Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-29
GENERAL NEWS.

Receipts by river yesterday, 223 bales cot
ton.
The J S. Bransford departed yesterday
evening for st. Francis river with a big trip
The City OF GreenvilIe departed yesterday
morning for Vicksburg. She added 10 tons
OF freight here.
The City of Vicksburg departed yesterday
evening for St. Louis. She added here 24l
bales eastern-bound cotton.
The United States local inspectors at
Wheeling entirely exOnerate anybody from
blame on account of the bursting of the Sid
uey's steampipe.
1t is now about settled in Washington that
Captain r. II. Voolfolk, of Louisville, will
be the successor of Colonel B. o. Carr, late
supervising inspector of this district.
The H. J. Dickey arrived last evening
from Deans Island with big lot of lumber,
and will leave Saturday evening for St.
Louis with a big load of lumber.
The Andy Baum departed last evening for
Cincinnati with 265 bales cotton, 423 barrels
packages sundries and good list of pas
sengers.
The Annie P. Silver from st. Louis passed
down for New Orleans yesterday evening
with 1900 tons freight She added here 246
bales cotton, 100 barrels soap stock, l2o
sacks oil meal, $50 sacks peas and several
passengers.
Signal service report: River "a feet 5
inches-de line inches during the 24 hours
ending l :09 p. m. The only rises reported
in upper streams were a few inches in the
upper Mississippi at Davenport, Dubuque
and Keokuk, and 2 inches in the Cumber-
land at Nashville.
The c. B. Reese, in command of Major
xphi Job mi o.
down the river extending relief wherever
found necessary, arrived about dark last
night, to remain here until this morning
when she will pass up the river, continuing
| the good work as far as the Missouri line
| Major Benham has been ordered by the wal
department TO report for duty at Helena
Mr.. J. III. G. Irwin, the aquatic correspond
| ent OF the ST. Louis Globe Democrat, was q
| passenger to this port on the Reese.
The report of hospital dues that was re
| quired of the clerk OF the Augusta packe
! City of Portsmouth was ninety feet long, anC
on foolscsp paper, furnished and ruled a
| the expense of the boat Besides, the clerl
| was also required to make duplicate copy
| Heneeforth a new rule OF the treasury de
partment relieves clerks from this grea
| labor, as they will only be required to giv'
| ''the names, together with the dates OF EN-
ployment and discharge of captains, mates
|
number only of each class OF other person
employed, grouping them according to thei
ratings, as follows: Deckhands, frst-clase
fremen, coal-heavers, stokers, roustabout:
ETC."
very remarkable boat, built in 1S49, wa
the Kate Frisbee. She was built at Pitts
burg by Captain Frisbee for the Sacrament
river, California; was brought to this cit.
and shipped on brig to San Francisco, M
Cape Horn. After her arrival a compan.
of capitalists who owned line of boats Of
the Sacramento river, gave Captain Frisbe
$4,000 to return, and paid the shipping ex
penses back to this city. Thus, after Sc
voyage of 1000 miles, she was put togethe
at Salter's shipya ard, in Gretna, in 1852, an
run for several years on the Mississippi. He
tonnage was about 400 tons. Engines 2
inches, feet stroke. The Frisbee will b
remembered by old citizens of Memphis an
the lower bends as far down Nicksburg 8
the clipper of her time, and there was bU
one boat in her day that could keep along
side her in a run. That boat was the DAME
Boone, of which Captain A. s. Hancock wa
master. The Kate had the advantage owe
the Boone in the fact that she made steal
better, and in run of 20 miles would wes
her ont.