Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-16
GENERAL NEWS.


The snagboat j. NJ. Maccomb passed up
for Cairo yesterday afternoon.
MAJ. JOHN d. ADAMS was in the city yes
terday, and returned to Little Rock last night
by rail.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, 2l9 bales of
cotton, 81 bags of seduction, and Cd sacks
of cotton-seed.
THE Kate Adams left yesterday afternoon
with a good trip for Arkansas City and the
bends. She made splendid run up.
CAPT JOHN A. ScUDDER, president of the
Anchor Lines, left st. Louis for New Orleans
Tuesday evening, accompanied by his family.
The Henry Frank got into New Orleans
Monday with 7548 bales OF cotton, S46 sacks
of cotton, 1913 sacks of oil-cake, and $40
sacks oil meal.
THERE is Is feet of water on the bar in
front OF Duekport, La, and Mr.. ID. Mayer
and other persons receiving freight at that
point will expect boats TO land there in the
future.
CLERK FRED JONES, of the Milt Harry
Line, was in high spirits yesterday, and with
good cause. 1t is a boy, and tips the beam
at l3 pounds-almost as big a man as his
daddy.
THE Anchor-Line packets which have
been choking wharfm aster accommodation
at st. Louis the past two months, are wheel
ing into line gracefully, and business is re-
summing quite lively.
ST. LOUIS Republican, Wednesday: "a few
more days like yesterday will cause the
gorge at Maple Island to give way, and with
it will come the winters accumulation of
water, sending the river here up several
feet"
The latest received from below vas by the
Kate Adams yesterday. They report the
Garth break, just above Delta, not yet closed
and the water pouring through there will
cause considerable trouble in Coahoma
county, back of Friars Point.
LITTLE Rock Democrat, Wednesday: "On
account OF some of the machinery being
broken on the drawbridge the Maumelle was
detained several hours this morning, b eing
compelled 10 lay-to in the bend and await
the operation of the bridge"
SIGNAL SERVICE report: River 80 feet
inches-rise of IL inches yesterday. De-
clines are reported at Chattanooga and Nash
vile. Another heavy rise is reported at
Pittsburg and Fort Smith on Arkansas river
the latter intensifying the alarm about the
threatened trouble in the Mississippi.
The caviug in of the banks of the river
and levee below Lake Providence continues,
and if some steps are not taken very soon to-
ward the building of run-round, the water,
which is rising fast, may soon prevent its
being done, and an overflow among the posi-
biIities. The danger is very threatening.
The Charles P. Chouteau, which had
been lying here the best part of the week,
left for New Orleans yesterday afternoon,
with 100 bales of cotton, 5000 sacks of IL
meal, 300 barrels of cornmeal and $50 barrels
of soap stock as principal items of freight.
She has Dgagements below for q good trip
into New Orleans.
CAPT. MnT HARRY made a "mash" ON
the Vicksburg boys, and will have to be
hauled ashore when his boat reaches there
next time. The Herald, of Wednesday, says:
capt Milt Harry, of the daisy Josie Harry,
was around among the boys yesterday. The
captain is as good as his boat, and the boat
is a whole brass band with the professor
| and cymbals and fine music thrown in.
Keep a watch out and an eager listen for the
pretty Josie Harry"
THE Kate Adams arrived from Arkansas
City at noon yesterday, and from the run
| made she indicates that she is limbering up
TO ely" condition, being only hours and
| 50 minutes out from Helena, having made
no landings on the way. She encountered
heavy floating drift in the river during The
passage and this compelled the wheels to be
stopped several times. Many of the wheel
buckets or paddles were broken, and drift
vas piled several feet high on the guards be-
hiuI the wheel. The Adams left Arkansas
City Wednesday at O'Clock am, made all
mail and business landings, and brought here
PIG bales of cotton, 81 sacks Of seduction,
"a sacks of cotton-seed, besides a lot Of
mules, plumber, ETC., and large number of