Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-01
GENERAL NEWS.

BUSINESS moderate.
HARRY JOHNSTON, an active young man,
represents the Valley Ice Company on the
wharf.
The Coal City passed down with a string
OF coal yesterday morning bound for New
Orleans.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday 125 bales of
cotton, bag Of eed.cotton, and 1l3 sacks OF
cotton-seed.
THE Joseph B. Williams, with Is empty
barges. passed up yesterday evening, after
cleaning boilers here.
THE tug Billie. Kilby landed at the wharf
here yesterday tow OF 400 enormous lcgs,
some of them feet through.
The Vint Shinkls arrived from Cincinnati
yesterday afternoon with 1861 packages. She
leaves on her return this afternoon.
Mrs FRANK PERKINS and children and
Miss Julia Perkins, wife aud sister of the
chief clerk of the City of Providence, are
making the round trip en- that boat.
The Will Kyle arrived frnm New Orleans
early yesterday morning, discharged lot of
sugar and molasses and added 152 bales OF
cotton, passing up for Cincinnati about moon.
The bridal party on board the Dean Ad-
ans this trip was the most brilliant gather
ing OF Memphis aud st. Louis beauty ever
asse IN bled in the cabins of that or any other
of our local packets.
The Tilda, which left here last week with
a number of stsveboats in tow, grounde4
them below Vicksburs The rise in the river
was favorable to her, and she may be out of
her trouble by this time.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River 25 feet
inches-rise 2 inches yesterday. The rises
above have dwindled down to nearly nothing,
apI ha indications hal hut faw inchps
more rise will occur here aud below.
WHEELING Register: "The crew OF the steam.
er Regular are very badly mystifed over the
peculiar actions of a bird which follows the
ct amer up and down the river on every trip
and aligbts on the steamer at all hours"
A PARTY OF young ladies of Cottopport,
L.. the her day presented the st. Louis and
| Vicksburg Anchor.Line steamer City of
Providence with beautiful banner, on which
| is embroidered a large anchor and chain,
and the words "Bcn Voyagc"
THE announcement of the marriage of
| Mr.. Hugh D. Tomlinson, chief clerk of the
D an Adams, aud Miss Mollie Matthews,
the accomplished daughter of Capt. Dan
Matthews, OF Osceola, Ark, which occurred
at that place yesterday morning, will be
found among the local personals of this issue.
| LOUISVILLE Courier. Journal: an Novem.
Der, 1S4S, Capt, HodgsoD, of New Orlesns,
wh,n conversing with Capt. Isaacson, of the
same city, concerning their ages, suggested
10 The latter that he make him present at
his next birthday, which was on May 10th,
which Isaacson agreed to, providing that
Hodgson would reciprocate with an article
Of equal value at his birthday, to which the
latter agsented, SO when the day rolled round
Hodgson received pair of suspenders from
Isaacson, costing SO cents, but as Hodgsor
did not wear suspenders he laid them by, and
when it came his turn to make Isascson
present he sent him the came suspenders
and 30 these veritabe 30-cent suspenders
have been passing back and forth twice
year between these two gentlemen for 81
years, and paid birthday debt IS times
making the sum total OF the cost OF th,
present each time about mills. This no
only exhibits great fraternal feeling, bu
business tact and strict economy"
THE Evansville Journal, of Wednesday
contains the sad announcement of the dealt
of Theodore Hum, brother of our fello,
townsms n Alex and Dominic Hum. The dealt
was caused by an overdose Of morphine ad
minst red by accident. A prescription wa
sent to drug store to be filed which Gale
for 4 grains oil morphine in ounce mix
ture-bromde of pc, ash being the other il
gredient. A dessert spoonful was to be take
every hour until the desired effect was had
Such dose would contain an eighth Of
grain of morphine, which is not daugerou
quantity. But when Mr.. Duesner prepare
, the prescription he did not read it CAREFUL
enough, and in place OF grains mixed a
drachm mixture. A tesspoouful of This mi1
ture contains / grain, quantity suficier
: to kill person moi Infatuated TO the drui
Mrs. HUM after giving the dose observed i
i
liking the deep sleep into which her husban
seemed plunged sent for DR.. Linthcum. Fl
, arrived shortly after II o'clock and foun
; the man in low condition and beyond th
reach Of any skill. In few minutes he va
| dead,