Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-22
GEN ERAL NEWS.
WEATHER pleasant.

FoeGY nights are delaying packets.
The multitude went in droves to see the
Kate Adams yesterday, even up to the hour
of departure.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday were 757 bales
of cotton, 1873 bags of seduction, and 1878
sacks OF cotton-seed.
The r. r. Springer passed up for Cincin-
natl yesterday with 1900 tone, after discharg-
ing 50 packages here.
THE prospects at Louisville Wednesday
were very fattering for an early resumption
OF navigation on the Ohio.
LOCAL INSPECTORS RALsToN AND BRAZEE,
who have been on an extended trip up Ar
kansas and White rivers, returned yesterday.
THE James Lee has been pressed with
business until she is compelled to lose day
in her line. She leaves this evening on her
regular time.
CAPT. MILT HARRY teleyraphs that the
Josie will arrive tonight from White river
with good load, and will return tomorrow
evening as usual.
81 WANTS TO jes' hear dat boat 'scape once,
da's all wants; den Use gwine home, sho."
That was the last remark heard from "rat"
ashore when the Kate Adams backed out
last night.
DENNIS KAvANAeH, one of the oldest
river men and pilots of the Ohio river, died
at his residence, in Covington, Monday,
aged IS years. He was an old fiatboatmaD,
and has given the first instructions to many
of our pilots, and was the Oldest of a family
of four reliable steamboatmen.
THE Dean Adams was sold yesterday by
Maj. John D. Adams to Capt. James Lee,
jr., for SIS, 500. She was Immediately COM
missIoned into the Memphis and Friars
Point trade to assist the James Lee, Capt.
Lloyd T. Whitlow, formerly chief clerk of
the ames Lee, taking command.
A MEETING was held at Louisville, Tues
day, of gentlemen representing transporta-
ton lines leading South, to settle upon q
schedule of freight rates for the coming
season. The Southern Transportation Line
and United States Mail Line of steamers,
and the Cincinnati Southern, Louisville and
Nashville, and Ohio and Mississippi lines of
railroads were represented.
JOSIAH KING, senior proprietor of the
Pittsburg Commercial Gazette, died Monday
morning in the Goth year of his age Mr..
King, before embarking in the newspaper
business, was Tor many years engaged in
mercantile pursuits, and many years ago,
before the days of railroads, owned stock in
quite a number of steamboats,, and was we'll
known by old-time boatmep.
WHILE just above Baton Rouge, Sunday,
the ]. NJ. White caught fire, and but for
timely and heroic work would have been de-
siroyed. The fire originated between her
boilers, and in a short time had reached
alarming proportions. The latest appli-
ances in the way of hose, pumps, Babcock
engines, ETC., being at hand and successfully
used, the boat, with its precious cargo, was
saved. There was considerable excitement,
but little damage was done, however.
PITTsBURG Chronicle: "To transport by
rail the same amount of coal that was ship
ped from Pittsburg in two days by river,
last week, il would require IL 400 cara, with
a carrying capacity of ID tons each, and
would coneist of $40 trains of 20 cara each.
Each train, including locomotive, would be
at least $50 feet long, and the combined
length Of the trains would be Sc miles. The
rei1inz stock of all the railroads lie kaing os.i
of Pittsburg would not be equal TO the emer-
gency."
CAPE GIRARDEAu dispatches, of Monday,
say: "The passengers of the Montana that
arrived report her lying broadside on the
gravel opposite Crawford's Landing, with
| bow toward the Illinois shore. She had just
| crossed the wreck OF the Fright Light and
was driven by the storm TO the Illinois shore
| when large tree fell across her bow, COM
| pletely demolishing II barrels of whisky
and the stage-plank. Capt. Keith says il
was the narrowest escape in his life, but
thinks he will get out all SAFE"
ST. LOUIS ITEMs.-Repubhean, Tuesday
"Joe Kaiser, mate, and Billy Pritchard,
| clerk of the David E. Powell, came up from
| their boat yesterday, and report her laid up
at Brickey's in q safe harbor. Before they
left her she had taken all the freight off Of
the Matte Belle. The Matte Belle has
been raised and is sdoat all right It is
rumored that Capt. Frank Oakes and some
Paducah and ST. Louis parties have pur-
chased the towboat Raven and two barges
from the American Transportation Com
I psny."
| AT Cincinnati Saturday night about 7:3C
| O'Clock laborer named Dennis Mentally
who had been working on the Andy Baum
and had Just been paid of, while in the aci
of leaving that steamer, fell of the after END
| OF the New Orleans wharfboat into the river,
and had sank twice when Capt. Harry w
Stein, of the Charles Morgan, observing his
| critical condition, and Notwithstanding al
least so fellow-laborers we're idly looking on
without making an effort to save him, leapec
into the river and succeeded in saving poor
| McNally from drowning. Mentally Ws'
badly bruised by striking one of the wharf
bost chains as he fell into the river. Capt
Stein had on his heavy, long-tailed overcoa'
outtoned close up to his throat, and IN saw
ing McNally from q watery grave came neal
losing his own life. This il the third person
the gallant Capt. Harry w. Stein has rescued
| from drowning.