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MISCELLANEOUS.
TENNESSEE PENITENTlARY.
SIX YEARS TERM LEASE NOTICE.

PURSUANT to an Act of the General Assembly
Of the State OF Tennessee, passed March u,
1889 approved March %, 1853, and entitled An
the state Peniientiary," the Governor Of Tonnes
see and Board Of Prison INSPECTORS. on Friday. the
6th day of July 1883 at the hour OF " O'Clock m,
at the front door OF the capitol In Nashville Tenn,
will lease at public outcry, 70 the hgnest biooer,
for the term Of siL yea5s Ses,ne ,a 1h sai
of the couvicts together with the quarry grounds,
buildings, fixtures machinery, tools, engines
natterns etc, belonging 70 the State.
TEsas-The lease will be made upon the follow.
ing terms: Not less than one hundred thousand
elesr of All expenses 70 the State on any account
except The salaries OF the superintendent, warden,
are TO be paid By the State. and bond rith sp-
proved security Is 70 be gwen therefor, and for
The strict performance Of all the requirements oil
said act in regard to the lease.
All persons desiring to bid will be required be-
| forehand 70 file an obiisatfon 70 be approved oy
the Governor, signed By those whom they propose
To give as suneties which shall obgate such per-
sons 70 become the suretes on the pond required,
in the event this BID Of tnelr prineps . suceess
| ouired in addition thereto 20 hle with the 1oy-
! ernor certified check on some good bank In Ten
1 nessee Tor ten thousand (tl00O0 dollars payable
10 us order and to be forfeited 70 the State II the
bid Of such party pc accepted and "a not comp ied
witn these reauirements wiz not be cried or con
| sidered against the bid OF party who has
the said act, in pursuance Of when tne ssls
will he made Is here referred 70 as part hefeoi.
COPY OF which will be furnished any person de-
| siring 10 become a bidder upon application 70 the
| secretary OF State or Governor. -.
| cATfoN-The Penitenttsry Is located IN hatn'
| VILE and mas been leased for number OF yenrs
| The average number Of convicrE therein duung
the last two years Ia thirteen hundred ana nIteen
| fl2l6l and there are now thirteen hundred Ano
| forty-three t1S45l therein.
| REsTRIcTIoEs-The lessees viii not be peftnitteo
70 keep more than Eve hundred ana nity I'D ma.
| convicts in the main prison a. any one uLne, ou
| will have the authority 70 WORK the same any
| where In Tennessee-seIe and suitable 91sIxsr
| being iurnished-subicct TO the rules and reg a
| ops provided IL said act and otherwise proVldef
| by law.
| How KxPIoYID-Large numbers have regular,
bfeu hired out by the present lessees 70 wOTE "
| the mines aud in The construction o. fAllfOnna
4 etc Id Tennessee. They also employ those IN N
. IRIS . building at Nashville tInanJ OF whom ~
exnerienfed and skilled labOrerk ard OF long efl
ssutencal In manufacturing wagons, iron hoilo =
ware furniture. etc; the average NUMBER OF N1s
! ons now made being about fifty day.
| orinformAtiOn and particulars ADDRESS, tne VI
| der.igned or the Governor.
| Done By order Of VIM. 3. Bate Governor OF u
| nessee. this April 25 lssS. ,r,-,y,r
. Secretary Of state. nashville, Tenn.
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New ORLEANS, May 3.-Sight exchange
on New York firm, 81 50 per $40 20 premium. s,er-
ling exehange-bankers' bills, 4S313S4Si.
LONDON, May 3.-Consois, 102 l-16; III.
nois Central 1917; Pennsylvania Genital, $50; New
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yellow, 2sa3ooi tallov. 7a71le; ginseng, per

