Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-17
GENERAL NEWS.


BUSINESS good.
The Josie Harry had good trip in from |
White river. |
The Arkansas City left for St. Louis yes.
terday morning.
THE Charley Brown with tow Of empty |
coal barges passed for the Ohio yesterday after
noon.
TIE Boaz, with tow of empties, passed
up for the Ohio at an early hour yesterday
morning.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday. 76l bales of
cotton, 6s bags of seduction and 1913 sacks of
cotton-seed
The Andy Baum left for Cincinnati last
night with $50 bales OF cotton 325 barrels OF OIL 10
bales OF rags, and good lot OF sundries.
The City of Providence passed down for
Vieksburg yesterday afternoon, discharging here
4o73 packages, and added 40 tons for points below
The Charles P. Choueau arrived at New
Orleans Wednesday with 6GS9 bales Of cotton, 1900
sacks of cottonseed 69i sacks of ol-clke and 1924
slaves.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River 80 feet
inch-decline 10 inches yesterday. Light rises are
reported IN the upper Mississippi and Missouri;
also at Pittsburg.
IT was rumored on the street Yesterday
that the Kate Adams would make another quick
run from Helena tomorrow If she does we will
bet ginger cake on the result.
WE learn that Capt. James Rice, for a
long time 10 command o. the decks of the Anchor
Line elevator and wharfboAt goes out mate of the
Josie Harry to-day. Mighty good man.
CAPT. JOHN CRANES Helena, from New
Orleans arrived yesterday evening and discharged
good lot here, having $50 tons for St. Louis. She
cleaned boilers here and left for st. Louis about
| daylight this morning.
The new paving on Monroe street leading
| to the wharf was completed yesterday, and will
be thrown open to traffic as soon properly set
tied by rammiDg and rolling 1t il fine piece OF
work such as Mike Larkin knows how to do.
VIcKsBURG Herald, Thursday: every
now and then the people of the Mississippi valley
| must trace the hostile report made by the Missis
sippi River Investigating Committee to is source.
| When they do that they will discover the hackers
| THE Thomas Sherlock arrived from Gin
| cinnati late yesterday evening on her way to New
| Orleans. for which point she has a rousing big
trip, she edded a LOT OF sundrles and passengers
She had good list OF plssenge when she arrived.
| She left f,r below late 10 the night.
| VICKsBURG Commercial, Thursday: "rbe
| tug Vandenburg arrived here from above this
gan, who died at Hays Landing last night at IL
| O'Clock of q congesive chill. The deceased was
bbU hers to be sent 10 Memphis, where MI.
| Morgan has for some time resided. He was about
| ffty-Jwo years of age and came originally from
| very sudden. As a mark of esteem for the memory
of the dead pilot the flags Of all the steamers in
port to-day ale at haif-mast.
The piling which cos the government
at the head OF Stack Island, 400 yards long
was destroyed by the towboat Storm No; inside
of minutes. The boat was uniDjured, frail
WAS the work The channel is now clear from
government light to light at the head of Stack
Island. The tow was composed OF staye boats,
drawing feet Of water. Pilot Yves DOss describe
the floating up and down of the piles after passing
| as resembling grasshoppers jumping out of a field.
| The piling was built there to change the channel
| by driving the water TO the right of stack Island,
but the channel is still TO the left Of the island.
The Sioux City Journal of Sunday, says
"The breakup at this city in the ice which has
| chained the Missouri for many mooths is expected
| at auy time now. The ice is all detach ed from
shore floats on the rising water and is gradually
| crumbling into pieces in all directions. The pas
| senger ferries at Gumbo Point were piled yester
| day as much as was allowed by the floating ice
| but not much business will be done to-day, II
is regarded very dangerous for the boats The ice
| bridge at Blair which was used by the eioux City
| and Pacific Company, was partly taken out quite
| suddenly on Friday evening. The west span wa.
| carried away by vast body of ice which moved
| all at once. The admirable preparations of the
| comnany, however, enabled them to immedi
| ately start their transfer boats, and passengers
| express and mails were not delayed. 1t will bt
possible for the boats to transfer the freight car
in few DAYS. The river st that place is compara
lively clear"
CAPT. JAS. II. REEs, writing from Pitts
burg, says: Owing TO changes We will make t.
| the Will S. Hays, she will be delayed week a
| Cincinnati Ne have concluded to put all steel
| riyeted flues in her boilers to replace the lap
welded ones All OF her larger f1ues are steel-riv
| eted. We making the new hues now, anC
| will have them at Cincinnati the first Of mex
week This will make her boilers all stee l. within
and without. As TO the lap-welded 1ues, the.
were made by the celebrated firm of Morris, Tas
ker & Co, OF Philadelphia, and are the same as w
have been using, made OF Juniata iron. Tn
flues fattened right out which shows the materia
is good, or else Ii would have torn apart. The,
are either too soft else defective fues, and W
| will take them all out, thereby making them a
| perfect as possible. This is the first instance o
our having trouble OF this kind. We expect Il
have the Hays ready 10 leave Cincinnati for New
Orleans, on her fourth trip, on Tuesday, Marcl
9TH"