Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-01
GENERAL NEWS.

Business fair.
THE weather layout yesterday was just
tip-top.
CAPr.J. D. RANDALL returned to the city
yesterday
The propeller Central City arrived from
below yesterday.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River 80 feet IL
inches aud stationary yesterday.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, 264 bales of
cotton and 1901 sacks of cotton-ssed.
THE City of Vicksburg, from Vicksburg
yesterday afternoon, leaves here for St. Louis this
morning.
The Commonwealth left for ST. Louis Sun.
day morning without adding anything of import
ance here.
The Coahoma went out in place of The
James La IN the Memphis and Friars Point trade,
yesterday.
The Kate Adams, Capt. NJ. R. Cheek, is
the United States NAL packet Thursday evening
for Arkansas City.
The Annie P. Silver, for ST. Louis, passed
up early yesterday morning, discharg .ng here
ABOUT 5UO packages.
The Lse-Line packets tomorrow evening
are the Coahorns, for Friars Point, and the Dean
Adams, for Osceola.
SAVE few inches rise in the upper Mis-.
sissppi and III Pitsburg, all streams were falling
at al points yesterday.
Miss FLORENCE VoRIs, sister of Chief
Clerk James Voris, OF the Cons MiIlar is making
the round tIIp On Thai boat.
The Cons Millar arrived from Cincinnati
eatly yesterday morning with $50 tons OF freight
Tor TINS point. she returns tomorrow evening.
THE City of Cairo from St. Louis Tor
Nicksburg, passed down Sunday morning, dis
charging mere 22lS packages, and adding about SO
tons.
THE Port Eads aud barges passed down
Sunday night for New Orleans. She added here a
meal.
The Mark Twain got in from Dyersburq
Sunday with a fair trip, principally co a and cot
ton. She left for another load yeste.day ai.er-
noon.
WE call attention TO the dispatch from
Washington, printed below, in relation to wharf
age collections a matter in which every steam
boatman is interested.
ED OUTLAW took charge of the Office Of
the kate adams yesterday, having ASSISTANTS J.
c. WyckOH and viii Darragh-a trio of as clever
gentlemen as can be found ahoat
The Ida Darragh picked I'D terrible
hailsloTm down about Island 6S Saturday. She
received no damage but every minute was ex-
pected TO be the next with the boys Hsilstones
like goose eggs struck hard ticks;
The K. +. Springer arrived from Cincin-
natl yesterday afternoon on her way TO New Or
leans with l5CO tons and fair passenger list. She
discharged small lot OF freight here and added
2lOO sacks of oil-meal and IS bales OF cotton.
THE Hard Cash, Capt. Ed c. Postal, will
arrive to day and leave again tomorrow evening
at O'Clock Tor all points on White river going
through TO Jacksonport and making connection
with packets for upper White and Black rivers,
Charles NJ. and Joseph Postal are her clerks
The funeral OF George Roberts, who died
at New Orleans last Wednesday, alter short ILL
ness, took place in St. Louis Sunday Mr. Roberts
was wellkuown lower river pilot having stood
awatch at the wheel Of the steamer NatcheZ when
| she made the race from New Orleans to st. Louis
| In July, 1870.
CAPT. LLOYD WHITLow and Chief Clerk
Arthur Brown have resigned their places on the
James Lee-both having held positions on that
popular steamer since she first went into commits
| sion, about three and half years ago. Their le-
glon oil friends, while they regret to lose them,
| nope they viii strike oil'' Wherever they cast
| their lot The command of the Lee has been con-
nded to the veteran Capt Mslsh Miller with Capt.
Lee Cumm1ns chief clerk-both old timers and
| too well known in Memphis to require suy win
dyJlm" notices from the press.
| The great racer james Lee leaves for Pa
| ducah today, where two months Will be con-
| sumeo IN repairing and Iegeneratiug her Capt.
| Henry cooper WlII IT, Se her up and supervise the
| work. The James Lee he's proud record. She
Was first built with special view to speed and ac-
| conllnodauon, and is universally acknowledged
| to nave the prettiest model and most uniform
build OF any stea Iaer atoat. She made the quick
est time ever run by any four-boiler boat, and in
| that respect to-day stands the champion of the
Western rivers. We are not advised as to what re-
| pairs viii be made, but judge from the time
| given Tor the work, that she will be eyerhauled
from TOP u bottom, so that when she returns she
I will be tirSt-claSs condition