE"
A special dispatch to the Cincinnati Com
naerciat from Pittsburg, Tuesday, SAYS: "The
Kate Adams will be launched some time this
week, but the Will S. Hays will remain on
the timbers until September. Captain Wash
Floyd, a well-known Memphis steamboat
man, but Pittsburger by birth and educa-
ton, is spending the summer here, accom-
panied by his wife. 1t is probable that
Captain Wash will go out in charge of the
new Kate Adams"
Louisville Courier Journal, Tuesday: ''The
new Anchor Line steamer Arkansas City will
make a trial trip this morning, and leave
this afternoon for st. Louis where she will
receive her outfit and take her place in this
famous line. 1t is believed that the new
boat now building by the Howards, at their
yards in Jesffersonville, for the st. Louis
and New Orleans Anchor Line, will be called
the City OF Natchez and not the City of St.
Louis, as has been generally understood"
The funeral of William A. Ingraham,
third clerk of the Gold Dust, took place
Thursday afternoon at ST. Louis, and was
largely attended. Messrs William A. Noyes,
Paul Robyne, George Camp6eld, George
Corbet, Lee Adkins, AL. Anderson, E. w.
Burch and Lou Murray acted as pail bearers.
The beautiful floral tributes 10 the deceased
consisted of beautiful pillow, surmounted
by an anchor partially fallen, from the
Anchor-Line clerks. An urn, or vase, from
Lem. A. Carter, of the John B. Maude. 1t
was composed of solid white rosea, with han
dies of tea roses, covered RegEige on the Top
with ferns and ivy. Two beautiful wreaths
and several other floral tributes were sent in
by friends. A beautiful baeket of white
roses, with the word "Brother" in blue inn
mortelles, was the tribute of the sisters, Mat
tie and Mary.
The Cincinnati Commercial has the follow
ing concerning Manfred p. Hall, second clerk
of the Paris e. Brown, who died on board
the boat below New Albany on Sund y
three months old, and the only son of wild
owed mother, who has recently been stopping
| in Newport. The young man was well and
fzvorabiy known on the river, and possessed
qualities which won him friends wherever
he went. The remains were brought up by
rail by Captain Alex Halliday, cousin, and
were taken to Burlington, o., for interment,
on the Fleetwood. The deceased was
the son OF the late DIR. Hall, of Millers-
port, o. The mother, sister and brother-in-
law accompany the remains TO Burlington.
When ready to leave New Orleans on the
home trip he complained OF feeling unwell.
A physician was called, who prescribed for
malarial fever. He continued growing worse,
and when Memphis was reached physician
was summoned, who remained with the pa
tient until he died. His disease was black
dropsy, but the immediate cause OF his death
was paralysis of the heart. Captain Halli-
day and his associate officers were Intiring
in their attention 10 the deceased"