Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-22
GENERAL NEWS.

THE Boaz, with 10 pieces OF coal in tow,
passed south Sunday.
The Annie P. Silver, with 500 tons, passed
up for St. Louis Sunday night.
The D. +. Powell, from ST. Louis, passed
down Last night for 0uachita river without
landing.
The J. F. Walton, with only fuel barge
in to =, passed up for the Ohio early yester-
day morning.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, 293 bales Of
cotton, q bag. OF seduction, and 1856 sacks
of cotton-seed.
TIE Belle Memphis arrived from Vicks-
burg late yesterday evening, and leaves for
st. Louis this morning.
THE Pari' c. Brown, from Cincinnati,
passed down lsst night ior New Orleans with
1000 tons OF freight. She put off here 42S
packages.
CAPT. MARX CHEEK, of the Kate Adams,
who has been up the river several days, re-
turned and resumed command OF his boat
yesterday.
PADUCAH Neus, Sunday: "The towboat
Piasa came OF the ways yesterday. She has
been fully repaired. The James Lee will be
pulled out on the ways tomorrow.
THE Commonwealth passed down for New
Orleans Sunday night, discharging here 1868
packages OF sundries, and adding 30 sacks Of
| corn, So kegs OF beer and 20 tons OF sundrie4
THE Paris c. Brown arrived after dark
last night on her wsy from Cincinnati 20
| New Orleans. Her new-fangled whistling
machine howled a series of discordaut notes
announcing the fact.
TIE City of St. Louis passed Cairo to st.
Louis at midnight Saturday night, having
made the run from New Orleans to that point
Id days and hours, lOsing s hours here
TO clean boilers, and making her regular
landings. Capt. Abe ia justly proud of his
elegant boat.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River 10 feet 4
inches-rise inches Yesterday Light rises
in the Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee and
| Missouri, evidently Influenced oy the recent
storm, may have the effect of a couple OF feet
rise here, but not sufficient to cause any bad
results even in the lowest places. The upper
Mississippi is falling as fsr down Us 81. Louis
OvERCoATs and other winter parapherna.
liza got an airing Sunday and yesterday
Even the old rusty stoves and coal CRATES
had to put in extra lime-and the end il NO
yet. Ii we do not get snow storm teIort
This icy wave les up the aforesaid snow.
I storm will miss splendid opportunity Of
visiting the sunny cline in the midst of ii
season Of flowers snd forests of luxuriau
.olisge. The esrly riser this morning viii
trsce the fence-rail with MS fager nail il
search Of frost.
Ok Market street, in Nashville, now pro
iueely decorated win flags and cedar bdsh-s
here hangs coded from quoud u pj
lot g tusiuets he use sn apcb or o. cora'ei ID
niermingied cares Of cypress sai ivy. Tni
miniature ornsm-nt WA m SIDE hy be a nou
engit eer Cd Knot, aud presented by him L
the May Dnke in 1861, - hen she wac CON
man led BY Cap. Ben F. Eagsu. Dick We
ton sleeps a the gravey ard hill Gowo al ia
mouth OF Smithland, the old b)ai has lon
since quit 'saapiug" and ali her ofic r., saw
one, have laid their heads down never o
- lifted sgiiu until juigmt n day.
ST. LOUIS Gtc5s- Democrat, Sunday: "AC
miralty business has recently taken a spssr
of activity in the United States Disiri
Court. Quite number of libels for wag
and supplies have en- fled, and the Unite
States marshal has found employment in q
, tschiug boats. An order OF sale was vest,
day issued for the s;cambost Sam Robert
in behalf of the ctticer- snd crew OF the hos
s. who claim Hsges amounting 10 about $500
and The Graf, will b. cod under he hamm
p on the 3O,b, W II Bi!as, Sc proctor, b
also filed a libel against the sames boat au
- four of liz bIrgts, Tor tha T-cav-ry OF fro
SIS, 900 o $4,000 worth Of -uSpliss. tt
bsrges are the J. NJ. Norton, BIZ! Brsnnoo
Walter Ssyre and Ark lnsas Belle, and
| order for sal- will be a-ked for Monday.
interesting point in admiralty law may
raised, az il is said to be disputed poi
whether barges can be sold for be tebts
| ha IN ion has hi