Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-16
GENERAL NEWS.


RECEIPTS by river yesterday-6S bales of
cotton and 1856 sacks of seed.
CAPT. POSTAL says that the f h are biting
bully on White river.
THE Signal Service reports 81 feet 2 inc hes
on the gauge, fall OF Is inches during the
past "A hours.
THE Rene Macready for St. Francis river,
and Ida Dsrsagh, for Arkansas river, de-
parted late last night with tair trips.
The towboats Harry Brown, Raymond
Horner and Jos. 3. Williams, with large
tews Of coal, passed down yesterday for New
Orleans.
The City OF Vicksburg departed on time
yesterday morning for ST. Louis. She added
here rs packages of buckets, 200 packages
of box material and lot of sundries.
GIN. DoN CARLOS BUELL. is prominently
spoken OF as the successor of Capt. Eads on
the Mississippi River Commission. There
will be over 100000 to be expended on
improvements this year.
The Belle Memphis, from St. Louis, passed
down for Vicksburg yesterday evening. She
put of here 2193 packages of freight and
added 70 kegs OF beer, 200 packages Of to-
bacco and 20 tons Of sundries.
The Golden Rule arrived YESTERDAY mora.
ing from New Orleans with 800 tons of freight
for CINCINNATI, and good list of people.
She put of here 4S4 packages of freight and
added 10 bales of cotton.
CAPT. s. +. HnzHEIM, agent of the Mem
phis and Arkansas River Packet Company
at Pine Bluff, after spending several DAYS
here in attendance at the Music Festival,
leaves by rail this morning for home.
THE directors Of the Board of Trade snd
transportation of Cincinnati passed reso-
luton Friday recommending Hon. Samuel
+. Coviugton Tor appointment as a member
of the Mississippi River Improvement Com
mission.
The City of st. Louis, Capt. Dan Able,
arrived yesterday evening from New Orleans,
days and 10 minutes out 10 this place, with
800 tons of freight and 20 cabin passengers.
She cleaned out here and departed at 2
| o'clock this morning for St. Louis. She
added here so barrels OF oil.
THE Cons Millar arrived yesterday morn
| ing with 45O tons of freight for this place,
and departed again last evening with so
bales OF cotton, 56 tons of railroad iron, 20
bales rags, 25 barrels iron and fair list of
| people from Cincinnati. Among her pas.
| sengers making the round trip are Ms.
Joseph ID. Moore and daughter, Miss Mamie,
accompanied by Miss Mollie Holmes, OF
CovingtoD, KY.
A SPECIAL dispatch from Cairo to the S..
Louis Globe Democrat, of Monday, says: "The
Evansville and Cairo Packet Company hav-
ing been induced 10 refuse cheap freights
brought from Cincinnati to Evansville by
the Ariadne for lower Ohio river pointa.
peace once more prevails, and rates to Cairo
and points above have been advanced 10
living figures. 1t is not improbable that the
Ariadne may be iudncsd at an early date TO
absndon her suicidal policy Of fighting the
Wise Line 10 Memphis, and make such
Rates as will enable all TO live"
The Louisville Courier journal, of Mon
day says: Capt james II. R,es, who recent.
| ly spent considerable time at Msmphis, re-
ports that there is quite boom going on at
ihst place. The lesding thoroug hfares, Cap.
Rees states, present very busy appearance
old thspties ars beirg torn down TO make
room Tor new buildings; new street cars are
making their appearance, and couple OF
new railroads, opening up new sections oil
country to Memphis, will coon be completed
Bnsinos, in thu B uff City never was in bet
ter or more healthy condition, and Capt
Rees is of the opinion that Memphis is des-
tined to make rapid stride forward within
the next few years."