Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-14
GENERAL NJ EWS.

Business was good yesterday.
Capt. A. NJ. Hutchinson, of Keokuk, Ia, is
in the city.
C-pt. B. o. Michel, of Hales Point, was
in the city yesterday.
The Piasa has arrived with another tow of
stone for paving streets.
Signal Service report: River feet
inches-rise inches yesterday.
The John Dippold and barges passed up
yesterday evening for st. Louis.
The Future City and barges passed down
Sunday evening for New Orleans
the james W. Gaf got away from Hope
field Sunday a, noon for Cincinnati.
The lighthouse-tender steamer Jos. Henry
passed down Sunday for points below here.
Receipts by river yesterday, 1856 bales OF
cotton, 1873 bags of seedco and 1882 sacks of
seed.
Weather 6rst.clsss, but a little too quick.
Give it to us in broken doses till we get accustomed
to it.
The City of Cairo passed down Sunday
morning for Vicksburg. She added 25 tons OF
freight here.
The Commonwealth passed up Sunday
evening for st. Louis. She added here 1905 bales
of eastern-bound cotton.
The City of Greenville arrived last night
from St. Louis with good trip. and leaves at day
Light this morning for New Orleans.
The CITY of Helena arrived yesterday
morning from st. Louis with 1860 packages of
freight for this place, and returned again last
eve.iug.
The w P. Halliday, from New Orleans,
passed up yesterday morning for st. Louis with
400 tons OF freight. She put off here S2S packages
of freight
Capt. Ed r. Thomas, former well-known
river clerk, is now established among US agent
of the Midland iine of railroads. He has a nice
office, neatly fitted up. at No. Madison street.
Things is gittin' somewhat more livelier"
up about the elevator since the Anchor Line
20 ks-well it suggests to the casual visitor the
refrdin-"I feel as one who treads alone" some
steamboat landing dtserted-even by salt piles,
stone quarters and sand-dggers
Maj. John d Adams having already
struck and disposed of the tide in the affairs of
looking for tide in the Ohio that will lead his
beautiful new Memphis aud Arkansas river packet,
Kate Adams, out of that treacherous stream ana
on TO her destination. where big of business
avail her. She's ready whsn the tide comes.
A prominent spipper tried to do business
over the elevator yesterday but got lost in the
labyf1nths OF that boundleSS establishment. He
got home in Time for supper, but suggests that a
few finger boards" directing the visitor 10 the
various departments OF the bu ldiug and its
Ioundings would not be out of place. Put 'em up,
Messrs. Elevatorers, and receive the thanks of at
| least one anxious individual.
New Orleans Picnyune, Saturday: "The
mammoth cotton carrier Henry Frank arrived
from Helena yesterday with 1921 bales of cotton.
weighing about 23l3 tons, and worth about $500 OOO
The bales were very artstically piled reflected
great credit her mate, Frank Weaver The
with $500 bales reached Terreue on Monday al 5
O'Clock p took on 62l bales and left at 9 D m
| reached Arkansas City Tuesday at m, took
| on 42C0 bales and left at noon Wednesday, reached
NatcheZ at m. Thursday, received 400 bsles
and started al pm. Tor this city. reaching the
| wha at 1:30 pm yesterday Mr.. Henry Seaman
/ is the Henry rank secoGd clerk, and is one OF
\ the best on the river"
| Capt. I, P. Leathers has been Motif I'd the
| suit for insurance on the Gen. Quitman has been
decided in his favor and the decision affirmed bv
| the supreme Court of louisiana. This is old
lawsuit dating back to 1865, and originated in The
| loss of the Gen. Quitnan. which sunk at New
Texas Landing In that year. Capt. LeatheIs was
IN Interested in her to the amount of fourth, and
Andy Pduley one-eighth that eighth being in
| sured in st. Louis. The remaining seven-eighths
| were insured in Cincinnati, in the name of john
| w. Cannon, on account OF her then owners
| Cannon and feathers, Capt. feathers owning two
| thirds and Capt. Cannon the remaining five
| eighths Capt. Cannon it seems, received the
| money, some $4,000, and kept it, paying over nj
| part of it. Capt. Leathers having approached
Capt Cannon on the subject. and not receiving, t.
| his mind, satisfactory statement instituted tbs
| above suit, which has been pending ever since.