Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-04-25
GEN ERAL NJ EW 5.

Business fair.
Receipts 90 bales of cotton by river since
last report
"Big Muddy" is shrinking its dimensions
now at the rate of about half an inch an hour.
The River Commission ste amer Emma
Etheridge passed up route for st. Louis Sunday
morning.
The City of Cairo added $50 bales cotton
for the East Sunday morning when she passed up
for ST. Louis.
Signal service report: River % feet
inches-decline 10 inches during the % hours end
ing / :Os pm. yesterday.
The towboat f. NJ Norton came in from
Cairo yesterday with barge of grain, which
left here, the Norton returning up the river.
The City of Alton, four and a half days
out from New Orleans, passed up for st. Louis at
daylight yesterday morning, with good load on.
The Charles Morgan. from Cincinnati,
passed down last night for New Orleans, loaded
fiat. She had 40 cabin passengers, and added here
50 tons of freight.
The Thomas Sherlock, from New Orleans,
passed up last night for Cincinnati, four days out
to this place. with 400 tons freight, 40 cabin pas
sengers and so decke!s.
Captain Alex Moses, agent for the New
Orleans underwriters, who has been on a bust mess
"Trip White river reformed to the city yesterday
on the City of Nicksburg. He will remain here in
day or two.
The m srines will take big interest in the
walking match-they always encourage legitimate
amusemenis. and the contest now gong on at the
Exposition building being paric pate1 in by we'll
known PROFESSIONALS, comes strictly under that
classification.
The Cons Millar put in her appearance
yesterday afternoon, fresh from the Ohio river,
with 400 tons of freight and fair list of passen
gers, among the latter Miss Florence Voris. sister
Miss Jessie Whitrdse. of indianapolis, both ladies
making the round tip.
Sundays weather "layout' was a provi-
Dental visitation upon this locality as a punt b.
ment for some omissions commissions not
pleasing in the sight of the Great Dispenser of
blessings. Yesterdays barometrical conditions,
however, were the antipode, and fully compen-
stated for the fortunes endured the previous day.
The City of Helena, in from ST. Louis
yesterday morning with $3.50 packages of freight
the usual "fillin" of way freight. She had also
excursion party from New Madrid Mo-. who
were making the round tIip from that point TO
Mem phjs and return. They were: Misses Ella
Katchtizski, Mamie LaFarge, Nellie BroughIOn,
T. Lewis aud Katie Ellis; Mesdames Thos. Digs,
Oscar katchtiZski, ana Lilburn Lewis, aud Messrs.
Albert Davis, ALI LaFaTge, Casey Newsome, Henry
Cook, Robert Watson and John Harper.
The Cottrier-Journ0k says: Captain Jim
Rees, of Pitsburg, will build fine and beautiful
sidewheel steamer for the Cincinnati and New
Orleans trade. He will use the magnificent cabin
of the Thompson Dean in the construction of the
new boat. She will be 500 feet long: cylinders 30
inches in diameter. 10 feet stroke. She will not
only be fine, but fast. She will be named VIII S.
Hays. an honor we feel proud Of and compliment
probation. SO, girls. you can save your Kisses and
cake, for you can bet when the new boat comes
out She cal for 'em. She'll be daisy, and don't
you forget IL.