Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-26
GENERAL NEWS.

THE John A Scudder loads back from
Cairo. ----
IT was a full-blooded holiday on the wharf
yesterday.
STEAM was raised on the new wills. Hays
at Pittsburg Saturday.
JOHN JAMES, well known in river circles,
returned yesterday from a trip up the couu-
try.
The crew of the Tiger gave her cabin a
Christmas gilt yesterday, in the shape of
coat of paint.
SHE'S daisy and no mistake" was the
verdict passed on the Kate Adams by the
press of Arkansas City.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday were 27O7
bal-s OF cotton, PSI bags OF seed and
1861 sacks of cotton seed.
The Montana passed south yesterday af-
ternoon, with big trip on. Sue discharged
good lot here, and added 40 tens.
The Henry Frank arrived at New Orleans
Friday with 1884 bales OF cotton, S5l sacks
of cotton seed, and 1920 sacks of oil-cake.
The Oakland and barges passed down
yesterday for New Orleans, adding a barge
here containing 1850 bales OF compressed
cotton.
The repairs on the John S. Bransford will
be completed in time for her 70 resume her
place IN the Milt Harry White River Mail
Line next Tuesday.
The James Lee will lay up this week to
rub up little, the Dean Adams, with Capt.
Lloyd Whitlow in command, doing the
business Of the line.
THE Kate Adams got in from Arkansas
City at dark last night, bringing in splendid
| trip-one that is quite compliment to her
FIRST voyage. Besides the freight, she had
| 100 cabin passengers and 100 deckers She
u IL l.Io L.. Il II.
| ing reception, given her at Arkansas City
and along the coast, together with low water
and rush OF business.
The new transfer boat being built at Fort
Smith is nearly completed; will be ready
January 1st. She was constructed by Mem
| phis ship carpenters. amoag them John I.
Northrop, Charles Hunter, Albert Leiben,
JOHN Stephens Charles Summers and -
Thomas. Messrs. Noribrop, Stephens, Sum
| mer and Thoms arrived home by rail SUM-
day night TO take in Memphis Christmas.
CAPT. VIM THoRwEeAN's new boat, Hell
ems, is advertised to pass this port on her
| way TO New Orleans at 5 O'Clock this after
noon. She is heralded as the biggest cotton
carrier ahoat. having been built with especial
adaptation TO that business, under Capt
Thor egan's Immediate supervision. One
load on the Helena will make big hole in
the cotton supply OF the valley. VIM. Fitz-
gerald, an old-tner, has charge of her office.
! CAIRO correspondent Cincinnati CONNER
cial, Sunday: "Steamboatmen got excited
| yesterday over tho P-oPeot of an ePon river
| to st. Louis. The crew OF the Common
wealth came down from st. Louis to take
her up, and Just after noon she started. She
| had scarcely reached Fillmore, however,
when an order came 10 hold her here until
| further orders, and tug was dispatched
straight to Birds Point, where she was headed
off and broueh back"
VIcKsBURG Herald, Saturday: "1u the
case of damages to the amount OF $4,000
sued out in the Circuit Court of this county
| by Martha Kent against the Auchor-Line
| steamer Gold Dust, in the drowning of her
! husband at landing above here on the Mis-
sissippi river, about months ago, an order
of dismissal was entered by Judge Warren
Cowan yesterday. This action was taken on
the part of Judge Cewan because, as he
stated, there WIS not sufficient evidence IN
| the case to warrant its trial by jury. In
other words the Judge decided that no blame
could be attached TO any of the officers OF the
Gold Dust in the drowning o. Martha Kenrs
| husband"
The Louisville Courier Journal, OF Satur
dav. saws: 1.-The new Anchor-liDer City Of
! St. Louis, being completed here by the How
ards, will be thoroughly illuminated by
| electric lights. Her hull will be lllumin-
ated, eleven Nights being stationed on e~cn
side. There will be lights at the doctor, aft
end Of the boilers, foot-box of the cylinders,
shaft-crauk and wheelhousee, the latter
| lights being protected from the spray, so
| that the Carpenter may be enabled 10 ma ke
] repairs 10 the wheels at any time. They
| will be distributed judiciously throughout
the cabin, texas sad outhouses, and the whole
will be SO systematizsd that any light can
be turned on or off Just the same a. gss. She
will certainly present brilliant appearances
| wnen ahoat and running"