Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-07
GENERAL NEWS.
Business fair.
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Weather comfortable, but not encouraging.
Receipts by river since last report, It's
bales cotton, l6 bags cotton-seed, and II sacks
cotton-seed.
The Coahoma has Joined the list of free
carriers of relief for the sufferers by the
overflow. 1t will be "bread cast upon the
waters"
The Cons Millar arrived from Cincinnati
yesterday evening with 600 tons for Mem
phis. She is receiving for her return this
evening.
Captain Sam Brown, senior partner in the
coal firm of Brown & Jones, OF Pittsburg, is
in the city, the guest of his partner, Colonel
n. NJ. Jones.
The City OF Helena arrived from St. Louis
late Sunday night, with 77l4 packages of
freight, and returned yesterday evening with
a light load.
The City of Vicksburg arrived from St.
Louis last evening, and lays over till 10
o'clock this morning, leaving then for Nicks-
burg and the bends.
Mrs. Jennie Hukill, wife OF Captain David
Hukill, died at 6 o'clock yesterday evening,
after 4 lingering illness. The time and place
of her burial have not yet been decided upon.
The City of Greenviile arrived about dark
yesterday evening with a good trip of pas
till tomorrow evening, when she leaves for
ST. Louis.
Another cloud-burst sort of a rain-storm
visited these bluffs Sunday, thoroughly wash
ing off the face Of creation, including what
little is left Of the Memphis wharf. The
mudholes IN the str eets were even washed out.
A bulletin was posted on the blackboards
at the Cotton Exchange yesterday stating
that at Is o'clock am. the river stood $50
feet above low water marks inches above
the high water of 1864. No authority given
as to measurement.
Yesterday was towboat day for this port
3 towboats, the Joseph B. Williams,
Smoky City and ]. Sharp Mcdonald, all
barges, over 1000, 900 bushels of coal. They
were all destined for points below Memphis.
The steamer Coahoma, which went out for
Friars Point and as much of the bends as
are not yet covered by the encroachmenls Of
Big Muddy, carried out, free of charge, rs
boxes of meat and 327 barrels -four and rice
for the Relief of the overflow sufferers.
Hon. w. X. Moore, under date Of March
Sd, writes TO a friend: "Say to our folks
that the bill to clear the title to the Marine
Hospital was passed into law to-day" The
Senate having passed it on the sd ultimo,
1t Is now law, and presume the erection of
dlately.
Captain Charles B. Russell, of the Cons
MilIar, visited the APPEAL department of
the river yesterday evening. Charley says
that old man Noah's experience amt a cir
cumstance compared with what the marines
have had to wrestle with this season. He
don't think the ark could have survived one
tussel with that affair at Louisville.
The few points on the river between Mem
phis and Cairo, above overflow, are crowded
with refugees from the inundated districts,
and the destitution and want is daily in
creasing. The more fortunate are doing all
they are able to alleviate suffering, but are
themselves becoming impoverished until,
should the overflow not sUbside soon, they
will be dependent upon public charity.
Signal service report: River SO feet-rise
, inches during the "a hours ending ;OS
pm. yesterday. The Ohio rose nearly 8 feet
at Cincinnati, was stationary at Pittsburg,
but falling at other points; Cumberland river
rose Il feet inches at Nashville; Tennessee
river was falling at Chattanooga; the upper
Mississippi rising slowly at Dubuque and
keokuk; Missouri river rose 3 inches at
Leavenworth; all other points show declines.
The committees appointed at the meeting
at the Cotton Exchange rooms Saturday have
gone TO work in earnest. One was heard
from yesterday-Messrs. ]. c. Nicely and w.
f. Taylor, who were delegated to work
South Front street, reported subscriptions Of
cash S24; 81 barrels flour, u barrels meal,
l barrel potatoes, l barrel meat, / barrel
rice, and l barrel kraut. No other commit
tee reported yesterday evening, but it Is un-
derstood they are industriously at work.
A gentleman in this city yesterday re-
ceived private letter from a friend living
at Hopedale, on Arkansas river, thirty miles
or more above its mouth, stating: This
country is in a dreadful condition. The
levees are broken all..along from South Bend,
so miles above the mouth, and the water Is
in almost every house from Red Fork to the
mouth. The stage Of the water is above
anything ever before known. 1 don't know
what the people are going to do. The suffer
ing is very great all around"
Particulars of the sinking Of the Memphis
and Ohio river packet james d. Parker, at
Louisville, Sunday afternoon, will be found
in the APPEALS Geographic reports. 1t is
gratifying to know that no lives were lost.
During the excitement of her sinking the
boat took fire, but was e1tiDguished before
much damage was done. The trouble was
caused by the boat refusing TO answer her
helm, guided by the old and experienced
falls pilot Captain Pink Varble. The Par
ker was one Of the oldest packets in the line,