Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-16
GENERAL NEWS.

| the circus.
Commodore John Hardin was in Little
Rock Wednesday.
Signal Service report: River 10 feet
decline inches yesterday.
Receipts by river yesterday IL bales cot.
ton and 463 sacks cotton-seed.
We will go to the anamile, to see the
young monkeys and the red kangaroo.
The Ohio river is on regular highdaddy
and sidewheel commanders are all smiles.
Mr.. T. D. Scudder, brother of Commodore
John A. Scudder, of the Apchor-Line, is in
the city, guest of the Peabody.
Dad Durham, who narrowly escaped with
his life from the Gold Dust disaster, has
charge OF her decks, and Mat Fitchnor and
Tom Good are at the wheel.
The City OF Providence, up, and Belle
Memphis, down, passed this port yesterday.
| The latter discharged about 200 packages
and added rs tons for the lower bends.
While the Guiding Star was 10 port at
| Evansville the other day Captain He gler as
the recipient OF a beautiful testimonial from
few lady friends in the shape Of monster
| floral horse shoe.
The Will Kyle and barge, from New Or
leans for Cincinnati, passed up yesterday af-
ternoon, discharging a lot of freight here
She had about 400 tons for the Ohio, Inelud-
ing large amount of lumber.
A telegram from Paducah yesterday an
nounced that the Vint Shinkle had been de-
layed by fog. The channel has cut out and
there is plenty of water. The Shinkle will
leave for Cincinnati next Monday.
st. Louis Globe Democrat, 10th: "The
government work at Horsetail Bar is pro.
crossing very rapidly, and will be pushed
with a full force of men until cold weather
interferes. Five or six crews are at work
on Mullanphy Island, Missouri river,
getting out piling timber for the work, and
small RATS of it pass down daily"
New Orleans Times. Democrat, Tuesday:
'The Fsnchon was cold yesterday by the
United States marshal for the sum OF SIPS
10 Captain Theodore John. The steamer
Dick Johnson has been purchased for Cap
tain u. ID. Terreboune TO run in the Louisi-
ana South Canal Company and Bayou La
fourche trade. and will be here ready to
start on her first trip within the next ten
days"
Mr.. Samuel Carter and wife, the venerable
parents Of Captain j. Lawrence Carter, of
the U. r Schenck, on Monday celebrated
the sixty first anniversary of their marriage,
which took place in Newport, KY, on the
l1th of September, 1921, just one day before
we were born. Two of the bridesmaids,
Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Ross are still living
in Newport. Mr.. Carter is in the ninety
first and Mrs. Carter in the eighty.first year
OF their age. Both are in good health.
st. Louis Republican, 10Th: "a Chicago
paper, making the wish father 10 the thought,
declares that for purposes of transportation
the Mississippi river is fast becoming COM
paraiively insignificant. 1t will, perhaps
amend its views on this subject when in
formed that the shipments OF wheat down
the river during the month of August were
the largest on record. We want the rivers
insignifcauce 10 go on increasing from year
10 year i'll Just that way"
Hays, of the Courier Journ1l, talks 10 the
boys like a spelIin'-book: "I'he goose bite
war in the Cincinnati and Evansville trade
continues 10 wax warm The boats engaged
i'll it amt making much money, but the Off
GERS draw their salaries and zee lois of fun.
They are mad because the river didn't get
low and: give 'em a chance 10 be chartered.
So they are trying to 'chaw each other up,
boots, breeches and ALL They ought to
starve TO death-the sooner the better-for
boating
Cincinnati, with all her railroads, selects
and elects a gentleman for president of their
Chamber OF Commerce who is steamboat
man, steamboat owner, and whose interests
are largely identified with the commerce
and trade OF the river, Captain James d.
Parker, OF the firm OF Parker, Wise & Co.,
Cincinnati, was the man. He is a live,
shrewd business man, and well known and
popular gentleman, and we don't know
which to congratulate most, Captain Parker
or the Chamber of Commerce OF Cincinnati.
Captain NJ. A. Michalas has obtained let
ters patent for a machine to unload coal
barges. This is something that has been
needed for years. Shoyeling coal out of
a barge is not only hard and tedious job,
but very expensive. 1t requires thirty to |
forty men to unload one barge per day,
while this machine will unload FIVE barges |
per day with two men. 1t will also raise |
sunken barges from ten to fifteen feet under |
water. The sinking or straDding of coal |
barges will be of little consequence to coal |
operators il the machine is put to practical |
use. 1t is certainly valuable invention, |
and the captain is to be congratulated on his |
discovery.
The recent freshet in the Tennessee river
is said to have been the most remarkable on /
record, according 10 observations taken at |
At l: 81 o'clock pm, on the |
l1th, it registered feet inches; "a hours
aftsrward it registered II feet inch, aud at
5 O'Clock p m. the same day it had risen to
l6 feet, and at 7:40 O'Clock am. registered |
20 feet inches. The rise of feet in less
than Is hours is considered remarkab
On the 18th it was higher than ever before
at this time of year, and last year at this
lime was lower than ever known. Consider
able damage has been done to farmers who
planted too near the river bank, and several |
crops are washed away.
The government steamer Mississippi, hay
ing on board the Mississippi River Commits
,ion, arrived in port late Thursday night,
md remained ill noon yesterday. The
party consisted of General Q. A. Gilmore,
president of the commission: Major Charles
Z. Sutor, Msjor 3. NJ. Harrod, Prof.
Henry Mitchell, Judge Robert S. Taylor,
Lieutenant Smith and Captain Clinton B.
Sears. Captain John Crane has command
If the vessel, and 81. D. Kline, Lieutenant
1each's private secretary, has temporary
;hsrge OF the Office of the boat. The party
nsde Thorough inspection OF The govern
nent works at Plum Point and will do like
wise at Lake Providence, and then will go
through 10 Vicksburg.
Louisville CoHrier-JonrnaI: Captain Joe
of Hawesville, arrived here on the
Rainbow night before last, during the Ere
works display on the river and amid the
,heers of 10000 people. Captain Joe took
n Hoosier friend of his and the situation
II glance. Standing out forward on the
'oaf, he dryly remarked 10 his friend who
TODD at his elbow: 'Dag-gone the luckl If
had known the people were going to give
ne such a reception, ovation and welcome
q this when l came, I'd have worn my plug
at, $1,000 diamond-pin snd my best cloihes
DON'T say anything about this, will you, when
Iou go bsckP Country replied: Nav. Wy,
Zoe. Pve knowed yer bout Hawesville thar
or twenty years, and dod blast if ever /
moved yer wur thought so much of away
rom home. Joe, ef / wur yew, I'd move up
lere 'nong yer friends. ! wouldn't live in
UGH damn place as Hawesville. She don't
now yer, dug she, joe, or shed appreciate
, them thar sky-rockers. Gee, gosh, look,
oep and Joe looked and thought that =
'rophet,' etc. He brought his friend uP'