Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-15
GENERAL NEWS.

BUSINESS lair yesterday.
The great race event is absorbing the ma
rine mind to a large extent.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River 30 feet
inches-rise inches yesterday.
The Josie Harry left for White river yes
terday evening with fine trip OF freight and pas
seDgeIs-
RECEIPTS by river Yesterday, 1913 bales CT
cotton, "A bags of seedcoton and $50 sacks OF cot
ton.seed.
IT was 'ot as 'sdes yesterday, but a. good
samaritan breeze from the south tempered the
rays of the sun TO an endurable degree.
SInRM-CIoUDs, illuminated with elect,ie
hasnes, ana Ioreo91if1g s,urm, sped ath-sn t me
night. ''H oil 'eS' ''uaS and Hi'i' '"'e 'i''
The Guiding Star passed south yesterday
afternoon with about, 800 tons of freght and less
than days out from Cincinnati She discharged
here al packages of freight and added % bales of
cotton.
The O.-Line was represented yesterday by
two steamers-the Guiding Star and the Thomas
Sherlock, the former being day ahead and the
leaving the Sherlock ali the business offering here.
The r. r Springer, days out from New
Orleans, arrived yesterday evening. She dis
charged here lot of sundries, added several
bales OF cotton and sundries ana left for the Ohio
after dark last night with 4c1 tons of freight and
good list of passengers.
ST. LOUIS Republican, Friday: "The latest
addition to the st. Louis and Mississippi Valley
transportation Company's fleet, the powerful 4.
8. Hayes, started out yesterday afternoon on her
first trip TO New Orleans with tow of barges
loaded with bulk grain and package freight"
LAST week we recorded the rash act of
Pilot Jas McMullen in attempting to shoot Capt.
Lew George, of this city, at Charleston, W. Va.
This week we have to record tue finding of his
body in the river at Grimme's Landing, Tuesday Y.
His remains were taken to his home,at Charleston,
and all who knew him will regret his unfortunate
and sad death.
The Thomas Sherlock, from Cincinnati,
late fafr
$50 packages were discharged here, and added 1900
sacks of oil-meal 2l00 SACKS of oilcake $50 bs r
| sheep and lot of sundries She went over to
Hopefeld last night to take lot of freight and
expected to leave for New Orleans at daylight his
morning.
OUR special correspondent at Helena tefe-
| graphs that the body of white map was caught
in the river yesterday afternoon. clearly that OF
| steamboat engineer. The inquest revealed only
that deceased was about SIS years Old, heavy set,
sandy hair, with characters In India ink right
arm of a staff anchor and heart, with 'E. o. and
sc. " in center of the heart and the left arm,
| the figures of a male and female standing on
board ship.
| Mr.. CHARLEY PURCELL, the popular pilot
of the Wyoming, leaves the boat at Louisville and
| will proceed to Pittsburg by rail- where he will
take unto himself vile, in the person of charm
sister of Mr.. John Phillips, the wei known
| steamboat agent. The ceremony Will be pei
formed Wedne day next, and the happy pair win
Orleans on the Wyoming, after which they win
| locate at California.
| AT meeting of sleamboatmen held 10
relative to the death OF Capt. August Donnally
| that "he was an honest, upright man, of nigh
moral character and blameless manners, univer
| sally respected, and will be long remembered 10,
his Virtues and purity OF character" Also in re
| gard to the death of Capt Fam MF son: THAT in
the death of Capt. Sam Mason, who died at hi
home in Wheeling, w. Va, on the 11th instant, We
recognize and keenly regret the loss of esteemed
| friend and fellow steamboat man who in life anC
| character sustained a
sterling integrity and warm friend. and we here
and family
The City of st. Louis arrived from tht
city after which she was named at 4:30 o'cloei
yesterday afternoon, having made the run from
Cairo TO this poiut in II noars, including tint
| lost making one landing. and against strong head
winds all yesterday. Besides splendid freigh
trip of about 1900 TONS she has her cabins crowdet
round-trippers. Among them we found the name
of Gov 4. T. Crittenden. OF Missouri, wife alC
son; DR.. E NJ hcAfee and wife of Clinton, H.
Mrs. c. D. Carroll and children, of St. Louis. Ms
J. d. Finley, of st. Louis, is chaperoniDg the fol
lowing party OF young ladies, also of that city
Holt and Macklin. There are also Mesdames F. B
| Shoemaker, CarrinSto ton, Baldwin, TTice and child
Nichols, R. A. Foster and daughter, Gray, Georg
H. Ray, squire and daughter B. s. johnson an
| child, Groesbeck, Hardin, child and nurse, ent
kinnard; Misses Edwards, Willis and Papin. Also
| the following gentlemen, some with their families
| W. z. II. Tuner, \. B. Harlow and wife, j. "
McQuiit, ]. I. Hardie, p. Q. Moore and wife, ". S
| blu1 ana WIFE, w. a jacobs, vile ana boy, mos
Bryant, o. P. Bryant L. c. Nelson, wife and son
Judge McNutt, wife and child J. B. Henry, VIII
| and daughter L. ]. Haywood, DIR. @. II. Bradford
| S. G. Kennedy and wife. The st. Louis laid her
last night, during the early part of which severa
| of the passengers took in the city by eleetIi
| light All on board seemed to be enjoying th
| trip and many expressions were heard compl
mentary to Capt. Dan Able and his staff, who ha
been ubiquitous IN attentions to the comfort
the passengers. The boat will be here TIL
O'Clock this morning, when she continues her vo,
age to New Orleans.