Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-05
GENERAL NJ EWS.

Business was brisk yesterday.
Local packets all had good trips out yes
| terday.
Signal Service reports: River feet-de
cline inches yesterday.
Receipts by river yesterday, 376 bales Of
cotton and 723 sacks Of seed.
The Louisville canal will be closed eight
days, beginning next Monday.
The United States sn agboat McComb, Capt
Frank Clayton, arrived last evening from
Vicksburg. nr @
The levee was througed with people all
day yesterday, presenting an old-time picture
Of lie and activity:
The Hard Cash went out for White river,
as usual, yesterday with fine trip of freight
and fair list of people.
The City of Vicksburg, "a hours behind
time, passed down for VIcksburg yesterday
forenoon, adding 80 tons here.
The new ferry boat Freddie Robinson ar
rived at Little Rock Monday, and is pro-
nounced superb by the press of that city.
The Annie p Silver got hole punched
in her hull below st. Louis day or two
ago, and had to return to that city for res
pairs.
The Vint Shinkle will arrive tonight, and
return to Cincinnati Friday evening. So says
telegram from Col. J. D. Moore, her chief
clerk.
The City of Baton Rouge passed up for
ST. Louis yesterday afternoon with about all
she wanted to carry on the water in the upper
river.
Freight rates were raised last Monday by
the Anchor-Line Company from Cairo to all
points south "a cents per 100 pounds. The
raise extends to New Orleans.
1ho C;tr oF n.
yesterday morning, considerably behind
time. She brought in the John B. Maude's
trip, consisting of over 5000 packages.
Capt. Milt Harry telegraphs that his pop
ular White river packet, Josie Harry, will
arrive in port tonight, and begin receiving
tomorrow morning for her return Saturday
afternoon.
Jimmy Carr has been appointed TO the
position of deputy wharfm aster, recently
made vacantby the resignation of Mr.. Eugene
Sutcliffe. Jimmy will ''catch" 'em every
time, and don't yeu forget it.
The Towards, of Jacksonville, have re-
ceived contract to build another boat for
the Anchor Line. This boat is to be 1926
feet long, IL feet hold and 46 feet beam. She
will be daisy when completed.
The Rene Macready will leave Cincinnati
on Saturday next with a trip to Memphis,
Helena and st. Francis river. More work
was done on the Macready than was at first
expected, and she is now equal to new boat.
News was received here last night that the
Anchor-Line steamer w. p Halliday was at
Island 81 drawing Q feet, with only feet in
the channel. Capt. Beck Jolly sent word to
Can't. AID Storm TO send up barge to Tighten
her over. The Halliday may be expected
here some time to-day, ON her way to New
Orleans.
Capt. Garrett, supervising inspector OF
steam vessels for this districi, yesterday
tried his new machine for testing boiler-iron.
This is the first machine for the purpose
ever used in Memphis, and proved a success
Heretofore all boiler-iron hsd TO be shipped
10 Cincinnati or Louisville for testing.
Can't. Thorwegan's new sidewheeler, being
from the old j. B. NJ. Kehlor,
will be let into the water on Saturday next
and christened the Harrison, after a we'll |
known merchant. She will be, when COM |
pleted, one of the finest crafts on the. river, |
and is intended for the Memphis and New |
Orleans trade.
A dispatch from Helena says M.sers. E, |
D. Pillow and j. III. Govt have been and are |
till doing excellent work in closing the gaps |
n the leyee below Helena and these gentle 1
men have not only paid up the amount of |
heir assessments under the act providing for
ne separate leFte uistfict, out nave ueVoteu |
heir time and given mules and utensils to
work, all without charge, and more than this,
hey have become responsible for sums which
rave 10 be paid at once on account of the
of some of the owners of prop
riy to be benefited, and who should have
,ome to time two or three weeks ago. Messrs.
Pillow and Gout not only superiptend the
york during the day, but one of them re-
Mains on the ground every night to secure as
much labor as possible. II the entire amount
# the assessment ($35, 000) was paid in, all
he breaks could be put in fair order; but as
he case stands, the work, which will be
omPleted within ten days, will not be up to
he standard"