Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-22
GENERAL NEWS.

"Ho duiCAs
Monday.
SIGNAL SERVICE reports: River SO feet 4
lncnes-stationary yesterday.
Ire Dean Adams arrived from Ark ansas
City during the storm last night.
HE j ack Frost, with a tow of ice, arrived
from st. Louis yesterday morning.
The S. L. Wood and tow of empty coal
barses passed up yesterday morning.
TIE Joseph B. William, with a tow of
coal, passed south yesterday evening.
TIE Henry Frank will he laid IN At New
Orlsans-so says the Times Democrat, oFFriday.
CLARKsvILLE is to have A new wharfnoat.
son, KY.
TIE josie Harry departed for White river
yeste day evening with a fair trip OF freight and
passengers.
The following new lights have bseu
Pnchens Point.
lHE b. X. Springer knocked the top OF
bridge at Cincinnati, Thursday.
HE Mississippi arrived from below YES
terday with a number OF liver commission quarter
Doats IN low. She Is on her way up the river.
THOMAS JONES, an old. time mate, formerly
IN the employ of the Cincinnati and Louisville
night. '
CHARLES OWENS and Charles Pursell are
Pilots OF the Wyoming. Capt. Frank STEMS wife
Ina daughter accompany him on this trip of the
PASSENGER AGENT JIM FRANKLIN has a
gooa deal to say in another column of interest to
those contemplating a visit to Cincinnati during
the Dramatic Festival.
II City Of Cairo srrived from Vicksburg
yesterday evening, and will get here 500 bales com.
pressed cotton for re, hipment East AT Cairo.
ing.
CAPT JOHN B. DAVIS, an old. well known
mississippi. and White river steamboatman, has
peen appointed superintendent of a solid steam
up III Winuepeg. "'
she put in bigger cylinders. She ran from Louis
VINE TO Cincinnati last trip in Is hours; made 4
business ee = landing She is now fully up to the ex-
Is Concerned.
IHE VIII 5. Hays passed up for Cincin-
nsi Yesterday afternoon, discharging here 175
dues Sne has $50 cabin passenge-s "a deckers
Shd 90O tons OF freight. She was 10 hours out I ON
New oIIeans, including 10 hours lost at Vicksburg
repairing machinery.
HE j. 5. Brsu-ford, sunk Wednesday
morning, was an old boat, built for the Cumber.
tsnd nver trade, but employed every season until
the Ia St TWO years as a low water boat on the Ohio.
nne mas BEEN sunk once or twice before.
not o1teuer, but always came up in good shape.
me "a was sunk on Puppy creek b&r in 1878, while
PlyluS IN the Louisville and Henderson mail
Inc. Cap. George w. Neare placed her insur-
snee in Cincinnati.
SOMEBODY told jim Franklin yesterday
mat a train Il cars had run over the James W.
IAN at LOUISVILLE, and after. a moments hesita-
uon explained that the CAT was passing under
me Drldge as the train was going over. The & eat
American marine pa senger agent did not recover
MS speech. until someone exemplifed the joke
win Two matcn-boxes, two bar tumblers aud a
couple OF straws-the latter, placed across the
tumblers, representing the bridge, one box pass
ing under representing the Gaff, the other box on
me slraws being the Train. He went home forth
with after his killer.
AT Jacksonville, Fla, on the 10rh instant,
a gold medal was presented to Capt. Wn. G.. Lee.
Of inc steamer Anita, for his galIantry in saving
HE at Palalka, Fla, on the night of February 10,
1855. capt. Lee is a Young man, scarcely % Yeas
OF age; a native of Savannah, Ga, and at one
ume commander of the Carrier. He also wears a
beautiful gold watch presented TO him by Capt J.
w Fitzgerald and the cilZens of Savannah. for
saving a lady and child who fell overheard from
the H. Plant, in 1850, at Tybee; and also a beau
utul gold medal presented by the St. Patrick fetal
Abstinence Benevolent Society, of Savannah, for
the same act OF gallantry. He also wears a tesli-
nlonial for saving the life of another lady who
fell overheard from the PaUt during 1880. Capt.
Lee was first officer of the Iris when she went
down in Lake George, a short while age, and sue
ceeded In saving the lives of two of the crew of
that steamer. We need q watch, medal, Chrome,
or something. Won't somebody try to drown
somewhere about here?