Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-08-25
NERAl NEWS.

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The Guy of Providence added 10 ions
Of sundries and left for s.. Louis on time yes
terday morning.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, SO bales CT
cotton, iuciudipg the first river bale, and 20
sacks CT cotton seed.
The Arkansas City passed down for Vicke-
burg yesterday afternoop, djschsrgiug here
4l79 packages, and adding 80 tons of way
freight.
THE Josie Hsrry, dua from White river
yesterday morning, had not arrived at dark
last night. She will be in port this morn
IN 4: receiving 10 re urn this afternoon.
A COOL bre, 70 counteracted the heat of this
August sunshiue to a considerable extent
yesterday, aud it was only river reporters
and other hard workers who perspired.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River 10 feet 5
rise ia reported at ST.. Louis, 8 inches at Cir
cinnsti sEd 1 inch at YauktoD, with declines
or stationary at ali other points.
THE saudbar opposite Memphis, which is
increasing its proportions every day, seems
TO have encroached on the Hopefield point
considerably during the long season of high
water. There's no telling what changes are
in The near future in thisr region.
CAPT. HARRY STEIN, of the Chss. Morgan,
became the proud father of a bouncing baby
boy Wednesday morning. The youngster
has been named after his illustrious grand
father, Capt. Albert S.ein, deceased. Mrs.
Stein is doing well, and the happy couple
have the congratulations Of a host of friends.
THE Emma E.heridge, the United States
boat, lies high sind dry on the upper bar at
Flint Island, cut of the channel, with her
TOW scattered below her in good water. She
has been on Il e bar five days, and will have
10 BE- launched into the river. So says the
Paducah News, of Thursday; but here comes
the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, of the
same date, and SAYS, on the authority of
James Madison, pilot of the james W. Gaff,
lha she Elheridge su coed ID 10 getting over
The bar, but left some of her barges above.
The channel! is cutting out through the mid
die Of the bar, ami it was expected there
would be over 3 feet there yesterday"
The Chattanooga and Decatur Picket Line,
at a recent meeting, elected Mr.. K c Cur
ter, OF GuntersvilIe, president and general
manager, vice S. G. Cspehesrt. The bu l.
ness of the company will be entirely reor-
gained. The packet line now Owls four
steambo ats, the johnson, Anderson, Wilder
and Chattanooga. Tbs Chattanooga ia now
being repaired and will be put in frst-class
condition, sitter which the Johnson will be
rebuilt. The four boats will then be in good
condition. 1t is understood that il is the
purpose of the new management to run two
boats regularly 10 Chattanooga every week
during the season. Nearly $4,000 is now
raised by the Chattar ,ga Board of Trade
10 build a boat.
OF Inc situation on the Oiio, the Louis
vile Courier-Journal has this 10 say: "The
river, from Piltsburg to the mouth, is fall
Jog. The situation al French leland is some
what changed, and only 80 inches of water
reported there yesterday. The s.. J. Kriih,
Rash and tow and Buckeye State and barges,
all aground there, got over and passed up
yesterday. The Alice Brown wa due up
last evening. The Schenck and Gaf are
laid up at P.ters'-, above The bar, and it is
likely they will be Joined by the Wyoming
and barges and Cons Millar and barges, down
night before last The small boats of the
Henderson packets are leaving here promp;-
" on time, and fl I'd little or no difficulty at
Flint Islard. The Elheridge and tow are
ard aground there and out of the Oh ,rnel.
Ii is thought the channel will cut out 10 4
day or two. Boats make good time betwe,n
here and Cincinnati.