Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-01
GENERAL NEWS,
Business light.

Receipts by river yesterday: 15S bale
! cotton.
The Thomas Sherlock passed Vicksburg al
right Sunday.
, Signal-service report River "a feet
inches-stationary.
The levee is in sloppy condition to
superlative degree.
The Paris c. Brown passed down for New
Orleans yesterday, loaded fiat and crowded
with passengers.
The Charles Morgan leaves Cincinnati THU
| evening with her cabin full of passengers 9
single excursion party numbering % persons
Dan OLeary, the pedestrian, and his man.
ager, Fl. J. McGhee, went down passengers
on the Paris c. Brown yesterday, destined to
New Orleans.
Inc CITY OF Vicksburg passed Ut, for ST.
| Louis early yesterday morning ahead of her
regular time, for what purpose no explana-
ton was made.
Mr.. James Round, superintendent of the
| gasworks, writes the APPEAL that at noon
| yesterday the river was At inches above the
high water of 1867.
The City OF Greenyille passed down for
Vicksburg last night, several hours behind
time: She discharged here 2289 packages of
,, freight, and added about 100 tons for points
below.
Inspectors Ralston and Garrett went
aboard the Paris {. Brown, while in port yes
terday, and took the dispositions of the Off
GERS and crew concerning the accident which
occurred to that boat near Arkansas City
several months ago.
Vlcksburg Commercial, Monday: The re-
mains of James Harding, a steamboat en-
gineer, of this city, who was drowned above
Memphis, about four months ago. will arrive
here by the City of Providence, due this
evening, and will be inferred in the city
cemetery"
The Katie Hooper left for Madison, Ark
ansas, yesterday, in the interest of the Mem
phis and Little Rock railway, taking up the
passengers, mail and express matter. She
will return in time to leave again Thursday.
The Rene Macready leaves this evening,
taking alternate days with the Hooper.
Cincinnati Commercial, Sunday: captain
Thomas p. feathers, of the famous lower
coast packet Natchez, who has been in Wash
ington City looking after his mail contracts,
will arrive here in a few days on his way to
New Orleans. He is building new steamer
here at the marine ways for Captain Kranz |
for the Grand Isle and New Orleans trade. |
Mrs. Ball, sister of Captain feathers, will |
him to New Orleans, where she |
will spend the winter."
It's slush, slush, slush, in gutter. pave and
street; and it's slush, slush, slush, wherever
We turn our feet We back from a river of
siush, that yawns both wide and free, only to
strike the sloppy edge of boundless, filthy
sea. We step from curb to lag, and seek a
path through the mush; We step on an isle
Of mud, and sink to the knee in slnsb
Moses crossed all right-the Red Sea wav
was clear, but in the name of all that's slush.
what chance would Moses have here? TPrin,
cipslly stolen, but parap rased to suit exist
ing circumstances.
The effects OF the flood in the lower river
are given in the following telegram from
New Orleans. Sunday, to the st. Lonis
Globe Democrat: "The Mississippi river, with
It's subsidiary outlets, the Atchafalaya and
Bayou Lafourche, has reached a dangerous
1ood stage, which has just begun to manifest
tsef in crevasses. On Saturday the leyee
broke at Tropical Bend, some go miles below
he city, near Quarantine Station, the ere.
5asse being 100 feet wide, and causing the
overflow of the cultivated plantations in the
The break was constantly
and body of water two miles
,road was passing across the plantations to
he swamp in the rear. Reports from there
N Sunday show no improvement in the |
ituatIon. Lumber for the repair of the
evee had to be sent from the city, and the
clay does not add TO the prospect of an
ariy closure of the break. Reports from |
here to-day are discouraging. The river was
early up 10 the top of the levee below there,
nd numerous breaks are daily threatened
'o-day information was telegraphed to |
ne governor that the levee at Lockport, on
'ayou Lafourche, some 40 miles west of this :
ity, on the New Orleans and Texas railroad.
ad broken and the adjacent country was
cling rapidly flooded. This is in the midst
very productive sugar district and great
amage, it is feared, will be done. The gov Z
nor sent out an engineer this evening to '
Ike charge of the work of repairs A Gre I
asse on the Louisiana shore is reported at
eta, just below Vicksburg, but nothing
Finite is known of it. The levees there :
ere believed to be quite strong and news of
break in them is startling. 1t is evident
e leyees are being tested to their utmost
pacity, and few inches more of a rise win
ay havoc"