Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-19
GENERAL NEWS.
WEATHER as hot as blazes.

WEATHER as hot as blazes.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, los bales
| OF cotton and 1894 sacks Of cotton-seed.
The Acorn, with tow Of coal for the
Arkansas City station, passed south Sunday
noon.
HE Commonwealth, down for Vicksburg
| Sunday, discharged 2300 packages and added
20 tons.
| The Belle Memphis, from Vicksburg, ar.
rived yesterday evening, and passes up for
| st. Louis this morning.
MARLIN JONES, the well-known river clerk,
arrived from st. Louis by rail yesterday on
visit TO home and friends
| CAPT. p. r. STARR arrived from Hot
Springs yesterday, seemingly having recov-
cred from his recent illness.
The City of Cairo left for st. Louis Sun
day morning, adding 200 barrels of potatoes
IN addition to engagements stated in Sunday
mornings APPEAL.
The John A. Scudder, Al days out from
New Orleans, passed up for ST. Louis yes.
terday morning, discharging 372 packages,
but added nothing.
The James w. Gaff, with 51O9 packages
OF freight and goodly number of passen-
gers, arrived from Cincinnati yesterday She
returns this afternoon.
The storm prospect early last evening
Planned out few drops of rain, gentle
zephyr, and a good deal of lightning and
muttering thunder-only that and nothing
more.
A REPRESENTATIVE of the APPEAL &C.
companied party vf other prominent citi-
zens up to the alleged cutoff making at the
head OF Hatchie Lake yesterday, report of
| what be saw and what he thinks of il being
printed IN another column of this mornings
| APPEAL.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River go feet 8
inches-rise inches yesterday. The Missis-
sippi river is rising at the rate of nearly a
foot and half in "a hours at ST. Louis, and
the upper Missouri and upper Mississippi d
few inches at all points. At Cincinnati the
Ohio rose over feet and at Pitisburg nearly
L foot yesterday. Light rises at Louisville
and other points above.
EVANSVILLE Journal Friday: "Inspector
Garrett was here all day Yesterday taking
. testimony in the Pilot Ryan Enc uirer-C abIel
case. He still has the expert testimony tc
hear, but as they did not arrive, it will bs
cent to him by mail to Mempt0, for which
city he leaves this morning. This concludes
the testimony, and as soon as the Inspector
receives it he will give his decision in the
| case"
The elevator is now the coolest place il
the world. A visitor would ss soon whach
up his last crust as to leave there when once
seated in the coy Offices of the Elevator
Company aud Anchor-Line superintendent
? prominent Towards row merchant go
down there yesterday morning and telephoneS
his clerk to lock the safe, close the store, anc
go fishing, as he was settled for the balanct
of the day.
A NEW packet line has been organized a
Evansville called the Florence, Evansville
and Nashville Steam Packet Company, viii
an slready subscribed stock of $4,000 |
is said that the names of the incorporation
give character and weight to the corporation
and indicate ihst they mean business Tue,
will build at least two frst-class steamboats,
which will afford greatly increased facilitie
to shipper and travellers on the Cumberlan
and Tennessee rivers.
PITEBURG Dispoteh, June lIth: "Judg
Acheson, in the Uniied States District Cour
on Saturday, rendered an important decision
The case was thai Of the borough OF Els
beth against the steamer GeDev B., y suit L
recover SSS so, claimed TO be due for wharf
!. age. The fret point decided was the Dor
= ough was not vested with legislative author
E ity 10 demand lolls, and the second that Ii
riparian rights Of the borough were not sui
hcient 10 compel the payment Of the sllege
claim"