ve1lov- u a30c; tallov, 7sT5ze; ginseng, per
11on1d 81 30. Deerskius-prime, 259$Sc-
r CANDL Es-Ful weight, 151ze.
FTTRE-Rsc cOo1-NO. l large %, small 5cc5
No , 30 80. 3, DC; No. /, lOe. Aink-So.
! 40c. No. 2, pc; Nc. 8, l5c; scs5s. SC. skunk
Ha!acE G9cSsl 10; short stripe, 3les5e mar
ro-- I5G25c; white and broad, sItc-inSl1s
figures for Territory aud open, and outside figures
Tor cased ciTit lJG5I5c. Wildcat 90 &C; house
est. lG4l5e. WOlE-large, &c 70 s.. small. u 70
75c. FOX-gr4y, lOc TO CSC open, aud &c 70 9le
cssed kits, Toe 70 &c red, 25e 70 I5c open ana DIG
to 81 81 cased. OttzT-N0. ! 81: No. ?, . No: g
~ 80; No. A. s1-open, 10 per cent less, ana CUBS,
25G SOC. Beaver. 75c t. 81 esc1 CT Slasi % PEI
pound for clean, wei pelted. Desr-0syEn aud
grizZly 81 % ss black 81 TO $40: cats, 75c 70 s.
Baeggr, 1Oc to sc Opossum. 54lOc open 10 lO9l5c
eSsed Muskrst. sc to i5e.
LEATHER-Oak sole. per pOuad, Ggl0c; hem
IocE: Z7A30c; harness 300 zoe; EkjrtIng, 57d i0c
French calf. s40s60c Per dozsn: domestic CALI so
a;4jc Der Dozen.
FEATHERS-Prtcne, zoe.
WODL-Tub-w6.nad k5eso5c Per pound, III
Ras- ed Il .I2a.. bnrry. lQ4l6C.
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RAILWAY RECORD.


chesapeake, Ohio ana southwestern
Trains move as follows: No. (express) leaves at
1:20 am; No. (naiD at $40 an; No. 6 lCoying-
ton accom- u odation) at $40 pm. No texpressj
Arrives at 2:25 arn No. arrives at 1855 PM NO
g. Covfngton accommodation S:55 q. m. (city timel.
Memphis ard Lutte ROek-Trains move
Is follows: No. leaves daily at 4:40 pm; arrives
at IL pm; No. leaves at a m; arrives at
am. No. (freightl leaves Hopeheld at 5 an; sr.
rives at pm. =.
as follows Fast mail arrives daily at 40 a, m
leaves at IL 10 pm; mail leaves daily a. s-2o
am: passenger accom- nodatiOn leaves daily at
1920 am; arrives daily at $50 pm. (eity umel-
will make close connection for all points East
Brownsville accommodation leaves daily, except
sunday at ass pm; mail arrives daily at 40
nm Brownsville accommodation arrives daily,
except SUNDAY, at rs am
MemDbis and ChaTiestDu-Irains move
a. follows (city time): Through express leave
daily At II :05 D. m Mall and express leaves daily
at s;l5 am Somervlle accommodation leaves
daily exceBt Sunday, at 5:l5 p N. Through ex
press arrives daily At II 30 am. Mail and express
arr yes daily st S:55 D. m. EomerVi!ie scc0mmo-
dalton arrives daily. sEceDt sunday at S 80 an
<MISsISsIppf and Tennrssee-Trains move
a. follows: New Orleans last mail and express
leaves daily at $50 On. freight leaves daily
exc-pt Sundsy at 6.35 N. Now Orleans tasl
mall and express arrives daily at $50 freight
arrives daily. except sunday at 2:3J pm. Freight
trains carry passengers.
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LIVE sTOcK MARKET.

