Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-10
GENERAL NEWS,
Business was good yesterday.

business was good yesterday.
Receipts by river yesterday, los bales OF
cotton and Is bags OF seed cotton.
The Ste. Genevieve, in from St Louis yes
terday morning, had COILS packages freight
for Memphis, and returned with a light load
The face OF creation wore a broad bright
smile yesterday after the terribly ill-tem.
pered weather that has prevailed the past six
or eight months.
The New Mary Houston, four and a hall
days out from New Orleans, passed up yes
terday morning, discharging here a sm II LOT
OF freight, and added 800 sacks oil meal.
The City of Alton, on her fifth day out
from New Orleans, passed up for St. Louis
yesterday, with 400 tons of freight, after re-
naming here long enough to clean boilers.
She discharged also 900 packages, mostly
empty barrels.
Captain Nat Williams has purch ased from
party at Louisville neat little boat, with
the sweet name of Rosa, TO run in the upper
Kentucky river trade and to make connec-
tioa with the Colonel Sellers, which will run
from Frankfort to Lock Mol until the dam
is finished.
The Paris c. Brown passed south, fro m
Cincinnati to New Orleans. about 2 o'clock
yesterday morning, loaded a 1t and with 80
or 40 cabin passengers. She discharged here
700 packages OF freight, and added a few
items. S-veral of her passengers who got of
here were on board the James d. Parker
when she sunk at Louisville.
Signal service report: River Sc feet-rise
l inch during the 81 hours ending .08 p m.
yesterday. The Ohio is falling at Pittsburg,
but rising at Cincinnati and Louisville; the
Mississippi is rising at St. L"uis but falling
above; Cumberland river continues to rise
rapidly at Nashville, and Tennessee river is
risirg at Chattanooga. Changes elsewhere
not material.
Cincinnati GozeHe, Wednesday, sit is be-
lieved that two lives were lost on the Parker
when she went to pieces on the falls Sunday.
One person missing was the texas tender
named Abraham Ellis, and the other was a
deck passenger. 1t is said the latter was
under the influence of liquor and unable to
make his escape. Jack Lemon, the boats
steward, who came up from Louisville last
night, brought along a valise be longing to
Ellis which his relatives obtain by calling
at Parker, Wise & Co.'S boatstore."
Cincinnati Times Star, Wednesday: "a
number of gentlemen, we'll known at
the river, have organized a colony and
will build cottages for the occupancy
of their families next summer in
Northern Michigan. Among the names
mentioned are Captain Norwood McClelland,
Commodore Vint Shinkle, Captain George
Neare, Captain Charles Barnes, Captain
Charlie Townley, Commodore Nelson and Mr..
Jones. The place selected is known as
Barnes's Retreat, and is located near Pc
toskey.
When the City of Alton passed azoo PassI
some eight or ten miles below Helena, during
the storm Wednesday night, she was hailed
by large number OF negroes, consisting of
about 30 families, who were occupying a
portion OF the levee, in great alarm lest the
storm would cause il to give away. The
Alton made several unsuccessful attempts to
effect landing and relieve them, but owing
to the high wind prevailing she was unable
to get near enough TO take them aboard.
Down-going packets were notified, and will
no doubt look after them.
\ correspondent OF the Nashville Banne,.
writes: "There is some excitement over the
reported killing of a man named Smith, on
the steamer Thomas d. Fite, few weeks
since. He came on board at Nashville,
bound for point high up the river. Next
morning his hat and satchel were found On
top oil the boat in front of the pilothouse.
This was all to be known then. Now, it is
said that a negro, livi1g near Burkesville,
KY, saw a mani withhold his name kill
Smith and throw him overheard. Whether
or rot there is aught IN this, We would like
TO know"
A few novices in the science of tide-move-
ments were yesterday led into the belief that
another rise had set in here, but in taking
observations from that unreliable strip OF
iron placed aihwart the wharf at the foot OF
Jefferson street, made no allowance from the
stiff winds that blew from the south and
sou Invest, bearing with all its force upon the
broad expanse of water and driving its cur
rent hard against this shore. They ought to
learn that wind Of such force as prevailed
yesterday will. on a stationary condition of
the river, show a rise of fully inches on this
side, and decline of as much on the oppo
site side of the river. People who know
anything about these things are the only
ones who should make assertions in the effort
to contradict the statements OF men whose
whole lives have been devoted to the study
of the moyems nts of the tides.
The APPEAL is authorized to state that the
Coahoma will make an excursion from Men,
phis to Helena and back Sunday, inside of
daylight, affording an excellent opportunity
TO those who wish to enjoy pleasant trip
that far down the river and Wiiners the effect
sippi ever Witnessed within the age of the
Oldest of the present generation, and also to
realiz. the condition of the inhabitants of
the lowlands from the influence of the over
dow. Captain Stack Lee, who will command
the boat on that excursion, has arranged 80
that the Coahoma shall leave Memphis at
O'Clock Sunday morning, go as far as Helena,
which viii take from four TO five hours, and
return in the afternoon, charging but one
prIee-S4 Tor the round trip. Persons who
wish 10 make the trip should be on hand
promptly at the hour mentioned for de-
parture.