Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-26
GENERAL MEMS.

Duslness pretty Ialr yesterday.
Receipts by river yesterday, So bales of
cotton.
Major John D. Adams left for Little Rock
yesterday.
The Tiger. in from st. Francis river yes
terday, had a good list Of freight.
The Marlin Speed had a good load on
when she left for Arkansas river yesterday.
The Katie Hooper was the railway packet
out last. The Macready goes Monday even
ing.
Commodore John n. Hardin, who has
been on a flying business trip to Little Rock,
returned yests rday.
The Josie Harrie left for White river yes
terday with a handsome showing of freight
and a fair list of passengers.
The Cons. Millar will not leave for Mem
phis till next Wednesday. There will be no
packet from Cincinnati this week.
Some Good Samaritan built a fence around
that hole in the wharf at the foot of Mon
roe street. All right, the hole won't get
away now.
The City of Orleans passed down for New
Orleans yesterday, we'll loaded. She added
several passengers and about 30 tons of
freight here.
Mr.. John Gould, a prominent commission
merchant OF Cincinnati, was in the city yes
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Wise and r. W. Lightburne.
Captain Irv Dugan, OF the Louisville coal
firm of Dugan IL Co., was in the city yester-
day on his way home from a visit to New
Orleans during the Mardi-Gras festival.
Among the passengers on board the James
w. Gaf when she left last night were Mrs.
Jessie Moore and her daughter, Miss Ida,
whe 90 as far as Madison, Indiana, on a visit
to relatives.
The James w. Gaff left for Cincinnati last
night with 600 bales cotton, 1000 sacks oil
meal, 100 barrels oil, 40 bales rags, Is tons
scrap-iron, big lot OF suudries and fair trip
OF passengers.
The "Judge" and the "Major" went up
passengers ON the Coahoma yesterdaytto in
spect the doings of the river. When they
return they will "a tale unfold that will
make each individual hair stand on end like
the quilts on the porkful ~fretupine."
Signal service report: River 35 feet-rise
l inch during the "a hours ending ] :0S pm.
yesterday. A rise of 3 inches is reported at
Cairo during the same time, but declines are
announced at all other points except Vicks-
burg and Little Rock, which were stationary.
Mr.. Hugh Smith, who is we'll known up
White river in every capacity known in the
river profession, and who has steadily ad-
vanced step by step to the topmoat round of
the ladder, reached the goal of his ambition
yesterday in being awarded papers az a full
hedged captain. 1t is now Captain Hugh
Smith, or a funeral.
Only five-eighths OF the Vint Shinkle's
wheel was lost overheard, the remainder be-
ing intact. Her larbeard cyliHder timber
was broken square off, and she will require
new pistons. Her larboard cams and yokes
are intact. The accident happened early
Tuesday morning, but word could not get
10 Cincinnati on account of the flood.
The Signal Service reports indicate that
the late storm was spreading over a larger
area than any rainfall on record, the heavi-
est fall occurring in Southwest Missouri,
Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Iowa. 1t is
also announced that the total rainfall is the
heaviest recorded in any one section of the
earth in the same time. During 81 hours
the fall was 81 inches-the greatest average
hitherto recorded being only 81 inches.
Officers of the General Pike, says the Gin
cinnati Gazette, enjoy the frequent relation of
an amusing incident that occurred on her
last down trip. She was compelled TO land
in at Eighteen Mile Island for safety on ac-
count of high wind, high water, and high
waves, when a resident on the island came
on board and begged that himself and fam
ily and their movable property might be
taken on and the boat leave Immediately, as
the island was sinking! No doubt the rapid
rise OF the river at that point made it appear
that the island was actually sinking.
Cairo Bulletin, Thursday: "In accordance
with 4 resolution offered by Captain w. P.
Halliday, and adopted at a meeting of citi-
Gems held in the Arab enginehouse yesterday
forenoon, the work OF bulkheading Ohio
levee was begun yesterday afternoon about 1
O'Clock. Four-foot posts are being driven on
the outer side of the Illinois Central tracks
and a board 1 foot wide is being spiked to the
outer side of these. This work was begun
yesterday evening and will be continued until
the entire OHIO ~leveee, and the Mississippi
levee if necessary, is thus raised. The
Illinois Central Railroad Company has Joined
the city in this work, aad will do its share,
at least along Ohio levee."
There seems to be some difference of feel-
ing tor the sufferers by the overflow existing
in the ranks of the commercial people Of
Louisville as compared with the same class
OF this city. The Memphis meeting called
to inaugurate a system of relief was virtu-
ally a failure, and had to be adjourned over
to Yesterday because of the small attendance.
In Louisville the Board Of TraIe met, had a
large attendance, appropriate resolutions
were adopted, rich with expressions OF SYM
patty for the sufferers, and authorizing the
proper relief committees, and all backed up
with liberal contributions-one of the con-
tributors being a negsboy named Murphy,
who wrote himself famous by placing a SO
note opposite his name. This newsboy has
set an example which it is hoped will be inn
itated by every one in proportion to his abil-
ity as compared with Murphy's financial
condition. Whatever amount may be sent
from Louisville should be called the Muir
ply fund.
The St. Louis Globe DemocrGt prints tire
following list of landings between Memphis
and NickEbGrg at which business can be
transacted by steamers during the present
condition OF the river, out Of 1924 made when
the river is in its natural condition: sCat
Island Landing, Helena, Friars Point, Con-
molly, Terrene, Mann, Stop, Wilkerson's or
Shelby's, Gaines Landing, Woodstock, Luna,
Greenville, Vancluse, Sunnyside, Refuge,
Lake Part-au- Fords, Logwood, Harwood,
Lake Washington, billiards, Leota, Pitch.
er's, Duncansby, Skipwith's, Meyersville,
Homachitta, Cottonwood Stockner's, Albright
and Arlington, Ben Lomond, Shipland. Halls,
Lake Providence, Hays, Shiloh, Magma
Vista, Dunbarton, Burleigh, Duval's, lingo
mar, Albemarle, Chotard, Brunswick Point,
Henderson, Pellers, Transylvania, Wilton,
Goodrich's or Melville, Locks, Owega, Buck.
horn, Rose Hill, MOI ancy, Milliken's Store,
Felix Maher, Burnes's, Mrs. Maher's, Cabin.
feel, Duckport, Nebraska, Forrest Home
Purvis Grange, Delta and V~icksburg.n
Cincinnati Enquirer: Captain Jamea s.
Wise has a little hlack-and-tan called Fan
ME that Tor dog sagacity is a marvel. She
wandered into the captains pleasant homs
on George street a few years ago, and wss
then a homeless tramp. Where abe came
from nobody knows. She wandered in on
three legs, the lower half Of one of them
bavia0 been ~saverAd-haU aavered ia nj