Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-17
GENERAL NEWS,


IT was a staud-of between the favorites
and the field yesterday.
THE City of 81. Louis left for New Or
leans on time Sunday morning.
THERE was a large crowd at the races, hut
a bigger attendance is threatened to-day.
CAPT. MARSH MILLER Is in command of
the James Lee during the absence of Capt. Whit
low.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, 457 bales of
cotton, 40 bags Of seed-cotton, and 1908 sacks of
eotton-seed.
AMONG the passengers on the Cons Millsr
is Mr.. John Stone, OF Cincinnati making round
trip excursion.
The Commonwealth, from Vicksburg,
passed up for st. Louis Sunday forenoon, doing
nothing of interest here.
The David r. Powell, which went TO Qua
chita river on special trip passed up Saturday
night, returning to st. Louis.
The marines were in good run of luck
yesterday, but every one says he put up against
dis judgment and Taked 'em in.
TIE City OF Vicksburg, from Vicksburg
yesterday evening, discharged 81 bales cotton.
she leaves for st. Louis this morning.
The City of Cairo passed down for Vicks-
burg Sunday morning. discharging here 4OlS pack
ages and adding 80 tons way freights.
The john A. Scudder passed up yesterday
morning, dischargiug logo packages freight. She
was four days and a nalf out from New Orleans,
THE steamer Henry Lourey, Capt. Long,
made the unprecedented run from Cairo to st.
Louis in 10 hours with tow of six baTges and 400
tons of freight
The Coma Millar arrived from Cincinnati
early yesterday morning with 200 tons freight
"oId' Joe Moore says she's going to fill up and
return this evening.
SINCE Saturday evening four towboats
have passed here with coal destined to New Or
leans, viz: John F. Walton, Coal City, j. S, Mercer
and Raymond Horner.
MRS. JESSE PRITCHARD and Miss Julia
Pritchard, wife and sister of Mr. Jesse Pritcnard,
one of the pilots of the Cons Millar, are making
the round "Trip on that boat.
CAPT. JAMES Les, the old veteran, who
has been ashore several months recuperatIng, re-
sumed his big armchair on the James Lee yester-
day. The old gentleman looks improved by his
long rest.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River 80 feet 8
ineheS-fise inches yesterday. Light rises are
reported in the upper Mississippi and Missouri
The Ohio, Tennessee ana Cumberland are falling
at all points.
The government lighthouse tender Joseph
Henry, from New Orleans, passed up Sunday.
The only changes between Vicksburg and this
port were the establishing of two new lights, one
at Pitchers Point and one below Delta, Miss.
JIM franklin, the passenger agent OF
the Memphis and Ohio River Packet Line looks a
little more feshy since his return from the inte-
rior OF Mississippi. He says they do live high
down there-square meals three times q day.
CAPT. LLOYD WHITLow, accompanied by
MS hIsteIy MISS Lou NnlllNWt duO MISS helen
Browne, sister Of Arthur Browne, chief clerk Of
| the James Lee. left y rail Sunday on pleasure
trip TO Louisville and other points on the Ohio.
No better weather schedule could have
| been arranged than prevailed yesterday for the
opening day of the grand spring meeting, and
you bet the boys ali availed themselves of the op
| por,unity TO breathe days measure of fresh,
pure country air.
FROM passengers by up-going steamers il
| is learned that large volume of water is going
| through the break in Ships bayou levee, nilei
above Hard Times Landing, and about 400 yard
| below the government light at Ships bayou. The
| break is now about 100 yards wide,f
| GEN W. J. SMITH, who has held the offict
| OF surveyor of customs for the port OF Memphi
| during the past twelve years yesterday turned
to his successor, T. F. Cassels, colored all the
books and papers pertaining to said ONCE Berti,
Banning, who has held the position of deputy fol
the past few months, resigned the position yester
day morning.
THE case of Capt. Phinn Starr Us. jane
Smith, the colored deck barkeeper of the Kat
| Adams, for assault and battery, came up beforI
| Recorder MADDEN yesterday morning, resulting IL
| the latter being fined $50 and bound over to tn
| Criminal Court. Smith, in giving testimony
! stated in substance what has already been pub
lished in the APPEAL, with the addition that Star
| had drawn pistol on him Starts testimony wa
| that he had demonstrated with Smith for gamblin
on the boat and for striking an old man on In
last trip; that the day before the fight he had OF
dered two women Off the boat, and Smith toll
him hey were members OF his family. He sske
Smith why he didn't say SO before ana though
that matter was ended. Next morning Smith wa
discharged from the boat, as Starr said, withou
| his KNOWLEDGE. Soon afterward Smith spran
! upon him unawares and beat him, believing as D
| supposed, that he had him discharged. Capt. Stal
| has not yet entirely recovered from the injuri.
| Smith inflicted upon him.