Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-10
GENERAL NEWS.

Maj. John ID. Adams is in the city.
Cotton receipts by river are increasing rap
idly.
Henry Powers went out mate OF the Dean
Adams yesterday evening.
Signal Service report: River 6 feet s
inches-rise inch yesterday
The Coahena is bringing blue.ribbon
loads OF cotton from up the river.
The Future City and barges passed down
Tor New Orleans Sunday morning.
Mr.. Alex. Moses, agent of the Underwriters
at New Orleans, was in the city yesterday.
Receipts by river yesterday, 953 bales of
cotton 40 bags of seduction and 25I1 sacks of cot
ton-seed.
furniture wagon capsized ON the wharf
morning. Damage slight.
The City OF Alton passed up for St. Louis
Yesterday morning; discharging here 1l4i pack
ages, having also fair trip for st. Louis
The City of Cairo passed up for St. Louis
at l O'Clock yesterday morning. .discharging p
bales cotton and large lot of sundries here.
The John E. Maude arrived from ST. Louis
Sunday night with 1927 packages sundries and
freight. ""'
The Wyoming, in the Anchor Line SER
vice, passed down for New Orleans yesterday
morning. adding 40 tons of way freight for the
lower bends.
Capt. r. w. Wise, of the James w. Gaff,
has favored us with an illustrated pamphlet con
Iull OSsCIlpLlOu the recent celebration
The Commonwealth passed down at l
O'Clock yesterday morning, diScharging here GAL
packages, Of freight, and added flat for
Murine Journal: "Capt. Albert Stein aud
family will locate at St. Louis, from where the
Charles Morgan will make her trips south the
present season."
to lease t1e steamer Water Lily, and viii run It
pc Tween and Decatur, in the interests
The Emma Etheridge, from Lake Proyi-
dence with the Lula North one of the River
commission steamers. passed up yesterday
Louis. " w.
As coincidence of the burning of the
Robert z. Lee in connection with that of the
Princess in 1859 it is related that Calhoun. of
Z; H Poynter the successor to Calhoun in the
plow business, falls victim to the flames which
that but few weeks hence would have witnessed
the nuptials of poor Poynter with niece OF Alex
Just what the Levee Board of this district
is doing toward getting the work under contract.
says the Arkansas CITY Journal, of Saturday we
been informed that details preparatory to a com
mencement of active operations are being ar
Col: Sappin ston, president of the board has used
and is using every exertion to have the work com
end is devoting his entire time and attention to
the surveys, etc, necessary before actual earth
u.
prompt cooperation of every citizen, as upon the
erection of sure and safe defenses against the en-
croachments of the water depend the prosperity
OF the town and much of the surrounding territory
The Cincinnati Commercial OF THURSDAY
says: Capt Harry w. Stein, commander of the
gan, was married last night to Miss Jennie B. Tan
ner, daughter of Mr. Charles Tanner one of our
wen known citizens and formerly of the lumber
firm OF shckney & Tanner. The wedding took
place at the residence of Mr.. o. R. Taylor Clifton
delights. brother-tn-law of the bride. The we'd
ding was quiet affair, only the immediate rela-
ives OF the bride and groom being present. Capt.
Harry w. stein will remain here with his beauti-
full and accomplished bride and load his favorite
Charles Morgan for New Orleans. Capt Stein and
bride are to be congratulated their happy
union Capt Albert Stein, wife and daughters,
ana ms brother1n-law, Mr.. W. II. Thompson, and
wife, leave for st. Louis this morning, where Capt
stein and family will rusticate awhile"
ng-Inspector-GeneralD umont h as
requested the supervising inspector at Cincinnati
TO notify the local inspectors at Wheeling W. Va,
tnat the department hss authorized the owners of
the steamer Sc10ta to change that vessels to
Regular Application for permission to make this
change was received here about week after the
collision with the Tomas the Ohio river, the
ing llat tne retentlon OF name as
ISOLATED with such an unfortunate disaster would
be 10 their prejudice. No report has yet been
celYed at the reasury Department from the Board
OF Local inspectors who conducted the investiga-
ton into the Sciota disaster: Application has
been received from Wheeling, W. Va, for permits
sion to change the name of the steamboat Charley
W. Hornbrook to Amos. Also from Pittsburg, from
the owners of the j. Sharp Mcdonald and the
cases the forms of law have been complied with
in every respect and bonds furnished to cover the
expense OF advertising, etc. The applications are
now under consideration, careful inquiry into
being required before changes of name can be al
lowed.