receipts of cattle we're very light dur
ing the past week; prices on all grades
stronger; supply very light; demand good. Mich
cows slow. Receipts of sheep light prices firm !;
demand good Hog in fair supply; prices shade
slower Quotations.
CDhN-FED GATILE-Choice to extra, 6G6i<c.
GRASS CATTLE-Choice, AZ 5c; good, 49412c;
fair 20 IN iIum. 3l4G3t4c; conDon, 2s2l9c
SHGEP-Choiae WOOL per ID, &C; medium, 5g
1z5s; common, per head, 81 a 80.
aOGS-Choice cornfed, ca s7c; medium and
heavy, 6G61lc; common. 5g519c.
COWS AND CALVES-Good mich cows with
young calves, per head, sOg40; yearings, s. 80.
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TINGEs-Middling 9Ac; good middling, &c,
sTAINs-Good ordinary, SIC; low mlddIlngt SIC;
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tOR NEW OkLkA Ns

For SIssaaie, Helena ARA FFiarH Rs:sse.
COaHlOma. -.
Marsh Miller. master A. l.. CummlnS...... 1iefN
VIII iesgG IS arrow I'll every
MJahA 4 u HO1 ESDAT Gnd FElHE ct PIN,
reserving the light pass all landings tae captain
may DEEM unsafe once .-4. ASo:soa 81 s5t,
JAMES LEE, JR., 6upe dent.
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The st. Louis Railuc1y Register says The ir' t
mortgage bonds OF The Gesrgil Pacific, recently
placed on the market, have all b en- sold. II Is
the rad, projected by Gen. Gordon, OF Georgia
and sold 6y him and associates T. the pIe-ent
COMPANY, design 10 ,Xteud from Atlanta
Ga 70 G ieepvilIe on the Mississippi, distance Of
343 mile. OF this Us miles is Lard, 81
miles are graded. ID the remainder mostly uu,
DER cDrtfsct The route Is through the rich coal
and iron region of Ala1ama znd Georgia aud tn
uplaudg OF Mississippi. II is intended 20 extend
tie road across soutner1 ArkRusAs 10 TeXarkana
where Il will meet he Gould southwest sys en-
Tn company Is coatrolled b. the Richmond and
Danville Extension Company, which, in turn, is
Owned by the Richmond ami West Point Terminal
Company, which also controls tue Richmond aud
UsnvilIe railroad system. The latter eXtends from
Alexandria on the Potomac. through Richmond
TO AtlAHta and the Georgia Pacific will supply a
direct connection Between IL and the Iexas
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e.rsoLEuh1 MAsKeIs.

Coal On-Whol=szle iots, I3c per gallon.
CLEvELAED o., May 5.-PeLoleum -s.w.
10, ~.
BRADFORD. My p .foleUm unstesdE /;
opened a. &c; highest, e55ac' lowest, $3.50;
closed, 925sc-
PIrIsBURG, Mav 3.-Peiroleum excited /;
United certificates irregular: closea at 9-sci re-
fined 97szc Phil adei phis delivery.
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GENERAL TRADE.

Business was quiet on Change. The
meat market is quiet and unchanged; dour
a 1iet and firm holders asking higher prices corn
meal firm; sugar firm coffee dull; molasses quiet;
rice quiet; hay quiet and easy; corn firm; oats
firm, with light stock; bran steady; apples, inferior
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plentiful, choice very scarce; potatoes nominal
stock ample; cabbage plentiful and good demand +;
onions nominal stock peas very Light demand;
beans steady; butter. fair demand: cheese quieti
eggs quiet; cried apples. good demand; cried
peaches neglected cottou-seet oils steady; cot
ton-seed meal quiet. Cther articles unchanged IN
tone and price. -
Tweuty-;hree ties bacon and hams * bran,
u b-ls beans, ! pkg butter, 635 bu cora sAs
col. Q, Is nd cattle, IS pkgs eggs, 52l brls 1ouE
90 bales hay ! pkg lard, 3 cars lumber 20 %
meal nd horses aud mules, III kgs nsll- Iil SIS
oats "a SKIS peas IS brls pOt3tO5s. csr buIA POiA'
so bis packed pork and Al brls whisky
EXPORTS.
Twenty eight tcs bacon and hams, - SIS oIan'
pigs butter bu com. tx 9 cheese . sEs Gomez,
- nd cattle lEg eggs s05 bTis LGuE 10 Daies nay,
81 pkgs lard Z cars lumoer, III oris meal, . "a
horses and mules, IS srls mOlAsses, OF Kgs mans,
ska oats s ks peas. q brls potstOeS, car On <
I,ork 4 brls packed pork. hh sugar. % DIS su-
gar $50 pkgs tobacco and II brls whisky.
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HOUSEKEEPING MATERIALS.

