Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-18
GENERAL NEWS.


Receipts by river since last report, IO3
bales cotton, 3 bags seduction.
The Gold Dust added 425 bales cotton for
the East when she passed up Sunday morn
ing.
The Harry Brown passed up with a tow OF
empties yesterday morning, en- route TO the
0hio.
The Mary Houston had good load of
freight and passengers up fcr the Ohio yes
terday morning.
Signal service report: River % feet 5
inches-decline inches during the "a hours
ending l05 pm. yesterday.
The James Lees bar privileges changed
hands yest.rday-James Vibret disposing of
his interest to Lish. Cannon.
The John A. Scudder, on her fifth day ont
from New Orleans, passed up for St. Louis
yesterday morning with 600 tons.
Captain ]. D. Hegler has been elected
president 0: the Guiding Star Transportation
Company and Frank Stein secretary.
The City of Helena, in from St LOUIS yes
terday morning with 7478 packages, returned
yesterday evening with the usual upstream
Tip.
The new A,,chor-iiner CITY of Cairo pa. sd
down for Nicksbu-g Sunday morning with
900 tons of freight, 30 tons Of which we're
taken on hare.
Among the passengers oui on the Dean
Adams yesterday Tor Arkansas City were
Co!onels W. NJ. Jones, j. W. Cochran, j. J.
Busby, S J. Camp and Z. Urquhart.
p. A. Dolian is steward CT the City OF
Helena, William Tracy having gone on the
Belle Memphis, taking The place OF William
Russell, who has gone West to grow up with
the country.
The james W. CAT arrived from Cincfn-
natl yesterday morning with 800 tons of
freight. including several necesssries in the
way Of hay, meal, -four, etc. She returns
this Afternoon.
The greater part Of the City of Hopefeld
Che wharfboat), which has lam over on this
side since it broke loose during the flood,
was towed back TO her moorings on the other
side yesterday.
Colonel Billy Byers, the liquid demonstra-
tor of the James W. Gaff, places us under
obligations for splendid Illuminated litho
of Materna, the celebrated dramatic soprano
who is running The music devotees of Gin
cinnati wild. They say she siugs veil, il not
better.
Captain o p. Shinkle's fast Golden Rule,
ON her last upward trip, notwithstanding she
was drawing &c feet strong, made the run
from Memphis TO Cincinnati in days, 20
hours and 45 nsinutes, port 10 port, including
IS way landings This is the hest business
time made this season.
Cineiunati Com aereial, Sunday aMsny
of the members Of the Cincinnati Marine
ErsireeFs are actively -enlPtoye5 on steam
bezts, and weEe unable in consequence TO at
teHd Engineer Robert Kelly funsral Friday.
All who could get OBJ lent their presence on
the sorrowiul occasion"
4 bill passed the United States Senate yes
terdaY relative to the claim for dam ages to
the ferryboat at Memphis, caused by col
lsion with United States vessel II 1873,
providing for the cause to be adiudicated by
the United Staies District Court at Memphis.
The occasion has slipped our memory.
Harry Galley, the well-known second
clerk, Who has held positions on nearly
every packet in tae Memphis and Cincinnati
line, resigned his place on the james W.
Gaff yesterday, and left for Cincinnati by
rail 70 take position on one OF the railways
up there. We will mis- you, Harry, but our
loss is the railways gain.
James Mountsin. the young man who shot
and killed Gabe Morgan, negro deckhand
on the Charles Morgan. at the city wharf at
Louisville some time ago and VINO WAS tried,
sentenced to the peniienliary and pardoned
by the governor, is now second mate on the
Emma Graham. Young Mountains mother
died at her home in Wheeling few days ago.
Captain W. F. McIntyre, late clerk OF the
Golden City, left Cincinnati for Memphis
Saturday night with divers armOr, which
will be used 10 search for the remains OF vic
time on the burned steamer. His brother,
Captain Sterling Mcintyre, Ia suffering with
chlIls from his recent exposure, and will
return home to Cincinnati as soon as relieved
by w. f. Mcintyre.
The James w. Gaff, leaving for Cincin-
natl this afternoon, viii give special exour-
sion rates 10 persons wishing TO visit Cincin-
natl during the National Forestry Congress
season, which embraces April 25th to 18th
inclusive The rates viii include staterooms
on the boat while in port The Gaff will
arrive there on the 18th and return on the
29th, giving her patrons the benefit OF the
entire season.
The United States local inspectors at Gin
einnsti have been officially notified to issue
certificates OF license TO masters, mate, en-
ginesrs and pilots al the reduced rates, The
fes for each certificate Issued On and sitsr
April 5, 1882, being so cents. The inspectors
VIII refund any ices in excezs Of this amount
which has eeen paid Them since the above
date, and request that sueh officers present