Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-06-06
GENERAL NEWS,


Weather mysterious.
Captain William Lash is in the city.
Receipts by river since last report, % bales
cotton and $40 sacks seed.
II Monday night had been an hour longer
we would have had frost sure.
Amos Day, the well-known Arkansas river
friends - - 49, '''' ' ''' Wv
Commodore James S. Wise, superiuterd.
ent of the Memphis and Ohio River Packet Com
pany, arrived by rail yesterday from Cincinnati.
Sigual-service report: River 81 feet s
inches-rise inches during the 81 hours ending
at los pm. yesterday. The rise Sunday was
inch.
Captain Hall, of the Mark Twain, who
has been under the weather" several days, was
reported improving yesterday afternoon.
The Guiding Star, three days and twenty
hours out from New Orleans, passed up for Gin
einnau Sunday with 80 tons freight and a good
list of passengers.
The City of Alton, with $50 tons freight,
passed up from New Orleans for St. Louis Sunday
afternoon, after cleaning out here She was a lit
tie over four days out
The City of Helena, in from st. Louis
carly yesterday morning with 1852 packages freight
returned yesterday evening with the usual com.
ple1nent Of way stuff
Colonel Billy Byers, the spiritual con-
forter of the James w. Gaff. who has been off a
trip or two wrestling with light attack of small
pox, is his feet again and at his pos. of duty.
The case Of the burning of the Golden
City viii come up in the Criminal Court today,
with carlessness in causing the disaster Will be
tried
Diane Falls, the youngest son of Mr.. Yves.
Owens. one of the pilots OF the James Lee, re-
ceived the ordinance of baptism Sunday after
noon, in the presence of several friends of the
family, the Rev. Samuel Watson officiating.
The City of Greenville, with good load
on, arrived from St. Louis yesterday evening. ana
the City of Vicksburg got in from Nieksburg about
the same time. The nTst goes TO Nicksburg and
the latter to st. Louis to-day. See notices els
where.
The Vicksburs Herald, of recent date, con-
tains curious river item in regard ID the recent
fast of the James Lee, in which there are sew
nent in references as to lead one to the opinion
that lunatic had been employed to sub" for
the boss OF that column while he went down to
make lunch excursion
The James w. Gaff arrived early yester-
day mir from Cincinnati with 1910 packages
the latter are Miss jennie Lindsay, daughter q
Captain J. A. Lindsay, late of the Vint Shink,e;
Captain Bob Boffinger, OF st. Louis, and Mrs Wm.
Mccullough, making the round trip.
Louisville correspondence of the Cjneiu-
mai Commercial Sunday: 1.-TWO men fell into the
river from coal foa at the foot of Sixth street
an old isdv named MaFS Dale. who was piciiss
and the one that could swim caught and pushed
it to the other, thus saving both. The man who
couIdn I swim, although quite poor, hustled about
and raised SO, which he gave to the old lady.
The mems names could not be asceriained."
The Herald (QEincy) says: "They have
a wild and weird way of tree ting steamboat owners
on the Illinois river who do not pay their debts
The steamboat Belle Of Ottawa while lying at the
wharf at Havana, two or three nights ago, was
boarded by party of 10 men, who put out the
lights, steamed up, cut the cables, and took the
boat TO Peoria One man belonging TO the boat
who was absa ID at the time of its capture was put
ashore in swamp at midnight, some time after
leaving Havana. When the boat reached Peoria O
maj m gfa hOl n
snd took possession OF the craft. Ho then put q
custodian in charge and left for Chicago. The
levy was made to satisfy claim against Captain
;. t. Snively, held by ship carpenter, amount
ing to sl5l, for Iepairs done on the boat The OBJ
iect in seiztns the boat at Havana and taking it to
Peors 10 get the in the jurisdiction Of
the Northern district OF the United states Court.