Bricks, line and Cement quiet al lormsf
prices.
FRANISG-LUGBEE-Yag prices-Rough, s15
per 1000 feet; dressed, $50; yellow pine flooring,
So; shingles, s3sz4 50. IathIng-POplar 81 IS:
cypress 81 per 1000 atns. Extra prices fOT extra
lengths above 20 Get.
LIME AND CEN IN Alabama lime 95CSSl d
hsTrel; Tennessee s519O; Louisville cement, 81 q
| 70 a barrel; RosedaIe cement g 50 barrel
Portland So: plaster of Paris, 81 80.
81 r.er key
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New York, May 3.-The general de-
maud was very dull, although there is quiet in
curry on the part of d few buyers for staple and
coIored cottoBs, snd fairly heeral engagements
are of daily completion. For choice styles of
prints lawns. lace Urocades, nuns yelling and other
speciaIues there is a well sustained request for
small assortnents, but otherwise the mzrSet If
dull although at its close tne sharp advance in
cotton is attracting attention.
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Kate Adams-21 bales cotton, g nd cattle and
45 pigs sundries.
WIZ KyIe-l40 brIs molasses, 80 bTls sugar and
Il pigs merchandise.
bacon and 90 dog chairs,
josie Hsrry drought out of White riverl-1S4
bales cotton s9s SKIS seed 100 nd hogs ana y pkgs
EundIies.
VIM oninke-246 brls -four, 20 bills meal, IS brlE
oil, 50 brls pork, br.s WHISKY. 100 brls cement
%. bales hay, IU5 Uxs soap. 3lj bxs arch so bKs
slassa are III bgs nsis 24l SIS corn 76 pigs ma
chlusTy, IUl pkss furniture, l450 empty prod uCe
barrels, 1872 empty oil barrels, s92 other packages
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MhISkY. ZIG.

BRANDIEs- S5(9l6; peach, 81 oO
as ~: apple, SPAS 50.
WHISKIE -Redisulled, 90c9S1 50; straight, 81 81
"a. according to age
WINE--ImpOrted port, 81 50SI; sherry, 81 559
4: characterization extra dry, SdS5s; Piper
Heidsick Sz4G16; Mumm's extra dry, S56g2oi
Pomerv Sec 80 so 9Sl 50; ". Clicuot, SO 5O9
81 So; claret, g 1907 per box; Catawoa, 81 5096.
ST. LOUIS, May 3.-Whisky steady, 81 IA.
LOUISVILLE, May 8 -Whisky quiei,sl Is.
Crsc1NNArI, May S.-Whisky sIeady,s1 Is.
CHICAGO, May 3.-Whisky unchanged.
BALTIMORE, May 3.-Whisky quiet, Il l63
al Il.
New ORLEANS, May s. " hisky-West'
ern reetifed, 81 g5g1 70.
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NJ HIEINAL.
NERVOUS DEBILITY
- CUBE GUAEANTEEEs,

