Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-27
GENERAL NEWS.

BUSINESS lair.
RECEIPTS, 20 bales Of cotton, 2S4 sacks of
cotion-seed.
The Oakland and barges passed up for ST.
Louis late Monday night.
The Alice Brown pass=d south with tow
of coal yesterday morning.
The U. P. Schenck passed up for Cincin-
natl yes erday evening with 800 tons, adding
202 bales of cotton.
The Cons MIllar got away for Cincinnati,
with 3l3 bales of cotton, 40 bales of rage, a
lot of suodries and fair list of people.
The towboat Annie L. passed up this
morning, with the Greenville wharfboat in
tow, taking her 10 Paducah TO be taken on
the ways.
THE City OF Vickshurg cleared for ST.
Louis, after adding 275 barrels Of potatoes,
Is crates of onions, AGO packages of laths,
and sundrieP.
THE John A. Scudder. with 1900 tons Of
freight, passed down FOR New Orleans yester-
day morning, after aiding here 100 tons OF
oil.cske and lot OF sundries.
THE Belle Memphis passed down for
Vicksburg yesterday morning, discharging
1927 packages, aud adding 200 kegs OF besr,
80 sacks of corn and 10 tons of sundries.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River 81 feet
inch-stationsry. The Cumberland rose l
/ foot inch at Nashville, but declines ara re-
ported in all other streams above, excepting
L q ligh rice IN tho Oli,,- - pittshare -
A HEAVY cure nj is reported going thorugh
| The break 10 the evee at the foot of Chez KS.
Island, and large volume Of water is gath
I eriug about the Memphis and Lutte R ok
| railroad NO or three miles back of Hope
l field. The river is stationary, and bu; little
| damage is anticipated.
ST. LOUIS Globe Democrat, Monday: "Yet-
| terday morning Capt. J ohm Atkins had one
of his legs broken by being csught bstween
i The guard Of the togboat E igle ard he
! whaffboat of the 81. Panl line al lhe foot Of
I Olive street. The accideat Happened while
Capt. Atkins was attempting TO step from the
wharf 10 the steamer"
WEhave received a description Of new
boat callea the S.. PeuI, nov building at S.,
Louis for the S.. Louis and S. Psul Packet
Company, the most glowing word painting it
was ever oGr lot to peruse. The S. Paul is
describe as zone OF the grsudsst models Of
| n sid, wheel steamer 10 be foucd in the
world" The hui lie 800 feet long; breadth
Of beam, So feet; depth OF hull, feet 4
inches; water drsf,, Is inchss; sizs OF water
wheels, IS feet, working Il feet bucket; the
texas is 80 feet long, and has so rooms; the
cabin $50 feet long, and has 80 state-rooms.
"MARK TWAIN" telIs the folio wing story
about Old Commodore Montgomery 10 his last
book on the Mississippi river: Capt.
Montgomery, whom l had sieered for when
he was a pilot, commanded the Confederate
fleet in the great battle before Memphis;
when the vessel went down he swan ashore,
fought his way through squad of soldiers,
and made a gallant aud narrow escape. He
was always a cool man, nothing could dis
| III bi,c Nar, h.
of the Crescent City, YVES bringing the boat
into pert at New Orleans, and momently ex-
pectsd orders from the hurricane deck, but
received none. had stopped Inc wheels
and there my au hority and responsibility
cessed. 1t was evenjbg-dim iwilght-he
captains hat ras perched upon the big bell and
supposed The intellectual end of the captain tcas
in it, but such toas not The case The captain
was very sirict; therefore, l knew better than
to touch bell without orders Nv duty was
to bod the boat steadily on her calamitou.
course, aud leave The couse quencss to taxi
care Of themselves-which l did So Nc
went blowing psst the sterns of steamboats,
and getting closer and closer-the crash va:
bound 10 come very soon--aDd slill that ha
Fever budg-d; for alas, the C piaia was nap
ping 10 the texas. Things were be-
coming exceedingly nervous and uncomfort
able. Ii seemed 10 me that the captain wal
not going 10 appear in time to zee the enter
| lainmeht- Bot he did. just IA we were
walking into he stern of a steamboar, b.
stepped out on deok and said, with heavenly
serenity, "S-t her back on boih"-whieh
did; bat IT. fl late, however, for the mex
mamenI We were smashing through tina
, other boats himsy outer works with 2 prcdi
gious racket. The captain never said woT,
to me about the matter sfierward, exc pt Il
remark that 1 had done right, aud that h
hoped ;hal ] would net hesitate TO act in til
same way again under like circumstances.
RIVER AND WEATHER.
Or FICE 81 SSAL So RyIcR, U. 8. A,
MEMPHIS, TENN. June 26, 1883.
The following observations are taken At IT,
same moment OF time q :0s p.ra.l q; al the station
l Ne nod