Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-13
GENERAL NEWS.

BUSINESS 1alr.
ARKANSAS river is on a boom.
LIGHT rises are reported at all points
above.
THE towboat Acorn passed up yesterday
evening for the Ohio river.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, 48 bales of
cotton and 334 sacks of seed.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River 26 feet
inches-rise inches yesterday.
THE Rene Mseready, for St. Francis river,
and the Ida Darragh, for Arkansas river, got
away yesterday evening with fair trips.
THE Belle Memphis passed down yester-
day morning for Vicksburg. She put off
here 1900 packages of freight and added 10
tons.
THE Cons Millsr departed last evening for
Cincinnati with 100 tons of old car.wheels, a
good lot Of miscellaneous freights and good
showing of people.
THE w. P. Halliday, from ST. Louis,
passed down Yesterday evening for New Or
lesns with 1000 tons of freight. She added
lot of sundries here.
The City of Vicksburg departed yesterday
morning for st. Louis. She added here 800
barrels OF potatoes, so barrels of oil, IS bar
rels OF tallow, 81 head of stock and lot of
sundries.
TIE Golden Rdle, from New Orleans,
passed up yesterday morning for CiaciunsII
A days out to this place, with 600 tons of
freight. She added here 22O bales of cotton,
20 barrels of oil and lot of sundries.
The Cairo correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette writes under date of the
9th, thus: "The Ella kimbrough wss
knocked out OF time by the New Madrid and
the bends trade, and went TO the bank this
la. f.
enthusiastic sieamboatman. II is thought
the handsome John s. Jones, when the
Springer lays up, will bring boat IN the
trsde which will stick. She runs for SIT per
day, and is success, carrying light freight,
lacy passengers and a band of brass music. y
The steamer Belle Memphis, which arrived
yesterday from St Louis, brought there
mains Of Cspt. qua. Coleman, who was lost
o weeks ago from his tug Tilda at a point
about 100 miles above here, and for the re-
covery of which a reward of $500 was offer
ed, together with the money found upon his
person. A fisherman named III. II. Hope
good and young man named c. H. Powell
while attending to their lines came upon the
body floating upon its back in the chute OF
leland 80, near Isabel bar, some IS or 20
miles below where the accident occurred.
The glitiering of the late captains watch
chain hrst attracted the attention of the men
in the skiff, snd pulling down TO the floating
object they were at once satisfied that it was
the body of Capt. Coleman. The two men
then toWed the body to Plum Point, then
crossed over to Elmot where a box was
made for the aims. Besides gold watch
and chain, $24l in paper money was found
on his person. The body was sent to this
| city by the Belle Memphis, and on her ar
rival here the family were notified and ar
rangements made at once for the holding Of
| an inquest and the burial of the remains.
Justice Spelman held the inquest at the ele-
va,or, and returned verdict in accordance
| with the facts as have already been pub
lished, Capt. George Winters, who was mas
ter Of The tug at the time of the accident,
beng The chief witness. The funeral of the
late csptain is to take place from 273 Poplar
street this morning at 10 o'clock, under the
auspices OF Memphis Lodge No. 6, Knights
Of Pythias, OF which Capt. Coleman was an
active member.