Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-16
GENERAL NEWS.

Com. John Meeker has charge OF the
wheel of the steamer Fulton.
The Anchor-Lipe wharf-boat was moved
up to the elevator yesterday.
Steamers are all behind time on account
of fog and pressure of business
Signal Service report: River feet o
inches-rise inches yesterday
Receipts by noon yesterday 679 bales of
cotton-seed -
Let's all go down and assist in extending
hearty welcome to the Congressional River In
vestigating Committee.
The Henry A. Tyler arrived from Cairo
yesterday with 1880 packages of freight. She re-
turns to Cairo this morning.
Our old friend and associate, Col. NJ. Hop
Johnston: is coming down on the Guiding star
representing the New York Herald
The Guiding Star, with the Congressiona al
River Commission aboard, is due here this morn
ing Memphis marines owe them a hospitable
The Josis Harry laid over till TO-DAY in
order to take heavy lot of bridge material for
the Paramore road which crosses White river at
Clarendon.
We undertook to advise an old mariner
how to run a steamboat yesterday. He was kind
to us, but gnat was suffocated in the hole we
crswled through without effort.
The Henry Frank may not be expected to
come as high as Memphis for some time ye.-not
as long as the banks below afford engagements to
make up the loads she is carrying now.
The new depot Of the Chesapeake, Ohio
and So otn railway, which is now about
is quite an ornament to the lower wharf
The John E Maade, due this morning.
.eit 81 LOUIS Monday evening with all the freight
gers. She returns to st. Louis this evening.
dad" Durham, one of the Oldest M ates on
the river. who barely escaped death on the occa-
sion of the Gold Dust bloB-up, has Temporary
charge of the decks of the,Coahoma during the III
ness Of the regular mate, John Higgins. dad"
Dunham is universally popular with the marines
and everybody on shore between New Orleans and
81. Louis Globe. Democrat: "The river busi.
ness OF Nashville used to be a mighty big thing
but since the war it has grown small by degrees
gle boat to do it reverence. Even James T. Bell
the river editor of the Gazehe in ante bclun DAYS
stii existed if he did not have occasion tn cross
over it twice each day.
Cairo item, 18th: "Duke Ensmiuger. the
well-known wharfnaster of this city. has retired
permanently from the business, and leaves for
Marion in few days, to spend the balance of bis
Sa ;. He was appointed mail agent by President
his run being from Cairo to Sandolal In 1859 he
was appointed wharfmaster of this city and for
Office to the satisfaction of all. But few men on
the river are better or more fayorably known than
old Duke Ensminger."
Abiding to the Life-Saving Service a.
Louisville. correspondent has this to s,y: mot
withstandng that the Louisville station is con-
sloereQ 70 pc the most Qincult one in the service
from which to render assistance to those needing
1t. there have been less than $500 persons sue
cored during the past year Destitute sufferers to
the mum Der OF 500 were aided from the station
during the severe floods of last spring. The crew
do not confine their labors 10 the saving Of life
only, but OF any sort OF properly In danger, and
not few steamboats, are indebted to the station
for assistance which has prevented their destruc-
ID. Parker of Cincinnati, was wrecked in the Indi-
ana chute on the falls, March 5, 1882, one of the
boats from the station crossed the river and
reached the wreck in seven minutes, and the en-
tire crew saved 102 persons"
A curious incident happened on the Abe
Mcdonald before her departure from Cincinnati
sunday morning. Capt. Cole, who was standing
on fuel fat alongside as she backed out, noticed
q popularity in the sound of her escapement, and
also in the working of the doctor. and observed
pipes. Ascending TO the root he secured some,
and discovered that they were wood. The ma
chinery was ordered stopped, with the following
result: The boat had been receiving two new pit
mans, and in putting the piston rod in position
inside the starboard cylinder block of pine 6E
inches long and inches in diameter was used to
hold up the after end of the rod. When the head
was put on this pine block remained inside the
cylinder through neglect The not steam and It's
force, together with the vibrating movement OF
the rod, tore 1t into fine shreds and in this shape
II passed through the side pipe and through the
exhaust pipe into the heaters and come Of IL into
the doctov. By removing the heater heads and the
caps from the doctor q mass of oakumlike sub
stance was found which would fill gallon meas
ure. The boats machinery was not damaged.