Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-29
GEN ERAl NEWS.

BUSINESS good yesterday.
The Jay Gould and barges passed up for
st. Louis yesterday afternoon.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River feet 5
inches-rise. II inches yesterday.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, III bales of
cotton and 673 sacks of cotton-seed.
Four boats at the elevator made things
look somewhat lively thereabous yesterday.
THE Shinkle unloaded at the elevator, but
will drop dewn 10 the wharf this morning to
receive her return trip.
The Mark Twain, now undergoing repairs
at the foot Of Union street, will be ready to
resume business next Tuesday.
CAPT. IRv. DUGAN, prominently connected
with the coal interests of Louisville, is in
the city reviving old friendships.
The Kate Adams left for Arkansas City
yesterday afternoon with a fine trip of
Irei 5ht aud good list of passengers.
The City of Providence will "remain as
ye are" yet awhile, no order having been
received for her to start up toward ST. Louis.
The John A. Scudder, from Cairo for New
Orleans, passed south yesterday afternoon
with 100 ions, adding lot of sundrits here,
The Vint Shinkle arrived from Ciucinna att
yesterday afternoon with about 600 tons OF
freight, the heavy items in detail given else
| whrre.
CAPT. ED HART, agent of the great CONT
mental lines 10 the East, has furnished US with
planetary pabulum for the coming year in
the shape of an illustrated almanac of neat
| get up.
CAPT. L. w. LIGH1BURNE received teIe-
graphic advices IRON Capt Milt r. Harry
stating that the Josie Harry passed Devalls
BlGd yesterday, and will arrive here this
evening.
The one-eighth interest in the Paris C.
Brown, belonging to the estate of Manfred
Hall, deceased, late second clerk of that
boat, was sold at public QUERY in Cinciuna ii
Wednesday morning, purchaser not yet an
nounced.
The John E. Maude left for ST.. Louis yes.
terday afternoon, taking 500 sacks of cotton.
seed, big lot of way freight, and consid-
| cradle quantity for st. Louis. She has beer
laying up here about weeks
The GRAD Pacific, with an Anchor Line
load on, arrived from st. Louis yesterday
afternoon with HOO tons. She discharged
here 240 pack ages apd left for New Orleans
before dark. Capt. Thompson, we'll known
in Memphis river circles, is in command.
CAPT. VIM. THoRwEGAN's new marine
architectural triumph, the Helena, said &c
bs the mammoth cotton carrier OF the age
arrived from st. Louis yesterday with 110O
| tOus vi iTclSul ucellueu 10 UcH OTlcduSy Dc-
sides 986 packages for this port. She added
here $50 bales of cotton and lot of sundriei
and passed south at noon. The Helena wa
designed especially for the cotton trade, and
appears well adapted 10 the business.
The records of the canal at Keokdk shoI
that during the past season 1135 steamboats,
towing 872 barges and fate, and carryin
9201 passengers, A, l54 tons of general mer
chandise, and 823, 1858 bushels of grain, wer
locked through the canal. The RATS passin
through the canal during the season con
tanned 1908 ,325 feet of lumber, I.040,0 90
feet of logs, 4,436, 900 shingles, and Il, 429
600 lath. The total lockage at one lock wa
2035. The canal was opened for day navi
CATION on March 9th, and for both day an
night on March 10Th, and closed on Novenl
Der 25, 1882. The high water in the sprin
permitted the regular passage OF boats, an
especially rsfts, over the rapids, which &C
counts for the small showing made.