Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-20
GENERAL NEWS.

0sNEhAE NEWSs
LOCAL packets had good trips yesterday
evening.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River feet
irches-'tationary yesterday.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, ISL bales of
cotton, so bags of seduction, and 1874 sacks
OF cotton-seed.
The James w. Gsff srrived out of the
Ohio yesterday evening with 1886 packages
Of freight. She returns this evening.
CAPT WIN. THoRwEeAN left for St. Louis
by rail yesterday morning, leaving Capt
George Miltenburger in command OF the
Chouteau.
LOUISVILLE papers say navigation is re.
sumed. Judging from the way boats have
been coming and going navigation has never
been suspended.
CAPT. MILr HARRY was on the street yes
terday. His boat, he Josie Harry, arrived out
OF White river yesterday evening with good
trip OF cotton, cotton-seed, corn and miscella-
| neous freights.
CAPT. BOB WISE was sloshing round with
the boys last night. The cold spell in the
Ooio didn't retard the progress OF the Gaff
| worth cent She was bound to work that
new shaft or strain gasket.
The Charles P. Chouteau arrived from
New Orleans yesterday morning with about
400 to1s, including principally 1914 sacks Of
cotton.seed aud large lot OF sugar and mo-
lssses. Her hour for departure for New Or
leans Is not yet announced.
We acknowledge receipt, with the au-
ihoi 3 compliments, of "Orleania," poem
inspired "on the occasion of the arrival OF
the Will s. Hays al New Orleans, and re-
cited by Mr.. Eugene Tisdale on board that
boat during the grand reception given her at
that port last Monday evening. The poetic
vision is embraced in ten eight-line stance,
full of rhetoric splender, employing names
and circumstances of present application, in
we'll conceived rhymetic measure. OF the
gentleman after whom the boat was named
| the ainth stapza speaks:
"Thus shall be crowned the man whose name,
This boat will wear forever,
Whose tuueful heart rose up to fame
| On poems OF the river,
Nor better man could Love commend
! Than Will 8. Hays-the Boatman's friend"
The Greensboro Messenger, of Tuesday,
says: "About 3 o'clock Yesterday morning
the Waterman of the Grey Eagle, which
was lying at BON Hsrbor, discovered smoke
issuing from state-room No. "a, just across
the passage dividing the gentlemen's and
ladies' cabins. He rushed back and gave
the alarm, and, at the same time, endeavored
to get into the room. The door opening
into the cabin was locked, but the outside
one was open. Entering the room through
il, he soon succeeded in extinguishiug the
flames, which were rapidly gaining headway.
An examination disclosed that the boat was
evidently set on fire, as the flames originated
between the two mattresses on the lower
berth. All the officers, cabin-boys and deck
hands were on the boat, and the watchman
ssys that they were scattered about 30 that
he hardly thinks that it would have been
| poaaihlo IN kav ban tbou, all in a
to escape hsd the fire been far advanced
when discovered
New Orleans Times Democrat, Thursday:
1.-THE Will S. Hays had over 1000 tons and
so p lssengers The Hays has been named
by the Lord High Chamberlain as the fsg-
ship, and Capt. w. c. Tichenor as the ad-
miral, of the Ohio river squadron, the cap
tsin's rank and title being Duke of Tennes.
see. The Hays will bring large crowd to
participate in the Mardi-Gras festivities, and
has b 'en engaged the bring the king from
his war vessel to the city. Col. Will s. HAYS
will return on the Hays to take in Mardi
Gras. The new shaft of the Henry Frank
was placsd in position yesterday, and but
for the rain the work of filling the wheel
would have been commenced. She will be
ready to leave tomorrow, and will have 8
clerk receiving freight to-day at the head of
Gravier street. The b. ]. Dickey arrived
yesterday morning fat in the wafer. The
sale Of the H. ]. Dicky to the Red River
ard Coast Line hiss been pending several
DAYS, and her advertise ment has been with
drawn until the M sitter is settled"
WEATHER AND RIVERS.
| OPYIcK SIGNAL SERVICE, U. g. A..
MEMPHIS, TENN, January le, 1888.
The following observations are taken al the
same moment OF time Il :0s pm.) at all the stations