Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-28
GENERAL NEWS.

Packets left on lime with moderate trips.
Bu mess fair during the intervals between
yesterdays showers.
Receipts by river since Saturday, 46 bales
cotton and p sacks seed.
The Gold Dust added so tons aud left for
Vicksburg Sunday morning.
TIL, Ja-k Frost, with seven barges Of ice
for this port, arrived Sunday evening.
the Harry Brown arrived here Sunday
evening with heavy tow Of coal for this
market
The Port Eids and barges, from. St. Louis,
passed down for New Orleans yesterday
evening.
The J. Sharp Mcdonald, with a tow of
empty coal barges, passed up for the Ohio
river Sunday evening.
The Commonwealth passed up for st. Louis
Sunday morning, adding here $50 bales
eastern bound cotton.
Workmen have cleared away the debris
from the roof of the james Lee, and repairs
will be made forthwith.
The government steamer Anita, on her re-
turn from relieving suffering up 1azoo river,
passed up for St. Louis Sunday.
The Emma Etheridge passed up early
yesterday morning with tow oil pile drivers
belonging to the River Commission.
Captain NJ. l.. Nirden, formerly clerk
the Thomas Sherlock, and an oId-time river
clerk, is in the coal trade at Bayou Sara.
Captain Thomas J. Darragh, of Little
Rock, arrived in the city yesterday on the
railway packet Katie Hooper. He will re-
turn to-day.
Among the freight carried out by the Goa
homa yesterday was 40 boxes of meat and
200 barrels-all carried free for the Missis-
sippi sufferers.
& Ill c. 7
terday morning, had 1894 packages for Mem
phis, and returned during the afternoon with
| a light load on.
Captain Storm received official announce
ment by telegraph yesterday that Anchor
Line rates have been revised, as follows:
Flour and meal, 25c per barrel.
The City of Vicksburg, in from Vicksburg
yesterday afternoon, reports the river falling
at all points as far down as Vicksburg. She
leaves here for St. Louis this afternoon.
The Joseph B. Williams arrived Sunday
evening with a tow OF empty coal barges.
She is at the island above the city, probably
cleaning boilers or repairing. She will pas
up for the Ohio river perhaps to-day.
The John A. Scudder, over 5 days out
from New Orleans, arrived late yesterday
afternoon, and lay here to clean out boilers.
She discharged good lot of freight, and
passed up last night with eco tons for St.
I
Louis.
The Charles Morgan, three days and IF
teen hours out from New Orleans, passed up
for Cincinnati Sunday morning. She bad
900 tons freight, 12l cabin passengers, and
large crowd of deckers. She discharged
here lot of molasses and other items.
The government rAtiOn-boat Coal Bluff
passed down for Helena and Vicksburg Sun
day afternoon, having in tow two bargss
loaded with supplies for the sufferers. She
| discharged 100000 ralions for distribution
here, and had 900 rations for below.
The Globe Democ,G marines deserted their
frail craft between Baton Rouge and New
Orleans, struck out for u railway, and re-
turned home. Look out for some huge ALI
gator yarns in the G.-D.'s river column at
regular intervals during the next year ortwo.
Signal service report: River 81 feet }
iuches-decliue inch. This showing makes
the decline of foot inches from the high
est point reached during the present season.
Excepting inches rise at Davenport and =
inches at Dubuque, the rivers are declining
at all points.
The Andy Baum arrived from tue Ohio
Sunday evening with go tons freight and a
good list Of passengers, among them DR..
Mussey and wife, of Cincinnati; Mrs. S. A.
! Temple of Dayton, o. and Mrs. r j. Win
ner and Miss Clara 3. Order, Of Greenville,
! Ohio. The latteI-named lady Is making the
round trip.