Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-27
GENERAL NEWS.

business laI
LOCAL packets had fine trips out yesterday
evening.
THE propeller Central City arrived from
New Orleans Sunday.
THIS weather don't fiji worth a cent-too
much overcoat exercise.
CAPT. P. r. STARR went out mate of the
Kate Adams yesterday evening.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River 20 feet 2
inches-decline inches yesterday.
The City of Cairo passed up for St. Louis
Sunday night, after adding a lot OF way
freight.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, 1116 bales
of cotton, 221 bags of seduction and 271S
sacks Of seed.
THE Henry Lourey, with 9 grain loaded
bsrges, passed down for New Orleans Sun.
day afternoon.
WIN. LIVINGSTON, one of the old-time
river engineers, died of dropsy at Louisville
Saturday night.
TEE Belle Memphis arrived from Vicks-
burg yesterday evening, and leaves for St.
Louis this morning.
THE Commonwealth passed down for
Vicksburg Sunday evening, discharging
about $50 tons and adding 40 tons.
AT New Orleans the other day, an offer,
half cash, WAS made for the Henry Frank
this week, and declined by Capts. Hicks and
Gri.som.
The Joseph B. Williams, which came
| down from Centennial Island Saturday
night, was here yesterday, her repairs not
yet completed.
THE City of Baton Rouge made the run
from Memphis 10 Cairo in % hours and Is
minutes, which is one hour less than the
Will S. Hayes time on her last run.
THE Paris Brown, from Cincinnati for New
| Orleans, passed south yesterday evening,
| loaded fiat on the water. She discharged
here 300 packs ges, and added $50 barrels soap
atock.
THE Raymond Horner. with a tow OF
| empty coal barges for the Ohio river, passed
up late Saturday night; and the w. W.
O'Neil, with two emptits for the same
destination, passed up yesterday morning.
| DE-. r. D. MURRAY, surgeon of the Ma.
rine Hospital, has located his office at No
| 10 West Court street, where he may be found
| during Office hours-from 8 o'clock am, Ia
4 o'clock pm. Medicines furnished to all
steambostmen on presentation of captains
certificate.
AN appeal is N sde to the ~ npathies o.
| river men in behalf of the suffering family
of Lee Carpenter, who was lost on the Yszoo
They are without the actual necessities o
life. Contributions forwarded to Mr.. Loui
C)rneier, river editor Of the New Orlean
Rcayune, will be thankfully received.
FRIARs POINT Gazette, Saturday: "Capt. I
F. Logan does not intend that the Landing
here shall remain long without the benef
and advantages of a wharfboat. He is nov
off on a trip up the river in search 0
another boat 10 take the place of the oil,
one. We hope he will succeed in getting
good one"
Miss Lou WHITLow, of Louisville, siste
OF Capt. Lloyd Whitlow, and Miss Hele
Browne, of Metropolis, ILL.,, sister of Arthu
Browne, clerk of the steamer james Let
who have been visiting friends in this cit
for several days, left last evening On til
James Lee for Helena, TO spend a week or S
with friends, and on their return will extern
their visit 10 Memphis friesds.
THE new City Of St. Louis arrived earl
: Sunday morning, and notwithstanding ii
Indictment weather, was visited BY crowds
citizens, all delighted with her magnificent
and splendid proportions. She had 1000 tot
and nearly her full capacity of passenger
She discharged nothing, but added numb
of passengers and so OF tons oil-meal, and e
away for New Orleans before noon.
5 GEN. CoNsToCK says the statements in r
. | gard to the damage done At Plum Point a
a greatly exaggerated, the work swept avn
being in an unfinished state, it being ma
q tres work waiting to be sunk, aud that Il
y; damage amounted TO about $4,000. THE A
PEAL published the above facts, obtain,
from PROFESSIONALLY reliable sources sbo
a month ago, and has been unable to lea
anything to the contrary since.
! We have official information of the fc
= lowing changes in beacon lights betwe'
d Cairo and Memphis: Donaldson Peir
moved down 800 yards; Harges. L,ndiu
moved down 200 yards; M.rr's Field, NOV
= down 400 yards; Stewards, moved do,
400 yards; Fort Pillow, moved down
landing. Commander John J. BEAD, I
m lighthouse inspector for this district, M al
particular request that pilots and ma.ts
s. report to him any inattention of keepers
Il their duties, or changes in location of lisl
D required. His headquarters are at St. Lou
Cd NEW ORLEANS Times Democrat, Sund,
* The Henry Frank has made trips to Il
es city. Her cargoes to this city in that Iii
IL h amount in the aggregate TO Sc, 283 bales C
tn ton, 1902 sacks cotton-seed, 9l15 sacks
cake, 6340 sacks cottonseed meal so barr
cotton-seed oil, 101 barrels soap stock 9
7lSo sacks corn; besides which enc carr
on her up trips 10 Refuge 1914 sacks colt
| seed, to Helena 1887 sacks, and to Memp