Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-19
GENEHNI NEWS.
Business fair

DuSiIleSS ldlT.
Receipts by river yesterday, 81 bales co..
ton and 81 sacks seed.
Work on laying the second railway tracl
on the wharf is progressing rapidly.
Captain Dave Hukilps wife is seriously i'll
and reported in dangerous condition yester
day.
The Marlin Speed had frst-rate load or
when she left for Arkansas river yesterday
evening.
The City of Alton passed up for st. Louis
about 2 o'clock yesterday morning with 8
good upstream load on.
The John B. Maude, in from St. Louis yes
tarday evening, brought 4I54 packages, and
returned light last night.
Signal Service report: River 81 feet II
inches-decline OF inches during the "a
hours ending 1 :0S pm. yesterday.
Captain Milt Harry, of the Josie Harry
yesterday received a telegram from Jackson
port, stating that the whole country round
about there was overlooked.
The Josie Harry left for White river yes
terday evening with rousing load of freight
and long list of passeDgers-about as good
a showing for a return trip as she has carried
the present season.
B. o. Carr, supervising inspector of steam
boats, with headquarters at Louisville, has
sent his resignation to President Al thur, and
will retire to a farm he has recently pur-
chased in California.
The Belle Memphis passed down for Vicks-
burg at 3 o'clock yesterday morning heavily
loaded with freight, of which SO tons were
added here. She had also a handsome
showing OF passengers.
The James d. Parker left on time for Gin
oinnati, with 17S bales Of cotton, $50 bales
L., - kal1 IS - d. 80
$500 sacks of oil-meal, a good pile OF sun
dries, and several passengers.
Captain Kallaher had his water wor ks
agcing on the levee yesterday, keeping the
deposit clear as fast as the waters decline
uncovered the wharf. He proposes to have
a clean wharf if he never lays up a cent.
But few of the marine fraternity of Mem
phis have yet yielded to the rid sestnetici-m
of sunho wers and callas, but more exquisite
dressers exist not on earth. No la da-dah,
you know, but real high-toned makeup.
The weather continues of that persuasion
which makes one long for the ilowery accom-
paniments of spring. They are not present
at least not in a very large majority
therefore the more impressive the unseason-
ableress Of the weather. Sing.
The Berthe Claiborne was attached at
Vicksburg Thursday on a writ from the
State court in a suit pending by the Katie
z. Kouniz Transportation steamer Clai.
borne and o gners Tor 500, said to be due
the company on a salvage claim.
William j. Ashford, jr., went out second
clerk of the Marlin Speed yesterday, in
Of the Plow Boy up Arkansas river. The
Marlin Speed can afford to be proud of her
accession, while the rlow Boy has 900 bog
to handle her books and business records.
The work on the new Will Kyle is pro-
crossing favorably at Cincinnati, aud as soon
as the water is low enough for the docks to
be safely operated she will be about ready
for business atioat. She Is now in the docks,
and the work Of rebuilding her is about
finished with the exception Of the wheel and
chimneys.
Captain Milt Harry's life is blessed this
week with the bright side Of the picture, MIR.
Josie Harry, after whom this pretty boat
ives named, and their two beautiful and in
terestiDg children, Misses Georgia and Mamie
making the round trip A paraphrase OF the
song in PAass Of PenaaRce-"s steamboat
MAS life is not happy ohe"-does not APP
ply to the Little Commodore" this load.
The Raymond Horner, Captain Simpson
HcrneT, ir, which passed down several DAYS
ago with a heavy tow of coal, broke her rud-
der about 40 miles below, and had TO leave
her tow tied to the bank, and return here,
arriving late Thursday night, to make
repairs. Captain Horner expects to se ready
10 resume the voyage to-day o. tomorrow.
The Horner ia . Ees tawSost, and on her
first trip do0n with tow.
Skif and sail-hoat riding on the streets.
vacant lots and commons has become favor
lite amusement with some OF Cairo's young
people. Moonlight excursions are among
the most popular. Whenever they wish to
exercise their pedal extremities they paddle
down to the wharfboat, when a packet is in
port, and promenade back and forth on the
stages, the more aesthetic element occupying
the hurricane raoi OF the steamers
In the United States District Court, at
EttsbBrg, Judge Acheson decided, yester-
day, in favor OF the defendants in the adj
miralty proceeding of Hostetter & Smith
against L. c. Gray and others, Of Grays
Iron mine. The question involved vas the
right of boats to deviate 4rom . strictly
direc. voyage to pick Up OF deliver freight
In this case tie defendants had gone four
miles o.t ar the direct course. Testimony
Eas taken at all the important river cities,
and on the result the barge transportation
business depended.
The Pittsburg Chamber Of Com merce has
adopted the following resolutions: THAT 1t
is our opinion that no alteration of the pres
ent bridge law should be made, with the ex-
ception that all bridges to be built over the
Ohio should be required to have two spans,
each of 500 feet clear channel way, and
clear Roadway of at least 45 feet above the
local high-water marks, measured TO the
lower part Of the span; that We request the