Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-08
GENERAL NEWS .

GENERAL NEWS.
Business brisk.
r ceipts by river yesterday, 43 bales 81
cotton.
The City Of Alton, Captain Dan Able, is
due up to-day for St. Louis.
Captain Milt &. II irry telegraphs that the
Josie Harry will arrive 10 night.
The WV. O'Neal arrived yesterday morn
irg with a heavy tow of coal for this port.
The John \. Wood passed up yesterd y
afternoon with a large tow # empty coal
taTcos. e. route to the Ohio river
III, City OF GreenVille, passing up Tor St
Louis yesterday evening, added 27S bales OF
cotton and p ,253 feet of walnut lumber here
The W. p Halliday, which arrived at j
O'Clock yesterday evening, hrou ;ht the St
Louis papers OF Monday several hours before
Jhey we're delivered from the posoffice.
The ". p. Halliday, from St. Louis,
passed down for New Orleans late yesterday
evening, having fine layout of both freig
aud passengers. She took on a few packages
Of sundries here.
The l. z. Schenck, on her sixth day out
from New Orleans. passed up for Cincinnati
yesterday with large crowd of returning
Mardi Gras excursionists aboard. She added
here 342 bales of cotton.
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late last night with 1l50 bales cotton, 900
sacks oil meal, $4,000 feet .walnut lumber,
80 barrels oil, 30 bales rsg:, about 10 tons
scrap iron and 20 passengers.
Captain r. W<Ligh: burne, her agent, yes
teTday received telegram from the Josie
Harry stating that she woIld arrive here
Wednesday night. Her day of departure
this week is not made known.
The St Francis river steamer Tiger ook
ont yesterday free of charge 50 barrels OF
meal, II barrels of flour and % boxes OF
NEST for the relief of sufferers by the inunda-
tion along the borders Of tn t stream.
The City Of V.ctsburz, passing down yes
t-rday morning, took on 10 tons freight for
way points between here and Vicksburg, be-
sides a large lot of proviaions sent for the
relief Of food sufferers, which she carries
free Of charge.
The Thomas Sherlock loaded flat with
freight and crowded with passengers, passed
dUEu frcm Cincinnati to New Orleans yes
terday afternoon. She disch arged 200 pack
# ages freight, IS head of stock and several
passengers.
Signal service report: River, SO feet, and
stationary The Olio is rising again at
Putsburg, C,nCiunati and Louisville, and the
Cunb erlaEd at \ ashville; the upper Missis-
sipqi keeps gradually rising from S.. Louis
up. Changes ol-ewhere not material.
TIE Memphis freight on the James d.
Psrl,,r wbsn she sunk consisted principally
Of 5000 kegs Of nails, 400 barrels OF salt, 3, o
OF 400 box Of boots and shoes, between 80
and $50 barrels OF whisky, oil and mOlasses,
and between 200 and 300 pieces OF way
light.
Some iuu may be looked for between the
K Il Springer and City cf B non Rouge this
trp-boIh leaving New Orleans at the same
hour this afternoon. An opportunity will
be aft ri Il 60 test the mettle of the two
pache is-oue built at Cincinnati and the
other at Jefiersonvilie. The Springer has
aifeeJy a good record, and the Baton Rouge
has friends who believe she can wipe her tip.
Big Muddy ami all the Little Muddios
round about the line OF the Chesapeake. Oaio
ana SJuthw estrrn railway are demonstrating
the fact that it' track levels approaching
this city are below high-water mark, ana
should be raised foot or so If they would
avoid the trouble they are now encountering
of having to sweep the drifiwood from over
the submerged tracks before trains can pass
over.
Is always the case-woman's courage and
lt-posscs-ion under excitement is superior
to mans. Daring the sinking OF the Jane
d. Parker at Louisville, Sunday, the bravery
and sel!-control Of the lady passengers put
to shame the conduct Of many of the male
passengers Some of them acted like the
aTraut ours thcy were, wanting the life-saving
crew te take them ashore b.fore the ladies
and children.
The New York B,,t.klf aid Broler, Of Men
day, makes the following appeal Tor aid for
ihg sGiI-rers by the overflow: The floods
that have prevailed 10 the South have
eau enormous damage 10 property, AID
great de-.iiution has resulted in various sec
-
not Cniy desirable, but Is absolutely neces-
sary. We are satisfied that the mere men
ton OF the fact will at once cause the cbari-
table in this and other cities TO set about
relieving the wants of eur distressed friends
in the South. The Banker and Di'oke, tenders
liz services in the woik Of collecting sub
scriItors for the benefit Of the sufferers, and
VIII gladly receive any donations for the
purpose. which il viii see are put to a proper
use. We also suggest that the Cotton Ex-
change and tire Chamber Of Commerce OF
tbs city, which have on similar occasions
done most efficient service in the cause Of
charity, take up the matter without delay
The work is a coed one, and We trust no
one will neglect their part Of IT,
The lost James D. Parker was buiit at
Cincinnati in 1872 or 593 for Captain J James
s Wise aui others, and the frat boat
tnat hed b=en buiit expressly for The Cincin-
az and Memphis trade Tor many years. AT
the line she sunk she was-the properly of
tic Memphis and Ohio River Pa. ket Com
psay, wss valued al So coo, ara insured in
Cincinnati Offices for $4,000. She was
sternwhtel, Isl feet long, 80 feet beam, )
feet depth OF hold, with foil length cabin,
and would carry upward OF go tons. Hsr
cylinders were Is riches in diameter, > feet
stroke, and her three boilers about 10 inches
in diameter. and > ct long. Sle gas al
most lcsded when she left Cicc:onati for
Memphis last Saturday eN ening, but $50
!oEs Of hlr cargo consisted OF nail- and
otSer freight that had been Teshipped by up
pr river psczets. The Pa ker was fIst
cons5G,d BY Captain 4. W. Wis.,, now OF
the james W. G5f. The Parker's officers
the present season we're: W. c. TicheBor,
captain; Monte Ho-kin-, mate; George J.
William and W. c. Underwood, pilots; J.
D. Pritrh-rd, steersuan; Jacob Linn an,
steward; Andrew Jefferson, Peter Jefferson,
Gorge Thomas, Harrison Pickett, Bob Al
len, sam Knott, Ben Gpney, L. Curtis and
Frank Brown. deck crew.
Thrilling scenes and IueFdenIs Con-
rsecsets with IIse Stalking of the James
-. Parker
The iolIoEiDg graphic description of ex-
citing scenes aboard tie james D. Parker.