Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-06
GENERAL NEWS.

| PILOT LEW SHRAAG is out after length
| confinement by Iheum atism.
LEE CUMMINs, jr., went cut second clerl
OF The Ida Darragh yesterday.
The David r. Powell passed down fol
New Orleans Sunday, loaded fat.
The Jennie Campbell and barges passed
up for the Ohio yesterday morning.
THE officers of the Mark Twain report
Forked Deer river falling at Dyersburg.
CAPT. JIM BURRIs has raised the Welcome
| which sunk above Shreveport some time ago
THE John A. Scudder, on her trip down
made 1873 landings and carried 100 tons of
way freight.
THE Rene Macresdy brought the Rose
Eyinge theatrical party round from Madi-
son yesterday.
THE City of Cairo discharged 1909 pack
ages, when she passed down for Vicksburg
Sunday afternoon.
RECEIPTS ny river yesterday, S07 bales of
cotton, 207 bags of seed cotion, and 1914
sacks of cotton-seed.
TIE Josie Harry wss detained until noon
Sunday waiting passengers bound West to go
By way of Devalls Buff.
THE Dick Fulton arrived yesterday with
16 boats Of coal for ONeill & Co., and re-
turned with tow Of empties.
The railway packets Ida Darragh and
Rene Macready had full loads of freight and
passengers from Madison last trips.
MIKE HUssEY, former river barkeeper,
and now police officer, is sailing as a Dem
ocralic candidate for wharfmaster at Cincin-
natl.
JAMES S. PARKER, formerly steward of the
Commonwealth, City of Baton Rouge, and
other Anchor-Line boats, has charge of the
cabins of the City of C'iro.
The Golden Rule passed south Yesterday
loaded fat and full of passengers. She dis
charged here 405 packages of freight and
added so tons of oil-meal.
The John A. Scudder, on her sixth day
out from New Orleanp, arrived yesterday
evening with 800 tors for ST. Louis after
dischargiDg large lot here.
WHILE at Cairo the officers of the New
Mary Houston compromised their fine of
$1,000 for failure TO keep the seaman's time
book written up by paying S25.
The Commonwealth, from Vickrburg 10
St. Louis, passed up Slnlay night, discharg-
ing 100 bales OF cotton and 400 barrels of
oil for reshipment TO Cincinnati.
THE oakland and barges passed Hp yes
tefdsy evening, dropping an empty barge
here TO be loaded with the oil-cake that
caused the breakdown of the floors in the
Hsnauer Oil Works.
CAPT. AL BURRIs, the diver, reached New
Orleans Thuredsy. The captain reports
that the work Of raising the sunken st.
Francis Belle has been discontinued for the
percent, owing TO the high condition of
Bayou Bartholomew.
The towboat S. c. Baker, frocn St. Louis.
arrived Sunday under charter of the River
Commission. party of engineers are
shosrd taking observations of the flood,
full report of which will probably be m ade
public on their return 10 ST. Louis.
COLONEL" JOE D. MOORE has had back
hsrded promotion to the title of Captain"
ID being raised from the Office 10 the COM
maud OF the Cons Millar. 1t makes no diff.
ference with the old veteran, since il il posi-
ton no m an in the service is more worthy
of. Shake, Cap.
SURGEON R. D. MURRAY, having resumed
charge OF the Marine Hospital Service, Past
Assistant Surgeon 81. r. Carter will proceed
at once to New Orleans for temporary duty.
Great regret Is expressed by the marines at
the departure OF DR.. Carter. The Marine
Hospital Office has been removed to No. 10
Court street.
WHEN tne merry FRANK left Arkansas
City on Thursday last she wss drawing IL
ieet 7 inches, and her cargo consisted of
SAL bales cotton, 994 sacks of cotton-seed,
7le5 sacks of corn, 760 sacks OF cotton -seed
meal, 1855 sacks OF oil cake aud 100 barrels
OF soap stock. Capt. james Rice, late
mate at the elevator, together with IS labor
ers, went down on the Frank to load her and
returned Sunday morning.
Mr.. JERRY MATsoS, returne-- v--. o.
from a visit 10 Is fami az LIT
yesterday resumed the p ''0l Of e.s..- D..
the Kate Adams, it being lhs wish Of Maj.