De. u. O. wzsr's NERVE AID BRAIH TREATMENT
4 specific Tor HysteriA, DiEsiness, Oonvplsioi E,
Nervous Hesdache, Mental Depression, Loss al
Memory 5pernatOrrhes, Impotcnoy, InyoluI airy
Kmisaiops, Premature Old Age, csnged by over
axertiop self-sbuge OF cveT-iadul2ence. which
Ieada TO misery, decay and des 70. One oo4 viii
nure recent casca Esch box contains enc month";
treAf meat. One dollar box, OF six bo1es for hEs
we guarantee SIX boxes 20 cure Eny oss'. viii
aach order received by cE for six boxes, accompf
nIsd with nve dollsrs we will send the purchase
enr written guarantee 70 return the money II Il
Treatment does not eject Ecora. Guarantees IL
sued only BY A. RGNkERt q &C., wholesale anc
C-dara ~ ~ .arotv,s --aEv,T,t attention
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CoTroN SEED MEAL-Prime,$ 81 50(91S 80
per ton per carload lots.
SCOTTON-sEED OIIs-Crude, 40 sz2c per gallon.
on round lots of 100 to 800 brls, Cooking oil. job
lots, 45c; double refined cooking, 47c. summer
yellow refined oil, 47c in carload lots; summer
white, 47c Winter yellow, SIC; winter white, 55c,
according to quantity.
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HoR.Es AND MULES.

The mule marsel Is wei supplied with al
qualities The market is dull
MULES No dray mules, to years old, Is to
i6% hands, s2o0g35O; l51S to 10, $3.50 0lo5i ID 10
49, Sl35 also; IA TO IS, siO0glZ5.
HORS ES-GoOd driving, sl4j9z00; heavy draft,
sl5Od2OO; saddle horses, Sl252JJi plugs, sac go.
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Marx Mslfs e. Reefs. Phoe. Stock

.rotaI REGENTS n an n s DOTS Yesterday 80. 1865
rtai rocsi hrs 81 me dsy In, 1852 - ...... 1868
Total receipts same day in 1881 S54
cnNsOIInATRD STATEMENT.
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MRS. SOPHIA Z. UYLEK, Ibe VeHeraUIe
mother of Pilot John W. and Mr.. George Oyler,
died at her residence in Louisville Tues lay morn
Jog Capt. OYER went up to Cincinnati on the
Harry Brown and tow, aud was telegraphed the
sad news of his mothers death Yesterday morning.
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Above
ATIoSs. low water
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CHANCERY SALE
REAL Il y II A II Il.

Nos A45l R.-ChAncery Court OF Shelby county
VIM robertson, Ex' TT, ETC., OF George ROBERT
= SON DECEASED, VS.. A. R. McWillisms ct al.
TOY virtue of an introductory decree for sale,
ID entered in the above cause on the Hst DAY OF
December, 1882, / will sell at public auction, 70
the highest bidder, in front OF the CLERK and
Masters Office courthouse OF Shelby county, Mem
saturday, May 8. 1851
within legal hours the following described prop
erty situated IN the city Of Memphis. Shelby
county, Tenn, to wit: Part OF country lot 4s2 OF
B. A. shaw's subdivision: as per plan OF same
made by VIM Crane in 1855: Beginning at q stake
on the south side OF Gayoso street and In A. y:
shaw's east line; thence with SAID line south rs
feet To a stake in Rice aud Ramsey's line; thence
with Rice and Ramsey's line west 16O feet TO the
center of Little Bette bayou; thence down the
center Of said bayou VITA its meanderings TO the
south side of Gayoso street; thence east with the
south side OF Gayoso street lO5 ieet 70 the begin
Terms of Sale-Cash. This April ., 1852
&. J. BLACK, Clerk and Master
ByJ M. Bradley, Deputy G ERIK and Master.
No.rsn Al Mcfarland, Solicitors
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Receipts since sept. LIST.
Foreign exports Sept LIST
Stock at U. 5. ports ......
Increase in receipts
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ELEVATOR COMPANY.


10 the Ne:herinnds.
The First-Class Steamships OF this Liue-AM-
STEKDAM, ROTTERDAM, eCHIEDAM, ZAAN-
DAM LEERDAM, W. A. SCH0LTEN, p. CALAND,
MAS, Carrying the United states Mall 10 the
Netherlands, leave NEW YORK regularly every
WEDNF.DAY Tor ROTTERDAM and AMSIER-
DAM alternately. First Cabin. $50; Secoud ca bin
$50: ,leerage so: from Rotterdam and AIMS ter
dam SO IA. CAZsUX, seal = gent.
No q -orrTh william street, New IuIk-
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ATTORNEY.AT-LAW.
PHIL. BEAD.


