Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-03
GENERAL MEMS.
BUSINESS moderate.
SUMMER clothes are in demand,

'-S-A1AA-A- StSeISS oAS AZ
THE Central City left for Cairo yesterday
evening with cargo OF lumber.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, I64 bales of
cotton and CO.. sacks of cotton-seed.
THE Osrlgnd and barges. from St. Louie,
passed down for New Orleans after dark last night
The All Stevens arrived from Dyersburg
yesterday with load Of lumber-125, 900 feet-for
Memphis.
The Jas. B. Williams, without a tow,
sTriyed from below yesterday running like racer
After Coanug she left for the Ohio.
Mr. L. L. RoUsH, representing Frank Les
les Illustrated Monthly, is coming South on the
". W. O'Nel aud tow, to write up aud sketch
scenes on the Mlssiss ppi river for that paper.
THE Signal Service officials have fsiled to
furnish us with reports the past two days. The
present condition OF tho river is such as to make
these reports OF great interest to the people in the
valley, and we hope they will be furnished regular
THE City Of BATON Rouge arrived late
Tuesday night 8 days and hours out from New
Orleans. She discharged lot of sugar and mo-
Tsssts anu ;zs-vi up for ST. Louis at o O'CLOCK YES
terday morning, with good trip of freight and
psople. 4
lis name is Postal-front nsme not au-
nouneed. He registered at the residence of Mr..
Charles Postal, chief clerk OF the Hard Cash. last
sunday, weighing 10 pounds by tue scales but
100000 tons in the estimation OF the head OF the
family. The new conner has already been award
ed credentials ss boss of the houss, and will soon
be in command OF a steamboat d raft.
On the last trip down OF the towboat John
A. Wood her captain, Scott Mccartney got eff the
boat at Nicksburg, feeling quite sick. The day
following smallpox developed Itself and although
everything was done that medical attention and
KIND nursing could do, he died Monday morning.
Capt Mccartney was = goos bostman and most
excellent man. He was well known in boating
circles from PittsDuTg to the Gulf, andsWas adj
mired and respected by all who knew him His
death is Iamentcd by ALL aud general feeling of
sympathy is expressed for his family and rela-
tlves. His re mains will be forwarded TO Pitts
burg.
CAPT JOHN A. WooD, owner of the tow
boat John A. Wood, replies to a statement in a
recent number of the Cori.r-JOuTndi of Louisyi le
which he claims does his boat great Injustice.
Capt Wood says: Instead OF there being fifteen
OF smallpUX the boat there really hiss been
but two, and every attention has been paid them
One man got of the boat sick at Memphis trip be-
fore last Had the smallpox after going ashore; got
well, and will be home IN day or TIVE. The cap
tain Of the boat Lent here last tip sick he su
posed from malaria He got off the boat at Vieks-
l bug, ana on toe next day after landing there
I smallpox was developed, and he, poor man. died
| there yesterday morning. These were the only
two casss OF sickness the heat, except one m
VINO took too much physlcfor his size and ailment
got of the boat at Helena; got well had small
poN; came home q wiser and healthier man, and
went back tne boat last trip paid on all thu
men on the Wood last trip, and every man report
| ed we'll and hearty. They got their money aud
preferred wa king instead of riding in q smallpox
am bulance from the boat to any pegthouxe. am
sat sized these reports malicious and are evil
IDENTIFY circulated by eyii-dis posed person or
persons TO damage the good reputation of the boat
| ana otner boats Eaay continue to have case now
aud then, and do not except the John A. Wood
as being small poX proof but do object and seIi-
Ously so, to having her published as having an
epidemic OF smallpox on board OF her, that she
| is likely to prove herself to De :. floating pest