Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-12
GENERAL NEWS.
BUSINESS fair.
WEATHER splendid.


WEATHER splendid.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River 25 feet
inches-rise inches yesterday.
WILL DARRAGH went out bill clerk OF the
Coahoma yesterday evening"
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, 1913 bales of
cotton and 5423 sacks of cotton-seed.
THE Commonwealth passed up for St.
Louis Sunday, adding 423 packages here.
THERE was a noticeable Improvement in
cargoes of local packets leaving yesterday
evening.
The City of Vicksburg arrived from
Vicksburg yesterday evening, and leaves for
st. Louis this morning.
THE Cons Millar arrived from Cincinnati
yesterday evening with 402S packages Of
freight. She returns this evening.
Mr. PLAIr RHODES succeeds to the first
clerkshiP of the Coahoma, made vacant by
the resignation of Capt. A. L. Cummins.
THE City of Cairo passed down for Vicks-
burg Sunday, discharging 1896 packages of
Memphis freight, and adding about 10 tors
for points below.
THE. Thomas Sherlock, from Cir cinnati,
passed down for New Orleans yes erday after
noon with 1900 tons of freight, doing nothing
Of consequence here.
The Annie P. Silver passed up for 81.
Louis Sunday evening, days out from
New Orleans. She discharged $40 packages
of miscellaneous freight here, aud had about
400 tons for above.
SoMEBoDY-or, TO speak more infinitely
| several bodies have been accusing Friend
Knapp, OF the ST. Louis Republican, of per.
| petrsting poetry. We congratulate him on
his success in establishing abb. He un-
| fortunately reproduced one of Will S. Hsys's
| illusions, and will, perhaps, never hear the
last o. il.
THE r. r. Springer passed up on one
wheel Sunday afternoon, particulars OF the
cause to he found in another paragraph in
| this column. Pilot Brooks, of the Spripger,
| states that it ia dangerous for steamers to 90
up through the Race Course chute-ihat up.
Stream boats should go around. The Spring
er's wheel is directly in the chanel, and is
| dangerous for upstream boats. The Iippl.
over the lost wheel was plainly visible.
CAPT. GEORGE w. McCoY's GOODNESS and
bravery undoubtedly saved the steamer
Ariadne from total destruction by fire last
Thursday. He forced his way through the
burning DICK into the hold and never came
out until he fire was exiipguished, and his
clothes were burned off him. The
Louisvils Underwriters through Capt. Lew
| SnalicrOsl, OfutItu Odpt. mccoy 10 ger q me
| suit OF clothes npon his arrival al CInciDu ri
| and eeud he bill 10 them-au act worthy OF
| them.
DAKEl's MARINE JOURNAL Cincinnati
"a stock Ompsny, TO operate bosts between
this city and New Orieans, and 40 a idiiional
fleet of beats for the Memphis trad, is und I
consideration. The line, when D ri. c.ed.
will send gu. New Orleans boats a week
| tuesday, Thursday aDd Saturday, aud 3 Q
Memphis on Monday, Wednesday aud Sat
| urday, so "a to dispatch = daily boat from
here 10 polois below Cairo. The Memshi-
| boats will take New Orleans freight and r..
ship them al Memphis on the New o leans
| boats OF The line"
| A VICK.BURG dispatch of The 9 h instant
conisins The following p4rticu sTs al ut ih-
accid,n' 10 the r & Spinner: "Th.s r
Springer reached here about IL os.ocs
Thursday night, on one nhs 81, haviug me,
with serious accident. While passing
throu sh the head of the chute in The bend, G
mills below this city, she s,ruck a bidder
obstruction, which took the starbosrd vince
md shaft overheard, carrying The wheel.
House and outer guards completely away
Capt. Hart thinks it must have been a float
| ing tree, as the river at the point mentioned
was clear OF snaes as far as known. The
damage will not fall short OF $4,000. The
Springer met with a similar accident on tn,
1lth of this month lsst year, by which SD.
lost her lsrboard wheel, by striking The pie
of The bridge at Cincinnati. Capt Har
will Try to take his steamer through TO Gin
| cinnsti on one wheel"