Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-29
GENERAL NEW S
WEATHER splendid.


WEATHER splendid.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, 224 bales of
cotton, 10 bags of seed cotton and 4117 sacks
of seed.
THE towboat Harry Brown, with fuel
barge ia tow, departed last evening for the
Ohio river.
The Commonwealth passed mp Sunday
morning fOr St. Louis. She added here 80
tons of sundries and way freight.
THE Cons Millsr arrived lest evening
from Cincinnati with 500 tons of freight for
this place and fair list of people.
TIE City Of Cairo passed down Sunday
morning for Vicksburg. She put off here
1916 packages of freight and added Is tons.
THE John A. Scudder, from New Orleans,
passed up Sunday night for St. Louis with
a fair trip. She put off here 635 packages
of freight
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River "a feet
inches-rise inches yesterday. The changes
elsewhere, to be found in the official ia BILE
below, are OF no importance.
The r. R. Springer, from Cincinnati,
passed down yesterday evening for New Or
leans with 1900 tons. She put off here 255
packages of freight and added 100 tons Of
oil cake.
ROBERT SoUsLEY, widely known Mis-
souri, river pilot and master in the pslmy
days OF the Missouri river, was buried at st.
Louis Saturday. He died suddenly at Kan
sas City, where he resided. He owned and
commanded the Skylark, in the Missouri
river.
A FIRE alarm early last night caused this
| chronicier a tramp up and down the wharf
he won't get over in twenty years. Haven't
Id a.
run a mile or two TO find one, but another
| chase like that last night, aud no item al III.
end OF II, will causs frst-class item for the
undertaken.
J. CLIFFORD GOULD, of the firm of John
Gould & Sons, extensive -four and grain mer.
chants, of CincinnstI, arrived in the city last
| evening, guest of the steamer Cons Millsr
| Among other passengers are the Rev. Mr.
Rishell and wife, making the round trip
Miss Tsllulsh White, of Memphis, and Mrs
Belle King, OF Pine Bluff.
| RICHARD MAcKIsoN, an old engineer, me
with tragic death in New Orleans BY fall
ing from the second. story window Of hii
bosrdipghou last Friday night, death re
| sulling in few hours. Mr.. Mackison learn
ed the trade of an engineer in Louisville, suC
mad been engaged on the river as an enginee
since 1874, except during the Mexican snt
Confederate wars, through both of which h
served. He was never married and tn
owner OF farm in Indiana. Mr.. Msckisol
was to have gone 10 work on the Penin.l
Monday TO get her ready for a trip to III
upper Missouri.
BY the officers of the City of Vieksburs
which arrived yesterday afternoon, we lear
of very sad fatal sccident which befell Nj
Wilson Jones, the first engineer of ihe Ne
Orleans and ArkaDsas City packet Fred
Blanks, just as she wa, putting into port {
Arkansas City. 1t is stated that some pal
of the 'scape-pipe became disarranged, an
Mr.. Jones mounted ladder in order to f
it. Just as he reached the top round h
ladder careened, throwing him to the decE
head first, his neck being broken b Y the ia
add instant death resulting. Mr.. Jones vs.
formerly of Cincinnati, but had been wi
, Capt. Blanks, the commander OF the Fred
Blanks, several years. No further partic
| | lars learned.