Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-21
GENERAL N EWS.
Weather miserable.
Business good Yesterday.


Business good yesterday.
Signal Srvice report: River feet 4
inches-rise inches yesterday.
The Henry Lowry and barges passed up
for st. Louis early Sunday morning,
The Commonwealth, for Vicksburg, aided
40 tons when she passed down Sunday afternoon.
Complaint is made about the negligence
of the light-tender at Bradleys, an important
point.
Receints bv river yesterday, 21S3 bales of
cotton, 129 bags of seed-eotton and 625S sacks of
seed.
Pitsburg dispatch says: at is reported
the Wyoming is going into the Cincinnati and
Memphis trade"
The John S. Bransford, which leaves for
Jacksonport this trip.
The City OF Cairo added over 1900 bales Of
eastern bound cotton when she passed up for St.
Louis sunday afternoon.
The Centennial, on her fourth day out
afternoon with 800 tons aboard.
The Annie P. Silver, bound from St.
Louis to New Orleans, passed south yesterday
morning, adding here $50 packages.
The U. p Schenck, from Cincinnati for
New Orleans, passed down yesterday afternoon
with full load, discharging 40 tons here.
There is more Southern freight at Evans
Evansville than there are boats to carry it. More
business than boats on the Ohio river now.
Capt. E. Bell is bringing the Peuinah
out from st. Louis, bound for New Orleans, with
an Independent cargo. J. P. MElroy is chief
clerk.
1t is reported that several boats similar 10
the Parisot Will be contracted for next spring. and
that they are intended for the Vicksburg and
bends trade.
The City of Helena, with 52l5 pack ages
OF freight for Memphis arrived from st. Louis yes
with good way business.
The City of New Orleans, four and half
days out from New Orleans. passed up yesterday
morning with 60 tons for St. Louis, after dis
charging a good lot of sugar and molasses.
As we predicted some time ago, that spring
in the new wharf below Union street is showing
signs OF undermining considerable portion OF the
wharf The city engineer has yet time to arrest
damaging results threatened
Pitsburg ifem 18th: "The Ohio River
| Commission met here tonight and appointed a
Pittsburg, John Kirkpatrick OF Cambridge, o ,sand
for The &c ~ " ia 70
river, and especially the Louisville aud Portland
| of the dyke system"
Til government slea mer Mississippi, hav-
ing ON board the River Commission. arrived from
st. Louis SUNDAY. and after making some inv, sti-
in nroorss on m yraat H. | h 20 I :
composed Of Gen. f. G. Wight .biei Of engin
| and the following members of his corps: Gen. G.
B. Comst ok. maj. Charles R. suter ard Maj o. H.
| Ernst; also Prof. FL. Mitchell. Maj. B NJ. Harr
s, Leach the Mississippi was in Command Of
| Capt. John C. Crane TO this Jrt but Capt. W. A.
| Coll took comman nd here and will continue SO I'M
| Til New Orleans, her destination is reached. Mr.
| Charles A. Deatherage, obliging gentleman, i:
purser.
We learn from he artisan that two Ten
| nesseans have patented new steam engine which
| aims TO &c Inomze steam and maintain constan
| equal pressure the driving shaft. 1t is an i'm
| pTovenent on those engines which have more than
| one movable piston working l.. the same cylinder
| each separately connected by the crank. The new
engine has three pistOns in the cylinder, and tbs
rod of the central one passes through the center
| the inner piston. The ruds of the outer piston
also pass through the wires secured to 1t at equa
distances from the rod of the center piston, though
| they pass through il. By this system the move
| ments of the outer and inner pstons are steadied
The central and outer pStOns are forced apart Ia
| opposite directions when the steam is let in be
| tween them through the port until the exhaust
port allows II to escape; and when 1t is admitted
between the central and inner pistons, the former
u moved back, going in one direction, while the
| end pistons move in the other and, the eranks
of the central and END pistons opposite. the
| crank shaft is at the time pulled and pushed in
| opposite directions by the movement of the three
| pistOns, and the strain upon 1t is equal in both