Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-17
GENERAL NEWS

The steamer Thompson Dean was sold at
New Orleans yesterday to Captain James
Rses, jr, of Pittsburg.
The Ste Genevieye, in from 81. Louis yes
terday morning, brought 5G44 packages of
freight, and returned last evening light
Signal service report: River 35 feet 4
iuches-decline l inch. Slight rises reported
in the upper Missouri, but declines at all
other points.
Yesterdays weather conditions were bor-
rowed from the middle OF May. 1t is hoped
that the indie btedness will not be settled with
piece taken from old blus;ery March.
The Charles Morgan passed down for New
Orleans yesterday afternoon, loaded fiat with
freight, after adding here $50 bags oil meal
$50 bags cow-peas, 80 hogshe ads sugar and so
barrels lime She had ITO cabin passengers,
25 of whom were added here.
The APPEAL is notified by postal card
that the Will Kyle leaves Cincinnati for
for New Orleans TO morrow evening. She
will pass Memphis about next Tuesday or
Wednesday. Captain Lew Hates will be in
command. with James Alexander chief clerk.
The James w. Gaff arrived from Cincin
natl late Wednesday night with the usual
immense load OF merchandise for this mar
ket. She was all day yesterday dIschar ing,
preparatory to receiving her cargo for the
Ohio, for which she departs at the usual hour
this afternoon.
An appropriation of $4,000, recommended
by Admiral Rodgers aud voted by the Fed
eral House on the 10th instant, is intended
to be applied to the inspection of stations and
rearranging of lights along the Mississippi
and Missouri rivers to meet The new condi-
tions Of currents after the flood has subsidized,
and to re-estsblishing stations swept away.
The number OF lights on the Missouri, X d
and Mississippi as far down as New Orleans
is 500 Admiral Rodgers says at many Of
these stations light-keepers have to live in
boats during the food and are subjected to
grave priyations, but faithfully perform their
dnties.
News from the overfiowed districts con-
tinues to come in, full OF distressing accounts
Of suffering, the effects of the flood becoming
general, almost without exception, from
bluff to bluff between Cairo and New Or
leans The details of to day are but repe-
tition of yesterday, only intensified by the
continuance of the disastrous influences. No
one in the lowlands has escaped, and all are
now dependents upon the public charity.
Some want only temporary relief, while the
majority will be dependents until perhaps
half the Summer is gone. the prompt re
spouse of the government to these appeals
has averted incalculable suffering.
Some one has been stuffing St. Louis Re
publican local reporter with fish story about
how reckless pilots might save much
distance by cutting across the bends and
going through overlooked plantations, and
tells the following stery about how
such thing was done once, with unfor-
tunate results: Several years ago the pilot
OF the Grand Tower, boat that has since
been sunk, attempted to run his boat over
Cat Island. The water was high at the time
| and the island entirely submerged. While
attempting TO perform this feat the boat
grounded. Before she coull be dislodged
The wat,r in the river f. Il and left her high
and dry on the iland. The crew had ter
rible time in getting the boat back into the
river, and it was fully four weeks before
| they succeeded in accomplishing the task.
Nov, in the first place the pilot of the
| Grand Tower never attempted to go through
anybody's plantation; in the second place
| she was never aground at Cat Island; in the
third place she was never left high and dry
on that or any other island. She did get
aground at Catfish Point, but not through
| any recklessness on the part OF the pilot