Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-07
GENERAL NEWS.

We want some work done on the wharf.
The local packets departed yesterday
evening with fair trips.
How much does the city hold now to the
| credit OF the steamboats,?
The Parole and tow passed down Thurs
| day night for Greenville.
Signal Service report: River feet IL
inches-stationary yesterday.
Will Capt. Kallah.r spend an hour or two
| looking at the condition OF the wharf?
Receipts by river yesterday, 416 bales cot
ton, Is bsgs seed and 1888 sacks of seed.
Why has the wharfm aster always opposed
the construction of the wharf below Union
street?
The beautiful cabin of the Thorn psou
Dean has been removed to the hull of the
VIII S. Hays.
Capt. Lallance, of the Cincinnati Enquirer,
is Justly entitled 10 the big textures of the
recent festival in that city.
Capt. Kallaher has been good wharf
master-sll he collects goes to the city's
Golfers, but look at the wharf!
The Belle Memphis passed up yesterday
evening for ST. Louis. She added here 1877
bales of Eastern-bound cotton.
If the wharfmaster is tired of his position
he should promptly rid himself of it, and
let some new hand try his luck.
There is spring for sale on the wharf
location Just below the Anchor Line wharf
boat. Apply TO the wharfmaster.
The o. P. Schenck, from New Orleans,
passed up yesterday morning for Cincinnati
with 500 tons of freight, including big lot
of lumber.
Five dollars would have repaired that only
one bad place in the new wharf a month age.
1t will take S25 TO do it now, and 500
month hence.
There should be large fund in the city's
hands to the credit of the steamboatmen.
What are they doing with it, when the wharf
SO much demands repairs.
Since Capt. Kallaher's fight against the
railroads has ended, can't he give little at
tention TO putting The wharf in condition TO
receive the big loads of cotton this season?
"If we can't blow our own horn" is the
way Hays. OF the Courier Journal, starts one
of his paragraphs, as if anyone ever ques-
toned his proficiency in that accomplish
ment.
Among the arrivals by the Shinkle we
find the names of the Misses Lima and
Mary Vaccaro, the Misses Lula and Beuhla
Peebles, of Memphis, ami Mrs. DIR. Hodge,
of Henderson.
There is some talk of building an elevator
at the foot of Jefferson street, and that is
why people think the wharfmsster is inter-
ested in securing that point against the incur
sions of the current.
Louisville Coin ier-Jou7laI, Thurs lay: "Mr
He Herman and Miss Lizzie Zahner, the lat
ter a resident of this city, compose bridal
party to Memphis on the Cons Millar to-
day. Joy go with Them"
The Vint Shinkle arrived Yesterday morn
ing from Cincinnati with 500 tons miscel-
laneous freight for this place, and returned |
sgain late last night with 100 bales cotton,
$4,000 feet lumber and good lot of sundries. |
new boat is being built on Tennessee |
river, at Chattanooga, to be called The |
Dixie. 1t is hoped that her bill OF fare will |
be an Improvement on that of her name |
sake. All the machinery is now aboard ex-
cept the shaft, which will be received in |
few days. 1t will be furnished within |
month.
III Capt. Kallaher would display as much |
enthusiasm in securing the few needed re- |
pairs TO the new portion of the wharf az he |
does in trying 10 assert his ideas of what |
ought to have been done years aga at the |
foot OF Jefferson street, he would i-.,rapher- |
naliarize the position ne or ices IN Ihe en-
ploy of the city.
IL is all we'll enough TO raise hell about |
the particular position a stea mboat shall &C. |
cupy at the wharf, but when that steambost |
pays promptly its tonnage, and what ii pays is |
to have been expended in building
a wharf, Is 1t not reasonable to suppose that |
the aforesaid steamboat has some rights the |
is bound 10 respect?
Speaking of the present years season Of |
navigation on Tennessee river, the Chatfa-
nooga Times of October 9th, SAYS: "Riyer |
men regard it as little rem arkable TO what |
length OF time the river remains navigable |
between this city and Decatur. In former |
years navigation closed from July until |
October or November, but this yesr the |
river has been at good stage the entire |
year, and not a trip has yet been missed"
The Will Kyle will probably be in early |
his morning. Among her passengers are 4
Mrs. Capt. Lew Hates and her daughter, 1
Mrs. Henry Lopez, who are king the round |
Zip on the Kyle. Thomas J. Eckert, OF 4
The submarine wrecker I. F. Eckert, is a /
passenger TO New Orleans, and will proba-
bly, take berth as pilot on New Orleans
and Red river packet. He is good one
ames Seeds, the veteran pilot, and Marion
Purcell are also passengers, looking at the
liver.
Capt. Ksllaher is a good man-has al
ways done his duty-and We have never
allied TO back him up when be raised his
voice in behalf of the steambeatmen. We
ire waiting for an opportunity to do it again,
1ut not In the interest OF one locality against |
he other of the wharf The city has occu-
1ied certain portions OF the wharf with its
lavIpg material for months, and the wharf
master has apparently been silent as TO the
and SO far az we know has
lever tried 10 have il removed. What rights
las the city over an individual on the
wharf?