Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-26
GENERAL NEWS.


The City of Cairo passed up for st. Louis
Sunday.
There was smart sprinklin' o. boats in
port at noon yesterday.
Signal Service report: River ii feet
inches-decline inches.
Receipts by river yesterday, SO bales of cot
ton and 1856 sacks of cotton. seed.
The Golden Crown, about seven days out
from New Orleans, passed up for Cincinnati
Sunday afternoon.
The Henry Lowry, from st. Louis for New
Orleans. passed down Sunday morning with
a string of barges in tow.
The office of the Cons Millar has been
tastefully decorated with sold gold" wall
paper. 1t looks "sniptious."
Mate T. J. Frampton has returned from
his visit to the East, and is again on the fore
castle of the steamer Cons Millar.
The Centennial, Oh her fifth day out from
New Orlesns, passed up for ST. Louis early
yesterday morning with 1000 tons freight.
The Cons Millar lost considerable time on
account of foggy weather, but she did good
passenger business. registering over 100 peo'
pie on the down trip.
The John B. Maude arrived from s..
Louis late Saturday night with 300 packages
OF freight, and returned Sunday morning
with light cargo.
The Annie P. Silver, with about 200 tons
for ST. Louis, passed up for st. Louis early
yesterday morning, dischareing here lot OF
sugar and eundries.
The Commonwealth, about ten hours be-
hind her schedule, arrived from st. Lonis
Sunday night and passed ondown for Vicks-
burg after taking on 20 tons way-ireight
here.
The City of Helena, with 4214 packages,
arrived yesterday forenoon. The principal
item Of her cargo was 1882 barrels OF flour.
She had fair trip of way freight to return
with.
Bids for contracts to build levees on the
Mississippi were opened by the special COM
mittee in this city yesterday. The bids will
| be considered and contracts awarded to-dsy.
Particulars in another column.
Capt. William Miller, we learn from an
| authentic source, has been appointed North
western agent of the Will s. Hays, with
headquarters at Dubuque, Ia. Capt. Mil
Ter formerly commanded the Guiding Star.
The new ferry boat Freddie Robinson, re-
Gently built up he Ohio for some point on
| the Arkansas river, arrived yesterday morn
| ing, ard left for her destination during the
afternoon, with Fred Hamilton at the wheel
The Cons Millar, with $50 tons freight, ar.
| rived from Oinclunau OuuuSy HOihtnS
/ about 4S hours behind time. She returned
at noon yesterday with light load on. Capt
Russell has entirely recovered from his re-
cent severe mslarial fever.
| The new steamer Ida Darragh, Capt. J.
Darragb, arrived last night from Cincinnati
| with 800 tons miscellaneous freight Tor thu
place, having registered 80 passengers OF
her trip down, among whom are Mrs. J. }
Darragh and family, Miss Ida Darrsgh ant
Capt. Sam Hiltzheim, of Pine Bluff.
The new Arkansas river packet, Ida Darrash
arrived at Hopefeld late yesterday even
ing but did not get over 10 this port in Tim
last light TO be inspected by the punisher o
this department. We will peruse her 10 day
and tell the people of Arkansas river wins
q treasure they have secured at the hands @
Capt. John ]. Darragh.
We have called the attention of the ar
thorities TO a broken subdrain in the me-
wharf south of Union street, several time
when an hour or Two by an ordinary Lahore
was sill The time necessary to repair 1t: n
attention was paid TO the warning, and no
il lie growing into serious matter, and II
is not repaired soon will grow into serior
break, requiring several dollars worth I
skiiled labor 10 correct. Our authoriti'
must be reminded that "a stitch in tin
saves nine"