Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-30
GENERAL NEWS.
WEATHER pleasant.
BUSINESS good yesterday.

BUSINESS good yesterday.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River 10 feet II
inches-rise 10 inches yesterday.
The John A. Wood, with a tow of empty
coal-barges, passed north Subway evening.
The New Mary Houston, with over 1000
tons, passed up for the OHIO river Sunday
evening.
CAPT. JAMES REEFS returned 10 Cincinnati
by rail Sunday night, and will be back here
Thursday.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, 1918 bales of
cotton, 137 bags of seed-cotton, and 428S sacks
of cotton-seed.
CAPT. VIM. L. HAMILTON died at his
home, at Mound City, at As o'clock yester.
day afternoon, in his 54th year.
CAPT. WILLIAM EEL, of the Terrene
wharfboat, was passenger down on the
Kate Adams yesterday morHing.
THE Andy Baum arrived from the Ohio
yesterday morning with 1854 packages of
freight, consisting principally of -four, pota-
toes and hay. she had also number of
passengers.
Mr.. E. MACON, of Puison, Tenn, writes us
by postal card that on the 18th day of JAN
uary skiff load of ,pile-drivers, belonging
to Driver No. IA, sunk and two lives names
given) were lost Those who escaped were
Dan White and Joe Hubbard, Of Ripley,
Tenn, and w. Edwards, T. Chancey, Joe
Miller and the engineer, I. Macon.
The Thomas Sherlock is due down this
morning, having on board an immense load
of Mardi- Grss excursionists, bound for New
Orleans. There are among them many
ladies representing the bon ton of the cities
Of West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois
and Kentucky, and no doubt some Tennessee
ladies will join them here. 1t is gay party,
and no mistake.
The Ohio arrived from Cincinnati Sum
day morning with ZOO packages of freight,
and returned yesterday evening with 1850
bales of cotton, 1900 barrels of cotton-se
oil, 500 bales batting, 40 bales of rags, big
lot Of way-freight, and good many passen-
gers. Capt. b. j. Vinton was in command.
She is good boat, and ought to be taken as
a model for future boats to be added to the
Memphis and Ohio Packet Line.
The engineer of the Belle Memphis told
reporter of VIcksburg paper Saturday
that he and several of the crew saw. while
the boat was passing up the river, near
Goodrich Landing, a coffin protruding half
lis length from the bank. On the return of
the boat it was no longer visible. No doubt
this was the mysterious metallic casket found
noating al hlelnston Friday morning.
In Pittsburg they are talking of building
schooners to transport coal and manufac-
featured products down the Ohio and Mis-.
sissippi rivers and take them to the South
American markets and get return cargoes of
coffee and other products. That is the true
idea of commerce, the exchange of products,
but the Pitsburg manufacturers should see
if they can compete with England in Brazil,
since they have chosen to run this business
under high tariff. As for the scheoners, it
would be worth while to try them. Large
schooners and brigs used to be built on the
Ohio river for transatlantic service, and
they gave great satisfaction. In Pittsburg
iron steamers were built 35 or 40 years ago,
and had no difficulty getting to sea in high
water. In the Gulf trade there is no doubt
good field for Ohio river schooners. On
their return voyages they can be lowed up
the two rivers.