Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-05-16
GENERAL NEWS.

The Future City passed south at dark yes
terday evening, dropping barge OF grain
here.
Receipts by river since last report, 100
bales cotton, 20 bags seduction and 529
sacks cotton-seed.
The Andy Baum arrived from Cincinnati
Sunday afternoon, with about 800 tons freight
and several passengers.
The Gold Dust got $40 bales cotton for re-
shipment at Cairo, and passed up for St.
Louis Sunday morning.
Mrs. Joseph Bryan, wife of Captain Joe
Bryan, of the City of Greenville, is making
the round trip on that boat.
The City of Cairo added about 20 tons
lower-bend freight, and passed down for
Vicksburg Sunday morning.
The City of Helena, in from st. Louis yes
terday morning with 3467 packages freight,
returned during the afternoon with 800 bales
cotton.
The r. R. Springer, from Cincinnati for
New Orleans, passed down last night loaded
fiat. She added here 81 bales cotton and lot
sundries.
The City of Alton, over four days out from
New Orleans, passed up tor st. Louis Sunday
night, with moderate trip of freight and
people. She added $4,000 feet ash lumber.
The Mark Twain is making regular trips
between Memphis and Dyersburg, leaving
here every Monday evening, and Captain
Hall states that he is there to say, and don't
you forget it.
The Golden Rule, three days and twenty
two hours out from New Orleans, passed up
for Cincinnati Sunday night, with 400 tons
freight and good showing of passengers.
She added 5000 feet walnut lumber.
Captain John Massengale, chief clerk of
the City of Greenville, had to stop off this
trip on account of the illness of Mrs. Massen-
gale, which, we regret to learn, is very seri-
GUS. Mr.. VIM. Fitzgerald is acting tempo
rarily.
The City of Vicksburg arrived from st.
Louis yesterday afternoon with big trip,
and will get about 20 tons for the lower bends,
for which she departs at the usual hour this
morning.
The weather conditions were more favor
able yesterday. The temperature went up
several degrees, and last night was up to a
good spring condition. Another turn or two
of the machine will put us where we belong,
in spite of the spots on the sun.
Signal service report: River 81 feet z
inches-rise 6 inches during the "a hours
ending :0S pm. yesterday. Declining at
Pittsburg, but rising at Cincinnati and
Louisville, and stationary at Cairo. Upper
Mississippi and Missouri falling. Cumber-
land and Tennessee falling.
A Louisville dispatch Gays: captain w.
c. Hite, president of the Henderson Packet
Company, sold the ferrybo james Whather
to A. Meir, vIce-president of the /. and ST.
L. railway, at st. Louis. She will be used
as transfer and ferryboat at st. Louis in
connection with the railroad, and will leave
here in a week or ten days"
Cincinnati Gazette, Saturday: captain L.
has to TO- NJ
of his wife and children, so long as there is
the faintest hope that they may be found.
He will go down the Mississippi from Mem
phis in a skiff, and make a minute examina-
ton of every drift pile or ether possible
place of lodgment. 1t is well established
that the body recovered from the wreck of
the Golden City and inferred at Ironton was
not that OF Mrs. Kounz."
The Raymond Horner met with mishap
| up about Island 40 yesterday, resulting in
the fatal injury of the second mate. Some
OF the lines OF the tow parted, striking the
mate on the leg, fracturing his ankle. The
force of the blow from the line threw him
| in the air several feet, alighting on his head
causing fracture of his skull, from which
| he died in few hours. Captain Horner
| came down to the city yesterday and secured
| the services of coroner to go up to that
point and hold an inquest. The remains
were to have been brought here Last night.
The New York Times, of recent date, gives
| the following description of a splendid piece
| of marine architecture, which combines with
all her gorgeousness the one great feature OF
being fre-proof: fThe new Sound steamer
| Rhode Island, Of the Providence Line, was
opened to public inspection yesterday, at
| pier No. 90, North river, and was visited by
| q large number of ladies and gentlemen
The dimensions of the handsome vessel are:
Length of keel, 325 feet; width of water
| line, 46 feet; over the guards, SO feet, and
| depth of hold, Is feet. Her capacity, &C.
cording to carpenters measurement, is 2S0O
| tons. She was built at Noank, Conn, and
works, in this city. Her owners claim she
has been made fre-proof. The boiler and
fre-room are encased in heavy sheet-iron,
which extends above the hurricane deck.
| The foor-beams are of iron, and the culinary
| department is encased in galvanized iron.
The engine has a 90-inch cylinder, with a
piston-stroke of IA feet The piloihouse is
placed well forward, and contains two wheels
for steering by means of steam. The for
ward wheel is generally used, but the after
one can be disconnected and put in use
| at a moments notice. There are 159
state-rooms Tor passengers and the
usual complement of berths. Over
500 passengers can easily be accomuo-
dated The state-rooms are many of
them richly furnished, and well lighted and
ventilated. The main and ladies' cabins are
fitted up in the most elaborate style. The
ste amer is lighted by electric lights and bv
gas, the latter being obtained on shore and
stored In steel cylinders. The restaurant is