And General Csiiecftox Agent,
BELLS DEPOT-CROcKETT COUNTY, TENN.
OFFICE AT ALAN o. TENN.-"Hl prsc1ce IN
" the adj 7ioi z counties, and any Claims, reai
or PERSONAL con Gded 10 his care, n any part OF
West Tennessee vii receive prompt 1tteounlr
Refers to Brownsville savings Bank, BROWNSVILLE,
Penn; Flash, Preston & Co., kew orleans. Ia
The Merchants of Bells Depot, Tenn; Union az
Tlanters Bank, Aemph Tenn SAls e. 5rus. g
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GEN ERAL NEWS.

WEATHER delightful.
CAPT. JAMES REEs is in the city.
The Raymond Horner aud tow of empty
barges passed up yesterday.
SIGNAL. SERVICE report: River 80 feet 10
inches-Stationary yesterday.
RECEIPTS ny river yesterday, 152 bales
OF cotton and 4s5 sacks Of cottonseed.
TIE Sam Roberts and Henry Lowry, with
heavy tows destined for st. Louis, arrived from
below at DARK.
The City OF Providence arrived from
yicksburg yesterday evening and leaves Tor ST.
LSuis this morning.
Mr. Robert BROWN, formerly OF the Josie
Harry, but recently of Birmingham Ala, arrived
in the city yesterday.
THE V,nt Shinkle srrived from Cincin.
natl Yesterday morning with 4oi7 packages of
freight She returns this evening.
TIE Will Kyle arrived from New Orleans
about noon yesterday, with 700 for Cincinnati
and way points, adding here 700 bales OF cotton,
| and had fair passenger list
TIRE Josie Harry arrived from White river
Yesterday with 1872 bales of cotton 49S sacks of cot
| iou-Feed los head OF hogs and good list Of sun
| dries She returns saturday evening
THE tow boat Gib'rt Law at Paddy's Her,
| above the city yesterday, with a new whaIfDoat
in tow, destined to replace tue one recently sunk
at Friars Point she was there at dark last nigh.
The Charles Morgan, from Cinciun ali
| passed down last night for New Orleans with 1900
tons of freight aud good list OF people She put
| off here d lot OF miscellaneous freight and added
several passengers.
| THE new ,ransfer boat being built at Bar
I more's shipyard for the Memphis and Kansas City
| ri road crossing at Memphis will be completed
/ by the LIST of June she is TO be OF the finest
I OF her class, having all the mo Tern improvements
and furnished throughout with the electric light
Mrs. SOPHIA Z. OYLEB, the veneer ole
| mother of Pilot John w. and Mr.. George Oyler,
died at her residence in Louisville Tues lay morn
Jog. Capt. OYER went up to Cincinnati on the
| Harry Brown and tow aud was telegraphed the
sad news of his mothers death yesterday morning
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Rise. 1
I Fall.

