Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-17
GENERAL NJ EWS.
Business quiet.

BUSINESS quiet.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, 12O bales of
cotton.
The Ohio was full of flo ating ice q. Louis
willie Sunday.
WEATHER of the MISREPRESENTATION
don't persuasion.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River feet 5
inches-ststionary yesterday.
JOHN M'CUNE, plot of the John s. Hop
kins, died at Paducah Saturday morning.
come on arrival at New Orleans Monday.
The Andy Baum, from this port, owing 10
heavy ice in the Ohio, has laid up at Cellars
Landing. --------
The towboat II. NJ. Graham, detailed for
government harbor work at this port, arrived
yesterday.
TIE City of New Orleans broke derrick
and dropped a stage overheard at Vicksburg
Monday afternoon.
CAPT. r. w. LIGHTBURNE, who met with
painful accident few days age, ia getting
along well, and will be out in q few days.
The Vint Shinkle arrived from Cincin-
matt yesterday morning with 6737 packages
of freight. She is receiving 10 return this
afternoon.
1hE heoe MhCfeauy, ior 81. rIducie, 1ua
Darragh, for Arkansas, and Mark Twain, for
Hales Point, all went out with good trips
yesterday.
CAPT. HARRY STEIN writes from st. Louis
that the condition OF his father is not very
critical at present, though his strength is
falling day by day.
good trip of freight, passed up at daylight
| vastardav for tho Ohio riuor Sac disch road
% hogsheads and So barrels of sugar, and
added SO bales of cotton.
Mr.. LOFT HEATING, an old-time St.
Louis and New Orleans pilot, is a passenger
down on the Golden Rule, to look at the
river and post himself, with a view of re.
Stunning his old profession.
l. LOUISVILLE Courier. Journal, Monday
"The Kentucky shore, from the ferry land
ing up the river as far as the eye can see, ID
covered with ice, extending several hundred
feet out iu the river. Several men crossed
on it to Towhead Island yesterday"
THE River Commission has forwarded e
every pilot in the New Orleans trade copies
of the late surveys of the river from Islands
81 and IS, and a diagram OF the COAST
These are a continuation Of those issued las
summer of the survey between Memphis ant
Cairo.
SMALLPOX is bothering the boys up Ten
nessee river, as the following from Chatta
nooga paper indicates: THE steamer Chat
tapooga did not arrive yesterday, as wa
expected, the crew having received notic'
from North Alabama towns that they wouls
be quarantined on their return"
The following incidents connected will
the sinking of the City of Greenville ar
clipped from the New Orleans Times Demoea
of Saturday: "The Laura LIE is considers
bly, damaged, having her j,ckstaff, gallow
frame and staging Knocked down, Hosin
jammed in, stern-piece split and capsta
broke n of, and will have to 90 in dock
Capt. Bryan, of the sunken City of Green
vile, had his head badly hart BY the COLI
sion with the Laura Lee"
A DEcKHAND who had engaged on tn
towbost Harry Brown 10 make a trip dow
the river and back, the wages, as agreed. be
ing S35 per month, left the boat while sh
!, was in the canal, got drunk and went u
town. On his return to the boat he was dil
charged by the mate and was rendered hi
wages, S35, the same paid to the others VIII
did not neglect their duty. He refused, de
maudipg $45, and brought suit. The DO,
; had 10 pay The full amount and costs.
the circumstances are as stated, this appeal
/, to be a strange administration of justice b.
tween man and man. Perhaps the extra 81
cut some figure in the case.