Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-28
GENERAL NEWS.

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RECEIPTS by river yesterday, II bales Of
cotton.
The Andy Baum will be the Friday packet
for Cincinnati.
BIG MUDDY" is airing its sandbars in
splendid proportions.
OUR list of departures for TO day take in
every point Of the compass.
The Bile Memphis got away for St..
Louis on time yesterday morning.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River IS feet 8
inches-decline inches yesterday.
BY stnfiu g the ballot box little yesterday
might have been counted in as q fair spiing day.
CAPT MARSH MILLER, who has been on
trip up the Ohio river, arrived home yesterday.
The Ssm r ,berts, with tow of lumter-
loaded barges from Helena, passed up for the Ohio
river yesterday morning.
TEN Oaklsnd passed up for St. Louis yes-
terday morning with a tow of model baTges,
several OF which were loaded.
Ex Pilot HENRY DANIELS, who is now a
pros erous merchant up Arkansas river is in the
city reviving old acquaintanceship.
THE City of Vickpburg, 10 from St. Louis
yesterday morning, discharged 223l packages,
added 40 tons, and passed down for YickSburs on
time
CAPT. WASH THoMPsoN's Ohio srrived
from Cincinnati yesterday morning with 29s
packages and several p ssengers. Sne returned
yeste day evening with $50 bales cotton and good
lot OF way freight.
THE Co den Crown, from New Orleans for
Cincinnati. passed up yesterday morning with a
fair load on dis ha-giHg lot of freight and add
ing $40 bales of cotton. $50 barrels OF oil, and
loL of other freight.
DURING a storm of considerable force al
New Orleans Saturday, the yacht Ranger with q
pleasure party, under Capt Harris, while entering
The New Basin in northwest gale. was driven in to
aud was driven into the east pier, where her lib
boom, with iron gear got entangled and was lost
She sustained damages to the extent of about $500
The party ON beard were finally lsnded safely on
| shore, but were considerably dampened by the
! rain.
WE have received the frat section Of
| Birds Eye IieU Of The Mississippi River. which
we regard as valuable addition TO our marine
library. The section before US embraces all thai
| part OF the river from the mouth of the Missouri
| TO Memphis, with an intelligent view of AL The
| county on the east bank of the river extending
back l25 miles, and on the west bank from .:
to so miles, showing all railway lines AND
office. together with all the typographical featur re,
of the country. The second section will embrace
section f,o@ Hatchez to the Gulf Of Mexico. The The
| WORE is published by the American Trade Journd
and Grain Rerieio. OF st. Louis, for free distIibu
| ton TO its subscribers
CAPT. A. B. SHROPSHIRE, an old steam
| bootpsn, has addressed tn foil lowing letter Il
| Capt. John Smi h, which appeared in the Jackson
(Teunl Dispatch, of the 10th instant: "Dear Sir
place, l took trip down the FORCED Deer river fol-
| several miles to examine its praetieability as
| navigable stream and must say in my opinion
that If the logs in its bottom were removed which
i do not seem numerous, that II is one of the bes
/ streams OF its size / know of in the Southern
| country found few sandbars where the waite
was shallow, but those can be rem died bv jetties
The water on an average is quite deep. This por
ton of the river is said to be the most Difficult
| of any portion of 1t to its mouth. II So I wouls
| say that it can be made good navigable stream
for small boats, OF say, $50 tons burden. salts
fed the boat they are now building, which is s
feet long and 16 feet WIDE. which will not draw
over 20 inches of water when loaded, will run a
the present stage of the water with but very litt
| work being done on the river. We are reliably in
for ed thar the water remains at about this sta
| or higher, at least months in the year."