. Fellow high water marx 1874. below bencA mark.
METEOROLOGICAL RECo RID.
Time nar. Their. Wind. weather.
Sos m. 8OO 6s s.: Fair.
i IS: IS m: g SS s. s s sE Clear Gear
WaxImum Temperature, 81.
Minimum temperature, "a.
WHEELING. May -Night-River 9 feet
inches. ana falling. Weather clear and pleasant.
LOUISVILLE Nav 3-Noon-River fall
ing with 10 feet inches in the canal, and feet9
inch IN the chute on the falls. Weather clear
and pleasant.
New ORLEANS, May g. Night-Arrived:
City of New Orleans, St. Louis. Departed: Wye
ming Cincinnati.
PITTsBURe. Nav 3.-Noou-River'5 feet 7
inches and falling. Weather clear and very warm
Night-River feet inches, and falling. Weather
clear and very warm.
EVANSVILLE, May 3.-Nirht-River Is
40 feet, and falling fast. Weather clear and
warm: thermometer 6S to S07 Arrived: VIII 5.
Hays New Orleans, 1890 pm.
CiNCISNATI. NV 3--Noon-River "a fee,
inches, sud filling w9sther clear; ther TSae
Sherlock, New Orleans Night-RlYer 70 feel :
inches aud falling. Weather very warm anu
| clear Arriye5: Thomas Sherlock, New Orleans;
| ANDY Baum Memphis. Departed: Golden Crown,
| New Orleans.
CAIEo. Nav 3-Noon-River Al feet
| inches and falling Weather clear and warm
1 1TGsysG; ArE Viessbnrg an: W. W ONeai
| IouisyilIe s am: U. P. Schenck, EewOIleans,
an: Iron Duke, Pittsburg. AN: City OF BatoI
| Rouge New Orleans, 10 an Coal CITY, Louis
| VILE 10 am; J. B. Williams. New orleans noon
| departed: City of vicksburg, st. Louis, an
Charles Morgan, New Orleans, An; Arkansa
| leans sam: Alice Brown St. Louis. am: 7
| Schenck, Cincinnati. am; Iron Duke, New vi
| leans a m; City of Baton Rouge, st LOUIS,
am; Cosl City. New Orleans: 10 an. Jams an.
| Walton St Louis, an. Night-River Il ieet
iuch, aud falling. Weather cloudy; thermomete
| 20 Arrived Charley Mcdonald, Ohio nver,
pm; Cons Hiliar. Memphis, Pm Departed
| Cons. AiIlar, Cincinnati, Bpm.
l. ISee Additional Riper Meas Fourth Pa0el
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THE COTTON MARKETS.

The Memphis market opened and closed
firm; good demand. Bales, $500 bales, including
$50 Wednesday evening-2OO to exporters, 800 to
spinners, 1900 to spectators. Closing quotations
were as follows:
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The appended pos,ai card explains Itself
AMI verifies our remark yesterday morning that
the present stage of the river a matter OF
great concern TO persons interested in river and
plOnting pursuits. aud now more than ever, the
daily reports of changes at all points are demand.
ed The APPEAL has always published The official
reports when furnished from the Sigual Service
office:
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RIVER NEWS.
STEAM =3S LEAVING
THT1 DAY,

Fr.srs Point. CoAHoNA. Miller. pm.
yicksburz. .... Tx ASsAs CITY. BrolssEi, 10 . m
C)seeols -. DEAN ADANs Foster, pm.
81. Louis ----... CITY Providence, Lenox 10 a m
Cincinnz .VIST sHISKLE, Deem, pm.
SATURDAY.
White p;rar JnzrE HARRY KilmRn p,m.
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MAY 2, 1888.


In your issue OF this date you report the con-
dition of the river at every point above Memphis.
Ii YOU do not publish the sage of the river how
hall y get cur Information? bought Cincin-
nat paper to-day to learn no the river was at
home Do you overlook Menphis and the coun-
try below in your reports altogether? Yours. etc.,
MEMPHIS PAPER BUYER.
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F-rI-77s-Kate Adams AIksnsas Guy; VIII
KYLE, New orleans; City OF Providence, Vicks-
tnrg: VlAt 5hiukIe. Cincinnati, Charles Morgan,
Cincinnati.
DsD1ru-ts-wil Kyle "incinnatii Kate Adams,
Arkansas City: Charles Morgan New Orleans.
Boats az POrt.-Iosie Harry, Nint shlnkle and
CITY of Providence.
BoGfs Due D0uH-Desn -Adsms and Arkansas
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-04

MADISON, IND, May 3.-The steamboat
Fanuy Freeze sunk to the boiler deck at O'Clock
this morning miles above here. The City Of
Frank tort has gone to her relief
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The New York future market opened steady at
decline at 1880 steady; at 1850, quiet; at 1880
Quiet aud firm at $780, firm at 80. steady closing
firm sales, 166, 900 bales. Closing quotations were
follows: