Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-11
GENERAL NEWS.

BUSINESS fair.
ST. FRANCIS river is falling slowly.
THE decline in The river yesterday is very
encouraging.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River 80 feet
inches-declins inches yesterday.
WIGGIss's storm turns cut to be a mag
niAcent spell of weather in these parts.
The Josie Harry left for White river on
time, with good freight trip and full of pas
sengers.
Z RECEIPTS by river yesterday, 592 bales of
cotton, II bags OF seduction, and 1864 sacks Of
cotton-s-ed
THE City of Cairo arrived from Vicks-
burg yesterday evening, and leaves for st. Louis
this morning.
MRS. CAPT. MILF HARRY and the chill
dren are making the round trip with "the old
man" this trip.
CAPT PETE MACARTHUR, of the upper
White river steamer Nilt Harry, came round on
the Josie Harry.
CAPT PHIN STARR, the popular mate of
the Josie Harry, stopped OFF this trip on account
of indisposition.
THE Future City arrived from below yes
terday afternoon and went over to the other side,
where she was laying last night cleaning boilers.
CAPT CHARLIE RUSSELL has bSen pro-
NOTED to the command of the James W Gatf, the
flagship in the Memphis and OHIO River Packet
Line.
THE Wyoming arrived from New Orleans
late Friday night, dscharging 1892 packages, and
added 1900 bales of cotton, and left for Cincinnati
about noon.
AN effort is being made at Chattanooga to
build $4,000 steamboat by contributions from
merchants of that city, to run in the Chattanooga
and Decatur trade.
CAPT FRANK BAKER, OF the Cincinnati
Marine Journal, left for home by rail last night,
after many days pleasant and, we hope, profitable
sojourn in this city.
JOHN PERRY, steward on the Thomas
shelock, is being showered with congratulations,
he having been Joined in matrimony to Miss Liz
zie Lewis, of CoVington, Wednesday evening.
THE City of Baton Rouge came in from
st. Louis yesterday. afternoon with good load
on, of which 1000 sacks OF corn were added below
Cairo. She passed on down for New Orleans, after
adding a lot of freight for points below.
In response TO the request of several read
ers of the APPEAL we will state that the case of
the roustabOuts against Capt. ThOrwegan, of the
Charles P. Chouteau, in which eight Iorstabouts
tried before Magistrate Fleming the officer being
DePuty-Sherif John W. Ramsey.
THE wharfooat at Friars Point, belonging
10 Capt. Thomas Logan, was sunk Friday morn
ing. caused by drift log striking her hull. She
sank the roof, careened over, and will probably
prove total loss. She was worth about $3.50 or
5000 She had lot OF cotton and sundry freight
aboard at the time, the value of which was not
known by our informant
CAPT VIM. E MERRILL, of the snagboat
Woodruff, says that owing to the failure of the
river aud harbor bill to become q law, the snag-
boat E. A. Woodruff will necessarily be laid up at
Fulton. KY, during 1888 and half OF 1884 This is
undoubtedly bad state of affairs, for the Wood
ruff has rendered valuable service to nav cation,
and has been instrumental in saving thousands
of dollars of steamboat property by keeping the
river cleared of snags and distractions, which
would have done great mischief had they been
allow ed to remain. The sinking of the Yazoo and
the terrible loss OF lie is attributed to snag and
many other similar catastrophes may b. expected
duing the next year.
SAY, boss, when is dey gwiue to gin us
dem rztions?' was asked the APPEAL aquatic
while down on the wharf yesterday, taking a sur
vey OF the Mississippi ocean. We replied that we
had heard OF no rations TO be distributed. Umph ~
he gruntea, and tucked his head as if looking for
something lost We ventured to ask why he ex.
pected ratlons to which he replied that about 20
niggers" living close to him had left for Memphis
to draw" and he had come himself and brought
his wife. We asked MIN if his place was under
water, and how long it had beeu so. He answered:
'Lordy, massa Lo, sab; we live way out above de
overflow, but when dey send rations down here
we all comes in TO git, case We fear'd dey won't
S m 'em out to u.s. The old rascal seemed much
disappointed, as he walked off looking for ''de ole
oman