Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-10
GEN ERAl NJ EWS.

WEATHER decidedly unsettled.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River feet 2
inches-decline inches yesterday.
The Jay Gould and barges passed down
yesterday evening for New Orleans.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, 4S2 bales of
cotton, "a bags of seed-cotton and 1920 sacks
OF seed.
Mr. ]. NJ. CALHOUN has bsen appointed
second clerk of the j. S. Bransferd, in place
of W. d. Smith, resigned.
The Andy Baum arrived early yesterday
morning frcm the Ohio river with $50 tons
Of Western produce for this place.
The Rene Macready, for st. Francis river,
and the Ida Darragh, for Arkansas river, de-
parted yesterday evening with fair trips.
THos JOHNSON, the we'll known shipcar-
pen,er, who has been in ill health for some
time, has been confined 10 his house for nearly
two weeks.
MAJ JOHN d. ADAMS is in the city, and
last night became member of the Memphis
Merchants Exchange. He is always in front
in worthy public enterprises.
The City OF Vicksburg, from Vicksburg,
passed up yesterday evening for Cairo. She
added here 1874 bales of Eastern.bound cot
ton and good lot of way freight.
We are requested TO say that the John s.
Bransford, of the Mlt Harry White River
Mail Line, was detained yesterday, but will
positively leave for White river this after
noon. Mr.. r. w. Lightburne, jr., lie her
agent.
The tug James O'Connor will leave The
foot Of Jefferson street at o'clock aud pro-
coed up the river to meet the Will s. Hays,
a large party OF invited guests going to ex-
tend the courtesies OF the city TO The new
packet.
THE John s. Bransford suffered severe
shaking up by the storm up White river last
Thursday, losing her derricks and some
stage rigging. The damage has been re-
paired, and she will 90 out all right this
evening
The Fulton, which was built here 2 or
years ago to run up Ha.chie river, was sold
Monday TO parties from New Orleans, the
price being in the neighborhood of $4,000.
1t is the supposition that che will be taken
below to run in some short trade in that
vicinity.
ADvICEs from ST. Louis describes the stu
alton there as bad for navigation and very
little prospect for safe resumption before the
last OF February. OF course this is guess
work, for there may be heavy, warm rains IN
the Northwest in less than three days, and
such would make matters all right again.
THE Hard Cash, when few miles up Lit
tie Red river on Thursday night last, met
with an accident by coming in contact with
a huge tree, which knocked down hel
chimney's and caused little damage tC
the roof. She will have her repairs com
pleted in time to leave at her usual hour thi
evening.
HOBBS, of the St. Louis Globe Democrat
knows good item when be acts his lamps OF
it, and never hesitates to appropriate it. H
purloiued one from the APPEAL based upor
the authority of "The Bla Eyed Deckhaad.'
| Now, there exists but one "Blue- Eyed Deck
hand" in the world, and he don't abide il
st. Louis, and scorns the intimation that h
does. Wo be unto Hobbs if the "B.-E. D.
ever catches up with him.
PADUcAH News, Saturday: "The James W
Gsff will receive her new aft this eveuin
/ sud will have her new wheel up and be Of
Monday for Cincinnati, looking and bein
almost like new boat. Since she has bee
laid up here Capt. Bob Wise has given he
thorough overhauling, inside and out, bot,
carpenters and painters having been com
pleiely over the boat from one end to tn
other, aud her old friends will hardly knoV
her as she goes up the river. She will 6ni,
her trip that was being made when her shat
broke, not far above here"