Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-08
GENERAL NEWS.


The plug dropped out of the weather tank
Yesterday morning.
Capt. John C. Crane is in command Of tie
Charles P. Chouteau.
Capt. w. II. Thorwegau will command
the Helena in person.
Cd Probs furnished US with a series of
Siberian smiles yesterday.
Signal Service report: River Z feet 8
inches-stationary yesterday.
The Andy Baum arrived from Cincinnati
yesterday with 800 tons OF freight for Mem
phis.
Receipts by river yesterday, 424 bales of
cotton. so bags of seed.cotton and ALL
sacks OF cotton-seed
The John A. Scudder, having completed
her repairs, consuming sc hours, left for St.
Louis at daylight yesterday morning.
The Henry Frsnk, which made the last
run from Helena down, got into New Or
leaps Tuesday with 1906 bales of cotton.
The John B. Maude, in from ST. Louis
yesterday morning, had 1919 packages for
| Memphis. She has been ordered to lay here
| for the present.
The w. P. Halliday, over five days out
from New Orleans, arrived yesterday after.
| noon, discharged a small lot of freight and
departed last night for st. Louis with 800
| tons.
The canoe cruisers have arrived at Hick-
man, where their progress has been consider
ably delayed by winds and slow currents.
They hope 10 reach Memphis by Saturday
or Sunday.
The City of Greeuville, with full load OF
freight and cabin and deck well.filled with
passengers, passed down for New Orleans
yesterday afternoon after adding 100 empty
barrels and some other stuff.
/
light at the head of Cheek Island, 5 miles
above Memphis, has not been displayed in
weeks. Hire red-heAded man TO stand
| the night watch on that light.
Capt. Ad Storm received official notice
from St Louis yesterday announcing the
suspension of navigation at that point, and
ordering the John 3. Maude and City of
Providence 10 lay up here till further orders.
The Cons Millsr was at Cairo yesterday,
from whence she telegraphed Capt. Light
burne, her agent here, that she would arrive
this evening and begin receiving for her
| return 10 Cincinnati tomorrow afternoon.
| See notice elsewhere.
ST. Louis Republican: "Capt. William Fiiz-
gerald, who has been in command of the
Charles P. Chouteau during Capt Thorwe-
gan's stay here, reached here from New
Orleans Tuesday by rail, and goes out as
clerk of the Helena, which leaves here for
New Orleans this week"
| The Board of Underwriters have inaugu-
rated a system of inspecting the arrange
ment Of the electric wires on all boats pro-
vided with electric lights, and those steam
boats not having the same properly set up
will be notified 10 make the necessary alter
ations before they can be insured.
The Charles P. Chouteau arrived from
New Orleans yesterday morning early, bring
| ing good lot of sugar and molasses, and
3247 sacks cotton-seed. She added here AZ
| bales cotton, and has engagements below for
1000 bales cotton and 1000 sacks oil cake
for New Orleans, for which destination she
| departed last evening.
The United States snagboats H. D. Wright
and r. E. DeRussy arrived from above yes
terday. They have been assigned 10 dis
tricts-the first named between Cairo and
Memphis, and the latter from Memphis to
the mouth of White river. The DeRussy
| leaves for below this morning and begins
work. The Wright ia above the Hope6eld
point cleaning out place to plant m actresses.
"A telegram received last night from ST.
Louis says: "Ice is running heavily, and
the Board Of Underwriters will place an en-
barge on river shipments tomorrow. The
KeoSuk and Fannie Lewis, which left this
port last night, returned to-day, and with
nearly all other steamers at the wharf went
into winter quarters. The City of Helena,
on her way up from Cairo. will probably be
ordered to stop at Chester"
| Chattanooga Times, Wednesday: "Yester-
day morning the hull of the steamboat in
course of construction for Kindirck Bros. was
launched, and afforded a very interesting
spectacle. 1t was on the ways, full fifty
yards from the bank, supported by immense
stringers and held in place by heavy ropes.
Early yesterday morning the fasteniDgs on
the upper end were strengthened and the
striDgers were lowered, descending to the
waters edge. These were well CREASED with
tallow, 250 pounds being used, and precisely
| at 10 o'clock am. the ropes were cut and
the hull slid down the frame with lightning
like rapidity, the momentum being so great
that it foated over 100 yards into the river.
1t is the most beautiful hull ever on the
Tennessee, and the steamboat will be one OF
the lightest and swiftest. Work will at
once proceed on the superstructure."
The following is list OF snags removed
by the United States snagboat ]. S. Macomb,
Capt. Frank NJ. CAyton, between Memphis
and Vicksburg, from November 1lth to De-
cember 1st, inclusive, under the supervision
of Maj. Chas. r. Snter, corps Of engineers,
United States army: Lakes, /; head Cow
Island, l; Star Landing, 1 !; Commerce Land
ing, 1; Commerce point, L; in Bnrdeau chute,
% and l rock heap; Hardin's Point, B; Ship
Island, / o. K. Landing, 2; mouth OF 81.
Francis, 2; Prairie Point, 4; MISSIONER, / !;
Kangaroo Point, i; Coouville, 1; Island So,
5; Island Ga, 2; Jackson's Point, 2; Head 65,
1; Bend 65, 8; St. Louis place, ! Robinson
Vile, 2; New Hone, / Malone, 1; Foot 66,
2; Island o., 2; Head 20, 2; Corner 20, /;
Concordia bend, l; Lake Charles, 1; Friars
Point, 1; Islsnd 6S, l; Leigh place, 2; Foot
scrubgrass, /; Siteley'-, 8; Terrens, L;
l.; Prertiss, 8; Montney bend, /; Tsrpley,
1; Island 50, 4; L4land's, 2; Glenors, 2;
Ballard's, 8; Ashton, i; BuOch's bend, 3;
] Wilderness- i. Stack Island. 2; Snorts. l;