Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-09
GEN ERAL NSWs.

business Qn1et.
CAPT. b. O. MICHEL, of Hailes Point, is
in The city.
The Diamond, with tow Of coal, passed
down yesterday
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River 25 feet
inches-decline inches yesterday.
The Parole, with fuel barge in tow,
passed up yesterday for the Ohio river.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, 40 bales of
cotton, 2 bsgs of seed-co;ton and 5SS sacks
Of seed.
TIE Joseph B Wiiliams, with big tow
of coal, passed down yesterday morning for
New Ofle ans.
HE Andy Baum depart d last evening for
Cincinnati with 100 bales of cotton, and a
fair list of people.
The Harry Brown arrived yesterday with
biz low OF coal for this place, and returns
TO day TO the Ohio river. with a tow of
empty coal barses.
The City of Providence, from ST. Louie,
passed down yesterday morning for Vicks-
burg. She put off here 3775 packages of
freight, and added 116 sacks of corn, 16
sacks of oats, Is sacks of seed, IS packages
of b:er and 10 Ions of sundries.
The Arkansas City departed yesterday
morning for 81. Louis Sbe added here 200
barrels of oil, 1872 barrels of potatoes, so
crates OF cabbage, 80 crates of churns, 9
crates OF pals, s sacks OF wool, Is rolls OF
leather and a lot Of sundries and way freight.
CAPT. JAMES LEE, JR returned from s..
Louis yesterday, where he has been 10 post
up as 10 theater architecture. We have not
seen him, but suppose it is to be a side
wheeler, with compound ensinee, steel boil
ere, with steam stage rigging, etc. You bet
vour lifa 70 Stavar he hu;ld, will ho tin tan
JAMES BURNETT, pilot, of Granville, re-
Gently had his license revoked, the cause be-
| ing color blindness, the rule Of the depart
ment being very strict in this regard. 1t wac
proven at the time that in his case it YVES
only what is called red blindness, by which
is meant that he could distinguish red and
confused it with some other colors, such as
brown, yellow or deep green, but not with
such as light green. By a recent rule the
revocation has been overruled, and he has
again been licensed as pilot.
ST. LOUIS Republican, Thursday: "Iu the
United States District Court, one day last
week, fine of $500 was assessed sgainst the
City of New Orleans for having less than her
full complement of officers. From the facts
in this case the judgment appears harsh and
uojust in the extreme. They are as follows:
The license of one of her pilots ran oui, and
uhbOhScN " pAiOI VI Saptoiu W 40 bOt
renewed According to law both of these
| officers were liable to penalty of 500 each
| for this negligence; they were reported and
the fine assessed against both. Not content
with this vindication OF the rules, however,
the boat was reported for carrying only
one pilot, and the fine imposed as above
stated"
The New Orleans Times Democrat, of Mon
day, ssys: "Em boldened b, e Parkersburg
decision in the Wharfage case and backed
still further by the similar decision rendered
in this city Last week, the small towns along
the river are apt 10 become sassy on the ques
ton of wharfsgH, in support of which We
give an instance. A certain Ohio river boa;
registering 1856 tons, pays s11 so at Cinein
mali, So al Louisville, IS 25 at Evansville
S17 20 Tor more than st Cincinnati, Louis
vile and Evansville combine } at Cairo, s.
at Ms mphis, 5 0 ST Yick-burg and $40 "a 3
New Orleans. Not satisfied with her already
exorbiiani rate Cairo is considering he pro
priety of raising it still higher aud will do il,
from all accouns, fer all OF which, under tht
rect mt deci-ions quoted abovs, there is bu
little help"