Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-05
GIN ERAL NEWS.
BUSINESS fair.
"SwEET spring Is retnrning."


"SwEEr spring is returning"
LOCAL packets went out with fair trips.
HAYS, OF the Courier Journal, signs for
sun bath.
The Hard Cash went out for White river
with good trip of freight and passengers.
THE Katie Hooper has gone to bank, the
Ida Darrsgh taking her place in Arkansas
river
THE Iis DArragh got away for Arksnsas
river yesterday with good showing oil
fieight.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, $40 bales of
cotton, AZ bags OF seed cotton and 295 sacks
Of colt on-seed.
FLORENCE MCCARLY and Dean Sheay,
two experienced wcrsmen, have set up for
themselves as bJiler- makers. Good boys
jim MOORE, the diver, has applications
for a new character of work in his line
clearing timber from lands by means of dyna-
mite.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: Il YER % feet
inch-rise l fo.t inches yesterday. The
rise in the Ohio and Cumberland is slack
ing off.
CAPT. MILT HARRY telegraphs from De.
wallis Bluff that the Josie Harry will be in to.
morrow morning ant return to White river
Saturday evening as usual.
The Charles P. Chouieau turns back from
Helena, having Teshipped her Memphil
eight on the james Lee. She gets 1900
bales oil cotton al Helena, to start with.
TIE nsw steel boilers OF the Hays were
tested at Cincinnati Sunday BY United S ates
Iospector Moore, aud iound perfect 10 every
particular, and allowed steam pressure of
147 pounds.
The Golden Rule passed down for New
Orleans about noon yesterday, with 1900
tons, after discharging about 275 pack ages
here. Ste added 1869 icks of oil meal and
| 20 barrels OF lime.
HENDERSON has quarautined against Eg.
ausvllie, and requires Gamers to come to cut
in the river, in daylight and wait TO be
boarded BY the health officer. At night, CT
Ia WINDY weather, The health officer will
| meet them at the landing.
DEeNAN has been busy several DAYS fl king
up new set OF letters, larger and 10 better
| shape, fjr the wheelhouses OF the KITE
Adsms. They will be in straight line in
stead OF curved, and will be put on immedi-
| steiy on arrival of the Kate III port this trip
THE mail landing for Grand Lake. Ark.
which has been at Barnard for a long time
on account Of not having any landing at the
lnrmer place, has now been removed to
Grard Lake Landing, and all freight marked
Grand Lake vii! be put eff at the mail
landing.
DON'T be alarmed if you hear strange
noises about noon 10 day. The Will Kyie j,
announced 10 arrive about that honr, on her
way TO Cincinnati. Capt Lew Hates, her
command r, an james Alexander, chic
clerk, are clever people, and noted for their
attentions particularly to the comfort o.
passengers.
The following are names Of persons lost
by the explosion of the Polar Star, at B |
mont, Saturday,: Adam Murrhy and 10,
Bell, coiored fremen; Sam Vsnlsell. white
Waterman; Sandy Birtland, Aaron Shi- d.
and George Taylor cplored rou-tabou II,
!. mi red were Capt. ack Atkinson and P.
joseph Jaynes
WITH the aid OF the huge drsdge-boa
Ihos. II. Herndon, towed from Mobile It
NIcksburg by the John A Wood, Col. R,t
tsnhouse, who has the contract Tor Improy
ing Vicksburg harbor, SAYS n can re
move 5000 cube yards of earth a month
aud that n SIX months he would be able t.
cure sufficient depth Of water TO enab'
stesmers of the largest drsIght to reach a
least as far down "a the lower portion # tn
, elevator when the river was at its loves
E stage.
, We are permitted to print the folIowir;
Excerpt IRON a private letter, written by
reliable gentleman who know .all about II
T al slate OF affairs at Pun P sinl: 9Th
result from the high water is all we expec
cd It would be, aud perfectly splendid, lie
the crodkers say what they may. The ct. an
} mel is now to the east side of Buller:ou tow
head, and we have Fl there of 80 feet
. just what w were working fer. We lost som
: OF our dykes above Island 80, bat will 500
have them up. We w have a good chan
! mel, much better than there was before"
|; CAPT. ED GRAY, one of the Common
- wealth'7 pilots, referring to Lake Providenc'
SAYS where the channel was last fall, comm
from LougwOod, La, over 10 the Mississippi
shore above Stack Island, it i all filing VI
!. aud ia not the channel now. The deepe,
. water is now OF The west side of Stsc
!. Island, aud directly through where ther
was dry bar last season. He further state
/. the channel would not go down Stack Islan
chute again, ss he thought the work done
= improve the river would permanently pr
vent 1t taking direction through the chut
or the Mississippi side. Below he piing
q Stack Island there has been d cousidersb
:. fill, caused by the work done by direction
= the engineers.
" The following changes have been made j
q phis and Vicksburg: Opposite Commerc
moved down to foot Of field; Ashley Poin
p moved down 800 yards; Falls Landin
I, moved down 500 Yard; H'rberts, movl
ly down TO Turner's Point; st. Francis Islan
moved down Two miies; MonteZums, NOV.
is down 600 ysrds; Barnard, moved up
point; Wildcat Landing, new light; Islar
3d. new light; Stack Island, moved dov
. from mi ain shore 10 Island; Arlington, ne
= light; Stones, La, moved down 200 yard
!. Sbipiand, moved down 500 yards Bass
DISCONTINUED; Island IS, new light; Omeg
moved down 200 yards; Forrest Hon
" Miss discontinue5; Milliken's Bend No.
y new light; Paw-Paw Island, moved down
D. y, shoulder OF Island; mouth 81 Yazoo, NOV
r. over 10 Mississippi shore during high wat
a. The gay city of st. Louis, returning fro
r. her first voysge 10 New Orlesns, arrived y
teraay evening and laid here till o'clo
p this morning, cleaning boilers and dischal
ing her Memphis con-ignments. She IN a
. the run from New Orleans here IN ius
dsya, including hours lost by fog the ii
n nigh; Out, and 43 laudings She has 800 to
= for 81. Louis, and her cabins are Crowd
5es with passengers. From Helena to Memsl
Itn she made record of hours 10 minut
NJ which means flying time" al this stage
n, waller when no advantages OF dead Wster q
at chues can be takeu-snd the irst trip Of
new beat taken into consideration. At evt
= point on the river she met with Astteri
reception, her arrival at New Orleans bel
4. spieudid ovation. Her officers are
at lighted with her movements in every Diet
Ire and there ia no doubt that is the near tut
eL she will make a record OF which her OWE
ed. well be proud. Her superiority in accC
) of modationa for the travelling public is alre,
- established.