Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-24
GENERAL NEWS.

BUSINESS very quiet yesterday.
HoPEFIELD is under water all over.
The Celina and barges passed south yes
terday forenoon.
TIE John Overton is putting her ne "
chimneys in place..
TIE Emma E.heridge passed up for Cairo
about noon yesterday.
The Arkansas-City left for Vjcksburg on
time, after adding about 40 tons here
MAJ.Jo D. ADAMS and Mr.. David Rees,
of Pittsburg, left for Little Rock by rail yes
terday.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, log bales of
cotton, "a bags of seduction, and 878 sacks
of cotton-seed.
c. w. HUNTER, Wolf river, has a lot of
skihs for sale. Parties in overlooked dis.
tricts should make note of it.
STEAMERS have begun passing under the
bridge at Cincinnati, and the river will soon
be full of Ohio river steamers again.
THERE was no arrival from below yester-
day, consequently We have no news from
that region of the Mississippi ocean.
BAGs.-Parties wishing sand-bags for levee
purposes can find them at market prices
with S. Katzenberger's Sons, Memphis.
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River 35 feet 1
inch-rise inches yesterday. Upper rivers
are declining at all points-being at a stand
at Cairo.
CAPT. JAMES LEE, JR, gives warning in
another column that, owing TO the bad
weather, the James Lee will not leave for
Friars Point sgain till Monday.
SOME considerable apprehension is enter
tanned by the owners of vessels regarding
the damage that may possibly result from
the passage of the Alton ice by st. Louis.
THE 81. Louis and Vicksburg Anchor
Line have entered cult against the
Red River and Coast Line for the value of
the City of Greenville, sunk by the Laura
Lee-$112,0O0.
CAPT. JAMES LEE, JR., has been promoted
to saiaried position on the board of city
fathers. He wears his honors with all the
modesty becoming well-regulated citizen
aud thoroughbred mariner.
THE Wyoming took down her pilothouse
In order to pass under the bridges at Cincin-
natl. She will make no landings until Cairo
is reached, where she will load for New Or
leans in the line. Capt. Frank Stein went
out in command, with Dan Moore in the
Office.
THE Signal Service report shows deci.
ded check in the rise of the river, which we
hope 10 see continue. The tide has aires Y
risen several inches above our calculations,
and if it don't stop we are coppered as far
as our reputation as a high prophet is
concerned.
AS the steamer Warner was nearing Kellys
Shoals, on Tennessee river, Monday, Sam
Pyott, the clerk, espied large buck from
his office. He ran to the deck and taking
deliberate aim fired. The bullet sped true
10 its mark, and the horns now adorn the
pilothouse.
ST.. LOUIS Post-Dispateh, Thursday: "A
rise, said to be Of some considerable magni-
tude, is coming down from the upper Missis.
sippi, and will begin to be felt here tonight.
The river will, by Friday night or Saturday
morning, be higher than it has been any
time this year."
COUNSEL for Mr.. A. P. Readmap, pilot of
the Laura Lee, have filed a brief in the mat
ter of the appeal taken by him from the de-
clsion of the local inspectors, with the su-
pervising inspector, Capt. Geo. L. Norton,
aud that official has now the whole matter
under advisement.
By reference to notice printed elsewhere
it will be seen that the trains on the Little
Rock railway have been suspended between
Memphis and Madison, and that the Rene
Macresdy and Katie Hooper will make trips
daily to Madison, keeping up the connection
as on former occasions.
WE have just concluded contract with a
hack syndicate to be ready to take US II
miles away from the Mississippi river on
Mondsy, the day the Will Kyle is TO arrive
from New Orleans. We have heard her
whistle once, but will never again if money
and hors.fesh can prevent it.
The Chouteau passed Vicksburg Wednes-
day night at ii O'Clock, with $50 bales Of
cotton and large lot OF oil meal and cake.
She put off large amount of cotton. seed al
Arkansas City 10 enable her to take several
lots OF cotton that was on the bank at points
below, which was In danger of being over
flowed.
point reached by the river at the different
stations during the high water of 1882:
Oair Feb oo1