Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-03
GENERAL NEWS.
BUSINESS fair yesterday.
WEATHER pleasant and saasonable.

business lalr yesterday.
WEATHER pleasant and seasonable.
MAJ. JOHN D. ADAMS, owner of the "Fly-
ibg Kate" is in the city.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River 10 feet IL
inches-rise inches yesterday.
The Guiding Star passed up for Cincin-
na'i late Saturday night with d good trip.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, 806 bales of
cotton, 100 bags Of seed-cotton and 2l0S sacks
Of coIton-seed.
The City OF Cairo, down for Vicksburg
Sunday, discharged 1850 packages and added
80 tons here.
The John F. Walton, with a big tow of
coal for New Orleans, passed south yester-
day afternoon.
INSPECTORS BRAzEE and Ralston returned
Sunday from an official trip up Arkansas
and White rivers.
The Centennial, down for New Orleans
Sunday, discharged 125 tons and had 1400
tons for points below.
The S. G. Baker, with a tow Of govern
nient river survey boats, passed up yesterday
evening for st. Louis.
OWING to the illness Of Capt Robert K
Riley, the City of Vicksburg, is in command
Of Capt. Elem Calvert this trip.
The City Of Vicksburg, in from Vicks.
burg yesterday evening, has a moderate trip,
aud leaves for 81. Louis this morning.
The Cons Millar arrived from Cincinn att
late yesterday afternoon with $50 tons, and
is receiving for her return this evening.
The John S. Bransford is laid up, the re-
airs to the Rene Macready having been
completed Sd that che can resume her place
i'll St. Francis river this afternoon.
Nv ID uoll;I.n r.. LII
out from New Orlesns, psssed up early yes
| charging good lot of sugar and mola Uses
here.
The City of Baton Rouge, with big trip,
passed down for New Orleans early Sunday
| morning, adding here 1900 sacks OF oil NE al
| 81 sacks of cotton seed, 81 barrels of lime
aud lot of sundries.
TENNESSEE and Cumberland rivers are
still on the boom, while the lower Ohio ID
| swelling at . rapid rate. The Ohio ia de.
Ginning at Pittsburg, with 8 feet in the
| channel.
| The Commonwealth, from Vicksburg fol
St. Louis, passed up Sunday morning, dis.
| charging 22l bales of cotton, which came
from the Yszoo country, and addict 16 bal5i
OF cotton, 100 barrels oil, go cases OF churns,
and 20 tons Of sundries.
The J. NJ. White, which has extended he
run from New Orleans to Arkansas City, ar
rived al The latter point Sunday, and wal
given a handsome showing to start with ii
the shape of 5000 bales of cotton, 2300 sack
of oil.cake, and big lot of miscellaneous
freight.
The r. r. Springer, from Cincinnati
passed down for New Orleans yesterday af
ternoon with 1900 tons, besides 254 package
| discharged here. She adds so tons oil-caks
at Friars Point. She has also a good list o
| passengers, among whom is Mrs. John
Jones, wife OF the chief clerk, making tn
round trip.
Vicksburg Herald, Sunday: "The water
coming down Suphower river and the foo
wave coming out OF Yszoo river, from th
breaks and gaps in the levees above Friar
Point, Miss, are Overlooking almost thel en-
tire lands 10 the Little Deer creek section
All plantation are under as far as Good In
tent on both sides of the creek. The Coos
Intent, Reality, Dixie, Omega aud Kels
plantations Of Pitimsn & Smedes are a.
going under. A rise of IS inches will pu
all the west side of Onward and Wstsonii
plantations under. In Black bayou there i
. strong current running through all til
. outlets 10 the river A large number of labor
ers came down on the Halpin from the raj
rosd works on the line of the New Orle an
and Memphis railroad north of the Yazo
] river, the water having covered the work Il
that section. At Anlhony's Ferry the waite
continues TO rise rapidly, greatly endsnger
ing the large amount of timber that Is hal
bored in that locality belonging to the raj
| road company and other parties. Cap
Holmes, Of the White, which passed up yes
terday, reports a rise of inches at Ii
| mouth of Red river in the last DAYS."