Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-04
GENERAL NEWS


BUSINESS was fair yesterday, considering
the Indictment weather.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River IL feet 4
inches-stationary yesterday.
The w. w. O'Niel is due down to-day
with a big tow Of coal for Natchez.
THE Hard Cash departed yesterday even
ing foe White river with a good trip.
THE Port Eads and barges passed up yes
terday, after cleaning out here, for st. Louis.
The John A. Wood, with a big tow of
coal, passed down yesterday evening for New
Orle ans.
CAPT. n MRS. MIIT r. HARRY, and
their two daughters, are in the city, guests Of
the Peabody.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, 430 bales Of
cotton, so bags OF seed-cotton and 2600 sacks
Of ~cotton-seed.
WIN. UNDERWOOD and Frank Carroll are
at the wheel of the Will s. Hays from Gin
cinnati 10 New Orleans.
CAPT. WIN. W. OfNE1L, the Pittsburg coal
king, and of the Memphis coal firm OF G. B.
Bryan g. Co., is in the city.
The Iron Duke is on her way from Pitts
burg for Memphis with a miscellaneous tow
She passed Cincinnati Monday.
THE Charles Morgan, from New Orleans,
passed UP at an early hour yesterday morn.
ing for Cincinnati, with 1900 tons of freight,
principally sugar and molasses. She put of
here 40 casks of beer.
The Will Kyle, frsm Cincinnati, passed
down yesterday evening for New Orleans
loaded fat. She put off here over 500 pack
ages of freight, and added So barrels Of soar
stock and a lot of sundries.
NASHVILLE World, Wednesday: "Eighl
steamers at the upper wharf yesterday gave
quite a business appearance to that locality
and caused the old river men to think of the
good old steamboating era OF 40 years ago.
THE new Will S. Hays, due at Cincinnati
Monday morning, did not arrive there unit
Monday night, and laid over until Tuesday
morning, when she prsceeded on her frs
voyage 10 New Orleans. OF course she gave
considerable time at Louisville, where a biz
blowout had been prepared for her. The
dead, wounded and missing will be duly &C
counted for in Wednesdays Courier. Journal
The new steamer Sam ]. Keith, recently
built at Jacksonville for Cumberland river
arrived at Nashville Tuesday, and was re
ceived with a grand ovation. The World, o
Wednesday, gives the following description
of the new boat: "Ber length is $50 feet
with 80 feet beam, and 5 feet hold. and has
capacity OF 500 tons, drawing 20 inches
ligh'. She has two steel boilers "a feet long
and 40 inches In diameter; two 10 inct
cylinders with 5 feet stroke. Thu wheel i
"a feet long, and 163 feet in diameter witt
20 inch buckets. The machinery was mad
by Charles Hedgwald, of New Albany
aud is of the very best material
Tue cabin, which is 100 feet il
length, has "a staie-rooms, which are t
be elegantly furnished with Bidding AMI fur
niture. The ladies' cabin is a model Of ele
gaucs and comfort, being fitted up wit
Brussels carpets and magnificent furniture
The crew consists of Capt. Tom Armstrong
master, Wiley w. Psrminter, clerk, Capt.
VIM. Strong and VIM. Reeves, pilotf, Robel
ard John Kirkpatrick, engineers, Harvey Ca
roll, mate, and last but not least in The a
t~ractive adjuncts of the little steamer ar
Phil Wills, who will have charge of the bs
and Sam Smith, who will have charge Of th
cuisine and will dispense the more substaI
tial creature comforts to the guests"