Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-08
GENERAL MEMS

Receipts OF cotton by river yesterday,
| bales.
Signal Service report: River 10 feet inch
rise inches yesterday.
Weather we'll made up for October, 'ceptin'
the verdure, aud that looks sick.
The City of Alton, drawing feet passed
down about noon yesterday, adding a small
let here.
The John Gilmore and barges passed up
and The John Dippold and barges down yes
terday afternoon.
The Ste. Geneveve came in from st. Louis
yesterday morning with 1926 packages, and
left in the afternoon with the usual return
trip.
A preliminary meeting of comm nders in
the Southern transportation Line was held
In Cincinnati Tuesday, with view to reor-
ganizing for the coming season.
Captain Charles Nichols, who took tenn
porsry command of the Paris c. Brown al
New Orleans, was compelled 10 quit her at
Vicksburg, ON account of an attack of ma
laria.
The Golden Rules repairs will be COM
pleted by the close of the week. Her new
cylinders are % inches, by feet stroke
two inches more diameter than her former
cylinders.
The number of vessels passing through
the Saez canal in July, 1882, was los;
for the same month in 1881, 237. Tolls
in 1882, S645, 600; 1881, $S9O,00O. This diff
ference shows the effect of the Anglo-Egyp-
tian war. The average for 1882 was $4161
per vessel. We will build US canal around
Hopefeld and do business for half the
amount.
How delightful it would be if we could
say OF our river front what the Paducah
NeUs says of that place: "Just now the levee
fr0nt OF this nj a han1oopna
appearance. About two-thirds of the front
has been nicely re-graveled TO the depth of
ten inches and by the frequent travel there
upon has been nicely beaten down until it
looks almost as smooth as floor. No town
upon the Ohio river has q prettier leyee
than Paducah."
Ohio river newspapers are rejoicing on ac-
count OF the order that has been issued at
the war department relieving General God
frey Weiizel of the charge of the work of inn
provement of the Louisville canal, and plac-
ing the same under the charge of Colonel
William E. Merrill, OF Cincinnati. 1t was
the original intention 10 place this work in
charge of Major Farquhar, but for certain
reasons the war department has seen fit I o
appoint Colopel Merrill instead.
81. Louis Republican, Wednesday: care
we about to have another war of rates in the
lower Mississippi trade? Another and an
announced TO leave here at o'clock pm.
Thursday for New Orleans, taking freight
and passengers for all intermediate landings.
The large and commodious steamer Centen-
NAL, after her seasons triumphs in the ST..
Paul trade, has been thoroughly overhauled
and put in frst-class condition, and will en-
ter the Southern trade as announced above
with Captain Thomas L. Davidson in COM
mand and Mr.. George D. Marsh presiding in
the Office"
The st. Louis Post Dispatch man has got
on to something: "Iu one of Esops fables we
learn that an eagle few down from the top
of high rock and settled upon the back OF
lamb and then instantly flying up into the
air again, bore his beating prize aloft in his
talons. A crow who sat upon an elm tree
and beheld this exploit resolved TO initiate
it,; so, flying down upon the back of a ram
and entangling his claws in the wool, he fell
to chattering and attempting to fly, by which
means he drew the observation of the shep-
herd upon him, who, finding his feet hamp-
cred in the fleece of the ram, took him and
gave him to his children TO play with. As
we have both eagles and crows connected
with our river commerce, We commend the
latter to the perusal of the fable"
The London Times speaks of recent ex-
haustive series of experiments by the Brit
ish admiralty, with the object OF determining
the most effective means OF preventing leaks
in boiler tubes under high pressure. 10 the
steam ram Polythemus, the locomotive type
of boiler, with inclosed stokeholes and forced
draught, was substituted for the ordinary
marine boiler, to secure economy OF space.
On trial, leakages occurred, which were at
tributed partly to the unequal expansion OF
the boiler-tuses and tube-plates, and the
same difficulty had been experienced in the
torpedo boats, where like system had beeA
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upon several torpedo boats were filed up,
each by tubes fixed in the plate by different
method. No. 8, which proved successful,
had the tubes screwed into the fre-box ends,
and circulating tubes were introduced for the
purpose of bringing water from the water
ports of the boiler to the furnace and where
the leaksges occurred. The pressure was
allowed 10 vary rapidly from 120 pounds
a maximum to 20 pounds within few
minutes TO the results of contraction salts
factorily.
in the absence of Captain Ksllaher, feels
aggrieved at the illusions to the condition
of the wharf made in the APPEAL the past
several days. Mr.. Sutclif has a right to
feel so, because, according TO his own state
ment, he has done all in his power to keep
the wharf clear of distractions. A large
portion of the hose purchased from the fire
department was worthless, and in trying to
borrow some for immediate use he was mott |
fed that the wharf department would be
charged S25 for the use Of it. We fail to see
how this can be done, especially in the face |
of the sale of worthless hose to that depart |
ment. Probably little light would be let |
on the subject if the conditions of that sale |
were made public. Concerning the con-
demned stone on the wharf, Captain SUIT |
cliff states that President Hadden says it is
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stone where it lies until it is crushed and |
hauled away for use on the pavements. As
we intimated in former illusions, the city |
should have no more rights on the wharf |
than an individual, since the wharfage fund |
ia created by taxation alone on the steam |
boats, and the space occupied by the city's |
material should be subjected to the same |
regulations as that OF individuals. Mr.. SUIT |
cliff Is an industrious official, and lie in no |
sense 10 blame for What he cannot remedy.
The funeral of Captain s. c. Ludlow took |
place Tuesday afternoon from his late resi- |
dence, 434 Baymiller street, Cincinnati. He |
died Sunday noon, after lingering illness |
of Inflammation of the bowels. Captain s. \
C. Ludlow was the owner and commander, in |
the Cincinnati and St. Louis trade, of Billy |
Forsyth's "Bully and Fast Cambria. She, |
in connection with the Jewess, Captain James |
Bugher; Melodeon, Captain w. McMahon;
Whirlwind, Captain Ambrose Rseder; George |
Washington, Captain George hampton, and
the Pike No. 9, Captain w. F. Fuller, formed |
the most famous line of steamers that ever /
before or since ran between Cincinnati and |
St. Louis. They were all side-wheelers and |
noted for speed. They and all these old COM
msnders have now passed away, Captain |
Ludlow being the last to succumb to the /
death summons and cross the dark river.
Captain Ludlow was born November %. /
1919, at the 'old Ludlow homestead" in /
Millcresk township, two miles north OF /
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