Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-09-28
GENERAL NEWS.

BUSINESS was quiet yesterday.
Local packets had light trips in, but
fairly loaded going out.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, lG bales of
cotton, 3 bags Of seed-cotton and 80 sacks
of cotton-seed.
THER were some symptoms of rain at
dark yesterday evening, but they dried up
long toward the shank of the evening.
THE Mississippi with a tow of govern
ment barges arrived from Red river yes
terday afternoon, and left for above last
night.
The Josie Harry is due from White
river to-day, and will begin receiving for
the bends and that stream, returning to-
morrow evening.
THE Henry A. Tyler arrived from st.
Louis yesterday afternoon with about 200
tons, and returned last night with 2iS
barrels of -four and 1000 feet of lumber.
The new shaft of the Kate Adams was
placed i'll position yesterday, and she was
receiving a handsome trip of freight to
leave for Arkansas City in the afternoon.
SEE advertisement of the Anchor-Line
excursion rates to st. Louis in another
column. Six dollars the round trip is
cheaper than staying at home and doing
all the II routes.
CAPT. c. b. RUSSELL is now a Bluff Citi-
zen, having abandoned a life on the wave
to the more pleasant avocation of freight
agent for a prominent Eastern line of
railway. Charley is a good one wherever
he catches on.
LITTLE Rock Democrat, Wednesday:
1.-THE steam ferryboat Martha, which is
owned by Edgar Shinn, passed up to OAR
danetie yesterday. lisa beautiful craft,
hI1llf of nrnnft -. Ill =. 49,
ply in the Dardanelle ferry"
The Ida Darragh failed to reach Pine
Bluff on her last trip on account of low
water, but as there has been a little rise in
that stream she will probably 90 through
this time, having left for that destination
yesterday evening with a fairtrip OF freight.
WHEN the Eckert arrived at the sunken
Centennial she found that a Mississippi
Valley barge had been left alongside by a
passing towhoat, on which her freight was
being loaded. The Centennial had begun
letting down amidships. No other news
from her.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River 2 feet Z
inches-decline l inch yesterday. The
rises in the upper streams nave PLAYED
out utterly, and amounted to but a few
inches in h aggregate in each stream. It
will be noticed that the stage Of Mater at
New Orleans is measured from high water
mark.
CAPT. BILLY HODGE, who took the Billy
Ezell and barges to Arkansas City, re-
turned home yesterday by rail readyto re-
sumo his position in the Ailothouse'of the
Rene Macready as having left Arkansas
City at noon yesterday, she being behind
time on account of the deck crew jumping
her.
IT is now published that the Leo Line
will place the Dean Adams in the trade to
Commerce and DIR. PetersTs as a daily pack
ct, commencing about the 10th of OF Octo-
Der. About that time the James Lse IT,
sumes her trips to Friars Point, and the
Coahoma goes hack to the Osceola trade,
where she is SO popular.
THE steamboat Fletcher left Shreveport
on Saturday last at IL a'oiock M. She struck
a hidden obstruction, below Chalk Level
pmiles below the city, at l o'clock pm. She
settled in 3 feet forward and 3 feet water
aft. No lives were lost. The Fletcher is
laying straight and can be easily raised
fhe loss by the accident is not likely tc
be large,
THE United States snagboat ]. n. Ma
comb, LETT here early yesterday mornin.
for a cruise down the river. Capt. Franz
Cayton, who is in charge, will do all h,
can to clear the channel of obstruction.
from Memphis down. The money now OF
hand for this work will probably give gu
BY November, when the Maeomb will b,
forced to 60 to hank, until there is anothe
appropriation.
THE Pittsburger, of Monday, says: 9Th
steamboat X. A. Speed was launched q
S~ewickley about IL o'clock Saturday morn
ing. 1t is the property OF John J. Dan
ragh and others, and will be very muc
after the style of the Little Dick. Her d
mansions are l25 feet long, % feet bear
and 4feethold. The cylinders ara "a inche
in diameter and 5-foct stroke. 1t will b
brought to the Allegheny wharf and fiji
} ished up at Rees's machine shop"
. CINCINNATI items: "Capt. Wash Thoml
: sons recent purchase, the Belle of Shrev,
port, goes on the Paducah WAYS "a hay
; her stern raised and receive "a eaulking.
duplicate Of the burned Gem City will |
r built at once for the st. Louis and st. Pal
trade. Should the present rain affect Il
/ Ohio the Ariadne will start out IN I'll
e Evansville trade again tins week. Engil
Ger Frank Mcclellan has taken charge
/ tie Golden Rules engines and has gone
work putting them in order for the comiG
season. S. F. Denton, the steam,ha.
painter, is doing the Cons Afillar up i
), handsome Style, and will leave with a for,
:, Of fasl tor Madison to put the brushes
= work on the Andy Baum and the vi,
4 Shinkle."
n WEATHER Ann RIVERS.