Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-03
GENERAL NEWS.
business Drlsk.
Nor a packet in port last night.

NOI pdChct III pOit iabt niSnt.
THE government steamer Emma Ethefidge
departed yesterday morning for st. Louis.
The Boaz, with big tow of coal, passed
down at noon yesterday for New Orleans.
RECEIPTS by river yesterday, 1872 bales 81
cotton, 63 bags of seduction. and 1898 sacks of
seed.
The Joseph E. Williams. with big tow
of coal, passed down late Thursday night for New
Orleaus.
BAes-Parties wishing saud-bags for leyee
purposes can find them at market prices with s.
kal,enberger's Sons Memphis
The tug Vanderburg leaves here to-day
for New Orleans with tow of stove. She gets two
barges here and four at Helena.
CAPT. THoRwEGAN's Helens, from ST.
Louis passed down yesterday morning for New
Orleans with 1000 tons Of freight.
The towboat My Choice, that left S
Louis Thursday for New Orleans, took out 152,C0o
bushels corn and 2,C00 bushels wheat for export.
The Arkansas City, from Vicksburg,
passed up yesterday afternoon for st. Louis. She
put off here 466 bales of cotton and added lot OF
way freight.
The Signal Ssrvice reports So feet inches
on the gauge, rise of inch during the last "a
a decline of inches.
The Andy Baum arrived yesterday morn
ing from Cincinnati with 5000 P,ckages Of freight
for this place. and departed again last nlgat with
900 bales of cotton 400 barrels OF oil, 80 tons oil
sundries and fair list of people.
The R. r. Springer, from Cincinnati,
passed down last night for New Orleans, with q
big trip of fir ight and good list Of people she
added &c barrels OF soap stock and lot OF sundries
The City of Providence, from S. Louis,
| passed down yesterday evening for Vicksburg.
She put off 7739 packages of freight Tor this
port and added $50 sacks of corn 100 kegs Of beer
| 80 sacks of oats and so tons OF miscellaneous
| freights.
THE s.. Louis Republican, OF "Wednesday,
/ r1,1 alarl- nj
the Inflated Gold Dust at the time she was lost and
who quite seriously injured then. arrived here
| yesterday from mis- home in Cape Girardeau ON The
City of Helena and Will remain In the city several
days.
The Evansville Journal, OF Thursday.
| says: "Capt. d lrce Smedley an old and popular
| steamboat captain. died at Psducah Tue; day even
| ing He was the owner and comma nder OF the
Choctaw and Cherokee had an interest with Capt
| Josh V. Troop in the Sam Kifkman, and has been
| interested in many other boats.
The Vicksburg Herald, of Thursday, says:
"All that mortal of the late Capt. T. L. Porter
field borne to their last resting place in the
city cemetery yesterday amid the tears and regrets
| port yesterday hoated at halfmast in respect 10
| The memory of the deceased steamboatman."
The Cincinnati Journal OF Thursd az, says:
| "Mr. Harry o. Proctor, who has been steward OF
| years, and good one, has been appointed clerk
OF the Vint Sninkle, now in charge of Capt. J. ID.
| Moore. Mr.. Proctor is an old and experienced ac
| couutant, as well a superb caterer. Miss
| Allie Adkins, of Cincinnati, has executed beau
tiul and lifelike erayon portrait Of the late Capt
Albert Stein, which adorns the cabin OF the Nor
gan. Col. Frank Baker was among the Golden
| Rules 40 cabin passengers He goes as far al
| The Chas. Morgan, leaving for New Orleans on
Saturday, viii have q good start. having already
so cabin passengers in sight Messrs Alberl
| Office of the Morgan Rather Mr.. Ed Smith, hei
former purser together with his mother and sister
| having gone 10 kissimmee, Fla, TO engage in the
| hotel business