Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-09
GENERAL NEWS.

BUSINESS was fair yesterday.
HE wharf was clear OF packets last night
THERE is no end to the mud and slop or
the wharf.
CAPT. V. SHORT, OF Pittsburg, is dead. He
was 81 years of age.
CAPT. PAT KALLAHER was yesterday re.
elected wharfmaster.
Col. JOE FLYNN went out steward on the
Kate Adams yesterday.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River, % feet
decline inch yesterday.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, rs bales OF
cotton, IL bags of seduction.
THE w. w. ONoiA, with big tow of coal
for Natchez and New Orleans, passed down
this morning.
THERE is a rumor ahoat that efforts are
being made to start a Memphis and Vicks-
burg packe. line.
The Cherokee, out of White river ar.
rived atsNew Orleans Tuesday with 1889
bales Of cotton, 772 sacks OF corn and 400
tons of manganese.
The ice in the upper Youghiogheny has
formed tremendous gorge, piled mountain
high. Fears are entertained of serious re.
suits when il breaks.
The old and new canal locks at Louisville
are overlooked, and the falls are hazardous,
one barge OF the Kelsey having been lost in
attempting to go over.
The Friars Point Gazette says work is
about to be commenced on the last break in
that levee. 1t will require but short time
to finish it, and then the whole line of levee
will be completed.
A WELL-KNowN ex-river man and his
pard thought 10 surprise the aquatic element
OF Memphis by slipping off 10 Evansville
yesterday to buy 'em boat, and set it afoat,
like the storied Robinson Crusoe.
MATE SAM HOLDER, who was shot by me-
gro on the d. r. Powell, was passenger to
this place on the Golden Crown yesterday.
He is gradually recovering from his wound,
but still is dependent on crutches to get
about.
The Annie P. Silver arrived from New
Orleans late Wednesday night, and laid
here till yesterday evening, adding 1915
bales of cotton, discharging lot of sugar
and molassss. She passed up for Cairo
with 600 tons besides the cotton.
THE Golden Crown arrived from New
Orleans yesterday evening, discharged lot
OF sugar and molssses, and had 1000 tons,
including 700 barrels of cotton-seed oil,
taken on at Arkansas City. she left for
Cincinnati about 10 O'Clock last night.
THE floods in the upper Ohio and tribu.
taries are playing sad havoc with valuable
private property. There is one consolation
to the planters i'll the valleys. The freshels
are coming 80 early in the season as to lessen
the prospect OF very high water in June.
RICHARD WEBB, colored, fireman on the
tewboat Joseph B. Williams, dropped dead
at Louisville Tuesday. He had been ashore
TO get some medicine, and had Just returned
TO the boat when he fell. Apopiexy or heart
disease was the cause. He was married, and
lived in Pittsburg.
The steamer Josie Harry is billed for
Vicksburg, and will leave this evening at 5
O'Clock for that city. This is done to accom-
modate the many shippers of goods to points
below. The John s. Bransford will take the
Josie's place for White river, leaving as
usual on Saturday at 5 o'clock pm.
The Charles Morgan, for Cincinnati, passed
up from New Orleans yesterday morning with
500 tons, after dischargipg lot of sugar and
molasses. She added here Az bales of cotton.
Capt Harry w. Stein, her commander, was
confined to his room by illness, but will, per.
haps, be all right by the time the Morgan
reaches her destination.