Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-08-18
GENERAL NEWS.

wFIrHER worry warm, with sngdi rain
symptoms.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, SO bales Of
cotton, 10 bags of seed-cotton, and 262 sacks
of ~cotton-seed.
THE Arkansas City lsft for st. Louis on
time, adding 500 bundles of lathes and 10
tor of sundries.
THE Billy Kilby went up 10 Tiptonvifle
yesterday TO bring out the Phil Allin's hull
loaded with slaves.
The River Improvement steamer Missis.
sippi, from the Lake Providence works,
passed up for st. Louis yesterday.
PILoTs are anxious that a light should BE-
established on the head Of Island 26. Com
msnder OKane's attention is directed to this
as an important change.
The lighthouse tender, Joseph Henry,
passsd up yesterday morning after cleaning
boilers. A list Of changes in lights furnished
is published elsewhere.
The Memphis and Arkansas river packet
G. H. Van Etten, came off the docks yester-
day, and lies at the foot of Adams, ready for
low water 10 Arkars Is river.
The following lights have been changed
between Vicksburg and Memphis: "Point
Comfort, new light; Island So; moved down
200 yards on account of caving bank; Car
ter's Field, moved up l mile"
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River IL feet 8
inches-decllne 6 inches yesterday. A rise If
nearly a f)ot esch is reported from Chatta-
noogs snd ST. Paul, but declines come from
all other points above and below.
CAPT. PHINN STARR is vending his way
homeward after a protracted trip through
Eastern cities and the Canadas. He was in
the oil regions Wednesday, and has the &C
nauiotoaa,an Of Tho ADnrET F4r D.tt.h,r.
favors of that date.
The City of Providence arrived from st.
Loui. yesterday r,orning, ~discharging here
591I packages and adding Is IONS Of sun.
dries, 587 packages of irJn, so barrels Of
lime, s wagons, Is cotton-gins, and left for
below in the sfternoop.
EVANSVILLE journal, Thursday: Col. Sill
verlhorn is 8 ill very low with not much hope
of his recovery. -ltsetms a general bre aking
down of the sy stem. He was unconscious last
evening, but his friends and pby sicians still
hope that his strong constitution will enable
him to pull through. The latest from the
Gaff is that she had sent 10 Rockpcri for
barses to light her, and that she was still
hard aground at Flint Island. The pilots
report only 4 feet there. The Gsff will prob
ably light over, and be along for Memphis
this morning"
DE- LOUIS Ut00e-DeMIcof, Ihur0oeys Inc
Globe Democrat river reporter yesterday viz
tied the steamer City Of Alton at the foot Of
Cherry street. She was recently purchased
by Commissioner P. P. Maniton, the king Of
wreckers, aod ia to be diem antled. She has
an elegant gu tic Of furniture, bedding, etc
which lie purchased Is fast ~ il is offered.
Crowds of ladies were on the boat all day
yesterday buying various articles which are
being sold at prices that cannot be beat BY
auy auction house in the cty."
PADUcAH Mtrs, Thursday: "What may
yet prove TO be a very serious accident took
place this morning at the marine ways. en-
The river front. Mr.. Charley Thompson, a
ship carpenter, wss assisting several other
men in moving a large pi, &c OF iron from of
the stesmer Overlon, on the ways, when the
lever or prize stick he was using slipped
from his hand when there was considerable
weight on the stick, and, striking him in the
side, knocked him from where he was stand
ing ION a plank leading from the boat to the
ways) 10 the ground, a distance of eight or
ten feet. The lick turned Mr.. Thompson
partly over and he fell upon his head and
bsck and was knocked unconscious. He was
taken to his home, on Trimble avenue, and
DR.. Davis was called. 1t ia impossible al
present 10 tell the -extent Of Mr.. Thompscn'r
il Iries, and the doctor fears he is hurt in
ternslly. He recovered his senses just after
he arrived at his home and was able TO tell
how the accident occurred"