Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-21
GENERAL NEWS.

Du5lHebS ldlT
The John A. Scudder has new set of
smoke-stacks.
Receipts by river since last report 156
bales cotton.
The Commonwealth passed south, Sunday
morning, adding a lot of way freight for
points below.
Signal service report: River 81 feet IL
inches-stationary during the "A hours end
ing :0S pm. yesterday.
General w. S. Hancock is passenger
down on the Chou.eau, TO attend the New
Orleans Mardi- Grss festivities.
The Gold Dust passed up for ST. Louis
Sunday evening, adding here 135 bales of
cotton for reshipment at Cairo.
The Andy Baum got in from Cincinnati
Sunday evening, with 500 TONS She is re-
-ceiving for her return Wednesday evening.
The City of Helena. in from st. Louis
yesterday, had $3.50 packages of freight
She returned last night with light load.
The Raymond Horner, which came back
work and returned to her TOW Sunday even
ing and will resume her voyage south.
The w. w. O'Neil arrived from below
yesterday morning with tow of empty
barges. She will add several more here, ami
pass up for The Ohio some time to-day.
The new packet d. Il. Powell, at present
in the Anchor-Line service, passed down for
New Orleans late Saturday night, in COM
maud of Captain r. J. Whitledge. She was
well filed with freight.
The City of Baton Rouge, days and IL
hours out from New Orleans, arrived Sunday
morning, laid here a couple of hours dis
charging and receiving, and pissed on up
for ST. Louis. She had good passenger trip.
All sorts of stories are current about the
condition of the levees below here, which
will stand little sitting in order TO reduce
the sensational features. The facts are bad
enough and need no sensationaIizing.
The James Lee has been laid up for the
present, the Coahoma taking her place in the
Friars Point trade, making two trips a week,
also two trips a week to Osceola-keeping up
both trades until the water becomes naviga-
bic to intermediate points.
Rumors were current in the city yeste rday
that break had occurred in the leyte at
Australia Landing, about one hundred and
fifty miles below here. Particulars from
reliable source will be found in the sle-
graphic advices on the first page.
The wind blew in torrents and the rain
fell in a perfect cyclone between 3 and
o'clock yesterday afternoon, and extra
lines were necessary to make boats in port
As far a. heard from no damage was done.
The Charles Morgan arrived Sunday night,
days out from New Orleans, with 500 tons
OF freight and her cabins crowded with peo-
pie. Twenty-Five passengers were added to
her list here, besides a lot of stock and
freight. After discharging a lot of freight
she passed on up for Cincinnati.
Sundays river kilograms condensed: Pitts
burg. raining and river rising; Cincinnati,
heavy rain all afternoon and evening, and
rising rapidly; Louisville, rain all day. and
during the day, heavy rain at night; Cairo,
cloudy, and rising; Nashville, falling;
Wheeling, raining and rising.
A telegram from Louisville Sunday, says:
"Great crowds visited the levee to-day to see
the big river. The river rose nearly feet
during the past "a hours and is rising, with
% feet inches in the canal. and 81 feet
6 inches in the chute on the falls. The foot
of Fourth street is cut off by the water from
all communication with the river"
St. Louis Republican, Sunday: "The City
Of Ironton was SO unfortunate about ) O'Clock
yesterday evening, in backing under the
Newport bridge, as to knock both her Chin
neys down, one landing on the roof and the
other falling over tine starboard side, but
was saved by the guys just above the water
on the lower guards. The upper railing was
broken, but the chimney not
otherwise than broken of. Repairs |
will be made as soon as possible"
The City of New Orleans passed down for |
New Orleans about noon yesterday with |
1900 tons of freight and 90 cabin passengers,
among whom were the following prominent |
people: d. r. Garrison and fanny, ST. Louis; |
Mrs. James Cox and nieces, Keokuk; J. 81. |
Orr and wife, Cleveland, OHIO; Mrs. Richards |
and nieces, ST. Louis; Mrs. l. Becker, Mrs. |
Alden, Miss Ida Pollock and Miss Rey burn, |
ST. Louis; VIM. T. Treadwell and wife and |
Mrs VIM. Hustace and daughter, New York |
She added here several passengers, 4s bales |
cotton, and pile OF sundries.
Cincinnati Murine Journal: another |
bridge will soon span the Mississippi river, |
this time at Memphis. The Tennessee and |
Arkansas Bridge Company and the Tennes- |
see Construction and Contract Company are |
now seeking authority from Congress to con- |
struct the bridge. Senator Harris, of Ten |
nessee, has introduced the bill, which pro-
vidss that the bridge be constructed under |
the supervision of government engineers |
with 4 span not less than 400 feet over the |
inein channel 1t must also be subject TO |
The conditions and limitations Of an act APP